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Santa! The People’s Choice!

Community Service Award WinnersCongratulations to the 2012 class of Community Service Award win-ners honored by Fairview Hospital last week for their extraordinary con-tributions to improving our communities. This year’s honorees are (from left) Robin Love, Raymond Horwood, MD, James Magisano, MD, John O’Neill and Linda Stewart. Complete story inside today’s Villager.

Milestone!St. John Medical Center’s annual Milestone Dinner was highlighted by hon-oring 50-year employee Jane Wright at the dinner held at Avon Oaks two weeks ago. Jane celebrated 50 years of professional service in the SJMC Birth Center with special recognition from (left) Sr. Judith Ann Karam, Presi-dent & CEO Sisters of Charity Health System, and Bill Young, President & CEO St. John Medical Center. See page 2 for more Milestone honorees.

Election Day is over. It’s time to sup-port that one person who gets everybody’s vote – Santa Claus!

Year after year, Santa astonishes pollsters with his nearly 100 per cent ap-proval mark.

“My campaign platform is simple – ‘Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men,’” said Santa as he prepares to bring his an-nual Victory Tour to Crocker Park on Sat., Nov. 17.

The annual Holiday Tree Lighting fes-tivities start at 6 p.m. Join sponsor Fair-view Hospital at a Health Fair from 1- 5 p.m. between Hyde Park & Urban Outfit-ters. Then have fun while meeting super-heroes as Cleveland’s New 102 Trapper & Toohey play host.

Here’s the schedule: 6 p.m . - Live

appearance by Radio Disney AM 1260 Road Crew . 7 p.m. - Rock-N-Roll Holiday Music by Ryan Humbert & Band. 8 p.m. - Santa Claus magically lights up Crocker Park and the 50-foot tree. It all ends with a spectacular fireworks show. After the fireworks show, visit Santa’s Workshop, located on Crocker Park Blvd. next to Aladdin’s Eatery.

“At the North Pole, we campaign all year around, just like you do down here,” said Santa. “But our campaign is always about one thing – the Christmas spirit. With our slogan, ‘Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men,’ everybody’s allowed to vote as many times as they want. So vote early and vote often!”

Now there’s a campaign platform ev-eryone can agree with!

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- THE VILLAGER - November 8 - 14, 2012

SJMC Celebrates EmployeesSt. John Medical Cen-

ter annually honors em-ployees who have been with the hospital for five years or more at a gala Milestone Dinner.

This year’s dinner was distinguished by recogniz-ing two 50-year employees,

Jane Wright and Marjo-rie Lang. Jane has devoted her career as a registered nurse in the St. John Medi-cal Center Maternity Dept., while Marjorie celebrates her golden anniversary as a Case Manager in the Qual-ity & Utilization Manage-

ment Dept.“This is an annual em-

ployee recognition dinner where everyone who has been with us for 5 years or more gets a pin,” said Chris Palmer of Human Resourc-es.

It is a great way to show

St. John Medical Center’s gratitude for the dedication and hard work of the staff.

This year’s dinner took place at Avon Oaks Coun-try Club.

Penny Evans, Rhonda Boozer, Margaret Greco and Bill Young with the 30 year SJMC honorees. Penny manages volunteer services at the hospital and Mar-garet is a registered nurse in same-day surgery.

45-year employee William Carlin and Bill Young, SJMC President & CEO. Carlin is a 40-year profes-sional porter in housekeeping.

Linda Eyring, Medical Records, Linda Becker, Medi-cal Technologist, and Susan Stottner, Health Unit As-sociate, 40 year employees.

Avon Red Hat Mama’s Avon Lake Red Hat Mama’s to meet on Thurs., Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. in the Avon Lake Library’s Gallery, 32801 Electric Blvd. ,Avon Lake for a catered lunch and a comedy skit performed by Clague & Company, a community outreach program at the Clague Play-house. The skit “ The Committee Meeting” takes a humorous look at what goes on at many organizations and club meetings. The cost is $8 which includes both the lunch a donation to benefit the Clague Playhouse. Call 440-933-6920 for reservations. A yes or no re-sponse is requested from each Red Hat Mama’s mem-ber. The $8 is due by Nov. 12.


