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“DON’T BAIL USOUT….. COUNT US IN!”The more we read about ournational obsession with BailOuts, the more we realizethere’s plenty of peopleright here in our backyardsaying:

“Don’t Bail Us Out,Count Us In!”

In the emerging neweconomy, the winners willbe those who have seizedthe new opportunities avail-able to serve the community.

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VILLAGER BEATtions positioned to prosperby saying:


1. -Last week, BernieMoreno of the NorthOlmsted Auto Collectionannounced that his groupwill be one of first fran-chises to sell the Fisker’s$88,000 plug-in hybrid, avehicle that reportedly maynever need to use gasoline.Moreno says he already has11 preorders and expects to

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There are plenty ofpeople in the West Shorearea who are not focusingon the nation’s obsessionwith Bailouts.

They don’t have timefor a recession, the flu scare

or where their next handoutis coming from…..

They are instead saying“Count Me In” when itcomes to community pro-grams that celebrate life

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have 50 buys lined up byDecember for Fisker Auto-motive of California, thecountry’s leading manufac-turer of eco-friendly cars.

2. – Community WestFoundation of Rocky Riverreports its first quarter 2009philanthropic gifts. Happily,this great local resource ofcommunity supportawarded well over$200,000 to area facilitiesand organizations. Details

are listed in today’s Villager& Crocker Park Press. Andall the grants and gifts stayright here in the West Shore!A great example of Cel-ebrating the Power of Com-munity!

3. – St. John WestShore Hospital, under itsnew partnership agreementwith University Hospitalsand the Sisters of Charity,recently announced a $100million commitment fromthe two groups. “This agree-

ment will ensure the qualityof healthcare in this area forthe next 100 years,” SJWSPresident and CEO Cliff J.Coker reported to us.

4. – Despite a slow-down of the housing market,Crocker Park has opened 56great new models overlook-ing the lifestyle center.These fabulous modelsspeak to the quality of lifeof our region. And the inter-est generated by The Excel-sior is tremendous. We havelearned that more than 20are preleased or close to it.

5. – Avon Lake TowneCentre has a reported excit-ing new tenant for the spotrecently vacated bySwingo’s Grand Taverne.Famed local restaurateurand “Iron Chef” champMichael Symon has suppos-edly signed to take over theGrand Taverne in a bit ofgreat news that could makethe new better than the old.Symon, by the way, is anatural for the west side ashe is a St. Ed grad.

6. – Stark Enterprises:Just when everyone is readyto jump on Robert Stark’scase every time there is adent in his veneer, some-thing better comes along.Six weeks ago, his EtonCenter was sharply cri-tiqued for losing a few ten-

ants. Then, Michael Symonshows up on the east side aswell as Avon Lake and re-portedly signs on to takeover the closed Cold StoneCreamery in Woodmerewith an exclusive eatery.Hey, don’t shopping centerstorefronts see turnover allthe time? Once again, thenew may be much betterthan the old ever was….

7. – Speaking of greatfood events, have you heardabout the Top Chef compe-tition that will headline St.John West Shore Hospital’sFestival of the Arts this sum-mer? TV celeb Ted Allen (ofBravo’s Top Chef) will heada culinary battle pittingChefs Brandt Evans of BlueCanyon Kitchen & Tavern,Rachael Spieth ofLakewood’s Three Birds,Timothy Stadnik ofGiovanni’s and RoccoWhalen of Fahrenheit. Eachchef will be asked to preparean appetizer and entrée forthe competition. Think ofthe possibilities! The Festi-val takes place July 10, somark your calendars! By theway, this fundraiser gath-ered over $80,000 for SJWSOutreach Programs lastyear. See you there!

So, there is lots goingon around town from manyin the West Shore who aresaying, loud and clear:


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Four Westlake HighSchool students from theWHS Engineering & Tech-nology Education Depart-ment won the title of statechampion for their “Best ofShow” awards at the OhioTechnology Education Asso-ciation state conferenceschool exhibits competitionheld earlier this month inColumbus.

Junior Matt Schmitzwon Best of Show for his 3Dillustration of a pencil sharp-ener in the Computer Gen-erated Technology category.

Winning a state cham-pion title for his Best ofShow award was junior Vic-tor Klimchuk for his PVC

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Also winning a statechampion title for their Bestof Show award was the teamof junior AJ Suever andsophomore Dane Rimko fortheir French-Normandyhouse design in the Con-struction/Architecture Tech-nology category.

Students earning Awardof Merit ribbons wereMaeve Goede, JulianNorton, Kristina Cho andLydia Hudak. WHS studentscompeted against studentsfrom around the state whosubmitted more than 450entries in seven differenttechnology categories.

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The introduction to this columnis “Let’s Go Cavs”!

Today was one of the typicaldays in our dental office and thisscenario repeats itself hundreds ofthousands of times every single dayall across the country. A number ofpatients came in who have had a fearof going to the dentist and that is notat all unusual. Basically, they havehad some poor experience in thedental office in the past and this iswhat they are projecting forward to their present visit.Dentistry is a lot different than it ever has been before. Wehave better local anesthetics and better techniques for get-ting patients numb. There is new technology, such as dentallasers, which we have in our office, where we do not haveto get patients numb at all. Dental materials are much moreadvanced they have ever been before, so we as dentists canbe much more conservative and save considerably moretooth structure than ever before, making your visit, again, avery comfortable procedure.

