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FREE FREE TO READ! FREE TO WRITE! Submit your story online by April 1 at wbvobserver.com VOLUME 8 • ISSUE 6 | Community News Powered by the Citizens of Westlake and Bay Village | MARCH 15, 2016 More stories, photos and events online at wbvobserver.com Our community’s favorite newspaper, /wbvobserver written by the residents of Westlake & Bay Village. » See TRAINING page 2 PHOTO BY KAREN DERBY by KAREN DERBY Bay High staff members and students collaborated with Bay Village police officers to prepare for the possibility of an armed intruder at the school. The training exercise took place Friday, March 11 – a day off school for students and a professional development day for faculty. The morning began as a relaxed gathering in the cafeteria to enjoy coffee and donuts. Unexpected gun-shots soon rang out, and two armed attackers had students running for their lives. Most students quickly escaped, but several were left injured by gunfire and screaming for help. Police officers killed or subdued the attackers before tending to the bleeding students, using tour-niquets or other first aid for a variety of gunshot wounds. The bullets were blanks, of course, and the injured students were playing roles. Teachers who tried to help the injured get away were asked to leave them there, as they were an important part of the officers’ training. “The training exercise is based on debriefings we’ve had covering the Chardon High School and Newtown shoot-ings, as well as other shooter incidents,” said Bay Village Detective Kevin Krolkoski. “We do a lot of dry runs on lockdowns, here in the cafeteria or during class exchange, but everyone knows how it’s going to start and how it’s going to end,” Krolkoski said. “In this scenario, no one really knows how it’s going to start. People will evacuate the building or go into lockdown, depending upon where they are. It’s a real opportunity to see how people react in a surprise situation.” Students later encountered more gunfire as they congre-gated in hallways waiting to go into a class. Teachers quickly herded kids into classrooms and barricaded doors, piling chairs and bookcases to block entry of any intruder. Smoke from gunfire filled the hallways, and one assailant pounded on doors, mimicking an innocent classmate desperate to be let in. Once again, police exchanged gunfire with the shooters and overtook them. “The gunshots were really frightening at first,” said senior PHOTO BY DENNY WENDELL by TARA WENDELL When you have a sound plan and stick to it, you can expect things to turn out well. Such has been the case with Westlake. The city administration, under Mayor Dennis Clough, has a track record of making wise finan-cial decisions, from offering business incentives to investing in infrastruc-ture. A strong leader surrounded by a team of capable department heads and council members sharing a vision for the future have put the city on a path of growth. In a long-awaited decision on the terms of Westlake’s contract with the Cleveland Division of Water, the Court of Common Pleas ruled last month in Westlake’s favor, finding that the city is entitled to obtain water from a secondary provider and is not liable for any costs to Cleveland Water, as the water service agreement expired in March 2015. » See WESTLAKE page 2 Westlake State of the City address City moves on from water decision, sets sights on improvements Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough points out the city’s low sewer rates during his presentation on March 8. » See COMEDY page 2 Stand-up comedy coming to Westlake by KEVIN DEFRANK Why did the chicken walk into the bar, after it crossed the road? Who knows! It is impossible to determine the intentions of a chicken. They lack advanced cog-nitive skills and are not capable of explaining themselves. But if the chicken was in or near Westlake or Bay Village, one might say it was looking for something fun to do! As an alternative for people to get out and have fun, there is a series of stand-up comedy shows coming to Dave & Buster’s in Westlake. The project is being called Laugh Series CLE and the goal is to produce live entertain-ment (and better jokes than the one you read above) for Westlake Easter Egg Scramble set for March 19 by AL PSOTA Spring is in the air, Easter is fast approaching and both will be celebrated at the Westlake Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Westlake Town Criers. This year the event will be held on Saturday, March 19, at the playground in front of the Westlake Recreation Center, 28955 Hilliard Blvd. This is a free event for children age 10 and younger. Promptly at 1:00 p.m., chil-dren ages 4 through 6 will take off on a scramble for wrapped candy and in search for spe-cial eggs that are redeemable for stuffed animals. A second scramble will be held at 1:30 p.m. for children ages 7 through 10. Simultaneously there is a non-competitive egg hunt for children age 3 and under. Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny will be passing out candy and will be available for pictures. There will also be face paint-ing and refreshments hosted by members of the Westlake High School National Honor Society as well as a raffle for large stuffed bunnies. There is no charge for the event and a good time is had by all. Please come early as parking is limited. PHOTO BY AL PSOTA Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny will hand out candy at the Westlake Easter Egg Hunt. Active shooter training exercise at Bay High plans for the unthinkable Bay Village police officers train at Bay High School with staff and students during an active shooter training scenario on Friday, March 11.