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Their expertise is matched by our state-of-the-art Emergency Department, which helps our staff quickly assess your condition and respond appropriately. As one of Ohio’s few hospitals with a Level III Trauma Center together with accredited Chest Pain and Primary Stroke Centers, St. John Medical Center assures that you will be treated in a timely manner following national standards, resulting in superior medical outcomes.

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For my entire 30+ year dental career, the number one thing that patients hate the most about going to the dental office is getting a shot of local anesthetic. There are different levels of dislike of getting these injections from those who don’t really mind it that much to many people who just can’t stand it alto-gether. Nobody actually likes getting a shot at the dental office, or, let’s be honest, anywhere else.

Now, there is new technology that now can help any dental patient. It is an injection comfort system called the Dental Vibe II. This device is based on years of research that deals with over stimulating the area getting injected

with a certain vibration and oscillating frequency. What that means is that this little vibrating tip is applied against the area to be injected first so that the brain picks up the pleasant vibration stimulus thereby greatly reducing or elimi-nating the pain of injec-tion. We have been using this technique now in our office for quite a while and with rave reviews from pa-tients and great success. Of course, we still use many other ways to make your visit to the dentist as pleas-ant and as comfortable as possible.

We also want to re-mind you to be sure to use up your dental benefits be-fore the year is over. If you don’t use them, you lose them and that means you are just throwing your hard earned money away. You will get your benefits back in January, but if you don’t use what you have this year, those benefits do not roll over and are gone for good.

As always, we offer a free consultation for any of your dental needs. Call us at 440-892-1810 today. We are here to help you smile.

Members of the Bay Village American Legion, Post #385, have joined with hundreds of other American Legion Posts in Ohio to help make this Christmas memorable for Hospital-ized veterans. They are doing it by collecting funds for the annual American Legion of Ohio “Gifts for The Yanks Who Gave” program.

This is the 65th consecutive year the Ohio American Le-gion is pooling funds from Posts for gifts and activities ben-efiting veterans in Ohio’s state hospitals, VA Medical Centers, Outpatient Clinics and the Ohio Veteran’s Homes at Sandusky and Georgetown. The program’s name is the same as the one initiated by Comedian Eddie Cantor during World War II.

“This effort is not limited to members of the Legion,” stated Commander Stan Zeager. “We welcome contribu-tions from individuals and business establishments to help fi-

Gifts for Yanks at Christmas nance the state-wide program annually costing over $300,000. Checks may be made payable to “Gifts for Yanks” and sent to the local Chairman, Doug Mangan at American Legion Post #385, P.O. Box 40503, Bay Village, Ohio 44140. Collection jars are also available at various merchants in Bay Village and Westlake.

In addition to distributing individual gifts to veteran pa-tients, the Ohio American Legion is also contributing to each of the five Gift Shops operated at the VA hospitals, whereby patients may select gifts to send to their families.

Televisions, radios and other electronic equipment for the VA hospitals and the Ohio Veteran’s Homes are also being provided again this year from the program funds. The fund will also spend over $100,000 on other than Christmas activi-ties for VA and state hospital patients, as well as provide year round recreation opportunities.


Mercy and University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center have entered into a partnership that will provide Lorain County residents with close-to-home access to some of the most advanced cancer treatments and clinical trials available, leaders from both hospitals announced last Thursday.

UH Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio, is part of the Case Comprehen-sive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University, one of only 40 centers in the country to be designated a Comprehensive Cancer Cen-ter by the National Cancer Institute. This distinction rec-ognizes early detection, treat-ment and prevention of can-cer, including clinical trials and advanced therapies not yet available elsewhere. UH Seidman Cancer Center also is recognized by US News & World Report as one of the top 20 hospitals for cancer care in the country.

Under the new agree-ment, Lorain County patients will have convenient access to some of the nation’s lead-ing cancer experts, most advanced treatments and leading-edge technologies through UH Seidman Cancer Center. These include the lat-est advances in gynecologic, colorectal and urologic on-cology. The arrangement also creates new opportunities for Mercy patients to participate in early phase clinical trials.

“The UH Seidman Can-cer at Mercy will provide pa-tients with access to the na-tion’s leading cancer experts, advanced treatments and leading-edge technology,”says Nathan Levitan, MD, Presi-dent of the UH Seidman Cancer Center. “The new col-laboration between our two organizations enables cancer patients to have access to the

Andrew W. O’Leary, D.O. Medical Director for radiation oncology at Mercy.

