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Larry Trace of Chagrin Falls has always done “a little bit of everything” while bringing the community together through his constant service.
CHAGRIN FALLS — A $30,000 donation designated for purchase and training of a K-9 officer was discussed then recommended to Village Council by its Safety Committee on Monday.
CHAGRIN FALLS — Village Council on Monday approved the repeal of a 62-year-old law requiring all gun sales be reported to the chief of police.
Residents who want to burn twigs and other brush need to get a permit.
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The Chagrin Valley Exempted Village Schools Board of Education is making a concerted effort to study student achievement data at the district in order to make the best decisions for the future.
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Although Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District received an overview A on the most recent state report card and was the third highest rated district in the state, local officials said last week that there is still some room for improvement.
Leaf pickup begins Oct. 21
Four years ago, Sharon Broz and Kathryn Garvey voiced to a standing-room only audience the reasons they were running for the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools Board of Education. On Sept. 24 in the atrium at Hamlet, Mrs. Broz read the list of accomplishments at the district that the pai…
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Maintenance updates in Bentleyville
Teachers at the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District have begun incorporating video recordings of their lessons as a way to support their students outside of the classroom.
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In 2015, Spencer Hendricks moved from Chagrin Falls to Los Angeles with former bandmates Jack Ellis and Gavin Sterkel of the local band Pipe Dream. Band members moved to pursue their musical career after performing a farewell concert at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. Kai Hall, an artist…
The smell of coffee is wafting through the halls of Chagrin Falls High School thanks to the opening of the new Tiger Perk last week.
City to pay for recycling
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State Sen. Matt Dolan, R-Chagrin Falls, will address Solon City Council next week to update officials on issues being discussed by the General Assembly.
CHAGRIN FALLS — The 1921 Chagrin Falls Savings and Loan building, once a fixture on North Main Street, has been donated to the village and will be moved from its present location – behind a private Hall Street home – to Evergreen Hill Cemetery where it will serve as a family meeting place an…
With the kick-off of the new school year, drivers might have noticed the return of guards clad in neon and armed with “STOP” paddles, guiding the village’s children to school in the wake of passing traffic.
September is the perfect time to check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as well as fireplaces before the inevitable cold weather hits.
Heinen’s partners with Dole
CHAGRIN FALLS — It has been in the sights of federal sharpshooters, nearly pushed over the falls by a runaway truck and weathered economic hard times more than once, but the Popcorn Shop has survived and is now celebrating its 70th year in business.
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On the lower level of their home off of Wilson Mills Road in Chester Township, Jeff and Adrienne La Favre have a room with boxes full of electrical supplies, a couple of computers and even a 3D printer. Mr. La Favre, the primary adviser of Geauga Engineering and Robotics 4-H club, pulled out…
Chagrin Falls Mayor William Tomko will run unopposed for a second four-year term in the Nov. 5 general election. There will, however, be a race among eight candidates for seven two-year positions on Village Council, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
“On behalf of our board of education, let me be the first to welcome you home,” Superintendent Robert Hunt told the Chagrin Falls community and Intermediate School students last Saturday. “This is a monumental day. It will become part of the history of our school district and add to the hist…
Had Chagrin Falls known about Kenston senior goalkeeper David Rosinski, maybe the Tigers would have pushed to host their crosstown rival on Saturday, instead of the season opener on Friday night at C.S. Harris Stadium.
CHAGRIN FALLS — Community members named leadership and teamwork as priority skills they believe students should learn in classrooms. That was one takeaway from a recent survey in the first phase of a partnership project between the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District and the Impac…
Donation to youth aviation camp
Update made on condo proposal
Chagrin Falls boys soccer had one of those once-in-a-decade classes, at least for a public school, during the Tigers’ 15-3-1 campaign last season that garnered a No. 2 ranking in the state.
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The Chagrin Falls Board of Education accepted the resignation of Assistant Superintendent Lisa Shannon during a special meeting last week.
The Chagrin Falls Fire Department is looking to recruit young people to its Explorer Program, an opportunity for students to get a first-hand look at the life of a firefighter and emergency medical technician.
The Chagrin Falls Board of Education last week approved more than $68,000 worth of change orders to Gilbane Building Co. of Cleveland for additional work needed to complete the two year Intermediate School renovation and construction project.
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CHAGRIN FALLS — The cost of repaving roadways on the campus for grades seven through 12 are on the increase.
The Chagrin Falls Fire Department constantly trains to offer high quality services to the residents they protect. In a practice burn on June 27, firefighters engaged in practice drills of searching for a victim, handling hose lines and working together as a team.
Commission looks into ordinances
Laughter rippled through the sanctuary as Lisa Damour, a Cleveland psychologist, described the feelings of discomfort when first bringing a baby home. When a person adapts to uncomfortable situations, she said their capacity and durability expands.
CHAGRIN FALLS — Controversial zoning changes that seemed to come out of nowhere without notification of those most affected by them were set right this week with the deletion of changes some or reversal of others.
“All these plays are about forgiveness,” Lue Douthit, executive director of the Play On! Shakespeare translation project, said of Shakespeare’s work. “That after all the shenanigans you still can bestow forgiveness in a truthful way, I think that that’s a really fine lesson to be learned ove…
The sport of boxing is for a bunch of blockheads off the street – anyone who truly thinks that just might be a blockhead himself.
The Chagrin Hunter Jumper Classic’s culminating event on July 14 carries its name proudly: the $50,000 Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund Cleveland Grand Prix. To shorten the name would do a disservice to its top sponsor who began supporting the prestigious heritage horse show in 2018.
Chagrin Falls Village Council will meet at 6 p.m. on July 8 to discuss the revised zoning map and code changes protested by some as restrictive, unnecessary and damaging to property values.
Chagrin BOE members to run again
The encouragement to “follow your dreams” is usually nothing more than a pithy cliché, but Michael Kasey took the advice literally and is now organizing the first annual TEDx Chagrin Falls conference July 20 at the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre.
