Author Archives: Bob Tuneberg

Elderly Driver Rams Westlake Taco Bell

A 2009 Subaru Outback driven by a 71-year old Rocky River man hit the Taco Bell building on Columbia Rd. at 12:08 PM on Dec. 2 report Westlake Police. The car caught fire and it spread to the building. No one was injured and the Westlake Fire Department put out the fire after all utilities were shut off. Hoses were ... Read More »

Westlake High Senior is College Commencement Speaker

Six months before receiving his high school diploma, a Westlake High School senior will receive two associates’ degrees and serve as commencement speaker for his college graduating class. Aswin Bikkani, 17, was selected by the Cuyahoga Community College Joint Student Council – the college-wide student government body – to serve as the Dec. 17 commencement speaker. Aswin will graduate from ... Read More »

Cleveland Connection: Cardale Jones to Lead Buckeyes in Big Ten Title Game

  As The Ohio State Football team prepares to take on Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game this Saturday in Indianapolis, lots of attention has been directed to quarterback Cardale Jones. He is the redshirt sophomore quarterback who will step up now that starting QB J.T. Barrett has been sidelined with a broken ankle in last Saturday’s win over ... Read More »

Westlake Student Wins National Story Contest

Neige DeAngelis, a Dover Intermediate School fifth grade student, won a national story contest for Cricket magazine for his story about a temperamental fire-breathing dragon named Mr. Feugo. Neige’s story, “350 Words or Else!” chronicles the scene of Mr. Feugo, editor of “Dragonfly” magazine, being upset when readers sent in 10-page stories for publication. Neige’s story was published in the ... Read More »

Rocket Holiday Boutique is Dec. 6

It is time again for the Bay Rocket Holiday Boutique featuring more than 40 vendors! Proceeds will benefit Bay High School and Middle School athletic programs. Admission is only $3 (which includes a raffle ticket to for many great prizes), FREE babysitting for children 3-9 years of age and homemade lunches will be available to purchase with plenty of baked ... Read More »

Young Astronaut Day at NASA Glenn Research Center

Students from Westlake High School and Lee Burneson Middle School science classes spent the day recently as scientists and astronauts during NASA’s 22nd Annual Young Astronaut Day at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Westlake’s 25 students from WHS Honors Physical Science classes and LBMS general science classes were among the more than 350 students from 27 Northeast Ohio schools ... Read More »

Bay Village Community Events for December

  Here are Bay Village Mayor Debbie Sutherland’s calendar of community events for December:   Leaf Pick Up Extended   Due to an early snowfall many residents were unable to complete their fall yard cleanup by the Nov. 25th final yard waste pickup. The Bay Village Service Dept. will be going through town for the next week picking up brown ... Read More »

Bay Police Recover Stolen Car

On 11/24/2014, at 1626 hrs, a BVPD officer was dispatched to Crestview to investigate a suspicious vehicle.  The caller stated an unoccupied car had been parked on the street since 0700 hrs. with its parking lights on.  Upon running the license plate it was discovered the vehicle was entered as stolen from Avon Lake.  ALPD was contacted, and took possession ... Read More »

Fake Plates Front Westgate Shoplifting Caper

Fairview Park Police were called to Kohls at Westgate Shopping Center on a report of two female shoplifters fleeing in a vehicle after refusing to stop on Nov. 26 at 1644 hours.  Officers arrived and got a plate from the security officer. The officer viewed video surveillance and observed the thefts and  the suspects cutting tags off merchandise and then ... Read More »

WESTLAKE PORTER PUBLIC LIBRARY NOW OFFERS ACCESS TO PRACTICE OHIO DRIVER’S TESTS

(Westlake) Westlake Porter Public Library is now offering would-be Ohio drivers access to practice driver’s tests through a partnership with Driving-Tests.org. The tests are accessible through the library’s website. You need not have a Westlake Porter Public Library card to use the service. The tests are based on Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle materials and are Ohio-specific. Through this partnership ... Read More »