Mercy, University Hospitals Partner for World-Class Cancer Care

Ed Oley (left), President and CEO Mercy, and Nathan Levitan, MD, President of the UH Seidman Cancer Center, don boxing gloves as they promise to help knock out cancer with the partnership announced last week.

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most advanced cancer care right in their local commu-nity. With the aging popula-tion in Northeast Ohio, the number of cancer patients is increasing and it is important to us to provide these services within the community where patients live, minimizing the need for them to travel long distances for their care.”

In most cases, advanced cancer care, clinical trials and specialist consultations will take place close to home at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Mercy Allen Hospi-tal and Mercy Cancer Cen-ter. For more complex pro-cedures, patients will have seamless access to UH Seid-man Cancer Center based at UH Case Medical in Cleve-land and will receive chemo-therapy, radiation treatments, complementary therapies and other follow-up care at Mercy Cancer Center.

“From the start, conver-sations between Mercy and University Hospitals have focused on how we can work together to better meet the cancer care needs of the com-munity,” says Edwin Oley, president and CEO of Mercy. “This partnership allows us to build on the excellent pro-gram we have at Mercy by adding the latest advances and treatments to our con-tinuum of care.”

Leaders from Mercy and UH say they are confident that this collaborative ap-proach will lead to improved outcomes for cancer patients in Lorain County. “People with cancer heal best in famil-iar settings and surrounded by their friends and families,” says Oley. “We are excited to partner with a well-respected research and academic pro-gram to offer Lorain County residents some of the best cancer care services available right here in our community.”

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Save the Date...Saturday, November 10Wagner’s Country Inn in Westlake Enjoy an electrifying night of fun now that the power is back on and the elections are over! The Caring Continues, an annual event to benefit adult cancer patients in their time of need while receiv-ing treatment at the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at Fairview Hospital, will host a “Night at the Races” at Wagner’s Country Inn in Westlake this Sat., Nov. 10.

A delicious buffet dinner and sideboards stir the ac-tions as players wager on video thoroughbred racing! It is always a great night for a great cause, sponsored by Community West Foundation. Dr. Timothy Spiro, Director, Moll Cancer Center, emphasizes the importance of the funds raised at this event to cancer patients. “Cancer can be a devastating disease. It is made more challenging when patients are unable to work and maintain their paychecks. Imagine the hardships of battling this disease and then strug-gling to keep up with house payments, insurance, medi-cal bills and even groceries. The work of this program cannot be underestimated.” Peggy Filippi, LISW, speaking on behalf of the Moll Center’s oncology social workers, reports this event enabled help to over 200 patient families last year with rent, utilities, medications, car payments and transpor-tation to medical appointments. See you at Wagner’s Country Inn this Saturday! Please phone (216) 476-7060 for information.

The Caring Continues

James Magisano, MD Retired Surgeon, Community Volunteer Dr. James Magisano looks back with gratitude on his 35-year career as a surgeon. “To be recognized by Fairview Hospital is truly special. Fairview Hospital is very near and dear to my heart,” said Dr. Magisano. “I remember that very first surgical patient and his operation as if it were yesterday. The office visit entailed a complete history and physical examination. The fee for that office visit was $7 and the fee for his hernia operation was $150. The patient was in the hospital for five days. As a physician with a heavy workload, Dr. Magisano always made time to serve on hospital boards and stay involved with community. He credits his wife, Lois, for the support required to maintain an active professional pace. The couple met at Fairview Hospital where Dr. Magisano was practicing medicine and Lois was a registered nurse. They live in Rocky River, where they raised their two children. Retiring from practice in 1999, Dr. Magisano has been devoted to commu-nity causes through Community West Foundation and other organizations. He serves on the Cleveland Clinic Board of Trustees and is a Life Trustee at Fairview Hospital. “I still have a very comparable mission and can now help to improve the lives of others through my service on the Community West Foundation Board, especially through grant funding for our hungry, homeless, and underserved neighbors,” says Dr. Magisano. Dr. and Mrs. Magisano have made significant gifts through their Donor Advised Fund at the Community West Foundation to many charities, and they are members of the Foundation’s exclusive Legacy Society. “My experience has been much more rewarding that I ever could have imagined. I could hardly wait to get to work each morning but I was also happy to return home each night to my loving and supporting family.”

