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Who is that one teacher you will never forget? For many Westlake High grads, that teacher is Thomas F. Hill, the longtime Band and Choir Director who taught so many life lessons through music. A campaign has been launched by a group of Westlake High alums who want to see the high school’s Performing Arts Center re-named in honor of ... Read More »

Washington D.C. (August 1, 2011) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement after voting against S. 365, the Budget Control Act of 2011. Kucinich voted in favor of a clean bill to raise the debt ceiling. S. 365, the Budget Control Act of 2011, is a landmark in American history, but for the wrong reasons. It is ... Read More »

The 8th annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival over Father’s Day weekend showed the annual summer celebration at Veteran’s Memorial Park has real “Sticking Power!” Even Miss America, Teresa Scanlon, took part in this year’s fest that featured the theme, “Real Fans Stick Togther.” It’s estimated that about 40,000 visitors stopped by this year’s version of the fun fair. The ... Read More »

The Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Greater Cleveland, celebrated a record number of candidates as Holy Trinity Church in Avon conducted confirmation Mass on Sat., April 16. Holy Trinity Church is the oldest in the Catholic Diocese of Greater Cleveland, founded in 1833 at the corner of Detroit and Lear Roads. After Mass, Bishop Lennon ... Read More »

Hoops for Hunger Raises $34,000 What the ‘Buzz’ is all about… Bay High School, Bay Middle School, Rocky River High and Rocky River Middle School had a friendly fundraising competition to fill the cupboards of Cleveland Food Bank. Students and staff held a variety of activities to raise money and collect food, including a raffle to win dinner for four ... Read More »

If you have gold, silver, antiques or other rare collectibles lying around your house, the Treasure Hunters Roadshow wants to see them! The Treasure Hunters Roadshow, based in Springfield, IL is bringing its five-day roadshow to Westlake, Ohio for the first time starting next Tues., March 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 at the Holiday Inn – Westlake, 1100 Crocker ... Read More »

St. John Medical Center (SJMC) celebrated its 30th anniversary of service to the community on Tuesday, March 1. The day was hallmarked by a visit from Sister Judith Ann Karam, CSA, President and CEO Sisters of Charity Health System, to bless the hands of the hospital senior leadership team and staff. “As we mark our 30th anniversary, St. John celebrate,” ... Read More »

La Bamba blasted the way to a great night of fundraising at LaCentre in Westlake last month as Community West Foundation and Lakewood Hospital teamed for the 7th annual Straight from the Heart Red Tie Gala to benefit Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals. La Bamba – well known for his appearances as a regular on The Late Show with Conan O’Brien ... Read More »

Can a Christian business leader walk the talk and still end up on top? Yes, says A. Ray Dalton, President of international medical equipment supplier PartsSource in Aurora, Ohio. If you stick to the plan – God’s plan – you can get ahead in the world. That is the story from Dalton, whose faith-based approach to the corporate jungle has ... Read More »

St. John Medical Center celebrated Black History Month with a terrific diversity lunch this week that welcomed hospital staffers and guests to great food, music and fun. “These lunches were started by our Environmental Department a few years ago, and we thought it would be a great idea to make it part of African American History Month,” said Sr. Kendra ... Read More »