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A fund has been established by the Bay Village Historical So-ciety (BVHS) to honor the memory of long-time Bay Village his-torian Kay Rothaermel Laughlin. “Kay Laughlin will always hold a special spot in our hearts. Her loss will be felt pro-foundly for years to come by so many of us,” Cathy Flament, current Bay Village Historical Society president said. “Her knowl-edge about our local history and commitment to sharing her vast wealth of information will be hard to match. Losing her to COVID-19 was a wakeup call as to how devastating and wide-spread the implications of this pandemic have been.” “After discussing with her family the best way to me-morialize her dedication, we felt a fund for Kay would be an honorable way to keep her legacy going. We have set up the Kay Rothaermel Laughlin Fund for Preservation and Edu-cation that will help fund current and future projects. There will also be a bench dedicated in the rose garden at Cahoon Memorial Park, next to her sister Gay,” Flament noted. Kay Rothaermel Laughlin was born on Feb. 21, 1937,

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Look!Up in the Sky!

The new University Hospitals helicopter stopped at UH St. John Medical Center on August 19. UH has two air medical helicopters. UH1 is based at Geauga County Airport and UH2 is based at Medina Municipal Airport. Both air-craft are in service 24 hours a day to provide rapid critical care to all community hospitals and EMS providers. See story on page 2.

The City of Avon Fire Depart-ment celebrated the promotion of three outstanding officers last week in a ceremony held at the department on Detroit Road. Inau-gural proceedings were hosted by Mayor Bryan Jensen and the three candidates took their oaths of of-fice. Pictured with Chief Frank Root (from left) are Assistant Chief Dave Swope, Captain Brett Bruehler and Lieutenant James Fischer.

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Maria’s Field of Hope is in full bloom this week. The iconic sunflower field planted by the Prayers from Ma-ria Children’s Cancer Foundation at the corner of Chester and Jaycox Roads in Avon is in full splendor. First planted in 2014, the field brings encouragement to our community like never before in this year of pandemic-related shutdowns and cancellations.

The field was begun 7 years ago at a time the Foundation was looking for an impactful way to share its symbol, a sunflower, with the community. It was suggested by a board mem-ber at the time to consider planting a sunflower patch that would bring public at-tention to the tragedy of children’s cancer and en-hance the Foundation’s fund-raising efforts for medical research.

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Look! Up in the Sky!New University Hospitals Helicopter Stops at UH St John Medical Center

High overhead these days you may have noticed a new University Hospitals helicopter. The new University Hospitals helicopter stopped at UH St John Medical Center on August 19 to show the new air-craft to the CEO and local fire departments EMS providers. UH has two air medical helicopters. UH1 is based at Geauga County Airport and UH2 is based at Medina Mu-nicipal Airport. Both aircraft are in service 24 hours a day to provide rapid critical care to all community hospitals and EMS providers. The air medical program started over 20 years ago, and over the years the program has grown as University Hospitals has expanded their services throughout Northeast Ohio. Recently, the program has upgraded both aircraft, and is under a new vendor contract with PHI Air Medical. Pictured from left to right, Rob David, CEO of UH St. John Medical Center, Dan Ellenberger, Director of EMS for University Hospitals,Gayle Celebrezze, Flight Nurse and Anthony Riggs, Flight Paramedic.