The next thing that happened at our office today alsorepeats itself many times. Patients will come in with tooth-aches that they report had started many months ago. Thereason that the patients waited so long to receive treatmentis because they was a combination of the tooth stoppedhurting and then started again a few times or the patientsmay have had some old medication lying around and hadself-medicated themselves. I can pretty well tell you thatafter 28 years of being a dentist, that if you get a toothache,the chances are at least 95% that there is something badgoing on in that tooth or in your mouth and it is problemthat will not be going away by itself. If a tooth hurts you

What Is Normal… by Dr. Louis Malcmacher of The Healthy Smile

for awhile and then that paingoes away, there is a verygood chance that the nerveof the tooth has died andnow it is leaking infectiousmaterial into the bone. Thisprobably will not affect youuntil one day that infectionturns acute and you wake upwith a cheek that is the sizeof a baseball from that in-fected tooth and then it willbe beyond repair. If youhave sensitivity in your teethfrom gum disease or if youhave bleeding gums, thisproblem will only get worsewith time. Bacteria is eat-ing the bone around yourteeth away, and then whatseems like all of a sudden,you wake up with looseteeth, which will then needto be extracted.

Another reason thatpeople wait is because theywill use some old medicinesfrom their cabinet that havebeen sitting around for a fewyears, either antibiotics orsome kind of a pain pill.This may briefly help for aperiod of time. Any phar-macist or physician will tell

you that if your medicationsare more than two years old,it will truly be best to throwthem away and not to usethem. They can mask symp-toms, prolong the problemsthat you are having, and ifyou end up taking the wrongantibiotic for the infectionyou are experiencing, youcan really complicate thesituation you are in drasti-cally. Know what yourmedications are for and takethem appropriately andplease throw out any medi-cations that are old and use-less.

Don’t put off going tothe dentist any more – if youfeel that you have a problemthat has been going on, callour office today at 440-892-1810 for a free consultation.If something in your mouthis bothering you, it will notgo away and it is not nor-mal! Come on in so we cantell you how we can helpyou to feel better. We arehere to help you smile.

“Saving Your MarriageBefore it Starts” HelpsCouples Build a SolidFoundation

Are you or someoneyou know engaged to bemarried? Do you know anewlywed couple strugglingto keep it together whenmarriage didn’t live up towhat they thought it wouldbe? With wedding seasonupon us, so many couplesare focused on the “big” daywithout taking time to worktogether to build a goodfoundation for a healthymarriage. To help thesecouples, CornerstoneAmong Women will besponsoring a marriagecourse called “Saving YourMarriage Before it Starts.”

Free Marriage Course For Engaged And Newlywed CouplesCreated by relationship

experts Les and LeslieParrott, this curriculum hasbecome the gold standardfor helping engaged andnewlywed couples. Thecourse begins on Monday,May 4 and will meet forseven sessions from 6:30 –8:30 pm at 364 GriswoldRd. in Elyria (across fromMidway Mall and next toMarcs). The class is free andopen to the public, though a$10 donation will be re-quested for those wanting aworkbook. To register, call440-284-1010.

National statistics showthat 50 percent of all mar-riages end in divorce andthat rate jumps to 60 percentfor second marriages. InLorain County, the latest

marriage and divorce ratesreleased by the Ohio Depart-ment of Health, Center forVital and Health Statisticsare equally as grim. Theyindicate that the county had930 divorces in a one yearperiod compared to 1,571marriages. And of those di-vorces, 837 affected minorchildren.

By attending thiscourse, couples will: learnhow to communicate; dis-cover the secret to reducingand resolving conflict; un-cover the most importantmisbeliefs of marriage; gettheir sex lives off to a great

start, and identify the hottopics in their marriage.

Cornerstone AmongWomen supports womenand families with pregnancydecisions, parenting educa-tion and programs to aid inthe healing process for preg-nancy loss. This faith-basedorganization provides nu-merous free services to thecommunity including confi-dential counseling, referrals,pregnancy screening tests,limited ultrasounds,parenting classes and LifeEd U material assistance. ItsCenters are located in Elyriaand Rocky River.


Count Us In!And Celebrate the Power ofCommunity

right here in our own back-yards.

Here are a few reasonsto Celebrate the Power ofCommunity:

Over 600 runners,walkers and well-wishersturned out at Westlake Highlast Sunday morning forEmily’s Rainbow Run, a funrun with proceeds to assistEmily Lewis, a ParksideMiddle School 6th graderwho has already lost a kid-ney, many days of schooland part of her childhood tocancer. But she has neverlost her smile, her warmth,her strength or her desire tolearn, laugh and be a younggirl. Emily is truly an inspi-ration to all who know her.

“We were over-whelmed with over 600 par-ticipants,” reported orga-nizer Cathy Milowicki. “Itwas a beautiful day and itwas great to see so many inour community who justwanted to help and showsupport for this wonderfulgirl.”

Over at Crocker Parkon Saturday, Mike DeAnnaof Ohio Family Realty hastaken the housing crisis bullby the horns. He hosted aReal Estate Revival whichbrought together lenders,real estate opportunities andmore for those in the homemarket.

“It went real well,” re-ported DeAnna as he wel-comed Cleveland Indiansmascot Slider as a special guest under a big tenterected for the event on the Crocker Park green.“Visitors were able to learn about the $8000housing credit, our Lifetime Realtor Programwhere you can buy or sell your home free, andalso lending options. We also had plenty of sup-port from local businesses who sponsored tableswith products for homeowners. It was a verygood day.”

