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Yves Dushime was born into a family of eight in a refugee camp in Congo, Africa, after his family fled Rwanda to escape genocide.He dealt with a lot of trauma as a child as his family would move from Congo, to Kenya and then in 1998 to Togo in West Africa.He described himself as a very angry child filled with rage because of the way people treated them.

Plans to transform the Mentor Beach Park Pavilion into a potential restaurant are still in the works.Mentor Economic Development Director Kevin Malecek recently met with the

A Euclid man accused of moving a dead body to a wooded area behind the Eastlake Community Center has been arraigned in Lake County Common Pleas Court.A dead male later identified as 30-year-old Ronald Sekston was

A Madison Township man accused of severely injuring his infant children has a change of plea hearing scheduled Oct. 22 in Lake County Common Pleas Court.Chad Humberston, 38, is facing two third-degree felony counts of child endangering as well as a misdemeanor domestic violence charge stemming from an Oct.

A complete journey around the Cleveland Cultural Gardens totals about 3 miles, but North Ridgeville resident Cindy Fanderys views the property in a much larger sense during the annual One World Day event."I just think the festival is very nice because it's like taking a trip around world," Fanderys said as she checked out various countries' booths at the gardens on Sept.

Lake Health invites the public to join Jacob Wolf on Oct. 2 for a conversation exploring nutrition facts or fiction.From 6 to 7 p.m., at the Mentor Wellness Campus, 8655 Market S., attendees can uncover common food items, marketing ploys and "healthy" deceptions and learn how to improve a diet and health by becoming a smarter shopper.

With over 60 years of experience owning and operating companies, sitting on public and private boards, conducting general business consulting, and executing mergers and acquisitions transactions, Jerry Cirino and Kip Marlow have teamed up to form MyBoard, a new Willoughby-based consulting firm.Cirino and Marlow will assist private businesses in forming advisory boards which will provide ongoing consultation to business owners and executives.

Community leaders from cities all across Ohio recently came together at Morley Library in Painesville for the Heritage Ohio Main Street Revitalization Series.These Main Street communities heard from local speakers including Painesville City Manager Monica Irelan, Painesville Assistant City Manager Doug Lewis and Painesville City Planner Lynn White, who discussed the importance of municipalities and Main Street partnerships.

Eastlake's Economic and Development Committee recently recognized residents Amy Beam and Marie Tomko for their community services efforts.During the Sept. 11 ECDC meeting, Committee Chair Michael Zuren presented Beam and Tomko with certificates of appreciation.Beam, who received the Community Impact Award is the founder of 9-1-1 Rescue Dogs Inc.

The Northeastern Ohio Rose Society and Cleveland Rose Society will present their combined rose show Sept. 29-30 at the Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road in Kirtland. Open to the public at noon on both days, the show will feature all kinds of roses in over 40 exhibition classes, including hybrid teas, floribundas, climbers, shrub roses and miniatures, according to a news release.