Child of the corn Why is this child, who is standing on her father’s shoulders, in the middle of a corn field, pointing? The answer can be found in this week’s Family Foray column on page 7B in the print edition of West Life. (Photo by Larry Bennet)

Emergency appeal denied
'Dear Voter' letter not allowed
with charter amendment text
WESTLAKE — The 8th District Court of Appeals Friday denied an emergency motion which would have allowed the city to mail to residents a “Dear Voter” letter along with the texts of two proposed charter amendments.

Citizens' noise complaints
try to rise above jet noise
FAIRVIEW PARK — Some Fairview Park residents have joined city officials and formally raised their voices to protest the noise from jets flying over the city from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

There's still life left in the Dead Horse
The next-to-last art show at Lakewood's Dead Horse Gallery, featuring recent paintings by Amy Casey, opens Friday. The pieces have a strong sense of location, and Casey often paints these fantasy scapes from memories of seeing them flash by in commuter-train windows, imparting a particularly dreamy quality. Chalres Cassady profiles the artist.