Rae Ann Suburban Skilled Nursing and Re-habilitation Center at 29505 Detroit Road hostedWestlake Schools’ Juried Art Show last week.Hundreds of families stopped in to view the greatartworks creatively produced by our area’sgreatest natural resource – out kids! Familiesproudly viewed their children’s artworks in agreat show that connected the youngest of ourcommunity, our children, to the seniors servedby Rae-Ann.

All examples of our area Celebrating thePower of Community!

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As a Gold Ribbon Race Sponsor, Premier PhysiciansCenters was represented by Susan Rudin, CEOMark Wiedt and Jenny Pietrick.

Over 600 runners took part in the 4-mile, 2-mile and Kid’sRuns for Emily!

Beck Center kids got the race off to a great start withThe National Anthem.

Brian Gibbons was overall winner, taking first inthe 4-miler

Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough can always becounted on to support a community cause!

Heidelberg University ConcertChoir to Perform in Avon Lake

The Heidelberg University Concert Choir, un-der the direction of Dr. Grant W. Cook III, will per-form on Sun., May 17 at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph Church,32929 Lake Road. The performance is free and opento the public.

The program includes, among others, works byJoseph Haydn, Aaron Copland, Ernest vonDohnanyi, Morten Lauridsen, Bob Chilcott and PaulManz. In addition, the program will feature tradi-tional settings of American hymns.

Avon Lake resident, Garrison Gondek, Classof 2004, will be singing “I Will Arrive” arrangedby John Jost.

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Men’s GolfLeague inWestlake

Men’s Golf Leaguestarts in May atMeadowwood Golf Course,29800 Center Ridge Roadin Westlake, 440-835-6442.Tee times start at 8:30 a.m.weekly. For more informa-tion or sign up by calling440-835-4932.

Learn Bridgein Westlake

Learn bridge or brushup on skills at WestlakeCommunity Center, 29694Center Ridge Road,Westlake, 440-899-3544.Weekly classes start Mon.,May 4 until July 13 at 9:30a.m. Taught by Jan Carpen-ter, certified by ACBL. Signup by April 30

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I can still picture my old math teachers pounding homethe idea that “a negative times a negative equals a posi-tive.” We’d repeat it aloud several times. Still, I’d lookaround the classroom and everyone would be a little suspi-cious. It didn’t make a whole lot of sense, but we took theteacher’s word for it. After all, they passed out the gradesso it was best to agree. Over time, the best explanation tothis principle came from the following example (I’ve up-dated the explanation a bit):

Put LeBron James into the game. – PositiveDon’t put LeBron James into the game. – NegativeDon’t not put LeBron James into the game. – Two

negatives and we’re back to a positive.

I’m reminded of this principle because, in a recession,it’s tough to find good news. So, maybe I can take a coupleof negatives and try to turn it into a positive. Here goes:

Housing Starts plunged by nearly 11% in March to anannual rate of 510,000 units. This is well below the fore-casted 540,000 units, and the second-lowest level on record.

Two Negatives Equal a PositiveBy Chip Krueger at Stifel Nicolaus

Housing starts actually peaked at an annual rate of 2.27million units in January 2006. – Negative

Business Inventories declined for the sixth con-secutive month in February at a rate of 1.3%, whichwas in line with January’s decline. – Negative

Here’s where the magic of math happens. Twonegative data points could turn into a positive for theeconomy, in my opinion.

The half-century lows we are currently seeing inhousing starts means that home builders recognize theseverity of the housing crisis and are limiting theamount of new product they are contributing to ourexcess inventory. I think this could potentially allowthe housing market to bottom and clear that much faster.

The reduction in wholesale, retail, and manufac-turing inventories, made by businesses in anticipationof continued economic weakness, should not continueindefinitely. Eventually, when consumer demand gainstraction, current inventory levels may be too low tosatisfy demand. I believe this could ignite a sharp in-ventory re-stocking cycle, which will boost Gross Do-mestic Product (GDP).

The market has been on a significant upswing overthe last six weeks. We are certainly not out of thewoods, but economic data, such as that above, shouldhelp the markets to recover. Eventually, we shouldget to a point where data turns the corner and we canbegin to string several positives together; and we allknow that a positive times a positive equals, youguessed it, a positive.

Chip Krueger is a Senior Vice President/Invest-ments with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated,member SIPC and New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Hecan be contacted in the Westlake office at (440) 835-4170.

The Westlake VillageCommunity, a BrookdaleSenior Living Communityknown for its caring differ-ence over the past 20 yearsin the areas of Independentand Assisted Living, hasearned a reputation for ex-cellence in Senior Livingservices. This quality repu-tation enhances trust whileproviding peace of mind.Now, the newly finished and

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Lovely Dorothy Pesta andothers enjoyed the Ca-sino Night Party as a spe-cial Mardi Gras celebra-tion experience.

approved Westlake VillageCare Center offers Physical,Occupational and SpeechTherapies along with Re-storative Nursing Programs.

The entire care pro-gram focuses on Respect,Innovation and Choice asthe care team demonstratesthat “Everything We DoBegins with Care.” TheMission of Westlake Villageincludes “enriching the lives

Westlake Village Com-munity member PhyllisZillmann with dearestfriend Eleanor Anselmhave fun playing Black-jack or Twenty-one.

of those we serve with com-passion, respect, excellence,and integrity.”

Westlake Village is cer-tified for Medicare and is li-censed by the state of Ohiofor providing Skilled Nurs-ing Care. If one is in theWestlake Village Care Cen-ter for a brief Respite visit,for short term rehabilitationservices or for an extendedstay, the care team welcomesthe opportunity to meetone’s needs.

