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 | Ursuline College exhibit scores with girls of summer
08/25/2010
Voted out of all-male press boxes in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and Boston, Doris O'Donnell was one of the few woman sports reporters in the 1950s when she worked at the old Cleveland News.
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 | Group eases pain for parents of adult addicts
08/18/2010
For parents struggling with the challenges and heartbreak of coping with adult addicted children, there is hope.
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 | Sisters keep walking from Shaker Heights to Chagrin Falls
08/11/2010
Two women have redefined the idea of exercise with their extreme walking.
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| | Stadium to benefit from family fun day
08/05/2010
During a two-year fund-raiser, the stadium committee raised nearly $450,000 for the synthetic turf field at Kenston High School. The unveiling of the new field was celebrated by some 2,300 community members of all ages last September.
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 | Labor of love to end for retiring pastor
07/28/2010
After 17 years of service to the "dedicated and faithful" people of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Solon, the Rev. Powell Woods will retire next month.
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 | New Hawken campus offers firsthand learning
07/21/2010
New opportunities for firsthand learning will flourish when Hawken School opens its new extension campus in University Circle on Aug. 29, according to Head of School D. Scott Looney.
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| | Art initiative seeks to help Create Peace
07/14/2010
"My art is my voice," "stand together" and "live in peace" were just three of the messages schoolchildren wanted to share in banners they made for their schools.
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 | Science camp opens new world to kids
07/07/2010
Kids in a science camp from Chagrin Falls Park Community Center had an up-close encounter with the natural world last week.
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 | Scout troop celebrates history and success
07/01/2010
When Solon Boy Scout Troop 504 applied for its charter in April 1959, it had just five Scouts, including two that were sons of the Scoutmaster and the committee chairman.
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 | Prairie meadow finds TLC from preschool
06/23/2010
A prairie meadow needs care and that is what is happening at the Geauga Park District's Frohring Meadows in Bainbridge.
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 | Foreign-exchange program unlocks treasures
06/16/2010
Hannes Salomon, 17, will take back lifelong memories of his year in the United States when he returns to Berlin in early July.
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| | Spinal-cord research earns national honor
06/09/2010
Dr. Anthony F. DiMarco, a physician at Metrohealth Medical Center in Cleveland, is making a difference in the lives of patients with spinal-cord injuries.
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| | Spinal-cord research earns national honor
06/09/2010
Dr. Anthony F. DiMarco, a physician at Metrohealth Medical Center in Cleveland, is making a difference in the lives of patients with spinal-cord injuries.
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 | Book brought to life as author pays visit
06/02/2010
Principal Jack DiCello, of Kenston Intermediate School in Bainbridge, had no idea how one teacher's suggestion would evolve. He couldn't have foreseen the full-school celebration of literacy that would be inspired by one book and a visit by an author and
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 | 'Walk With a Doc' takes office outdoors
05/26/2010
The leaves were starting to turn last fall when Solon resident Deborah Gallagher said she first embarked on a unique sort of morning walk through the Cleveland Metroparks.
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 | Imagine, three schools have global destination
05/20/2010
For years, they've been using their imaginations to create skits or build objects on the spot and respond instantaneously to challenges.
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 | Winning formula puts Comet on U.S. physics team
05/12/2010
Solon High School junior Eugene Rabinovich, who came home with three gold medals from the state Science Olympiad last month, is one of 20 students nationwide and the sole student in Ohio to be selected for the U.S. physics team.
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 | Great acting makes this 'Dream' hip
05/06/2010
Those who like their Shakespeare pure will be disappointed in the Great Lakes Theater Festival's 1960s-style of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." But director Charles Fee thinks far differently.
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 | Event drives home message about drinking
04/29/2010
Lessons from the program "Your Life, Your Choice," presented to about 1,400 local high school students Tuesday at Parkside Church in Bainbridge go far beyond statistics.
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 | Environmental club catches recycling fever
04/22/2010
The environmental club at Orange High School got into high gear this year with a recycling program that is making a difference, junior Clair Sulerzyski said Monday.
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 | Local Marines inspire collection for troops in Afghanistan
04/14/2010
Two local Marines are the inspiration for a collection campaign to send donations to Marines serving in Afghanistan.
