Bounding Into the New Year! Members of the Bee Bouncers group have been busy. The group performed Dec. 23 at the Bay High School boy’s basketball game and Dec. 30 at the Harlem Globetrotters game at the Q. Here, the group hones their skills during the Bay game. (Photos by Larry Bennet)

Miller to leave Porter Library
Director to lead 12-branch
system in Colorado
WESTLAKE — Miller, who led Porter for 13 years, beat out more than 35 applicants for the Colorado job, including several who came from much larger library systems.

Fire department audit
cites ‘dysfunctions’
WESTLAKE — An independent audit the city commissioned of its fire department found “significant dysfunction” within the department and poor communication from the department’s leadership to the rank and file.

Schools give superintendent, treasurer new pacts
NORTH OLMSTED — Contracts for both Superintendent Kurt Stanic and Treasurer Robert Matson were unanimously approved by the school board at its Dec. 19 meeting.

China Renaissance begins the New Year on a lighter note
China Renaissance, part of the North Olmsted business community for the past 11 years, offers an extensive menu of Chinese dishes, including some that you will not find at other restaurants. Restaurant critic Cynthia Schuster-Eakin gives a report.