Students at Longfellow Elementary School have raised enough money to replace 27 American flags in Eastlake.
The Willoughby-Eastlake students earned pennies for good behavior, as well as brought in their own coins after they realized the situation at the Boulevard of 500 Flags. "They couldn't handle seeing the tattered flags," Principal Ruth Ann Plate said.
Voters passed a renewal levy on Tuesday, and Thursday brought the announcement that FirstEnergy Corp. and American Municipal Power will open a natural gas plant at the city’s existing power plant.
On Sunday, September 9, 2012, the 11th anniversary of September 11, 2001 ceremony was held at the Eastlake Boulevard of 500 Flags at City Hall. The organizer John "Kiks" Kikol and motorcycles from all over northeast Ohio were in attendance along with many local residents.
The ceremony included various speakers, the Willowick Eastlake American Legion Post 678, Eastlake VFW Post 3863 Flag Honor Guard, and the Cleveland Firefighters Pipes and Drums. The National Anthem was sung by Martha Swassield.
The annual Memorial Day ceremony included several readings by American Legion Post and VFW Post members, a placing of the wreath, a gun salute and “Amazing Grace” played on bagpipes.
RSC U15s raised the championship trophy at the prestigious Nike Challenge Cup in Dublin, Ohio in convincing fashion.
The tournament consisted of over 350 boys teams. The boys headed to the state’s capital to play two southern Ohio teams, one from Erie, PA, and another from Pittsburgh, PA, and didn’t lose a game, posting a 3-0-1 record.
2/11/12--Eastlake residents expecting to pay more for trash collection might be able to save a few dollars after all.
The city received a bid from Republic Services that, if accepted and approved by city council on Tuesday, would make residents’ quarterly bills $40.47, according to city documents. Council on Jan. 25 approved legislation that would have bumped bills up to $45 per three months, but bids came in lower than anticipated...
Matt Forkapa, the manager of Aladdin Rents For Special Events in Eastlake, Ohio, is usually a bit more tired than usual when he goes home on Tuesdays. That’s because Tuesdays are the day that Aladdin Rents For Special Events brings in a group of special needs students from a local school for job training.
“It is tiring, but it’s also very rewarding. It’s a fun group and everybody should get involved in these sorts of programs. A lot of kids out there need somewhere to go and this type of job training can help,” Forkapa says.
Morris Clifton of Euclid remembers that he was in his bedroom watching TV on Sept. 11, 2001, when a bulletin broke in about a commercial airliner striking one of the World Trade Center towers.
As he stayed riveted to his television and watched the 9/11 terrorist attacks unfold, Clifton said he felt a sense of disbelief.
"I couldn't grasp the reality of it, that it was real as I looked at it on my TV," said Clifton, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972.
As he looks back over the past 10 years, Clifton said one way that 9/11 strengthened our country was by creating a renewed spirit of togetherness and thoughtfulness among Americans.
[ Note from the City of Eastlake: A memorial service in honor of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 is being held Sunday, September 11 at 1:00 at the Boulevard of 500 Flags. Everyone is welcome to attend. Flyer ]
U.S. Army veteran Joe Strand says he visits the Boulevard of 500 Flags in Eastlake whenever he needs his spirits lifted.
"It's one of the most solemn places I go," said Strand, chairman of the East
lake Memorial Committee. "I've been to Normandy Cemetery, I've been to Arlington Cemetery, the one in Rittman... when I feel sad or down, I go and sit there because it's really uplifting. It's a feeling that goes through me that I cannot express. It's something you have to feel on your own when you go down there and hear the flags flapping and the lanyards banging. It sounds like someone singing. It's a beautiful thing."
Ranger Soccer Club Goes Two for Two Memorial Day Weekend
Ranger Soccer Club (RSC) entered two teams into the Euclid Memorial Classic Soccer Tournament and came away with two titles. The U9 Boys team from RSC outscored its opponents 13-3 in four games. Max Patrick, Kaden Kocin, Nick Clark, Jacob Rupsic, Chris Molica, Luka Dedic, Colin Justice and Cole Davis paced the offense. The defense accounted for three shutouts and was led by Donovan Barnes, Devin Hope, Mate Dedic, and goalkeeper Dillon Cendol.
The U14 Boys team from RSC earned a second tournament title by defeating teams from Mentor to Mansfield. The U14s went 4-0 by outscoring their opponents 17-2 and posting two shutouts. The offenseattack was led by Gio Topazio, Sean Scale, Danny Cervenik, Luka Prpic, John Zivich, Bailey Kocin, Liam Kenney, John Turkalj, Travis Picquet, Jake Cendol, Matthew Robinson, and Pete Turner. The defense was led by Connor Kenney, Shawn Hoffman, Chris Mabel, Jack Gallagher, Nick Turner and Goalkeeper Nick Valaitis. RSC would like to thank all of its coaches and parents. RSC would like to also give a big thank you to Joyce Bates and the Eastlake Soccer Association for making this a very successful season.