University Hospitals an-nounced today plans to participate as a study site for the Phase 2/3 global study sponsored by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) of an investigational vaccine, BNT162b2, against SARS-CoV-2. UH’s study site is one of approximately 120 clin-ical investigational sites around the world that will collectively enroll up to 30,000 participants. This vaccine is one of the most advanced candi-dates in the BNT162 program cur-rently being evaluated in the United States and Germany and recently re-ceived Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “This is encouraging news for Ohioans,” said Daniel I. Simon, MD, Chief Clinical & Scientific Officer and President, UH Cleveland Medical Center. “We were among the first in the nation to test Remdesivir, the promising drug in the treatment of COVID-19, which enabled our community to benefit from our participation in the clinical trial program. And now once again, we are bringing our community another poten-tial defense mechanism in our fight against the coronavirus – a vaccine candidate. The trial has been approved by the FDA and our Institutional Review Board. We are expecting shipment of the experimental vaccine and initiation of the trial in the next week.” The clinical trial will take place at UH Cleveland Medical Center with Robert Salata, MD, Chairman of the Department of Medicine at UH Cleveland Medical Center, Program Di-rector of the UH Roe Green Center for Travel Medicine & Global Health and Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health at Case Western Reserve University, serving as the principal investigator. Addition-ally, Elie Saade, MD, UH Director of Infection Control and Scott Fulton, MD and George Yendewa, MD, Assistant Professors of Medicine at UH Cleveland Medical Center, will serve as co-investigators. “The need for an effective vaccine is critical in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Salata. “There is presently no cure for the highly contagious novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and our best plan of attack is to find

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There are many reasons for the word fortunate to fit with a 50-year-old. First and foremost, we are alive. Noth-ing is as precious as life itself. We often need reminders of this, but if we take a moment to think about it and not focus on what is wrong, a smile should appear, and an apprecia-tion for hitting that landmark and above will be evident. Often our children are grown, and the blessing of grand-children comes to us. We can slow our lives a little bit, and financial pressures may ease up. I could go on as I am sure many of you could also add your thoughts. I want to share with you the context of the opening statement.

A lady came in for a routine cleaning and checkup. Upon examining her x-rays, a large cavity was present in her lower right tooth. The hole from the cavity extended down below the gum and deep into the tooth. I needed to act quickly before the tooth became so damaged that the only fix would be removal.

In my discussion with this person, I told her that the possibility of needing a root canal was high. The extent of the decay was very close to the center of the tooth where the nerve and other living tissue reside. If the decay reaches this tissue, then a root canal procedure comes into play. Any-time decay or fractures reach the center of the tooth, an infection will occur. A root canal procedure stops the infec-tion and allows the tooth to remain in the mouth.

What does all of this have to do with the age of my patient? I will explain to you why age played a role in her treatment. When we first develop teeth as babies or children, the teeth form from a mass of living tissue. The cells in this tissue have one job. They lay down layers of hard material which form the final tooth as we see it. The layers of tooth develop much like a tree trunk thick-ens as it grows. Each area of the mouth grows the tooth that is appropriate for that spot. Chewing teeth form in the back of the mouth, and cutting teeth form in the front of the mouth.

After the final tooth forms, the living tissue, which is now in the center of the tooth, serves no further purpose for growth and development. Over time it shrinks and even disappears entirely. On a young person, the tissue is sub-stantial. As we get older, sometimes we can’t find the tis-sue. On a young person, root canal procedures that deal with this living area of the tooth are easy to perform. On an older person, a root canal procedure may become an impossibility.

My patient had a large area of decay. If she had been younger, that degree of decay would necessitate a root ca-nal procedure. That level of decomposition would have reached the nerve of the tooth. She did not need that pro-cedure because the nerve and blood vessels in the center of

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the tooth shrunk away. The decay never reached them as shrinkage occurred.

A root canal procedure, despite its bad press, is not horrible. Most of my patients tell me that they could not believe how easy the process went. I often say that the best dentistry many times is the least dentistry. Her age allowed me to do less treatment to save her tooth. In this regard, she was fortunate. Our need for meticulous dental care does not go away as the decades pass by—the type of care changes. If you are overdue for your routine exam, call us to schedule that essential visit. You can reach us at 440.892.1810. I look forward to seeing you.