A Marine flag flies in the front window of Hedges Designs Inc. store on North Franklin Street in Chagrin Falls, where the collection is t
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 | Yearlong sailing trip was natural high
04/07/2010
For the family of Brian and Sheryl Sandridge, of Solon, sailing through 36 locks of the Erie Canal, dropping anchor in the Potomac and jumping off rocks into deep waters at Thunderball Cave in the Bahamas were just part of their adventure.
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 | Art project strums with guitar designs
03/31/2010
A glittering guitar signed by actor and musician "Little Steven" Van Zandt kicked off an art project that involved every student at St. Joan of Arc School in Chagrin Falls.
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 | Passover 'miracle' motivates bar mitzvah project
03/24/2010
Rus Don, of Solon, always will remember with gratitude when a stranger saved his life during Passover 2008.
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 | Girl Scout cookie sales to light up the day
03/11/2010
People commonly turn on their front porch lights at Halloween to show they welcome trick-or-treaters. This week, it's time to put the lights on for another reason - to buy Girl Scout cookies.
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 | Scouting memories abound for 100 years
03/03/2010
Scouting in Chagrin Falls not only introduced resident Ray Henderson to new experiences and friends, but to many aspects of his hometown.
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 | Peru trip opens doors to world of parrots
02/25/2010
A flock of hundreds of raucous macaws, majestic in their colored feathers, descended upon a steep riverbank to eat clay, a phenomenon witnessed by Chagrin Falls resident Leslie Mapes on a recent trip to Peru.
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 | Visiting teacher helps mark Chinese New Year
02/17/2010
While Americans were getting ready to celebrate Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, the people of China were preparing for their New Year's celebration and 15-day spring festival, Yahui Xu told students last week at Timmons Elementary School in the Kenston School
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 | Lent provides Catholics with time to reflect
02/11/2010
While Lent is often viewed as a time of giving up, it is also about doing, the Rev. Richard K. Burchell, pastor of St. Rita Church in Solon, said.
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 | Eight Chagrin grads team up with passion, vision
02/03/2010
From days of working in the hot sun spreading mulch together to investing money and creating philanthropic opportunities, a group of 2002 Chagrin Falls graduates is planning for the future.
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 | After 42 years, local veteran gets his Purple Heart
01/28/2010
Jim McEnaney, of Bainbridge, never saw the Purple Heart he was awarded back in the Vietnam War after being wounded in an air-base attack.
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 | Story of Bielski Brigade retold in Solon visit
01/21/2010
An estimated 20,000 people are walking the earth because of the bravery and dedication of the Bielski Brigade, a group of Jewish guerilla fighters who rescued fellow Jews from execution by the Nazis during World War II.
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 | Senior program for Asians grows in popularity
01/13/2010
New friendships are forming each Wednesday afternoon at the Solon Senior Center.
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 | Cause is unknown for local teacher's rare illness
01/07/2010
For Solon High School honors biology teacher Jeffrey Pehanic, the event that triggered his contracting the rare Guillain-Barre syndrome always may remain a mystery. However, he said his experience could help raise awareness about the illness and its sympt
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 | Stroke victim's spirit lifted for Christmas
12/30/2009
Home for the holidays has special meaning this year for Philip and Laurette Castro and their five children. It was a grand homecoming for Mr. Castro, who returned to his home in Auburn on Christmas Eve after seven weeks at Cleveland Clinic and Metrohealth
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 | 'Houses of Hope' quilt raises money for shelter
12/23/2009
Hope for a brighter tomorrow is the dream of the many victims of domestic abuse who receive emergency shelter at Women Safe in Chardon. That dream is reflected in the quilt titled, "Houses of Hope," which has brought in over $16,000 for Women Safe.
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 | Gingerbread bandstand rocks at Holly Hall
12/16/2009
A gingerbread replica of the decorated bandstand and Christmas tree in Triangle Park in Chagrin Falls is on display at Holly Hall. It is up for silent auction and will go to the highest bidder at 2 p.m. Dec. 19.
