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When Michael Beauchesne was a baby, his parents Shaun and Jen, knew something was wrong. At 3 months old, he was missing important milestones like lying on his stomach to crawl and eating properly. He was later diagnosed with Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, a rare genetic disease that affects many pa…
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Rita Fitch had spent the day in one of the family's greenhouses with her 97-year-old father in law, Robert. “He enjoys coming over to help out,” she said, describing the hub-bub of activity taking place during spring planting season.
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Staying home for weeks has created a cultural shift that is bringing challenges and opportunities, a local school social worker says.
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Stars and Stripes, the two bald eagles that nest behind Redwood Elementary School on Redwood Boulevard in Avon Lake, are parents again! One egg appeared in the nest at 5:07 p.m. on Sunday, keeping up with a tradition since the pair built the nest in 2014. In years past, Stars usually lays th…
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It’s been nearly seven decades since the gruesome murder of Marilyn Sheppard in her Bay Village home on Lake Road. Questions still linger, such as: Who was the bushy-haired intruder?
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The back and forth discussion went like this: “Make your writing convincing.”
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A new program is hitting the right notes at Forest Primary School in North Olmsted. Students and staff can relax and focus on their school work.
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Like many people, I have a “budgeted amount” based on usage that is automatically deducted each month by Dominion Energy. But because I have trust issues, I still open the bill each month to make sure the budgeted amount matches the bill. In January, I noticed a second pay envelope was inclu…
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AVON - At 5 years old, Will Voikis digs his role with the Kindness Club at the Avon Early Learning Center.
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AVON - A two-minute film shot in Avon captured the attention of NBCUniversal executives in Hollywood and resulted in what the filmmaker described as the highlight of his career.
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Seems like Christmas brings out the good in most. Donations and acts of kindness tend to tick up this month. Following a steady diet of news stories that are depressing, infuriating and frightening, it's good to press the pause button and think a bit about all the good people doing good thin…
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It seemed like the lead-up to the holidays took… for …. ever…. And then, suddenly, it was Thanksgiving and everything kicked into high gear. We blinked, the meal was over and Black Friday was upon us. Actually, Black Friday now starts on Thanksgiving, with stores like Target, Walmart and Koh…
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AVON LAKE - You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. Avon Lake is telling you why:
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Walking the paths behind Bay Village's Lake Erie Nature & Science Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, a gaggle of 29 Girl Scouts from five West Side troops learned about the wonders found hidden-in-plain-sight on a crisp fall day. "What about your five senses?" asked Justin Willard, a center edu…
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What do Michaelangelo, Christmas cactus, butternut squash ravioli, scam prevention, downsizing and baseball have in common?
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The Fifth Annual Northeast Ohio ComicCon will fly into the Bradley Road Soccer Sportsplex on Sunday with a star-studded list of guests and events.
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Westlake: Dover Elementary grads recall fond and funny school memories as buildings prepare to close
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The 10th annual Lakewood Summer Meltdown will be held 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 13, along Detroit Avenue between Arthur and Marlowe avenues.
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Seven-year-old Lily Perk gripped the cone with both hands as she eyed the swirl of blueberry, vanilla and strawberry ice cream. She was about to taste for the first time the flavor she invented as the winner of a raffle at her school, Eastview Elementary in Avon Lake.
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WESTSHORE - After 10 years and 22 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes to an amazing, bombastic climax with a three-hour masterpiece directed by local-boys-made-good, Joseph and Anthony Russo.
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WESTSHORE - With an $11 million restoration project of the historic Forest City Bank building in Ohio City nearing completion, the last thing superintendent Walt Gachuk needed to throw off his scheduled fall opening was a bird nest in the attic.
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WESTLAKE - As a group of 60 camp-bound city kids arrived at their destination, chaperone Mary Macias remembers, the children made noises as bus doors and windows opened. "We were in the middle of the woods and I thought it smelled amazing," she said.
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“Avengers Endgame” is almost upon us and, given the ridiculous amount of security surrounding it, it would be stupid to make predictions about the much-anticipated ending.
ROCKY RIVER - You know that uneasy, hairs-stand-up-on-the-back-of-your-neck feeling you get when you find yourself walking alone somewhere after dark? The creators of Tego, a personal safety app, have figured out a way that you, your high school and college students and even your elderly par…
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BAY VILLAGE - It’s been a school year full of planning, writing letters and fundraising, but members of the Key Club at Bay High School have achieved a pretty impressive goal: By working with the community and two other Bay Village schools, they have raised $12,000 to build a water well that…
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WESTLAKE - Practice began Saturday, April 13, for hundreds of youth participating in the 2019 Westlake Baseball League program. Teams and coaches fanned out to several city parks, including Clague Fields on Clague Road.
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WESTLAKE - As a group of 60 camp-bound city kids arrived at their destination, chaperone Mary Macias remembers, the children made noises as bus doors and windows opened. "We were in the middle of the woods and I thought it smelled amazing," she said.
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WESTLAKE - For the past 17 years, retiree and longtime Westlake resident Deb Myers has claimed a spot at the Westlake Porter Public Library. Perched on the high stool behind the u-shaped Welcome desk at the same time each week, she helps patrons with a friendly smile and her deep knowledge o…
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Editor’s note: West Life welcomes James McCarty, renowned area bird expert whose birding column appeared for nearly two decades in The Plain Dealer. We are proud and happy (for all his faithful readers!) that he is now sharing his birding knowledge in West Life. Enjoy!
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BAY VILLAGE - It was finally warm enough Friday for wildlife specialist Taryn Leach of the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center to sit outside and relax at the picnic bench behind the main building.
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WESTLAKE - The Town Criers are getting ready for Saturday’s Easter Egg Hunt at the Recreation Center on HIlliard Boulevard.
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Editor’s Note: Starting this week, well-known Northeast Ohio movie reviewer and journalist Michael Sangiacomo will be contributing articles for West Life.
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SHEFFIELD VILLAGE - Three Brookside Intermediate School teams will compete against 1,500 of the best robotics teams from across the United States, Canada, Great Britain, China and more than 40 other countries in Vex Robotics World Competition later this month in Louisville, Kentucky.
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SHEFFIELD LAKE - Children through age 12 can get a head start filling their Easter baskets at the 4th annual Easter Egg Extravaganza at noon Saturday at Gary Green Memorial Park, 4816 Richelieu Ave.
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AVON — Registration is now open for the 19th annual Avon Eagle Run presented by Mercy Health. The family-oriented event includes a 5-mile run, a 5K run/walk and a 1-mile kids fun run.
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AVON — Heritage Gazebo, at the corner of Detroit and Stoney Ridge roads, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
