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Published December 1, 2010
News
photo Jaws of destruction
West Life photographer Larry Bennet captured this view from within the red brick schoolhouse Nov. 24 before an excavator from Ace Demolition continued knocking down the 101-yearold Westlake building.
Red brick schoolhouse demolished
WESTLAKE — Workers from Ace Demolition of Cleveland last week used heavy equipment, including an excavator, to take down the red brick schoolhouse on Dover Center Road. The last walls of the structure fell late Friday afternoon.
A Christmas horse
The Gemini Center hosted the city’s annual tree lighting and Christmas celebration Sunday evening. Left: Abe, a Percheron draft horse from Litchfield, sticks out his tongue for the camera between carriage rides.
See West Life's slideshow and video of the event.
Trash collection consortium
considered by Westshore cities
WESTSHORE — Officials from area cities participated in a conference call last month to discuss taking a regional approach to trash collection.
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Huntington Woods chef cooks up a winner
photoNORTH OLMSTED — A chicken paprikash dish which took top honors at the first annual International Food Cook Off at the North Olmsted Senior Center Nov 17. John Churpek, a cook at the Huntington Woods skilled nursing facility in Westlake, said the recipe came down from his Hungariasn grandparents.
River native Martin Savidge inducted
into Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame
photoWESTSHORE — Rocky River native Martin Savidge was one of seven journalists and media professionals inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland’s Journalism Hall of Fame Oct. 27. The 1976 graduate of Rocky River High School thanked his fellow Cleveland area journalists for their influence.
Sports
photoGirls tip off hoops season
As the 2010-11 girls basketball season gets underway, both Magnificat and Rocky River are looking to build off last season’s successes and take the next step.
Online chat
Read the Dec. 1 online chat with members of the Avon/Avon Lake Rotary to discuss Saturday's Cleveland Pops concert at Avon Lake High School.
Insights

Non-traditional version of ‘The Wiz’ wows audience
A stellar ensemble fueled Magnificat High School's musical based on "The Wizard of Oz." Originally performed by an all African-American cast in the 1970s, the show updated the original for the times. But how does a cast not even alive in the 1970s take on this challenge? With humor, research, and an explosion of tie-dye.

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