Learn more about the Westlake City Schools’ kindergarten experience for 2014-2015 by attending an information night on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. Each neighborhood elementary school will host an informational session: · Bassett Elementary School, 2155 Bassett Road · Dover Elementary School, 2300 Dover Center Road · Hilliard Elementary School, 24365 Hilliard Blvd. · Holly Lane Elementary School, 3057 ... Read More »
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11th Annual Safety Forces Night
You and your family are cordially invited to the 11th annual “Safety Forces Night” at Saint Ignatius High School. Please join other members of the Saint Ignatius Safety Forces community for an evening filled with camaraderie, catching up and fun. Event details Date: January 25th, 2014 Location: Saint Ignatius High School Campus 5:00PM Mass in St. Mary’s Chapel 6:00PM Dinner ... Read More »
Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Announces Hall of Fame Class, Annual Writing Contest and Statewide Meeting
Fortuna, Marker, Rogers and Usher to join OPSWA Hall of Fame; statewide meeting set for April 3 The officers of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) have announced the 2014 OPSWA Hall of Fame induction class along with details for the annual writing and photography contest. The OPSWA was created in 1972 to support, promote and recognize the coverage ... Read More »
Fairview Hospital Completes Final Phase of Construction
Cleveland Clinic’s Fairview Hospital completed the final phase of construction on its new $83 emergency department and intensive care unit expansion. The new building opened in June of last year after more than two years of construction. On December 31, Fairview opened a new spacious main lobby and concourse which easily connects to the rest of the hospital. Several ... Read More »
Westlake Police: Guns, Knives, Weed & Fraud
On Jan. 7 at 4:35PM, a 22-year-old Cleveland man was stopped for speeding and expired plates on I-90 in Westlake. He was found to have warrants from 3 police departments and to be on parole for robbery. In the car was a loaded .25 cal semi-automatic handgun, and a small amount of marijuana. As a convicted felon, he may not ... Read More »
Senator Patton Announces Statewide Youth Drug Prevention Initiative
COLUMBUS– State Senator Tom Patton (R–Strongsville) today announced the formation of a statewide youth drug prevention effort in cooperation with Ohio Governor John Kasich and First Lady Karen Kasich. The program, START TALKING, works to eradicate youth drug use through prevention. Research shows that youth are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs when parents and adults talk ... Read More »
Human Trafficking: State-Wide Awareness Campaign
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has forwarded several links in a campaign to stop human trafficking. Here is his email: Friday, January 10, 2014 Effort seeks awareness of human trafficking By Jessie Balmert COLUMBUS — Gov. John Kasich launched a statewide human trafficking awareness campaign to help Ohioans recognize the signs of sex and labor trafficking in their ... Read More »
FEMA Preparedness Advice from Mayor Sutherland
Bay Village Mayor Debbie Sutherland passes along the following information from Darryl Madden, Director of the FEMA Ready Campaign: For many, the New Year is a time for setting goals and making new resolutions for the year to come. If you are anything like me, each year you find yourself resolving to achieve a healthier lifestyle – eating right, ... Read More »
Rules Eased for Health FSAs
Recent changes announced by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) modify the “use-it-or-lose-it” rule that applies to health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs). Plan sponsors will now have the option of allowing participants in health FSAs to carry over up to $500 of unused funds in a health FSA to the following plan year. Background Health FSAs are tax-advantaged employer-provided benefit plans ... Read More »
Nirvana Pizza in Bay: Great Pizza & Happy Thoughts
Friendly faces, lively music and scrumptious aromas meet you as soon as you walk through the door at Bay Village’s new Nirvana Pizza. “I want our customers to know that I appreciate that they chose Nirvana. I only go to places where they make me feel that way, so I want our customers to feel that way, too,” says proprietor ... Read More »
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