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COMMUNITY SERVICES: Many people are struggling during this difficult time defined by constant uncertainty. There is no shame in seeking help for yourself or someone you know is struggling. The Westlake Senior and Community Services Department and the Far West Center have teamed up to offer a four-part series designed to support the emotional health and well-being of individuals in the 60-plus community. Groups of 12 are invited to discuss ways to cope with the anxiety, isolation and stress which many are facing during the COVID-19 situation. To take part in the program, follow a few simple steps listed on the city’s website: www.cityofwestlake.org/825/11653/Senior-Strong

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and passed away on July 25, 2020. No one knew more about the history of Bay Village than Kay. Along with her sister Gay, she wrote, “Bay Village: A Way of Life” in 1974, the first writ-ten history of the town. In 2007, Kay and Ginny Peterson compiled a picture book, “Bay Village,” collecting the pictures and writing the content. Kay began writing her, “Snippets of Bay Village History” column in 2015, penning more than 100 articles. Kay joined the Bay Village Historical Society in 1968 and served as president for two years in 1976. She was part of the team that opened Rose Hill Museum in 1974. She was a docent for 20 years at Rose Hill Museum and became the society’s historian. Donations to the Kay Rothaermel Laughlin Fund for Preservation and Education can be mailed to BVHS, P.O. Box 40187, Bay Village, OH 44140. Please write a note on or with the check explaining that it is for Kay’s fund.

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The idea was shared with the Jacobs De-velopment Group, which owns the land, and the project was launched. Each summer since, the Field of Hope has attracted thousands of visitors. Some come for photos at this amazing locale. But others come for prayer, reflection, meditation or to pay respects to the children and families who have endured the tragedy of glioma and other cancers. Today, among the blooms, you will find notes of remembrance tied to the stems of many sunflowers, and also photo placards in loving remembrance of children who were lost.

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The program offers testing to individuals regardless of their symptom status, insurance status or ability to pay. Individuals will not be charged for the test.

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Individuals can also call to schedule testing ap-pointments at the Care Alliance Central Clinic, lo-cated at 2916 Central Ave. in Cleveland.

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With Cuyahoga County Public Library’s 27 branches back open to the public, many are curious about the status of the new Bay Village Branch project. Due to pandemic re-lated reductions in the state funding, the Library systems suffered a $5 million loss in revenue for calendar year 2020. This reduction is budgeted funding forced the Library to reduce spending across the board including the delay of planned capital projects for the re-mainder of this year. The Bay Village Branch remains a top priority for the Library and we plan to resume progress once we are in a more stable financial position. We look forward to celebrating a new Bay Village Branch Library in the future!

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The Avon Local Schools has welcomed back its 4,500 students in a whole new way. For the first time, the district began the new school year with an in-person and online option. We have 23 percent of our students engaging from home digitally. For the past few months the district’s staff has been preparing our schools to welcome our students back. As part of the new safety procedures for in-person learning, stu-dents and staff returning to our schools are wearing face coverings and adher-ing to social distancing guidelines. Physical distanc-ing reminders are posted on walls and floors; direc-tional signs are strategically placed; and hand sanitizer stations are available at en-trances to the buildings. We have purchased equipment and supplies that allow for the appropriate amount of cleaning for buses, class-rooms, cafeterias, rest-

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First-grader Emmy Dundr, 6, begins her first day of school at Avon East Elementary School.

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rooms, and playgrounds. “Our first priority is the safety of our students and staff,” said Mike Laub, Avon Local Schools superintendent. “We’ve relied heavily on the guidance of Lorain County Public Health, as well as the Ohio Depart-ment of Health, the CDC and infectious disease experts when building our responsible Soaring Back to School plan. I am very appreciative of how our staff and families responded to our plan and we look forward to a great school year.” #SoaringBack, #AvonFirstDay2020, #AvonInspires


Common Threads is an initiative of Building Hope in the City, a Cleve-land faith-based nonprofit organization with a mis-sion to advance the good of the city, magnify the mission of Jesus and unleash the capability of underestimated people. As a 100% nonprofit thrift store, Common Threads has a unique model where all sales from donated items di-rectly benefit people in Greater Cleveland. “It’s a win-win for both organizations,” commented Marty Uhle, Community West Foundation President and CEO. “We are receiving the help we need to manage Sock-sPLUS items that are donated and we are also encourag-ing our donors to consider Common Threads for any other items they want to donate.” For a complete list of SocksPLUS items most needed for the homeless or to learn more about the partnership, visit SocksPLUS.org.