The staff and commu-nity members have already

Sisters Mary Metzger and Louina Laing with nonage-narian Chester Chrostowski thoroughly enjoyed theWestlake Village St. Patrick’s Day Choristers Concert.

viewed miraculous healing. Community members thathave been hospitalized and return to the Westlake Vil-lage Care Center heal faster as they continue their jour-ney developing Optimum Life® potentials in the di-mensions of PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, PUR-POSEFUL, SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL and SOCIAL.

The Westlake Village Las Vegas Casino Night pro-vided many wonderful memories with star entertain-ment and exciting games. The dynamic St. Patrick’sDay Concert and Good Friday non-denominationalService inspired all with joy and love. Whether a Com-

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here, Tom! How is every-one? Fine I hope.

I have a recipe thisweek for Leek Soup. It isreally good. First an oldwives tale… “Lettuce is be-lieved to have magical andhealing properties, includ-ing the power to arouse loveand counteract the affects ofwine.” I wonder whatveggie brings good for-tune???

Leek Soup:4 leeks, white part only (wash thoroughly);

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I hope everyone is doing okay. A lot ofyou are cleaning your yards and thinking of yourgardens. Remember to take time to smell theflowers.

Take care friends!Old Man in the Kitchen, Tom.

Avon / Avon Lake Relayfor Life, Committee &Captains Meeting

Be part of a fun-filled overnight activ-ity that mobilizes communities across thecountry to celebrate survivorship, remem-ber those who lost their lives to cancer, andraise money for the fight against cancer. Thisis an American Cancer So-ciety signature activity. Thisyear’s theme is “One World,One Hope”.

The Relay takes placeat the Avon Lake HighSchool, starting at 4:00 pmon Saturday, June 6th andends at 10:00 am on Sunday,June 7th. To learn moreabout how you can get in-volved, please attend thenext Committee or TeamCaptains’ Meeting. Themeetings are held back toback on Monday, May 4that the Avon Lake Library,32649 Electric Blvd., AvonLake. The Committee meet-ing starts at 6:00 p.m. andthe Captain’s meeting startsat 7:00 p.m. All team cap-tains need to turn in your T-Shirt Order Forms, TeamProgram Page & SurvivorCoupon.

By participating in Re-lay For Life, you join ourcommunity in the fightagainst cancer. Working to-gether we will make cancera thing of the past. For moredetails, contact SuzanneBaker at 888-227-6446 [email protected].

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munity member in Independent Living,Assisted Living or the Care Center, ev-ery day is a “Dream. Dare. Discover!”experience at Westlake Village, 28550Westlake Village Drive.

The Westlake Village experience isawesome. Please call Katie O’Donnell at440-892-6200 for more information anda tour of the Westlake Village Care Cen-ter today or call Susan Uranker at 440-892-4200 to set up a visit and tour of theOptimum Opportunities available in theentire Westlake Village Community.

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Cuyahoga West Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society offers aFamily History Research Help Session on Wednesday, May 6, from 1:00 –2:30 p.m., in the Conference room of Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333Center Ridge Road. There is no charge for this personalized service. Foradditional information, call 440-899-9201 or visit their website http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcwogs.

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Far West Center is sponsoring aSpring fundraising event, “Changes” onSunday,

May 17, 2009 at Lakewood CountryClub in Westlake. The event celebratesthe progress of so many women and fami-lies recovering from postpartum depres-sion, and the dramatic life changes thatcan occur through the innovative work ofthe Help for Mom Program at Far WestCenter.

The Sunday program featuresbrunch, hair styles, cosmetics, women’sfashion, and a gift basket auction. Hairstyles and cosmetics will be presented bythe Changes Salon in Richfield, Ohio.Chico’s at Crocker Park will present a se-lection of up-to-the-moment women’s ap-parel.

The program will be held from11:00am to 2:30 pm. Tickets are $50.00per person. For more information or topurchase tickets, call 440-835-6212, ext.248, or e-mail [email protected].

“Changes” Fundraiser At Far West CenterFar West Center, 29133 Health Campus

Drive in Westlake (next to St. John West ShoreHospital) is an award-winning communitymental health center serving the residents ofwestern Cuyahoga County and Lorain Countythrough quality mental health services and sig-nature programs. “Help for Mom” is a uniqueprogram of Far West Center for new mothersat-risk for postpartum depression. It providesindividual and group counseling, psychiatriccare, and access to community resources fornew mothers struggling after the birth of ababy. Over 300 new mothers have been in-volved in

Help for Mom over the past five years.Proceeds from the “Changes” event ben-

efit the Help for Mom Program at Far WestCenter.

Avon-on-the Lake Garden Club

Avon-on-the-Lake Gar-den Club will meet Wed.,May 6 at 11:30 a.m. for theannual Spring Luncheonand Installation of Officersat Lakewood Country Club,2613 Bradley Road,Westlake, OH. “SeasonalFloal Designs” will be pre-sented by Pat Vanderaar,Owner of Wind PetalsFlower Shop.

The annual field tripwill be June 3, 2009. Themembers will be touringCulinary Vegetable InstituteMilan, OH

“When my husband, Chuck, and I decided to buy a home, we askedOhio Family Realty to show us a few homes, and then Mike and Tonyfound the home we loved. Thank you Ohio Family Realty.”

Deb, Sheffield Lake

“Working with Ohio Family Realty was an excellent experience. Thestaff kept me updated every step of the sales process. Their knowledgeand persistence led to the sale of my condo within a few months.”

