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A Tour of the Westlake Crown Water Treatment Plant Cleveland Water celebrated National Drinking Water Week at the Crown Water Treatment Plant in Westlake last Saturday as about a thousand guests toured the facility at a public open house. This year’s theme, Know It, Love It,  encouraged visitors to learn – and appreciate –  what it takes to provide safe, ... Read More »

The Eaglets hatched this spring in a nest at Redwood School in Avon Lake now have names! Students at the school held a naming contest for the two eaglets born last month. The contest ran from April 8 through April 29, when students had the opportunity to submit potential eaglet names. Students were asked to submit a name and explain ... Read More »

The Westlake Board of Education has released the following statement on teacher negotiations. The statement was released after tonight’s BOE meeting: “The Westlake Board of Education has been in contract negotiations with the Westlake Teacher’s Association (WTA) for one year. Due to recent statements by the WTA, we decided that an update to the community is necessary.  While labor laws ... Read More »

The Bay Village Board of Education approved new, three-year contracts with the district’s teachers and support staff members at its Monday, May 9 regular board meeting. Both the Bay Teachers Association and the district’s OAPSE employees (including custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, maintenance staff and school secretaries) agreed to salary increases of 2% for the first year of their new ... Read More »

Kelly Zurawski was sworn in as the newest member of the Avon Local Schools Board of Education (BOE) during a special meeting May 6. She replaces former School Board President, Scott Radcliffe, who was sworn in as the new Ward 4 Avon City Councilman last month. The BOE had 30 days to fill the vacant position. The BOE received 11 ... Read More »

On Saturday April 30th O’Neill Healthcare Bay Village held a Ladies High Tea in the new front reception hall to celebrate our Moms.  The ladies were dressed in their finery, hats and all, as they enjoyed an assortment of teas, scones and other delights. Read More »

The Normandy Care Center on the Normandy Senior Living Campus in Rocky River knows how to keep residents tuned up! Activities Director Tammy Danilovic, ADC, CDP, APP, C.HT, and associate Joy Parrish are experts in Sound Therapy. They have incorporated sound and vibration therapy components into the daily activities at the Care Center. By using tuning forks, vibrations and the ... Read More »

The best and brightest of area youth were celebrated at a Girl Scout Recognition Ceremony held at Parkside Auditorium in Westlake last week. Several troops from the community were honored for distinctive achievements – earning Bronze and Silver Awards – the highest awards possible for their age groups at the April 21 ceremony. Others earned 10-year awards and a Gold ... Read More »

It’s getting close to that time of the year again – the time when the Cleveland Water Department pays tribute to safe, quality drinking water and gives thanks to the source that makes it all possible, beautiful Lake Erie! National Drinking Water Week is May 1-7, 2016, and this year Cleveland Water will take a minute to sing a Happy ... Read More »

Leisure suits, go go boots and miniskirts were spotted throughout the crowd of more than 300 supporters to help Youth Challenge celebrate turning the big 4-0. The Westlake non-profit’s Annual Benefit & Auction “Celebrating 40 Years!” was held on April 16 at Ariel International Center in Cleveland. Guests helped raise over $200,000 to fund adapted programs for children with physical ... Read More »