Linda Stewart, Fairview Hospital Volunteer Linda Stewart was nominated for her Community Service Award by Com-munity West Foundation President and CEO David T. Dombrowiak. “Linda Stewart is a perfect example of a volunteer that is making a difference in her community,” said Dombrowiak. For over ten years, Linda has served as a member of the Fairview Hospital Ladies Auxiliary Board, donating hundreds of volunteer hours of service working in the Flower Shop “The success of the Community West Foundation relies heavily on our exceptional volunteers,” said Dombrowiak. “Linda Stewart has been a funda-mental force at the Foundation for decades, and has contributed to our success by sharing her time, experience, knowledge, and energy and has advanced the Foundation’s mission through her exemplary service.” “Linda is an apple that did not fall too far from the tree. Her mother, Lorraine Warren, served as a full time nursing instructor at Fairview Hospital’s School of Nursing for nearly 20 years. Linda’s late father, Robert Warren, Sr., had a monumental community service record and dedicated over 20 years of service on various boards of Fairview and Lutheran Hospitals. Mr. Warren also served as Chair of the Fairview/Lutheran Foundation Board and was a Life Trustee of the Community West Foundation,” said Dombrowiak. Linda’s brother Robert Warren, Jr. currently serves as a member of the Community West Foundation Board. The Warren Family established the Spirit of Compassionate Care Fund that offers nursing scholarships Linda and her husband, Roger, are members of the Foundation’s esteemed Legacy Society, and have a Donor Advised Fund, demonstrating their spirit of compassionate care. “Linda’s hundreds of hours of volunteer service have been done quietly, behind the scenes, and that is what makes her so special,” said Dombrowiak. “ We have always known that Linda Stewart is a treasure, and now the rest of our community knows, too.”

Join the mission of the Community West Foundation to advance the health and well being of our community.To learn more about the Community West Foundation call 216-476-7060 or visit www.communitywestfoundation.org

Fairview Hospital honored five notable West Shore community members last week with its presti-gious 2012 Community Service Award. “We are privileged to recognize these remark-able individuals for their unsurpassed commit-ment to our West Shore suburbs,” said Jan Murphy at last Thursday’s awards luncheon hosted at the Cleveland Marriott. Honored were Raymond L. Horwood, MD, Rob-in Love, James Magisano, MD, John T. O’Neill and

Linda Stewart. “With their diverse backgrounds and significant contributions to a range of fields that include health-care, community service and volunteerism, our hon-orees represent the very best and brightest of Cleve-land’s Westside,” said Murphy. In honor of their accomplishments – and in sup-port of their efforts – Community West Foundation has donated $500 to an organization or charity of each recipient’s choice.

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Your Donor Advised FundCan be the Answer to

Someone’s Prayers Each of us has the power to answer someone’s prayers. Helping others through philanthropy can take many forms, and whatever your gift – large or small, time or treasure – there is an opportunity to help. A creative way to arrange a gift is through a donor advised fund at Commu-nity West Foundation – an easy, effective tax efficient vehicle that helps you manage and carry out your charitable giving. You may want to give back to the com-munity, share your philanthropic values with your children or create a highly orga-nized center for all your gifting activities. A donor advised fund provides all of this and more so that you can focus your time and energy on making a difference. In 2011, the holders of the 55 Donor Advised Funds at the Community West Foundation showed incredible generosity in making gifts that totaled $2,000,000.00 to 83 agencies. Their commitment and con-cern inspires us all!

Why We Love Our Donor Advised Funds

You Can Be the Answer to Someone’s Prayers

“A Donor Advised Fund is a great way to distribute funds for local needs and it’s an ideal resource for family giving. The entire Castele family is involved and we gather around and decide what charities we want to support.”

Dr. Ted Castele,MD, FACR

Retired Radiologist,Lutheran Hospital

Community West FoundationChair Emeritus

“You can help make an impact on the lives of those in need right here in our community through a Donor Advised Fund at Community West Founda-

tion. Donor Advised Funds are easy to create; they provide generous tax savings, and offer the peace of mind that comes with knowing your charitable goals are met.”