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“Thank you for the time and effort spent researching the sellingprice of our home – also quick return of phone calls. Reallyappreciate your help – thanks again.”

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Common Ground Art AuctionA Spring Art Auction to benefit Com-

mon Ground—The Cindy Nord Center forRenewal will be held Sat., May 2 at 7 p.m.An elegant evening of art, food & friends,Hors d’oeuvres, Cash bar, Door prize. Tobe held at the beautiful jewel on the lake,Rose Café, 1800 W. Erie Avenue, LakeviewPark, Lorain at 7 pm, $10 per person

Please join us for exciting evening ofart, food & fun! The beautiful surroundingsof the

Rose Café will be enhanced by beauti-ful art works provided by Azalea Fine Artand RED DOT Project

For more information, please call Com-mon Ground at (440) 965-5551.

Avon Lake City Schools Senior Citizen Lunch

Avon Lake City Schools will host a Se-nior Citizen Lunch Tues., May 12 at TroyIntermediate School, 237 Belmar Blvd. inAvon Lake. Time: 12:30 p.m., Cost: $5.00.Menu: Chicken Pot Pie, Tossed Salad, Straw-berry Shortcake, Coffee/Tea/Milk

Patty Bower, Head Cook at Troy istaking orders for her delicious Chicken PotPies. The cost is $3.00 per pie and you canorder them Unbaked or Baked to Take-Outand Freeze for later use. To make reserva-tions for the lunch, or to order Chicken PotPies, please contact Judi Kostelansky at(440) 933-5163 Ext. 1519

Cleveland OrchestraYouth Orchestra To

Perform At WestlakeSchools Performing

Arts CenterThe Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orches-

tra will perform a free outreach concert atthe Westlake Schools Performing Arts Cen-ter on May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Westlake HighSchool senior Brent Anstead will play thehorn and sophomore Megan Zapfe will playthe violin.

The Youth Orchestra provides seriousyoung middle school and high school mu-sic students with a unique pre-professionalorchestral training experience. Youth Or-chestra members are coached by ClevelandOrchestra musicians and rehearsals and con-certs take place in historic Severance Hall.

The Youth Orchestra is a full symphonicensemble of nearly 110 young musicians.Players are drawn from more than 45 com-munities in 14 counties across NorthernOhio. The Youth Orchestra presents threeconcerts annually at Severance Hall andthree or more outreach performancesthroughout the Greater Cleveland area. Theconcert is free and open to the public.

The Lee BurnesonMiddle School ScienceOlympiad team placed inthe Top 10 teams in the stateat the Ohio Science Olym-piad State Tournament.

The LBMS team wentagainst 40 of the state’s topScience Olympiad teams.The LBMS team finished inninth place, beating manyschools with the best Sci-ence Olympics programs inthe country.

The team includes fivefreshmen from WestlakeHigh School – DanaKodger, Jennifer Chern,Kalin Ngo, Kelly Zhou and

Science Olympiad Top10 Finishers

Bhargavi Maheshwer. Allfive high school team mem-bers won medals in their in-dividual events.

LBMS medal winnerswere Ishaan Bakhle, WanKwok, Katie Linger, JulieSolarz, Kevin Wang andAnthony Cellucci. Other top10 finishers were Sam Yun,Ashwen Ravichandran,Tom Steffas, Chris Stoneand Libby Goldberg.

The First Sign of Spring onMother’s Day

A smile in a house dress, she is in herwinter years this Mother’s Day.

We have traded poems, hers always ofhope with amicable insights of beautyand nature.

Her gentle advice...”By Mothers Day,look to the Weeping Willow for the firstsign of Spring”.

A poem by David Scullin


Thank you FT of Rocky River.Michael Sathre

I first learned about FT of Rocky River after receiving a marketing piece in themail. My wife quickly handed it to me and said this must be for you. I took that as astrong hint that it was probably time to start getting serious about shedding some ofmy excess 30 to 40 pounds. I took the first step by calling and setting up an appointmentto find out what this program was about.After my initial meeting with John andMichelle, I gained an immediate level ofcomfort and thought to myself that I couldreally buy- in to what they were telling meI needed to do. I instantly knew that thiswould be a change in lifestyle througheducation and commitment, not just somequick hit program. A couple of days later Imet with them again and committed to aneight week entry level program.

Over the next eight weeks I started toslowly adjust to the FT program whichincluded rigorous exercise and change ofeating habits. I do not like to call this a dietbecause all I needed to do was follow theirguide for calorie intake and eating healthyfoods available at every grocery store. Cutting all the awful foods out of my diet whichincluded some sort of fast food everyday just made good sense.

After my eight week commitment was complete they ran me through a comprehensivetest (the same one I took when I joined) to measure my success. The results showed that Ished 14 pounds and more importantly lost inches in every area that was measuredcomparatively. I also improved on every level of fitness that I was tested on including myVo2 stats which alone John told me was difficult to improve on, in that short of time.

I completed the program over a month ago and have continued to lose another11 pounds sticking with the same program of exercise, healthy eating and portioncontrol. I have to say this was not an easy task. However, nothing that gains thesetypes of results is easy. What did make it easier were all the wonderful people that Iworked with at FT. They all obviously love what they do and they do it good. They keptme motivated at times when I did not think I was going to stick with it.