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Porch Talks Resume with“The True Life Story of Eliot Ness”

The Bay Village Historical Society and the Reuben Osborn Learn-ing Center resume their series of porch talks on Sept. 13 with Rebecca McFarland speaking about, “The True Life Story of Eliot Ness.” McFarland is an internationally recognized expert on the life and times of Eliot Ness. Her research has been requested for magazines, books, movies, radio and television. Formerly a resident of Bay Vil-lage, McFarland has served on several committees impacting the city of Cleveland. She coordinated a funeral for Eliot Ness in 1997, attended by international press. Eliot Ness served as Cleveland’s Safety Director from 1935 to 1942. In those few years, he made an impact on the city of Cleveland that lasted for generations. He came to the area when the city was regarded as one of the most dangerous cities in the country. Under the direction of Ness, Cleveland was awarded the National Safety Award. Ness spent his remaining years in his home in Bay Village. The Sunday, Sept. 13 porch talk will take place at the Bay Village gazebo, 303 Cahoon Rd., at 2 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a lawn chair. Correct distance meeting COVID-19 precautions will be main-tained. Guests are also asked to wear a mask. The rain date for the free program is Sept. 20. For additional information, contact Dean Bren-nan at [email protected].

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Lots of walking is the order of the day in Bay Village, and walking options will only be getting better in the community. Thanks to the city’s long-term master planning, work is already going on in the Rose Hill area and Bay Point (across the creek from the Boat Club) that are bring exciting changes to the community. Thanks to the city’s efforts in gaining grant fund-ing for projects, these long term projects bring an exciting future to the community. The Cahoon Park Master Plan

Community West Foundation announced they have partnered with Common Threads, a charitable thrift store, to be the SocksPLUS in-kind donation drop-off location. Monetary donations, however, should still be sent to the Community West Foundation office located at 800 Sharon Drive in Westlake. Community West started the SocksPLUS initiative after learning that socks were, and still are, the number one requested item by the homeless. Due to the exponential growth since its inception in 2014, the foundation needed a re-source to help house the donations of socks and other items that were arriving at their office. Common Threads has the means to accept donations on the foundation’s behalf and house them until they are delivered to the homeless through the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH).

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Holy Trinity School EarnsGovernor’s Thomas Edison Award

The Ohio Academy of Science has selected Holy Trinity School (Avon) as one of the 37 Ohio schools and 464 teachers to receive The Gover-nor’s Thomas Edison Awards for Excellence in STEM Education and Student Research for their accomplishments during the 2019-2020 school year. This is the fourth consecutive year Holy Trinity has been selected for this award. Each school will receive a special Governor’s

Award certificate, and each teacher will receive a comple-mentary membership to The Ohio Academy of Science. Holy Trinity teachers Nancy Wild, Jackie Powidel, Mat-thew Hess, Sara Martin, Tera Cowdin, Meghan Namestnik, Jennifer Hess, Sandy Gorenc

and Jean Spinazze will receive member-ship into The Ohio Academy of Science. The Technology Di-vision of the Ohio Development Ser-vices Agency funded the program. The criteria for the Thomas Edison Award for Excellence are: (1) to conduct a local science fair with twelve or more students, (2) qualify two or more of these students for one of the Academy’s 17 dis-trict science days, (3) have students partici-pate in at least one or more youth science opportunities beyond the classroom.

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In honor of National Dog Day, we want to give a shoutout to the outstand-ing work done by our K-9 unit here in the City of Westlake. The unit currently consists of Ptl. Dennis Funari and his K-9 partner CASH and Ptl. JP Toth and his 4-legged sidekick TIMMY. Ptl. Rich Dudas will undergo training later this year to become the department’s third K-9 officer. Visit https://youtu.be/GFnAGR9NRTs and watch K-9 units from Westlake, North Ridgeville and Berea undergo training on the shore of Lake Erie. Enjoy! #NationalDogDay #KeepWestlakeSafe.

