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Bay High Honors National Merit Semi-Finalist

7 National Merit Commended Students Bay High School honored one National Merit Semi-Finalist and seven National Merit Commended Students in September. Alana Bernys achieved National Merit Semi-Finalist distinction by scoring in the top one percent of students across the country taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT (PSAT) last year. Bay High students who qualified as Commended Students, scoring in the top ... Read More »

Avon Schools Threat Protocols

The Avon Local Schools were notified by the Ohio Department of Education through the Ohio Homeland Security Office regarding a number of bomb threats that have occurred at several schools in Ohio last week. The Avon district did NOT received a threat. Avon Schools have a thorough safety plan that has been developed with the Avon Police and Fire Departments.  ... Read More »

AARP Tax Aide Program

Tax season will be here before you can believe it. We already see signs of Christmas in our stores and it is not even Halloween. We need new volunteers to work at our 11 sites in Lorain County. It is a very fulfilling way to volunteer your time to chase away the winter blues. We volunteer from the beginning of ... Read More »

WHS Speech & Debate Teams Place in Tournament

The Westlake High School Speech and Debate Team kicked off its season at Carrollton High School last weekend with all teams placing in the tournament. Nine team members competed, with three Varsity team members volunteering as judges. All three teams placed in the top six – an unprecedented showing for the WHS team: The Public Forum Team of freshmen Talya ... Read More »

Westlake United Methodist Church Welcomes Pastor Mollie Brown

Bishop John L. Hopkins, Resident Bishop of the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, has appointed Reverend Mollie Gordon Brown to Westlake United Methodist Church located at 27650 Center Ridge Road, as its new senior pastor. Rev. Brown previously served at Sharon Center United Methodist Church near Medina, and was an executive in the corporate world prior to ... Read More »

Rocky River Chamber Music Society Concert

The Rocky River Chamber Music Society presents Cuarteto Quiroga, a vibrant string quartet from Spain, on Monday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m., West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River.  The Quartet will perform works by Mozart, Webern, and Brahms. There is no admission charge and all are welcome.  For further information call 440-333-4296, follow on visit Facebook or Twitter, or visit ... Read More »

Bay High Football Team Posts 9-1 Mark in Record Setting Season

The Bay High football team defeated Parma 17-0 last Friday night to complete the regular season with a 9-1 record and a share of the Great Lakes Conference championship. Bay also claimed an OHSAA playoff berth, finishing as the number five team in Div. III Region 8. This Friday, the Rockets will travel to Ashland to take on the Ashland ... Read More »

Center for Body, Mind & Spirit November 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 »

Bay Village Garden Club: “Greening of Bay”

Make the perfect holiday decoration to adorn your home and please your family in less than an hour at the “Greening of Bay” Holiday arrangement workshops sponsored by the Bay Village Garden Club on Dec. 2 and 3 at Bay United Methodist Church, 29931 Lake Road, Bay Village. The Bay Village Garden Club will provide all the fresh greens, accessories, ... Read More »

The Herb Guild Garden Club

by Barb Armstrong The November meeting of the Herb Guild Garden Club will be on November 11 at the Westlake Porter Public Library. The meeting portion will begin at 10 am. The speaker for this month’s meeting will be Bess Daniels from The Hen ‘N The Ivy. She will speak on Dressing up your Thanksgiving Buffet. The Hen ‘N The ... Read More »