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 | Iranian Jew cherishes Hanukkah's freedoms
12/09/2009
In the United States, Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, with tradition and festivity. Children play with dreidels -- tops with Hebrew letters -- gifts are exchanged and candles are lit on a menorah for eight nights with prayers and
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 | Razed school parts rise in new church
12/02/2009
The old Bainbridge School, which was razed last summer, will live on to some degree in the former Auburn School.
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 | Bomberettes join Santa for lighting ceremony
11/25/2009
For 30 years, former Bainbridge resident William Dieterle, now of Middlefield, has portrayed Santa Claus for critically and terminally ill children.
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 | Rotary puts focus on 'Water for Life'
11/18/2009
Chagrin Valley Rotary Club member Jeff Griff stood in front of a crowd of Rotary members and held up a pitcher of murky water with sediment on the bottom. "Want a drink?" he asked as he addressed members and guests Nov. 14 at the Rotary's "Water for Life"
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 | Architect's building in touch with environment
11/12/2009
When landscape architect Craig Cawrse set out to construct a new building for his business in South Russell, he also embarked on an effort to make it sensitive to the environment and to his residential neighbors.
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 | Lab Link club experience opens science doors
11/04/2009
Giving students a sampling of the world of opportunities in science is the aim of the Lab Link club at Solon High School, according to junior Chris Kaul, who serves as a co-president.
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 | Pocket dolls find way to war-torn countries
10/29/2009
A shipment of 60 handmade pocket dolls soon will be on its way to U.S. soldiers in the Middle East thanks to True Hope Evans, of Chagrin Falls.
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 | Suicide walk keeps friend's spirit alive
10/21/2009
Katie Klespies, a sophomore at Chagrin Falls High School, always will remember her friend Darcy Hamlin's smile. The two had been close friends and neighbors during the four years that Katie had lived in Hudson.
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 | Women's wellness retreat marks 30th year
10/14/2009
One week that will change your life.
Sounds like a tall order, but Solon resident Boots Freeman has allowed area residents to experience just that since taking part in a women's camp at Hiram House 30 years ago.
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 | 'Dead Matter' comes alive for sneak peek
10/08/2009
"The Dead Matter" brought cheers from the living last weekend at Tower City Cinemas in Cleveland.
Hollywood celebrities joined local cast and crew, support staff, producers and investors at a sneak peek of the film before its general distribution, expect
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 | Teachers knew their school as students too
10/01/2009
What a difference 20 years make, according to Drew Dolinsky, a third-grade teacher at Westwood Elementary School in Russell.
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 | Dockdogs leap into canine water activity
09/23/2009
Bainbridge resident Marie Goodwin and her dog, Jack, are participants in one of the fastest growing activities in the dog world called dock jumping. They are members of the Buckeye Dockdogs.
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 | Gates Mills mother, daughter on course for duathlon
09/16/2009
Two years ago, 61-year-old Sarah Nice, of Gates Mills, would not have considered training for a duathlon. Although an avid tennis player, equestrian and swimmer, she did not run and she did not ride a bicycle except around the village.
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 | Westwood School marks 50 years of memories
09/10/2009
Sally Siegler remembers when her children attended Westwood Elementary School in the West Geauga School District about 30 years ago.
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 | World War II veterans 'honored' in Washington
09/03/2009
World War II veterans Charles Parson and John Sedlak both admitted they were in tears when they exited a plane in Baltimore and found 200 people clapping and cheering for them and their fellow veterans.
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 | Valley ties run deep at Chautauqua hotel
08/27/2009
Pepper Pike resident Robert Freed, a spokesman for the Spencer Hotel at the Chautauqua Institution of Western New York, said Chautauqua is a magnet for local residents.
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 | Students' trip to France was 'priceless'
08/19/2009
For Grace Falasco, a 13-day trip to France this summer was her first trip abroad. For Megan Schneir, who previously had visited England, Germany, Italy and Austria, the French trip was just as new, exciting and meaningful.
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 | Exercising the brain keeps seniors healthy
08/13/2009
"Fitness for the brain" is how Solon senior Betty Nelson describes the "Brainercise" class she participates in each week.
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 | Italian traditions live on with club
08/06/2009
On the last Wednesday of each month, nearly 70 men of Italian descent come together at the Solon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on Pettibone Road to carry on a time-honored tradition.