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Amazing! 12 kids (7 From Bay Village) sailed impressively in BIG Leu-kemia Cup wind and waves! 1st place team fun-draising with over $23k! Bay participants included R. Mansuetto, J. & A. Van-derhorst, K. & M. Keane, E. Petrigan, and J. Mack.

Bay Sailors Score in Cup Win

Avon Stuns Avon Lake With Furious Rallyto Win 33-30 in Thriller

- by Mark Theis, Kee on Sports Media Group, https://keeonsports.com/ Avon Lake hosted the Avon Eagles football team last (Friday) night at Memorial Stadium in Avon Lake. The two rivals have a storied history of hard fought games, and epic battles. The Avon Lake Shoremen were looking for revenge from last year’s Regional Playoff loss. The home team Shoremen were stunned and disappointed. They gave everything

they had on the field open-ing night. Still they walked away with a 33-30 overtime loss to crosstown rival Avon in an epic battle.

Read the whole story at TheVillagerNewspaper.com

Avon Gridders Hoist the Silver Rail Trophy after Friday’s win over Avon Lake.


Westlake Police Calm Machete Man at Crocker ParkA man with a machete was successfully calmed by Westlake

Poice at Crocker last week, where officers responded to a 911 call about the terrifying incident and cooly intervened with no one getting hurt.

WEST SHORE BLUES: THE BEST Of THE BEaTS

On Aug. 25 at approx. 9:15PM West-lak received 911 calls about an altercation at Crocker Park. A male had accosted a couple walking their dogs on Main St and was waving around a long knife that was described as a “machete.” The victim reported on 911 that the male had used the knife to steal his dog and had in fact cut the dog’s leash to gain control of the K9. The victim added that the suspect tried to provoke him into a physical alterca-tion. Eventually the suspect let the dog go but was yelling at other patrons of the shopping center who reported that they thought that the male was “on something.” Officers arrived and found the male walking on Crocker Park Bl. They tried to calm the man who was ranting about his children and shootings in Cleveland. They talked him into putting down his knives and followed as he briefly walked away from the officers. The man struggled against being placed into handcuffs but was taken into custody. Neither the suspect nor the officers involved reported being injured. The machete sized knife along with a 3in folding knife were recovered from the suspect. The 30yo North Olmsted resident was checked out by paramedics be-fore being booked into the Westlake Jail. The victims were upset but uninjured as were the pet dogs. The suspect was charged with felony aggravated robbery. A $100,000 cash or surety bond was levied by Rocky River Municipal Court and he was transferred to the Cuyahoga County Jail.

Elderly Victim Scammed for ThousandsOn 8/26/20 at about 11AM a resident of Santa Clara Drive came

to WPD to report that she had been scammed out of a large amount of money. The 83yo had received a call the day before purporting to be from her grandson. The “grandson” said that he had been at fault for a bad traffic accident and needed legal help. A 2nd male got on the phone claiming to be the grandson’s public defender. He relayed that the grandson needed thousands of dollars to pay the court to get out of trouble. The duo talked the concerned grandparent into going to the bank for cash. When she said that she would not drive into Cleveland to meet outside a Bail Bonds office, the fake lawyer said

that as luck would have it they had a courier in the area who could pick up the funds. The perpetrators added that the grandmother could not tell anyone about the “bond payment” because there was a gag order on the case and she would get into trouble. A male driving a 10ft U-Haul truck arrived at the home. The victim said that he was very polite as he collected the cash and drove away. The victim was out thousands of dollars. Investigators are following up with video from the area and comparing notes with other Northeast Ohio police departments who reported having very similar crimes.

Two Arrested for Realtor Abduction AttemptOn 8/22/20, the North Ridgeville Po-

lice were dispatched to a Homecrest Drive address in response to an attempted ab-duction of a realtor. The realtor, a 54 year old female, reported that she was waiting to show a home on the street when two males approached the home in a silver SUV. Af-ter a brief conversation the driver asked for a business card. When she returned to the vehicle to issue the business card, the driver grabbed her by the arm and attempted to pull her into the vehicle. The realtor reported that the male passenger yelled “Get her in here!” and “let’s go!” After a struggle, the realtor was able to break free and get into her vehicle and lock the doors. The two male suspects fled the area. The victim sustained bruises and cuts on her arm.

