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Published Sept. 21, 2005
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Old-time music
Bob Rice plays the fiddle while son Gary strums the banjo Sunday at the Cedar Valley Settlers Celebration and Music Festival at Frostville Museum in North Olmsted. Read more about the festival on page 12B in the published edition of West Life.
(Photo by Larry Bennet)

Rocky River High earns national distinction
ROCKY RIVER — Rocky River High School was recently selected among 20 schools nationwide to receive the 2005 Schools of Distinction Award from Intel and Scholastic. The school, the only in Ohio to receive such an award, earned the honor for its achievement in mathematics.

Hundreds get hair clipped for a cause
ROCKY RIVER — Last Sunday was a rather harried day at the Dante Lucci salon in Rocky River. It was crowded and chaotic, but it was all with a cause as the salon, in cooperation with several local businesses, held a cut-a-thon to raise money for the victims of hurricane Katrina.

Concrete noise barriers preferred
by Crocker-Stearns residents

NORTH OLMSTD — Although the mayor has recently explored using natural dirt mounts as noise barriers, one resident says that idea was looked at earlier and dismissed because it won't work.

Author to discuss bioterrorism, writing process
photoWESTLAKE — Richard Preston, the author best known for his books about viruses, biological weapons, and bioterrorism, will speak Saturday at the Westlake Schools Performing Arts Center. His talk, for which tickets must be purchased, kicks off a fall author series sponsored by the Friends of the Westlake Porter Public Library.

book coverBiogrpahy captures TV nun's spirit
WESTLAKE — The story of Mother Angelica, the cloistered nun who founded a Catholic TV network 25 years ago in the heart of the Southern Bible Belt, is one of inspiration and willingness to take risks, says her biographer, EWTN news director Raymond Arroyo.

Sports
Goal streak has River flowing
Rucker has put finishing touch to work for River

Junior forward Ashley Rucker is a big reason for the success of the Pirates varsity soccer team.
happenings

Turn to the West End for great tavern fare
The kitchen at West End Tavern in Lakewood turns out a product that is way beyond what one expects as typical tavern fare, says restaurant critic Cynthia Schuster-Eakin.

   
 

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