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  Lee Burneson Middle School eighth graders participated in a Unity Day Against Bullying on Oct. 30. Language Arts teacher Deb Schrembeck’s students read the novel “Bullyville” by Francine Prose, the story of an eighth-grade boy who was bullied and the consequences for all involved. They also watched the non-fiction documentary “Bully.” Out of the students’ anger and disappointment in ... Read More »

A Detroit Rd. business offered a $300 set of 4 wheels for sale on craigslist, report Westlake Police. A male from TX expressed an interest in buying them and sent an $1850 check (the check was drawn on an IL man’s account). This all looked phony to the seller, and he did not ship the merchandise; the check turned out ... Read More »

Shop the handcrafted wares from over 30 local crafters on Saturday, November 15 from 10 am until 3 pm at the Gardens at Westlake.  A variety of items such as jewelry, quilts, ceramics, textiles, purses and holiday décor will ensure there is something for everyone.  There will be door prizes, food and beverages.  Admission is free and open to the ... Read More »

Westlake Porter Public Library has been named a Five-Star Library in Library Journal’s annual Index of Public Library Service. The index compares public libraries across the nation with their budget-category peers. Five is the highest number of stars a library can achieve, placing WPPL among the top-rated in the nation. Previously WPPL has received three stars in the index. To ... Read More »

Lee Burneson Middle School Language Arts teacher Deb Schrembeck’s eighth graders raised $350 from an academic haunted house for the Alzheimer’s Association. A 30-member student Unity Committee spent a month designing activities using four classrooms – math, science, Language Arts and U.S. studies – to produce a haunted house. The math room invited students to solve a math problem and ... Read More »

(Westlake) Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s November, 2014 calendar of events: Saturdays, November 1 & 29 (10:30-11 a.m.) Mother Goose on the Loose!—An interactive storytime featuring simple books, rhymes, songs and movement. For ages birth-3 with an adult caregiver.   Saturday, November 1 (1-2 p.m.) Look & Feel Your Best Through Color—Image expert and author Dawn Waldrop will teach ... Read More »

Altering your license plates with magic marker will not magically keep you out of trouble! Westlake Police stopped a driver last week who had use Magic Marker to change the expiration date on his license plate. This becomes patently obvious once you are stopped for a traffic violation. The 30-year-old Oberlin man found this out on Oct. 26 at 10:29 ... Read More »

A $70,000 Mercedes Benz GL450 was stolen from a Sperry Forge Trl. home on the night of Oct. 28. Marks on the pavement suggest it was dragged out of the driveway. The stolen Mercedes Benz has turned up in Valley View Friday morning, Oct. 31. VVPD reports it seems to have no damage and will be towed. The owner was ... Read More »

The recent yucky, soupy green glop in Lake Erie in and near Toledo caused by large blooms of toxincarrying algae that contaminated potable water certainly is a wakeup call. Our watersheds, our rivers, streams and wetlands need protection before it’s too late. How is the City of Westlake improving storm water runoff, urban runoff and nonpoint source pollution before it ... Read More »

As the weather turns colder the sports simply go indoors. The Westlake Recreation Department is currently accepting registrations for its Youth Basketball Leagues. These leagues are open to any child in grades 1-12 who lives in, goes to school in Westlake OR is a member of the Westlake Recreation Center. Leagues are as follows: Girls: Grades; 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 and ... Read More »