Sports, extracurriculars to be cut if levy fails
FAIRVIEW PARK — The sounds of marching bands, cheering crowds and helmet-to-helmet tackles will vanish next fall if Fairview Park voters don’t pass a 5.9-mill operating levy Nov. 7. The Board of Education voted unanimously Sept. 26 on list of cuts to be made if the levy fails.

Superintendent on cuts: ‘Everything is on the table’
NORTH OLMSTED — School officials have drawn up three lists of programs to cut if a 6.5-mill levy is not passed in November. The most severe cuts include eliminating athletic programs and cutting 40 to 60 jobs. The public can discuss the possible cuts at a meeting Oct. 16 in the middle school auditorium.

Life’s lessons count for a lot in education arena
ROCKY RIVER — Theodore Moats was a smart man. Maybe, if things had been different, he would have gone to college. But the money wasn’t there. And because of World War II, he never got his high school diploma. Until last month.

A gardener’s work is never done,
even with fall lurking in the air
Gardeners are a lot like Cleveland sports fans — they don’t give up, West Life columnist Thea Steinmetz says. No matter how poor the season was, they always hope for a better one next year. She's been walking through her garden with a critical eye, thinking of ways improvements to make for next summer.