New technology aims to improve brain function for Alzheimer’s patients People aged 60 to 90 who are diagnosed with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease may benefit from something as simple as sitting in a chair – a state-of-the-art chair, that is. Clinical trials for the new chair therapy began last fall at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain ... Read More »
The CareSource Foundation recently awarded its third round of quarterly grants for 2014. The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in health and human services domains with a focus on children’s health, issues of senior adults, community health, special needs populations and strategies to address the medically uninsured throughout the state of Ohio. The CareSource Foundation funds nonprofits that share ... Read More »
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center presents the 15th annual 5K “Skeleton Run for Your Bones” on Sunday, October 26 at Amherst Steele High School. All proceeds from the race will benefit the Amherst Schools Science Olympiad, Amherst Running Club, and the UH Elyria Medical Center Foundation. Runners can choose from not only the 5K race, but also a one-mile “Funny ... Read More »
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and Ohioans with disabilities now have a free, easy way to search for jobs and access information about a variety of work-related resources. Working in tandem with OhioMeansJobs.com, OhioMeansAccessibility.com will help job seekers with disabilities post resumes, search for jobs and more. “The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is committed to ... Read More »
Bay High’s seven National Merit Commended Students scored in the top three percent, or top 50,000, of the 1.5 million students taking the Preliminary SAT exam in their junior year. The seniors are, left-to-right, front row – Melanie Kukura, Mary Woods, Jessica Mosier, Andrea Bliscik; and back row – Michael Clark, Arif Caushaj and Joseph O’Brien. Read More »
The Bay High School Fall Choral Concert, under the direction Devon Gess, will be Tuesday night, October 21 at 7:00 pm in the newly renovated High School auditorium. The concert will feature the commissioned premier of a setting by local composer, H. Leslie Adams. A native Clevelander, Adams is one of the leading (African) American composers in the world. His ... Read More »
The Avon Lake Women’s Chorus is delighted to welcome Bay Village resident Joan Knurek as one of three newcomers this season. Joan offers the flexibility of singing first or second soprano as the group begins preparing programs that will be performed for residents of assisted living/extended care facilities and other local group gatherings in western Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties in ... Read More »
Here is the Best of the West Shore Police Blotter for the week. Man Kidnaps Himself for Ransom Money Talk about your low self esteem! Westlake Police were contacted last week about a man who faked his own kidnapping and then settled for a measly $310 in ransom money! Just who was this guy? Westlake Police report he is a ... Read More »
Nothing celebrates community like the annual Avon Lake Homecoming Parade! Avon Lake’s 32nd annual Homecoming was highlighted last Saturday morning as community groups stepped off in fine style from Bleser Park at 10:30 a.m. The parade was one part of a series of homecoming events that makes this a very special weekend in Avon Lake each fall. Thanks to all ... Read More »
Lots of alcohol calls in the Bay Village police news this week. On 10/02/2014, at resident in the 30000 block of Lake Rd. reported a taxi cab had just dropped a fare off in front of his house. The male fare had an argument with the driver, and began walking down Breezewood. The caller believed the fare was intoxicated, and ... Read More »
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