Pearl Harbor Ceremony at Eastlake City Hall From the News-Herald
On December 7, members of the American Legion Post 678 and VFW Post 3863 – both in Eastlake – met inside Eastlake City Hall to remember Pearl Harbor.
"That day changed a lot of lives," said Jim Barclay, past commander of American Legion Post 678. "It changed a lot of families and a lot of people."
VFW Post 3863 of Eastlake Ladies Auxiliary members Lorene Litwinick and Pat Simonitis present the ceremonial wreath during Tuesday's Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony at Eastlake City Hall. Photo by Michael Allen Blair, The News-Herald
"We know what happened 69 years ago. A lot of you weren't even born back then, but we still must remember."
Don Mervogel, chaplain of VFW Post 3863, led the group in prayer.
"Because of their dedication to duty, we still enjoy the freedom we inherited from our forefathers because they served well," he said. "We are proud to call them our own."
From the News-Herald. Written by Max Reinhart with contributions by staff writer Nick Carrabine.
Eastlake Girl Scout Troop 1226 donated a permanent Eastlake Swim Team records board. This display board was built as a troop project and then donated to the city for the Houston Fisher Pool and Eastlake Viking swim team.
Gary Leidich remembers studying the electro-chemical conversion process of taking hydrogen and turning it into electricity in school in the 1970s.
Several decades later, the executive vice president and president of FirstEnergy Generation revealed the world's largest 1-megawatt, hydrogen fuel cell system at the Eastlake Power Plant during a news conference on Monday.
The system, which is about the size of a tractor trailer, was given to the plant by Ballard Power Systems, a British Columbia company that specializes in the design, development, manufacturing and sale of clean energy fuel cell products...
How's this for a business idea? Take a product that almost everyone has, does not want, and has no idea how to get rid of. Turn it into something useful, make money, and create jobs.
That's exactly what they're doing at Buckeye Industries, a new company on Curtis
Boulevard in Eastlake which recycles styrofoam by the ton...
A corner of Eastlake has not only been revamped, but its anchor store has opened earlier than anticipated.
With a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 19, Walgreens reopened its doors Friday after moving from its former location at 33693 Vine St. into the new 14,820-square-foot building at 35279 Vine St.
"It's been wonderful," store manager Chris Lockwood said. "You wouldn't believe the customers that are in the store. It's been a very, very, very busy morning."
The store had tentatively been planning to open early next year, however, the transition to the new location took only 18 days and went smoothly, Lockwood said, adding they'll still have a grand reopening circular most likely in January.
Captains rule Midwest in first season in league; Clutch Frawley's RBI breaks sixth-inning tie with LumberKings
In a season of firsts for the Captains, Casey Frawley added one more to the list Monday - champions.
Frawley's sixth-inning RBI single broke a tie game, putting the Lake County Captains ahead for good in a 3-1 victory over the Clinton LumberKings in Game 5 of the Midwest League Championship Series.
By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com
Eastlake Retail Plaza Project on Schedule From the News-Herald
By Cassandra Shofar
The retail plaza being built at the intersection of state Route 91 and Vine Street in Eastlake is coming closer to fruition every week.
"The building is taking shape. We told everybody it's going to be a beautiful building and I think people are starting to realize it. Each week, it changes up dramatically," said Neil Weinberger, president of Chagrin Falls-based JND Properties, the developer for the project.
The plaza eventually will be the new home for Walgreens — currently at 22693 Vine St., about one mile west near East 337th Street — which will move into the new 4,820-square-foot building and serve as the anchor tenant.
Walgreens' tentative plan is to open sometime in February, said a spokeswoman at the store.
Gary Leidich remembers studying the electro-chemical conversion process of taking hydrogen and turning it into electricity in school in the 1970s.
Several decades later, the executive vice president and president of FirstEnergy Generation revealed the world's largest 1-megawatt, hydrogen fuel cell system at the Eastlake Power Plant during a news conference on Monday.
The system, which is about the size of a tractor trailer, was given to the plant by Ballard Power Systems, a British Columbia company that specializes in the design, development, manufacturing and sale of clean energy fuel cell products...
How's this for a business idea? Take a product that almost everyone has, does not want, and has no idea how to get rid of. Turn it into something useful, make money, and create jobs.
That's exactly what they're doing at Buckeye Industries, a new company on Curtis
Boulevard in Eastlake which recycles styrofoam by the ton...