An investigation conducted by the North Ridgeville Police De-tective Bureau resulted in two adult males being arrested in connec-tion with the abduction. They are identified as David J. Helton (45) of Vermillion, and Michael W.B. Evans (37) of Henrietta Township. Both were charged with Abduction, a felony of the 3rd degree and Assault, a 1st degree misdemeanor.

Bay Village Home InvasionOn August 25, 2020, around 1:20am, the

Bay Village Police Department received multiple calls of a possible burglary in the area of 23700 Wolf Rd. Officers responded to the area and spoke to two individuals who fled the home and ran to different streets asking other residents to call for help. Two individuals from the home, a 57 year old female and a 33 year old male, were taken to an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The two were released from the hospital a few hours later.

Preliminary investigation shows this was a home invasion and is an isolated incident. Although several calls were received from the surrounding area, only one house was entered.

The Bay Village Police Department is continuing to investigate.If anyone has information about the incident, please call the BVPD at 440-871-1234

Woman Attempts to “Jump from Car”On 8/25/20 at about 9:35AM WPD received a call of a dispute

in a car that was travelling on I90. A concerned citizen noted that a female was attempting to jump from an open passenger door but the male driver kept pulling her back in. Officers located the de-

scribed vehicle in the parking lot of the Double Tree hotel on Crocker. The occupants had just exited. The officer noted that the female half showed indications that she had just been in a fight. The nearby male attempted to hide be-hind parked cars. The male refused to listen to orders and had to be physically restrained. Officers noted that he was sweating profusely, had constricted pupils and was foaming at the mouth. He was also verbally threatening the officers’ lives. Fearing that he was overdosing an ambulance was summoned to the scene while the incident was being investigated. The female explained that the detained male had used drugs and had attempted to cut her with a knife and strike her with a tire iron. Officers noted that she had minor injuries. WPD accompanied the male to UH St. John Medical Center. He was later charged with domestic violence, resisting arrest, unlawful restraint and menacing. He will be arraigned in Rocky River Municipal Court on 8/28/20. Sev-eral agencies including Cleveland PD, Brooklyn PD and Strongsville PD placed holders on the 36yo Cleveland resident for offenses such as prior domestic violence and shoplifting incidents.

Cocaine & Ammo Found On 8/23/20 at approx. 11:20AM an officer stopped a vehicle on

Crocker by I90 for a traffic violation. The occupants seemed overly nervous and the officer noted that the driver could not follow simple instructions. Investigation revealed that the 25yo Lorain resident was in possession of a small baggie of white powder which he ad-mitted was cocaine. A search of the car revealed other baggies, a scale, a grinder and several rounds of 9mm ammunition. The male and his female passenger were sent on their way. They will be sum-moned to court when the lab results of the suspected contraband are returned.

Unconscious Man Tracked by GPS On 8/24/20 at approx. 11:15PM an officer noted a commotion

in the parking lot of the BP at Columbia and Detroit Rds. A female in the lot screamed that her son was in distress in the driver’s seat of a nearby car. She had been calling 911 when the officer noticed her. The officer quickly noted that the male was unconscious, sweating and having trouble breathing. He administered several doses of Nar-can to the 36yo Avon Lake resident before the ambulance arrived to take him to UH St. John Medical Center. The mother explained that she had not been able to get a hold of her son and had tracked him using the GPS on his phone. Officers located numerous pills and paraphernalia in the vehicle. The male was conscious and talking when investigators spoke to him later in the night.

Westlake Police: When to Stop for School Buses

The Westlake Police Department recently shared the above information on the laws for stopping for school buses.

Information courtesy of the City of Westlake Police Depart-ment, www.facebook.com/westlakepolice/

Schools are back in session. Remember that some schools are meeting in person so there are school buses active in our commu-nity. Stop for school buses loading and unloading. Protect our kids. WPD will be enforcing passing school bus violations.


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