“Thank you Fitness Together Rocky River”John Mulholland, OwnerNPTI, NSCA CPTJohn uses his contagious enthusiasm to develop high-energy programsthat get great results, and he often uses his humor and understandingto motivate his clients. Experience has taught him that fitness is alifestyle, and John understands that every person has unique obstaclesand goals. He is always ready for a new challenge.

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Now in his 50’s, Tom maintains the fitness level he had as a young Marinein his twenties. He hopes to be an inspiration for other “baby boomers”.With exercise and proper nutrition, extra years do not have to mean extrapounds…or extra time on the couch! Through his dedication to fitness andattention to nutrition, Tom maintains a healthy lifestyle, allowing him toenjoy hobbies such as motorcycling, weightlifting, cooking, and music.

Tom’s areas of expertise include balance, core strengthening,weight loss, flexibility, nutrition, and functional training.

Michelle Swidrak, TrainerCPTGrowing up with a fitness minded family, Michelle comes to us originallyfrom Bakersfield, CA. She received a volleyball scholarship that took herto Elgin, IL, where she earned her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology andplayed volleyball receiving MVP all four years.

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keep striving toward a healthy lifestyle.

Becky PilgrimBecky believes that a strong, fit and balanced physique begins atthe core. A lifelong fitness enthusiast and graduate of the NationalPersonal Training Institute, Becky has a passion for finding fun andunique exercises to include in her own training. Also a registerednurse, Becky has a firm grasp of what it takes to become physicallyfit through diet and nutrition, as well as functional exercise. She issure to find new ways to work your body into shape, or maintain thefigure you’ve worked so hard for.

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When it comes to ball-room dancing, some of youmight have said, “I’ve al-ways wanted to do that.”Well now you can!

Ballroom dance les-sons with Julie DiFilippo, anationally certified ball-room dance instructor, arenow available in Bay Vil-lage and Rocky River. Ms.DiFilippo has been teachingin the Northeast Ohio areafor over 5 years, having pre-

Ballroom Dancing – Fun for Everyone!viously taught at The Ball-room Dance Place in Elyria.

With ballroom danceinstruction available in yourlocal area, it’s easier thanever to try out this fun ac-tivity that you may have “al-ways wanted to do”. Les-sons are 40 minutes each, byappointment. Singles andcouples are welcome! Giftcertificates are availableand make great gifts forMother’s Day, engage-ments, retirements, gradua-

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dancing includes the Waltz,Fox Trot, Cha Cha, Rumba,Mambo/Salsa, Swing, andmore. While every student’sneeds are different, mosttake lessons for fun, assomething to do for a datenight, to begin a hobby, toprepare for a wedding orspecial event, to perform, orfor exercise. Come as youare, just bring a change ofshoes and an “I’ll try any-thing once” attitude!

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“I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for everythingyou have done for me to make it possible for me to buy mycondo. Most things you did without being asked and as a directresult of listening when we spoke. In my opinion, you went aboveand beyond your job! Thank you for everything. Ohio FamilyRealty will be recommended by me to anyone looking for yourservices!”

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The Missions Commit-tee of Fields United Meth-odist Church is sponsoringits annual Rummage SaleFriday, May 1st, and Satur-day, May 2nd in the Fellow-ship Hall, 34077 LorainRoad, North Ridgeville. Thesale is open to the public onFriday from 9 am to 5pm,and Saturday from 9 am tonoon. Members of theFields Church family canshop early Thursdayevening from 7-8:30 pm.Lorain Road is currentlyunder construction and maybe closed in one direction.Watch the constructionsigns for detour informa-tion.

All furniture, antiques,pictures, small appliances,kitchen items, games, toys,linens, clothing, and miscel-laneous items may bedropped off at the churchbetween April 28-30. Re-member, all items are taxdeductible. Forms available.

If you have a major ap-pliance to donate, such as afreezer, washer / dryer, re-frigerator, water bed, etc.,

Fields UM Church MissionsRummage Sale May 1 - 2

fill out a 4x6 card with allthe information on it, plusyour name and phone num-ber. We will put them on thebulletin board, and anyoneinterested will call you. Seepre-printed forms on theMissions Bulletinboard.The Missions Com-mittee sponsors workprojects for youth and adultsin our local area, our coun-try, and abroad. Projectshave been supported in Ken-tucky, South Carolina,Southern Ohio, Texas, NewMexico, Mexico, Guate-mala, Costa Rico, the Car-ibbean, Elyria, NorthRidgeville and Cleveland.The purpose of the MissionsCommittee is to strive tomake ‘missions’ more per-sonal to our congregationand our community.

For more informationon the Rummage Sale, theMissions Committee, orFields United MethodistChurch, feel free to call thechurch office 440-327-8753. Your support is appre-ciated. Http://www.fieldsumc.org/.

Mothers and daughterscan all recall a special mo-ment when they participatein something together thatbonds them for years tocome. The occasion seemsto pass in an instant but thevivid and priceless memorylasts a lifetime. This is oneof those moments, thanks toNicky Nicole.

Nicky Nicole’s Motherand Daughter Fashion Eventwelcomes Northeast Ohiomothers and daughters toshare in a fun-filled day of“girl-time” includingbrunch, a fashion show, ac-tivities and treats. Aunts,grandmothers and specialfriends are most welcometoo - it’s the perfect outingfor girls ages 4 and up!