James Magisano,MD, FACSRetired Surgeon Fairview HospitalCommunity West FoundationBoard of Directors


Join the mission of the Community West Foundation to advance the health and well being of our community.To learn more about the Community West Foundation call 216-476-7060 or visit www.communitywestfoundation.org

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Raymond L. Horwood, MD,Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at Fairview Hospital Dr. Raymond L. Horwood is one of those physicians in the trenches delivering healthcare every day. He thinks too many conversations about the business of medicine exclude physician input. That is why the Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at Fairview Hospital gives so much of his time to medical governance boards. “We need to get more doctors involved in decision-making,” says Dr. Horwood. “We have ultimate responsi-bility for the functioning of the hospital, ethically and legally, and its standards. Being involved helps me keep my fingers on the pulse of the hospital and provide input from the physicians’ perspective. “If physicians don’t fight for their seat at the table, they are going to get pushed aside.”Dr. Horwood serves on the Cleveland Clinic Community Physicians Partnership Board of Trustees and helped develop the Cleveland Clinic Quality Alliance, integrating more than 650 practices including the Cleveland Clinic group practice. He predicts groups like this will become an Accountable Care Organization, a backbone of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act reforms.

John T. O’Neill,President O’Neill Management John T. O’Neill and family have made it their life’s work to provide ex-cellence in long-term care for seniors. John’s parents, John A. O’Neill and Alva, opened Bradley Road Hos-pital, a 24-bed skilled nurs-ing and rehab facility in Bay Village in 1962. Today, their son’s O’Neill Management operates Bradley Bay Health Center, Center Ridge Health Campus, Wellington Place in North Olmsted and Lakewood Senior Health Campus. Each provide various level of care, from skilled nursing and rehabilitation, assisted and independent living, and specialized units for memory impairment. All are noted for their high quality, compassionate sense of mission. “We are honored to continue the work of caring for people that my parents started,” says O’Neill. “We know it is a big responsibility.” O’Neill Management’s sense of community extends programs where each of their centers award nursing scholarships annually to high school grads. “We want to help them achieve their goals and we will need their talent in the future,” said John – an active member of the Cleveland Clinic Western Region Board of Trustees, Lakewood Hospital Advisory Board and Board of the Academy of Senior Health Science.

Robin Love,Coordinator of the PAWS for Care Program at Fairview Hospital Robin Love is always looking to recruit new volunteers to Fairview Hospital. She values traits like friendliness and good manners, but also makes sure they don’t bark or jump! Her volunteers are canines that make up the PAWS for Care Program. Her pooches brighten the days of patients, visitors and staff. She has been with the program for 18 years, helping coordinate with Nancy Buitler for 13 years. Pet therapy is a great way to brighten a day and doctors sometimes request a dog visit for specific patients. Research shows canines are very comforting to patients, and Robin ensures her recruits are good candidates and enjoy being petted! Handlers have guidelines, too, like stopping at nurses stations, and knocking on patient doors. Dog are tested every two years per guidelines from Pet Partners, a national hospital dog group. “A dog walking down the hallway wag-ging its tail really does bring a smile to everyone’s face,” says Robin. “Patients frequently tell us about their dogs and cats, even their horses!”

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Katniss Everdeen, a Cleve-land police officer and even Elmo all made appearances at the 4th Annual Halloween Party at the Westlake headquarters of Youth Challenge on Fri., Oct. 26. Over 80 YC participants and volun-teers showed off their creative costumes while enjoying the fab-ulous festivities.

The event was hosted by Smart Business, whose staff members transformed the YC of-

Youth Challenge Halloween Bash a Blast

Some of the YC gang ham it up at the annual Halloween party.

Smart Business staffers feed hungry party-goers.

fices into an awesome haunt-ed house and were on hand for games, crafts, dancing, pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating and costume con-tests.

“We are grateful to the Smart Business staff for the incredible energy and out-standing effort put forth to make the Halloween Party a huge success,” says Ken Kasler, YC Chief of Opera-

tions & Program Oversight. “The kids look forward to this party all year.”

Youth Challenge offers free, year-round programs to over 100 participants and more than 300 teen volun-teers throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The partici-pants are children with such disabilities as muscular dys-trophy, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and hearing or vision impairments. The teen vol-unteers are trained to work with children with physical disabilities and are paired one-on-one with participants at each program. There is also an 18 Up Club for Youth Challenge alumni.


