Author Archives: Bob Tuneberg

At the Bay Village Homecoming Parade

Bay Village celebrates homecoming each fall with a traditional parade from Cahoon Park to the high school. Last Friday’s annual parade was held in fine style, with participants enjoying great autumn weather. Bay’s homecoming court occupied the lead cars, featuring Noah Hitchcock, Allison Finley, Katherine Koomar (Queen), Christopher Allison (King), Lea Flanagan and Arif Caushaj. Bay Mayor Debbie Sutherland, a ... Read More »

Avon Homecoming: Royalty Reigns

Homecoming 2014 was celebrated in fine style in Avon last week as festivities were culminated with the crowning of King Drew Dudukovich and Queen Alexandria Darus before Friday’s football game against North Ridgeville. The seniors took the field together as attendants and were then surprised with the great news that they were now homecoming royalty. Homecoming Court is a big ... Read More »

L’Amour du Vin Draws 450 to Avon Oaks for The Arthritis Foundation

L’Amour du Vin, Lorain County’s premier food and wine event, celebrated 17 years of world class wine-tasting and award-winning local cuisine on Thursday, October 9. Presented by University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center, this annual event benefits the Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio. From 6 to 9 p.m., L’Amour du Vin hosted more than 450 guests at Avon Oaks ... Read More »

The 7th Annual State Rep. Nan Baker Pancake Breakfast

Continuing the Pancake Breakfast Tradition Keeping alive a great West Shore tradition, Ohio State Rep. Nan Baker hosted her 7th annual Pancake Breakfast at Don Umerley Senior Center Civic Hall in Rocky River Sunday morning. The breakfast keeps alive a fall tradition that was founded by former Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro, who got his start as a Rocky River ... Read More »

Westlake Women’s Club Basket of Treasures

The Westlake Women’s Club is celebrating it’s 58th year as a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the community both financially and through service projects. Some of the organizations WWC has supported include:  Far West Center, Meals on Wheels – Westlake, Providence House, Relay for Life, Westlake Service and Assistance Center, Youth Challenge, Westlake Police and Fire Departments, Westlake Safety Town, ... Read More »

Complaints Filed Against Five Teens in Bay Village ‘Ice Bucket’ Case

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty announced Oct. 14 that complaints have been filed in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court against five youths who humiliated a classmate by dumping a bucket of urine, tobacco spit and water over his head shortly before the start of the school year – and captured the act on video. Based on evidence gathered during a ... Read More »

Westlake Hosts Recreation Master Plan Meeting

Westlake residents, now is your time to be heard.  Many of you have great ideas concerning your city, but simply don’t know how to express them or whom to tell.  Now is your time.  Your city leaders want to hear from you. Recently, the City of Westlake has embarked on a Master Plan Study for Parks & Recreation, and it ... Read More »

Rocky River Resident Named Tri-C’s Board Student Scholar

Her dreams are in reach after being forced to flee war-torn Lebanon Mireille “Miro” Tabanji — the 2014-2015 Board Student Scholar at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) — can tell you all about perseverance. In 1980, when Tabanji was 18, she fled war-torn Lebanon with her family and took refuge in Jordan. She left her homeland without graduating from high school, ... Read More »

Westlake Police: $600 Theft + $9.23 resale = Big Trouble

What is the price of trouble? Here’s an example: An employee of a Center Ridge Road store saw a suspect steal a $600 cart from the rear of the building on Oct. 3 at 12:42 p.m. The suspect left in a red pickup. The quick-thinking officer who took the call notified a North Olmsted recycling business and – voila!  – ... Read More »