“The party lets girls begirls with their family andfriends,” said MJ Lehman,owner of Nicky Nicole.“Our philosophy is that ev-ery girl is special andunique. When we host ourMother and Daughter Fash-ion Event we see the excite-ment in the eyes of mothersand daughters alike. Theyexperience one of those spe-cial times they will neverforget.” Convenientlyhosted at Walden CountryClub in Aurora on May 16or LaCentre in Westlake on

Nicky Nicole Invites Mothers andDaughters to Step Out in Style

Local Boutique Hosts Memorable BrunchEvent May 16 & 17

May 17, every girl becomesa runway star for the day andwill enjoy cupcake decorat-ing, bracelet making, fash-ion activities and games.Each girl also enjoys a spe-cial treat bag and gift certifi-cate to Nicky Nicole. A spe-cially prepared brunch willbe served to all! “This is oursecond annual Mother andDaughter Fashion Event af-ter selling out last year,”continued Lehman. “Wehost the event the weekendafter Mother’s Day becauseit is a perfect time to cel-ebrate with some quality, funtime together. This is also agreat opportunity for a groupof moms and their daughtersto share a table and have funday.” The Mother andDaughter Fashion Event is$30 per guest. For reserva-tions, call 330-665-5745.

About Nicky NicoleOpened in 2005, Nicky

Nicole has three locations inNortheast Ohio. The locallyowned stores provide fash-ion and fun for girls ages 4-14. Accolades for NickyNicole include Best ofCleveland, ClevelandMagazine 2008; and BestChildren’s Store, Akron Life& Leisure 2008. For moreinformation, visitwww.NickyNicole.com.

Lake Shore UMC/ VBSLake Shore United Methodist invites all children who have

completed Kdg- 5th grade to go to edge this summer for Vaca-tion Bible. Camp E.D.G.E: Experience+ Discover God Every-where is extreme adventure camp taking kids on exciting Bibletrek to experience and discover God everywhere, everyday. Thefun begins June 22 and ends June 26th from 9-12pm. There willbe songs, crafts, games, snacks and ending with a pizza party onFriday. The cost is $5. per child for all week. Call Karen Meiersat 440-933-5238, at Lakeshore United Methodist Church at33119 Electric Blvd in Avon Lake. Online registration is avail-able, go to our website http://www.gbgm-umc.org/lakeshoreumc/index.html. Or call Linda Below at 440-933-8810

Following is WestlakePorter Public Library’s MayCalendar of Event held at27333 Center Ridge Road

Thursdays, May 7, 14and 21 (10 - 11 a.m.)Babygarten — Infants ages 1- 18 months and theircaregivers will share nurseryrhymes, songs and books anddo projects. Register once forthe three-week series, startingApril 30.

Thurs., May 7 (7 -8:45p.m.) Investors’ InterestGroup – John Sawczak ofAAII will discuss TheUSEconomy and How WeGot Here, Part 2: MarketInternals. Last of a three-partseries. Registration required.

Tues., May 12 (7 p.m.)Book Discussion Group —This month’s selection is Gar-den Spells by Sarah AddisonAllen. New members wel-come! Books available at theCirculation Desk.

Tues., May 12 (7 - 7:45p.m.) Nursery RhymeStorytime – Kids ages 3-5will be jumping over themoon for this fun evening ofrhymes, songs and crafts.Registration begins May 5.

Wed., May 13 (10 a.m.- 8 p.m.) Spring Book Swap– Celebrate Children’s BookWeek by exchanging yourgently-used books for somenew-to-you titles!

Thurs., May 14 (7 p.m.)Non-Fiction Book DiscussionGroup – This month’s selec-tion is Passion on the Vine: AMemoir of Food, Wine andFamily in the Heart of Italyby Sergio Esposito. Newmembers welcome! Booksavailable at the CirculationDesk.

Sat., May 16 and Fri-day, May 22 (10 - 11 a.m.)

May Events At WestlakePorter Public Library

Come Play With Me — OpenPlaytime for ages 2-4 andtheir caring adults. Registra-tion begins one week beforeeach session.

Sat., May 16 (10:30a.m.) West Side Writers

Sat., May 16 and Sat.,May 23 (2 - 3 p.m.) MysteryGames – Kids ages 10 - 12:Enjoy a mystery gaming af-ternoon. It could be boardgames, word games, trivia,cards or something else! Reg-istration begins one week be-fore each session.

Mon., May 18 (7 p.m.)Monday Night Movie – The“wisteria and sunshine” ofItaly work wonders for fourEnglish ladies in EnchantedApril. Sat., May 23 (10 a.m.- 2 p.m.) Crafts A Go-Go –Join us for a fun and easy craftexperience! All supplies pro-vided — just drop in. A coolnew craft each month.

Sun., May 24 LibraryClosed on Sundays for thesummer, starting today.

Mon., May 25 Memo-rial Day - Library Closed

Tues., May 26 (1 - 7p.m.) American Red CrossBloodmobile

Wed., May 27 (2 p.m.)Afternoon Book DiscussionGroup — This month’s selec-tion is The Namesake byJhumpa Lahiri. New mem-bers welcome! Books avail-able at the Circulation Desk.

Thurs., May 28 (2 - 8p.m.) Open Piano Session –Please feel free to play thepiano in the Porter Roomfrom 2 - 8 p.m. All childrenmust be with an adult.To reg-ister for any of the programs,please call (440) 871-2600 orvisit http://signup.westlakelibrary.org:8080.

The 9th anniversary ofthe American CancerSociety’s Avon / Avon LakeRelay for Life will be heldat the Avon Lake HighSchool track, 175 AvonBelden Road (RT 83), for anovernight relay against can-cer from 4:00 pm, June 6thuntil 10:00 am, June 7th.The festival is filled withfamily fun entertainment forall ages, including music,food, contests, awards andprizes. This year’s entertain-ment includes a concert byJosh and the Empty Pock-ets. Admission is free.