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The “Celebrations” exhibit continues at Rose Hill Museum in Bay Village. It will fo-cus on Thanksgiving harvest time through a glorious Christmas at the Cahoon Fam-ily homestead. Christ-mas decorations can be seen on all three floors of Rose Hill Museum, with Victorian trees and a special display of vin-tage dolls.

Story time each Sunday, beginning Nov. 25 at 3 p.m., will feature notable Bay Village resi-dents telling the tale of how a young Cahoon daughter experienced the holidays with fam-ily and friends. Light refreshments will be served and children will have an opportunity to create a decoration to be placed on the 1818 tree. The Rose Hill Museum gift shop offers English tea cups, Amish toy buggies and the much-sought-after ornaments depicting Bay Village landmarks. Everyone is invited to visit this great historic home and to feel the holiday spirit it conveys. Hours are from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and admission is free. Special holiday group tours can be arranged by appointment. Phone 440-871-7338. Rose Hill Museum is at 27715 Lake Rd. in Bay Village.

Rose Hill Christmas

2012

Mercy has paired up with the Lake Erie Crushers and All Pro Freight Systems to provide relief to people who were impacted by the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.

Mercy will accept canned goods at the Mer-cy Foundation of Lorain County office at Mercy Re-gional Medical Center in Lorain, Administration of-fice at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin and Center for Body, Mind and Spirit of-fice at Mercy Cancer Cen-ter in Elyria between 9 a.m.

Mercy, Crushers and All Pro Freight Respond to Those in Needand 5 p.m. Mon., Nov. 5 through Fr., Nov. 9.

As a token of appre-ciation for contributing, for every five cans donated, participants will receive two home box vouchers, good for any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday Lake Erie Crushers game next season. Participants will also be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a suite at the Crushers stadi-um for one game for them and 15 guests courtesy of

Mercy. “Hurricane Sandy has

caused widespread dam-age. Many individuals and families are finding them-selves without basic needs. It is part of Mercy’s core values to focus on service

and as an organization, we want to do our part to help meet the needs of the com-munity during this chal-lenging time”, says Edwin Oley, CEO and President of Mercy.


Westlake Football: One Sweet Season!It was a year to remember

for the Westlake High football team!

Going 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the Southwestern Confer-ence, the Demons put together their best campaign in many years. Their last SWC title was way back in 1984, and their last playoff appearance hap-pened in 1989.

Along the way, Westlake earned the biggest victory posted in a long, long time for the Demons – a 28-21 win at perennial league powerhouse Avon Lake on Oct. 5.

According to Coach Mark Campo, that signature ‘W’ was the needed ingredient to set the 2012 Demons apart for the his-tory books.

“The only thing that was missing from this football team was beating somebody that was established,” said Campo. “To be able to do that gave us a lot of confidence.”

That confidence led to dominating play the final three weeks of the SWC campaign as Westlake rolled through the remaining schedule against Berea, Midpark and Brecks-

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Westlake football players (from left) Mason Makulinski, Shawn Turk and Logan Paul celebrate after clinching the Southwestern Conference football championship with a win over Brecksville the final night of the league campaign.

Demonettes at work!

Westlake gridders take the field for homecoming.

SWC Champs! A title for posterity!

Quarterback Kent Axcell provided tremendous leadership for the 2012 Demons.

Head Coach Mark Campo celebrates with the team and SWC Championship Trophy.

ville. Their prize, in addition to the SWC co-championship, was a Div. II playoff berth – something that few scholastic football pundits predicted for Westlake this season.

Even though the Demons lost the playoff game last Friday to Madison in overtime, 14-7, it did little to tarnish the sense of accom-plishment this team can rightly claim for posterity. In fact, the last play of the game – a 20 yard scramble by quarterback Kent Ax-cell that ended up just six inches short of the goal line – captured the spirit of the Demons for the 2012 season.

“There was just no quit in this team,” said Campo to his squad in the post game huddle after the loss. “I thank you for this season.”

No, there was no quit in the Demons this year. Axcell may have fallen a little short of the goal line in last Friday’s overtime. But the life lessons embodied by the 2012 Westlake football team will form the basis for achieving many goals for every player on this team in their futures to come.

It was one sweet season for Westlake football!


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