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 | Minister turns page for 'Greater Cause'
07/29/2009
For Chardon resident Cheryl Bellamy, doing the Lord's work has been a way of life.
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| | Ending 'brain drain' is goal of this team
07/22/2009
Cleveland may be suffering from "brain drain," but five students at Solon High School have put their heads together to reverse that trend.
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 | Canine greeters offer paws for reflection
07/15/2009
Boo, a 7-year-old golden retriever, has that soft touch patients just love.
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 | Year in China is eye-opening experience
07/09/2009
A nine-month stay in China brought home the importance of "chi ku" for Sterling Weiser, of Gates Mills.
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| | Campers from Solon make commitment to parks
07/02/2009
When Solon residents Jack and Joan Robertson head south to visit national parks, the active seniors are not typical tourists.
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 | African children's plight brings HELP
06/24/2009
There's a story behind the necklace Joe Jonas, of the musical force the Jonas Brothers is wearing on the cover of Seventeen magazine this month, and it traces back to Chagrin Falls resident, Jillian Wolstein, founder of HELP Malawi.
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 | Senior projects offer real-life experiences
06/17/2009
From learning about Solon's new master plan, to contributing her ideas for the city's Web site, 2009 Solon High School graduate Anne Kosnik gained insight into the business world during her recent two-week senior project at City Hall.
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 | Police chief marks 30 years with village
06/11/2009
From dealing with alligators, buffaloes and llamas to chasing the bad guys, Orange Police Chief Christopher Kostura has seen a lot during his 30-year service to the community.
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| | Class of 1959 returns for Blossom Time
06/04/2009
As 32 members of the Chagrin Falls class of 1959 toured the over 100-year-old Philomethian School during Memorial Day weekend, memories came flooding back, said class member Al Thompson, who traveled from Fairfax, Va.
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 | Doctor sets pace for Tour de Solon bike event
05/28/2009
South Russell resident Dr. Richard Kratche's commute to work at the Cleveland Clinic's Solon Family Health Center is ideal for the avid biker, he said.
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 | Neighborhood play dates add diversity
05/21/2009
Naomi Hattaway, of Auburn, will relocate with her husband, Todd, and their three children to India next month. Before she goes, she wanted to give local children some of the flavor of that country.
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 | Pyramids, camels are part of cultural experience
05/13/2009
Born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, Fadia Hamid, a veteran French and Arabic teacher at Chagrin Falls High School, has returned to her homeland to visit her family many times over the years. She also has shared her language and culture in the classroom.
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 | Solon student is one of four Ohio Presidential Scholars
05/06/2009
Kathy Qian, a senior at Solon High School, has been named a 2009 Presidential Scholar. She is one of four high school seniors in Ohio and 141 in America to win the award, which recognizes exceptional academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership,
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 | Teens get tough messages on alcohol
04/29/2009
When Aaron Cooksey was growing up in North Canton, he loved sports and planned to be an elementary school teacher, he said. In high school, he followed the rules and did not drink alcohol, he recalled last week.
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 | Bargain Box benefits variety of charities
04/23/2009
Before 8 a.m., women line up from the door at St. Christopher's by-the-River Episcopal Church along sidewalk on Old Mill Road in the heart of Gates Mills. It's one of a handful of mornings in the village every year where it's almost impossible to find a p
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 | Conservationist lands role in education
04/15/2009
Every parent has heard of No Child Left Behind. For Katherine Nainiger, of the Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District, today's additional mantra is "No Child Left Inside."
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 | Young authors show dedication to writing
04/09/2009
Christopher Gerard Velotta Jr. is only 8 years old, and he's already an author. The second-grader at St. Anselm School in Chester recently wrote the book, "If I Had a ..." reflecting his love of art and writing, as well as his interest in building.
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 | Cartoonist directs passion into religious books
04/02/2009
Cartoonist Ron Hill, a resident of Solon, said it was in 2000 when a publisher contacted him with a "weird idea." The timing was perfect, he said, in that his career seems to recreate itself every 10 years.