New this year is a golfball drop. Up to 500 golfballs will be dropped into atarget. The one closest to

2009 Avon / Avon Lake Relayfor Life, Golf Ball Drop

the bulls-eye will receive50% of the proceeds. Therewill be prizes for second andthird place as well. Golfballs can be purchased bycontacting Dell-Ann Lewis,440-937-9772. Buy a golfball for $10.00

All golf balls will be“dropped” onto a bullseye.The winning ball will get50% of the money sold.Second and third prizes willbe awarded. They hope tohave the biggest golf balldrop ever. Please considerbuying a golf ball and com-ing to RELAY on JUNE 6to see if you have the win-ning ball! Any questions:Call 440-937-9772

Westerly Elementaryprincipal, Sylvia Cooper,has announced she will re-tire at the end of the 2008-09 school year.

Cooper’s career in edu-cation has spanned 36 years,

Principal Sylvia Cooper to Retirebeginning with herfirst teaching job as agrade 3 teacher in theLorain City SchoolDistrict.

Her proficiencyin the Spanish lan-guage led to a positionas an English as a Sec-ond Language” (ESL)resource teacher andthen as a curriculumsupervisor for ESL.

Cooper’s role asan elementary school

principal for 23 years beganin the Lorain City SchoolDistrict and included a nine-year stint at a Montessorimagnet school, six years atthe Avon Lake City SchoolDistrict, and her last eight

years at Bay Village’s West-erly Elementary.

Palm ElementarySchool in Lorain was nomi-nated as a Blue RibbonSchool by the Ohio Depart-ment of Education whileCooper served as principal.Westerly Elementary re-ceived accolades fromBattelle For Kids when theschool showed the highestgrowth in student achieve-

ment in the organization’spilot study for Ohio’s valueadded assessment measure.Cooper herself was nomi-nated Teacher of the Year bythe Lorain Jaycees and is aMartha Holden JenningsScholar.

Cooper has seen manychanges in education overthe course of her career.“There is much more use of

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Since its inception in 1938, the Heidelberg ConcertChoir has achieved the distinction of being one of the out-standing collegiate choral ensembles in the Midwest, tour-ing extensively throughout the United States and Europe.In his twelfth year as conductor, Dr. Cook (Class of ’89)has continued to build upon the longstanding tradition ofchoral excellence at Heidelberg. Under his direction, theChoir has performed at state and regional meetings of theAmerican Choral Directors Association and Music Educa-tors National Conference, premiered works by the promi-nent American composers Daniel E. Gawthrop and John V.Mochnick, and appeared in concert at Washington NationalCathedral. In June 2008, the Choir completed a successfultour of Austria and Germany, which included performancesin and around Vienna, Salzburg, Munich and Heidelberg.

For details about the concert at St. Joseph Church call440-933-3152. For additional information about the Heidel-berg Concert Choir or the Heidelberg Department of Mu-sic, visit the College’s web site at www.heidelberg.edu.

Heidelberg University Concert Choirto Perform in Avon Lake

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On behalf of the now23 Hunger Programs thatMary’s Food Friends/St.Paul Lutheran Hunger Min-istry service, we thank you,the readers, sponsors andthe Villager staff, for allyour financial assistanceduring the last 16 months. The total benefits from theMary’s Food Friends… Ex-perts Who Care page willonly be known in eternity.

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data to drive decisionsnow,” she said. “It helps usfocus on specific needs forchildren. It is critical toidentify these needs andthen to differentiate instruc-tion for every child’s suc-cess in school.” Cooper saidthat teachers today face evergreater challenges in teach-ing to a wide range of abili-ties in the classroom. “In-struction is becoming moreprescriptive,” she said.

“But we can’t lose sightof the whole child,” Cooperstresses. “We need to re-member that children havea wide range of social andemotional needs. They needto feel safe and secure, andto develop a real love of

learning. This is a vital rolefor schools to play.”

Cooper is looking for-ward to an active retirement,especially with her firstgrandchild on the way. “Butwhether I’m doing volunteerwork, pursuing personal in-terests or being a grand-mother, you can’t take theteacher out of me,” she said.

She will miss her won-derful colleagues, the chil-dren, and even the dailychallenges. “It’s been a con-stant learning experience,and I’ve loved everyminute,” she said. “It’s beena privilege and honor towork in Bay Village. Thecommunity is great, and ourstaff is just exceptional.”

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IMMUNIZATIONSSECTION

LOW-COST IMMUNI-ZATIONS

Offered by the CuyahogaCounty Board of HealthAt SJWS CommunityOutreach CenterFridays, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm29160 Center Ridge Rd.,Suite RCall 216-201-2041 for anappointment

COMMUNITY EDUCA-TION SECTION

SPINE/Ortho CenterOptions for Reducing Hipand Knee Pain!Paul Forthofer, BS, ED,Service Line EducatorCome learn about the causesof pain, plus the latest medi-cal and surgical treatmentoptions including alterna-tive treatments from ourOrthopedic Educator. Res-ervations are required forthese one hour seminars.2nd Thursday of EveryMonth10:00am and 6:30 pmSJWS Hospital,29000 Center Ridge Rd. 4th floor Spine/Ortho Unit– Common RoomSeating is limited so pleasecall 877-597-6348 to re-serve your seat

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