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WEST SHORE BLUES: The Best of the Beats

‘High Noon’ in Westlake as Driver Dares Another to Draw It was ‘High Noon’ in Westlake two weeks ago when, at 12:01 p.m. on May 24th a showdown between two concealed-weapon permit holders led to the arrest of 67 year-old William KEENER of Westlake near the Crocker Road and Detroit Road intersection of Westlake. But, unlike the Gary Cooper classic ... Read More »

Westlake Pickpocket Racks Up $9300 in Credit Card Bills

  A pickpocket took a female diner’s wallet out of her purse at a Crocker Park Blvd. restaurant, kept the cash and credit cards, and then put the wallet back on May 27, report Westlake Police. $9300 in charges were run up shortly thereafter at a location in Avon and at locales. Another female was victimized in the same way ... Read More »

Westlake Community Garden Opens for its Third Season

With the support and cooperation of Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough, William Young and his successor as President of UH St. John Medical Center, Robert David, the Westlake Community Garden is marking its third year. It started with only 10 plots, grew to 26, to 48 plots in 2016. Located south of the Siedman Cancer Center on the UH SJMC campus, it is an ... Read More »

Titanic Sails at Westview Elementary

Students at Westview Elementary School boarded the Titanic for an historical journey. Students dressed up just as the passengers did back in 1912. The educational lesson is a rite of passage for the school’s fourth-graders. The program has been taking place at the school for decades. It is something they remember long after they leave Avon Lake. The program incorporates ... Read More »

O’Neill Healthcare Bay Village Awards Nursing Scholarships

Each spring, O’Neill Healthcare Bay Village is honored to award four scholarships to local graduating high school seniors planning to pursue a career in Nursing. Each candidate is required to complete a scholarship application and write an essay about why they want to pursue a career in the healthcare, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and have at least one ... Read More »

Avon Students Raise Money for Milestones Autism Resources

During Autism Awareness Month in April the Avon Local School promoted a variety of activities and shared information about autism, while having some fun and raising, not only awareness, but funds to support Milestones Autism Resources (Cleveland). Milestones Autism Resources improves the lives of individuals on the autism spectrum by educating, coaching, and connecting the autism community with evidence-based information through training and hands-on workshops, Milestones provides family ... Read More »

Avon Lake Student at National Spelling Bee

Learwood Middle School (Avon Lake) seventh-grader Rachel Mueller was one of 14 students representing Ohio at the 89th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition currently taking place in Washington, D.C. Avon Lake City Schools are proud of her accomplishments. After an intense round of preliminary competitions, Mueller misspelled Octateuch (a collection of 8 books) and she was no longer in the competition. Mueller earned ... Read More »

Center for Body, Mind & Spirit June Calendar

These programs are free of charge and open to individuals diagnosed with cancer, their families and loved ones at The Center for Body, Mind & Spirit at Mercy Cancer Center, 41201 Schaden Road, Elyria. Services are available regardless of where patients receive treatment. Mercy Cancer Center is now affiliated with University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. The Center for Body, Mind ... Read More »

Perennial Bloom Award Goes to Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club Member

The Central Atlantic Region’s Perennal Bloom Award was presented to Elsie Robinson, 46 year member of Avon-on-the-Lake Garden club, at the annual May luncheon by Diana Ruma. The regional award is presented to a club member in the Central Atlantic Region of the National Garden Clubs. Inc. for garden club service. Elsie has made the club grow and bloom with her ... Read More »

University Hospitals Avon Rehabilitation Hospital Names New Chief Executive Officer

University Hospitals Avon Rehabilitation Hospital (Avon, OH) recently named Andrew Goldfrach, FACHE as their first permanent Chief Executive Officer on May 9, 2016. Mr. Goldfrach joins the hospital from Good Shepherd Penn Partners in Philadelphia, PA, where he served as the Administrator for the Penn Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine – a 58-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital licensed under the Hospital of ... Read More »