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 | 'Dramatic poetry' takes center stage
03/26/2009
Poetry reading can be an exciting, onstage performance, students at Timmons Elementary School in the Kenston School District learned from poet Ray NcNiece.
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 | Girl Scout has kids in wheelchairs swinging
03/18/2009
Students in wheelchairs will now be able to enjoy the same thrills as others do at recess at Timmons Elementary School in the Kenston School District. A wheelchair swing soon will be added to the playground as a result of a project by Elizabeth Bucklen, 1
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 | Differences embraced at special preschool
03/04/2009
At first glance, the classroom at the Solon Integrated Preschool, located at Arthur Road Elementary School, seemed like any other preschool.
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 | Renewable energy seen from seat of power
02/25/2009
Solon resident Lorry Wagner's background with renewable energy has earned him a seat on the Ohio Power Siting Board, which is responsible for reviewing and approving plans for the construction of new energy facilities in Ohio.
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 | Young scientists travel near and far for tournament
02/18/2009
Solon High School and Solon Middle School were buzzing with excitement recently as hundreds of young science buffs got together from as far away as Georgia and suburban Philadelphia for a Science Olympiad invitational tournament.
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 | Principal turns new page for St. Rita readers
02/11/2009
Maggie Schiffer, a fourth-grader at St. Rita School in Solon, just loves to read. So the new principal's book club at her school was the perfect outlet for her interests.
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 | Mission to Cuba opens eyes for synagogue
02/04/2009
As a special Hanukkah mission, 20 members of the local Jewish community brought medicine and humanitarian supplies to the people of Cuba. In return, the group, led by Rabbi Eric Bram, of Solon,
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 | Doctor does double duty as police officer
01/29/2009
Dr. Ian Beckford, who specializes in family medicine, said that all his life he admired the work of law-enforcement officers, taking risks to keep the public safe.
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| | Mentor looks forward with dyslexia treatment
01/21/2009
One of her students once told her the word dyslexia sounded like a disease, guest speaker Rebecca "Becky" Richards said at a seminar presented last week by the Organized Parent Education Network in Solon. And of course, it isn't.
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 | Age is asset for financial planners
01/15/2009
For many people, turning 50, 60 or 70 means it's time to wind down a career and plan for retirement. That just wasn't so for Judith Caine and her staff at Financial Network Investment Corp., an independent division of ING in Solon.
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 | Summer pastime is fair game for Solon creator
01/07/2009
One of America's favorite summer pastimes is going to the county fair, according to Solon resident Joanne Farinacci.
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 | Relational aggression delivers new chapter
12/30/2008
Some mothers want their daughters to be on the cheerleading squad no matter what it takes or whom it hurts.
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 | Reading is passion for Orange schoolteacher
12/23/2008
To say literacy specialist Maren Koeph is passionate about reading would be an understatement. She wanted to be a teacher since she was in the second grade.
"At Moreland Hills Elementary School, something remarkable is ta
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| Reading is passion for Orange schoolteacher
12/23/2008
To say literacy specialist Maren Koeph is passionate about reading would be an understatement. She wanted to be a teacher since she was in the second grade.
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 | Spiritual outreach ministry promotes beauty
12/17/2008
Artist and Bainbridge resident Debra Classen has been collecting spiritual quotations all her life. The Bainbridge resident has been known to walk to the bookcase in her living room where her hand reaches, almost magically, for the book she is looking for
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 | Career paths bring Kenston grads back
12/10/2008
One experience that influenced him to choose his career occurred in a people's courtroom in Moscow during college. Another was watching the World Trade Center fall on Sept. 11, 2001, Justin Herdman told juniors and seniors at Kenston High School last week
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 | Scout's paint project tougher than it looked
12/04/2008
Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Bainbridge has received a face lift as a result of an Eagle Scout project led by Stephen Jira and helpers from Troop 504 in Solon.
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 | Hope, joy live in Sparrow Village documentary
11/26/2008
David Ponce found the lost sparrows in South Africa and showed the world that those sparrows, the children who had contracted the HIV virus and AIDS and who lived there, had names and faces, exuded joy and witnessed tragedy. And, that they were not alone.
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 | History lessons found right at home
11/19/2008
Third-grader Paul Cantlay showed off a solid gold pocket watch that his great grandfather received on his 21st birthday in 1910.