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Title | 2016 vol 8 issue 06 - March 15 2016 |
Subject | Westlake / Bay Village Observer |
Description | The Westlake/Bay Village Observer is a bi-weekly hyperlocal community newspaper written by, for and about the residents of Westlake and Bay Village, providing perspectives and information about topics and events in these communities. The mission of the Westlake/Bay Village Observer is to inform, involve and energize the community through citizen participation of the 700+ community volunteers. |
Creator | Westlake Porter Public Library |
Publisher | Denny Wendell; Tara Wendell |
Date | 3/15/2016 |
Rights | Copyright 2016 The Westlake / Bay Village Observer. All rights reserved. Any reproduction is forbidden without written permission. |
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Title | 2016 vol 8 issue 06 - March 15 2016 - Page 1 |
Full-text search | FREE FREE TO READ! FREE TO WRITE! Submit your story online by April 1 at wbvobserver.com VOLUME 8 • ISSUE 6 | Community News Powered by the Citizens of Westlake and Bay Village | MARCH 15, 2016 More stories, photos and events online at wbvobserver.com Our community’s favorite newspaper, /wbvobserver written by the residents of Westlake & Bay Village. » See TRAINING page 2 PHOTO BY KAREN DERBY by KAREN DERBY Bay High staff members and students collaborated with Bay Village police officers to prepare for the possibility of an armed intruder at the school. The training exercise took place Friday, March 11 – a day off school for students and a professional development day for faculty. The morning began as a relaxed gathering in the cafeteria to enjoy coffee and donuts. Unexpected gun-shots soon rang out, and two armed attackers had students running for their lives. Most students quickly escaped, but several were left injured by gunfire and screaming for help. Police officers killed or subdued the attackers before tending to the bleeding students, using tour-niquets or other first aid for a variety of gunshot wounds. The bullets were blanks, of course, and the injured students were playing roles. Teachers who tried to help the injured get away were asked to leave them there, as they were an important part of the officers’ training. “The training exercise is based on debriefings we’ve had covering the Chardon High School and Newtown shoot-ings, as well as other shooter incidents,” said Bay Village Detective Kevin Krolkoski. “We do a lot of dry runs on lockdowns, here in the cafeteria or during class exchange, but everyone knows how it’s going to start and how it’s going to end,” Krolkoski said. “In this scenario, no one really knows how it’s going to start. People will evacuate the building or go into lockdown, depending upon where they are. It’s a real opportunity to see how people react in a surprise situation.” Students later encountered more gunfire as they congre-gated in hallways waiting to go into a class. Teachers quickly herded kids into classrooms and barricaded doors, piling chairs and bookcases to block entry of any intruder. Smoke from gunfire filled the hallways, and one assailant pounded on doors, mimicking an innocent classmate desperate to be let in. Once again, police exchanged gunfire with the shooters and overtook them. “The gunshots were really frightening at first,” said senior PHOTO BY DENNY WENDELL by TARA WENDELL When you have a sound plan and stick to it, you can expect things to turn out well. Such has been the case with Westlake. The city administration, under Mayor Dennis Clough, has a track record of making wise finan-cial decisions, from offering business incentives to investing in infrastruc-ture. A strong leader surrounded by a team of capable department heads and council members sharing a vision for the future have put the city on a path of growth. In a long-awaited decision on the terms of Westlake’s contract with the Cleveland Division of Water, the Court of Common Pleas ruled last month in Westlake’s favor, finding that the city is entitled to obtain water from a secondary provider and is not liable for any costs to Cleveland Water, as the water service agreement expired in March 2015. » See WESTLAKE page 2 Westlake State of the City address City moves on from water decision, sets sights on improvements Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough points out the city’s low sewer rates during his presentation on March 8. » See COMEDY page 2 Stand-up comedy coming to Westlake by KEVIN DEFRANK Why did the chicken walk into the bar, after it crossed the road? Who knows! It is impossible to determine the intentions of a chicken. They lack advanced cog-nitive skills and are not capable of explaining themselves. But if the chicken was in or near Westlake or Bay Village, one might say it was looking for something fun to do! As an alternative for people to get out and have fun, there is a series of stand-up comedy shows coming to Dave & Buster’s in Westlake. The project is being called Laugh Series CLE and the goal is to produce live entertain-ment (and better jokes than the one you read above) for Westlake Easter Egg Scramble set for March 19 by AL PSOTA Spring is in the air, Easter is fast approaching and both will be celebrated at the Westlake Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Westlake Town Criers. This year the event will be held on Saturday, March 19, at the playground in front of the Westlake Recreation Center, 28955 Hilliard Blvd. This is a free event for children age 10 and younger. Promptly at 1:00 p.m., chil-dren ages 4 through 6 will take off on a scramble for wrapped candy and in search for spe-cial eggs that are redeemable for stuffed animals. A second scramble will be held at 1:30 p.m. for children ages 7 through 10. Simultaneously there is a non-competitive egg hunt for children age 3 and under. Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny will be passing out candy and will be available for pictures. There will also be face paint-ing and refreshments hosted by members of the Westlake High School National Honor Society as well as a raffle for large stuffed bunnies. There is no charge for the event and a good time is had by all. Please come early as parking is limited. PHOTO BY AL PSOTA Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny will hand out candy at the Westlake Easter Egg Hunt. Active shooter training exercise at Bay High plans for the unthinkable Bay Village police officers train at Bay High School with staff and students during an active shooter training scenario on Friday, March 11. |
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