by Mary Letzvow Dover Intermediate School participated in a number of veteran-related service projects in recognition of Veterans Day. Social Studies teacher John Gast’s sixth graders collected more than 500 personal grooming items for displaced Cleveland-area veterans in partnership with the Homeless Outreach Program at the Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs. This was the school’s third annual Veteran’s Day Toiletries ... Read More »
Lee Burneson Middle School eighth graders participated in a Unity Day Against Bullying on Oct. 30. Language Arts teacher Deb Schrembeck’s students read the novel “Bullyville” by Francine Prose, the story of an eighth-grade boy who was bullied and the consequences for all involved. They also watched the non-fiction documentary “Bully.” Out of the students’ anger and disappointment in ... Read More »
A Florence Court resident called Bay Village Police to report a package containing $90.00 worth of merchandise was stolen off of his front porch on Nov. 5. Police are investigating. Attempted Break In? On 11/06/2014, at 2054 hrs, a Cahoon Rd. resident called BVPD to report that had just witnessed 5 juveniles attempt to get into his locked truck. Police ... Read More »
A Detroit Rd. business offered a $300 set of 4 wheels for sale on craigslist, report Westlake Police. A male from TX expressed an interest in buying them and sent an $1850 check (the check was drawn on an IL man’s account). This all looked phony to the seller, and he did not ship the merchandise; the check turned out ... Read More »
Shop the handcrafted wares from over 30 local crafters on Saturday, November 15 from 10 am until 3 pm at the Gardens at Westlake. A variety of items such as jewelry, quilts, ceramics, textiles, purses and holiday décor will ensure there is something for everyone. There will be door prizes, food and beverages. Admission is free and open to the ... Read More »
Lake Ridge Academy received a significant gift from John and Betty Kemper, which will help fund the construction of a new science and engineering building and earn its naming rights. The cornerstone of the school’s 50th Anniversary Campaign, the new building will house the K-12 Center for Scientific Exploration and Research and provide increased laboratory space. John and Betty Kemper ... Read More »
Westlake Porter Public Library has been named a Five-Star Library in Library Journal’s annual Index of Public Library Service. The index compares public libraries across the nation with their budget-category peers. Five is the highest number of stars a library can achieve, placing WPPL among the top-rated in the nation. Previously WPPL has received three stars in the index. To ... Read More »
Lee Burneson Middle School Language Arts teacher Deb Schrembeck’s eighth graders raised $350 from an academic haunted house for the Alzheimer’s Association. A 30-member student Unity Committee spent a month designing activities using four classrooms – math, science, Language Arts and U.S. studies – to produce a haunted house. The math room invited students to solve a math problem and ... Read More »
Twenty-one women are being honored during the Women of Achievement (WOA) Luncheon, sponsored by the Elyria YWCA with support of the Lorain County Chamber of Commerce on November 12 at DeLuca’s Place in the Park. Last year, the Elyria YWCA resurrected the Women of Achievement Luncheon and Award Ceremony as part of its yearlong celebration of the Elyria YWCA’s 100 ... Read More »
Girls from two Bay Village Girls on the Run sites, Westerly Elementary and St. Raphael School, will be participating in the Girls on the Run 5k on Nov. 16 at Lock 3 in Akron. More than 600 girls in 3rd through 8th grade in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties have been participants in the fall season of Girls ... Read More »
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