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| | Foundation boosts ideas and scholars
11/12/2008
While people are beginning to think of their holiday wish lists, many teachers in the Kenston School District are hoping for some gifts for their classes in the form of new equipment and supplies.
Last month, teachers submitted applications to the Kensto
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 | Howard Hanna adds Realty One to family
11/05/2008
Despite a tumultuous housing market on the national level, the future is looking bright for the family-owned, regionally based Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, which saw a 10 percent increase in sales in September over the same 30-day period last year.
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 | Culture shock eases for Chinese teacher
10/29/2008
Before she traveled to the United States last July, Xu Yahui had heard that American classes were small and informal and that teachers had to deal with students talking and eating during their lessons.
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 | Solon students build links to major laboratories
10/22/2008
After two summers of volunteer internships in the Case Western Reserve University microfabrication laboratory, Solon High School senior Sloan Zimmerman decided to help other students find similar opportunities for hands-on scientific research.
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 | Jewish youth group expands its reach
10/15/2008
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| | Retired jersey honors student who died from cancer
10/09/2008
It takes "a unique set of circumstances" to retire a football jersey at Hawken School in Chester, according to head football coach and physical education department chairman Clifford Walton.
The first time it was the No. 32 jersey worn by 1987 Hawken gra
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 | Students earn tip of the hat for good cause
10/01/2008
Hats are generally off at school. However, students at Gurney Elementary School in South Russell, as well as the middle and intermediate schools in Chagrin Falls, were allowed to wear their hats one day last week, all for a good cause.
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 | Temple opens doors for Rosh Hashana
09/24/2008
Congregants at Temple Emanu El have much to celebrate during the High Holy Days from Sept. 29 through Oct. 9 at their new building in Orange Village.
Hundreds of congregants are expected to attend a variety of services for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new ye
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 | Two young people know all about cancer battles
09/18/2008
Two young people in Solon who have faced a life-threatening foe are winning the fight.
Harrison Biros, 2�, and Rachael Passov, 18, have both had cancer.
Harrison was diagnosed with intestinal lymphangiectasia and a cancerous mass on his kidney ca
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 | Hollywood screenwriter sees light in Bainbridge
09/11/2008
For most of his life, author and screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas said he was what he calls "a control freak."
"Street smart and cynical," he said, his sense of control took root in his childhood. He was born in Hungary and lived in refuge camps during World
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 | Gracious homes ready for special tour
09/03/2008
The magic Gates Mills resident Susan Fogg created in her 1960s French colonial begins even before one enters the front door.
Outside the light gray, stucco home, located at the northernmost edge of the village, is a courtyard where Ms. Fogg's tranquil, s
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 | Chagrin Falls Park reunion is one for memories
08/27/2008
It has been 20 years or more since Douglas Sanders, of Phoenix, Ariz., had seen some of the people he knew growing up in Chagrin Falls Park in Bainbridge.
Recently, he and many others gathered in a reunion for the neighborhood off South Franklin
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 | Another Chagrin product pursues his dream
08/20/2008
Chagrin Falls High School 1988 graduate Matthew Stanton had a dream, and he's about to share it with the world through his film, "North Starr."
After working on the film for the last 10 years and recently completing it as writer, director, producer and s
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 | Creative writing gets high marks in summer
08/13/2008
"In English, my name means video games. In French, my name means a shiny sports car. In India, my name comes from the first king to ever rule. But to my little cousin, I'm basically a punching bag. I wish he would get over that phase."
So wrote Bharath K
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 | Soccer ministry host pays tribute to husband
08/07/2008
A recent opportunity to serve as a host for members of a soccer ministry has become a blessing on numerous fronts for Auburn resident Janice Gretchko.
Mrs. Gretchko, whose husband, Michael, lost his battle with non-small-cell lung cancer in March, said t
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 | School history gets room
07/30/2008
For nearly 20 years, Thomas G. Mattern collected artifacts, photographs, newspaper articles, yearbooks, diplomas, antique textbooks, stories, board of education records, class rings, scrapbooks and other memorabilia spanning the 175-year history of the Ch
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07/23/2008
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