Lakewood School Board Candidate Matthew John Markling and Incumbent Candidates Linda G. Beebe and W. Charles Geiger, III Announce Exchange of Endorsements.

On Friday, October 26 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, the Lakewood Family YMCA is hosting a Halloween HullabaBOO Party!

Get ready for a day full of excitement, Pumpkin Palooza is just around the corner! Come celebrate Lakewood’s 8th annual Pumpkin Palooza on Sunday, October 29th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Lakewood High School.

The Lakewood Early Childhood PTA will host a School Board Candidates Forum, Monday, September 24th, at Taft Elementary School’s gymnasium. The forum will begin at 7:45 pm and last one hour.

Phil Kish joined the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce in 2005, the same year he launched his new company, KIKS Office Partners, an office products and furniture supply business.

On August 6th, the Lakewood YMCA opened registration for their Youth Flag Football and Rippa Rugby Leagues.

Citing concerns about the direction of the future of Lakewood, Ward 3 resident Colleen Wing has thrown her hat in the ring to replace longtime Councilman Robert Seelie. As a mother of two, Wing believes that Lakewood has so much to offer as a community but it will take involvement from its citizens and effective leadership.

Experience the ride of your life in a Group Cycling class at the new Lakewood Family YMCA.

The New Homestead Exemption is a tax benefit available to all Ohio homeowners who are over 65 years old or permanently disabled. Here's how it works:

This past Friday, Cox made a big SPLASH at the Lakewood YMCA! Cox and the Cartoon Network hosted a free Dive-In Movie at the Y for members of the community. Kids splashed around and watched a Cartoon Network reel before Bloo came out for a visit and hugs. There were giveaways and fun for all. Evan and Alex (pictured left) each won a prize from Cox and Cartoon Network that included a Bloo backpack, notepad, water bottle and three months of Cox High Speed Internet service.

The Men of Independence (MOI) – the premier a cappella singing group in northern Ohio – will perform at the Lakewood Park Bandstand on Sunday, July 22 at 7 pm.

Denison University junior Taylor Trimarchi, son of Marla Samko of Lakewood,
has been selected as a Young Scholar. His project, titled "Cinema Meets Theater," will be
advised by Associate Professor David Bussan. Trimarchi, a 2005 graduate of Lakewood High School, is a cinema major at Denison.

Ms. Lynda Meeks of Lakewood was honored as a 2007 inductee into the International Forest of Friendship in Atchison, Kansas during ceremonies in June. The Forest is a living, growing memorial to the world history of aviation and aerospace.

 Kiss the Summer Hello at the Salone on Clifton's Customer Appreciation Day

Two Lakewood residents were among 657 undergraduates named to Denison University's spring dean's list. Students who achieve dean's list status have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or better (out of 4.0) for the semester.

Birmingham-Southern College math students were presented awards by the college’s Department of Math and Computer Science during the 2007 Honors Day Convocation.

In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, Lakewood/Rocky River Jazzercise instructor Karen Killbane is offering all new customers a free trial week anytime from May 1 -15.National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, sponsored by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, is an observance held every May. It is designed to make the public aware of the benefits of a lifelong program of regular moderate physical activity as prescribed by the Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health.

The Lakewood Community Three Hour Good Friday Service will be held this year at Faith Lutheran Church, 16511 Hilliard Road at Woodward Avenue, on Friday April 6 beginning at 12 Noon and lasting until 3:00 pm.

Two dear friends of mine ran into some financial difficulties and asked for my help. They had to relocate, but their new residence did not allow pets. I understood their dilemma and agreed to care for their two cats.

The St. Edward High School theatre company, The Edwardian Players, have undertaken the quest of producing the brilliant work of Dale Wasserman, “Man of La Mancha.”

On Tuesday February 13th, 2007, Mayor Tom George was on hand at Lakewood Senior Health Campus (formerly the Aristocrat Lakewood). The mayor presented John T. O'Neill, President of O'Neill Management, with a proclamation from the city expressing their gratitude and appreciation for support and improvements made to the facility, as it will have a positive impact on the
entire city of Lakewood.

The purpose of the Lakewood Youth Master Plan is to provide the community with the opportunity to come together to create a strategic plan that focuses on four areas: Health & Safety, Families, Education and Recreation. The Youth Master Plan will be used
by the city, schools & youth-servicing organizations to plan for programs and
services for youth and their families.

Can you have a block party in the middle of winter? Is it in the “rule book?” The folks on Forest Cliff Drive sure think so. Dee Dee McNamee Gold organized this Second Non-Annual Heartburn Cook-off, and Tall Tale Story Telling party. Don and Ann Marie Chick hosted the event.

Congratulations to the Lakewood Observer's very own photographer, Ivor Karabatkovic, on receiving two Gold Key awards in the prestigious Scholastic Arts & Writing contest. He was awarded the Gold Key for his Photography Portfolio and for this shot of their family rat terrier Daili. His work will be displayed at the Cleveland Institute of Art's Reinberger Gallery from January 14th through February 3rd. Ivor's portfolio and picture will travel to New York City for national judging. A $10,000 cash prize will be awarded to two photographers in the competition. Ivor's portfolio is the only one traveling to New York City from Lakewood High School, and we wish him luck as he represents Lakewood City Schools and our community in this competition.

On January 16, 2007, at the Winking Lizard in Lakewood, four leading Lakewood area health, fitness and personal care professionals will deliver the seminar, ‘How to Make 2007 Your Best Year Ever,’ as a community awareness and fundraising event for the American Cancer Society.