Friday, May 17, 2013
Pair released to sober friend.
A 34-year-old North Olmsted man could have used better judgment May 11 when he went to bail out a friend who had been arrested for operating under the influence earlier that morning. The man arrived at the police station just after 4 a.m. Westlake police found him to be under the influence and he was arrested for drunk driving as well. Police subsequently determined that he had been drinking with the woman before her arrest. He had also been using medicine prescribed to him. Both were later released to a sober friend. Also in the blotters: A Pennsylvania man visiting this area had his 1999 Acura Integra stolen from a Westford Circle residence on the night of May 6. It was recovered in Cleveland the next day completely stripped. There are …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Every week, Westlake Patch will feature a different local directory listing. We encourage readers to submit reviews or comments about the business or organization. If you are the owner or manager, we invite you to claim the listing as your own.
Many of you may not know this, but there are descriptions and photos of nearly 1,000 businesses and organizations on Westlake Patch. Under the Directory heading at the top of our home page, you will find everything you need to know about restaurants, stores, civic organizations, churches and numerous other locations around Westlake. Westlake Patch will feature a different listing every week. We encourage readers to submit reviews or comments; if you are the owner or manager of the business or group, we invite you to claim the listing as your own. In the Spotlight today: Vicki's Diner & Deli
Commemorative art activity planned.
Have you lost your father and are grieving? Father’s Day can be painful for those who have lost a father or father figure. Memories come flooding back. Feelings of grief and loss are often intensified on this special holiday dedicated to honoring dads. To help those who are grieving, the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Bereavement Center is hosting a pre-Father’s Day Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 8 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Ames Family Hospice House, 30080 Hospice Way in Westlake (just north of the I-90 interchange, between Holiday Inn and Bonne Bell on Crocker Rd.). Activities will be held outdoors, on the patio at Ames Family Hospice House, weather permitting. A commemorative art activity is planned (no experience is necessary), …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Four men allegedly stole an ATM machine from a BP station.
UPDATE: The Chevy Astro van in question was recovered burned out on Woodstock Avenue in Cleveland on May 15. It had been stolen in Cleveland in March. The license plate on it was stolen the night before the burglary. ---------- Do you recognize this van? A substantial amount of money—and an ATM were taken from the BP station at the intersection of Columbia and Detroit roads last week. An employee arriving for work at the gas station at 4:53 a.m. on May 7 discovered the break in. A close captioned television showed that at 4:12 a.m. four masked suspects drove a full-size van (tan or cream with red or brown horizontal stripes, older, conversion style with running boards) into the plate glass window and stole a Chase ATM. One suspect wore tan…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Elementary school positions, consumer science program will be eliminated.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dan Keenan laid out a tentative plan for $1 million in cuts following the school levy loss last Tuesday. “We’re doing this because we can’t count on money coming in in January; we’re at the end of the levy cycle,” Keenan said. With no new money coming in, the district, at current expenditures, would be $2.9 million in the red by the 2014-15 school year. The cuts, announced at the May 13 school board meeting, will go into effect for the 2013-14 school year. Cuts include: Keenan said other cuts and reductions are probable. “This follows the $4.2 million in cuts we made in 2010,” Keenan said. At that time, operations were heavily cut. Now, the district is reversing the cuts to 85 percent personnel and 15 percent …
Westlake grad competed in Lima, Peru this past weekend.
Sheldon Stuckart, a member of Team USA Weightlifting, placed 12th in the Junior Worlds in his first time out, competing in the 85kg session. He represented the USA at the Junior Worlds in Lima, Peru last week, finishing with a 283 kg total. According to the Team USA website, competing in his first international competition, lifted in the Junior World Championships 85 kg B session May 8. Stuckart, a 2011 Westlake High School graduate opened with a successful 125 kg snatch, missed 130 kg on his second attempt and then made the same weight on his third. In the clean & jerk, Stuckart opened with a successful 153 kg, moved up to 158 kg on his second, but was turned down due to press out, then missed his third with 160kg, cleaning the weight …
Donations will be accepted May 31 for June 1 sale
A group of entrepreneurial Parkside students is raising the bar from an initial $50 profit in 2012 to $5,000 for this year's Relay for Life. Lots In One, a Westlake Relay for Life team made up of fifth- and sixth-grade students from Parkside Intermediate School, is working hard to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The group of 11 and 12-year-olds have a full agenda scheduled leading up to the Westlake Relay for Life on July 13 at the Westlake Recreation Center. The team will be walking in Westlake’s Memorial Day Parade on May 27 and hold a major fundraiser on June 1 before the July 13 event. Team members set a big goal for themselves, a whopping $5,000. They’re hoping that funds from a June 1 garage sale, participation in the …
Incident was on May 6 on North Bay Drive.
A 14-year-old Westlake boy had a scare May 6. At approximately 4 p.m. the driver of a smaller, newer silver car (possibly an American make) pulled up and stopped behind the teen as he walked on North Bay Drive. The white male was described as late 50s, heavy-set, 5'10"-6' tall, wearing glasses, moustache and a soul patch (a tuft of hair under lower lip) with medium length white hair combed straight back, wearing a red Cleveland Indians shirt, faded blue jeans and white tennis shoes with black toes. The driver got out of the vehicle, made eye contact and followed the boy on foot. The teen ran to his home through backyards and then saw the suspect drive off onto Center Ridge Road. He told his father right away and his mother brought him to …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Cleveland-based business has plans to build corporate headquarters in Westlake.
The American Greetings saga took a new turn last week after it was reported the company has cut 2,100 jobs since 2012, according to The Plain Dealer. After the company's fiscal year closed on Feb. 28 of this year, it had "1,500 fewer full-time and 600 fewer part-time workers than the company reported at the end of its 2012 fiscal year," The Plain Dealer reports. These cuts may have been a big reason why the company posted nearly $48 million in profits in the final quarter. READ THE FULL STORY HERE The company was recently purchased and made private. Construction on the site of the future headquarters in Westlake began moving forward in early April after a delay last November.
Board will decide if they should make additional cuts or try for another levy.
Fresh off an apparent levy failure last Tuesday, Westlake Superintendent Dr. Dan Keenan said before the board decides whether to try again to pass a levy in November, district leaders need to listen and reflect on the community’s thoughts. “We won’t put one on in August; that deadline has passed,” Keenan said. “Before we do anything we need to get input and figure out what we need to learn from this vote.” Westlake residents voted 3096 to 3049 against the 5.9-mill continuing levy on May 7. As of Election Day, there were still 44 provisional votes outstanding that had to be counted. That may trigger an automatic recount. “We need to survey the community and understand what we need to do differently,” Keenan said. “It is ‘how we operate’ or…
Tim
3:05 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Steve - SS is not a COLA issue, but a beneficiary age issue. Raise the age, solve the problem. It is just that simple. Truth is, most budgetary issues are simple. Reduce expenses or increase revenues. In the case of the schools, it is the same. Revenues are not the issue, expenses are the problem. ~85% of expenses are salaries. Reduce salaries to the level of surrounding communities and the issue… more ›