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Mentor Public Schools recently hosted the VeloSano Trike & Bike
You never forget how to ride a bike, right? At the recent VeloSano Trike & Bike event at Mentor’s Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium, a spirited tiny-but-mighty group of kids hopped on their bikes and hit the track to raise money for lifesaving pediatric cancer research. For the second year in a row, Mentor Public Schools hosted the...
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Where Everybody Belongs mentors inspire students and the community
Studies show that if students have a positive experience their first year of middle school, their chances for overall success increase dramatically. To help kids transition to those sometimes-overwhelming middle school years, the students and teachers at Willoughby Middle School introduced the year-long WEB “Where Everybody Belongs”...
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Students enrolled in the Success Academy are making the grade
Research shows that when at-risk students engage in physical activity, they perform better academically. Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools founded the Success Academy five years ago to provide an educational model to inspire learning for students in grades 7-10 who are not typically motivated in a traditional class setting. Each year, 25...
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Meet the Artist: Linda Damiani, Fra Angelica Studio
When you have the gorgeous views of Lake Erie as inspiration in your own backyard, you take advantage of the picture that nature is painting. For local fiber artist Linda Damiani, owner of Fra Angelica Studio, all it takes is a look out her window to gain inspiration for her next crocheted piece. “Many people view crochet, and fiber art...
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Minkin's Music: The Case for Steve
One of the best programs out there is the Hardcore Troubadour Radio Show hosted by Steve Earle on SXM channel 60. With the Rock and Roll HOF nominations being announced this month, a case for Steve Earle’s induction is long overdue. Since the release of Guitar Town in 1986 through to So You Wannabe An Outlaw in 2017, Earle’s music has been...
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