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The next Write On Club meeting is 4:30 p.m., Aug. 20, at Mentor Public Library's Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave. in Mentor. Any teens who have an interest in writing can join. The club is a fun, supportive place to practice and improve writing with other teens who are doing the same thing, according to a news release.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. >> The Great Lakes Commission says it will divide nearly $900,000 among seven local organizations to help cut runoff of sediment, nutrients and other water pollutants.Runoff feeds harmful algae blooms and oxygen-starved "dead zones" where fish can't survive.Recipients of the grants will install best-management practices for limiting soil loss and applying fertilizer in ways intended to keep it on the land instead of washing into the Great Lakes.

A Middleburg Heights man accused of a string of burglaries in Painesville Township and Fairport Harbor said he has no intention in taking a plea deal in the caseFrank M. Rogers is facing six counts of second-degree felony burglary in Lake County Common Pleas Court. The burglaries occurred on or about Oct.

A Medicare 101 Seminar will be offered Sept. 26 at Hope Ridge United Methodist Church, 9870 Johnnycake Ridge Road Mentor.From 7 to 8:30 p.m., the seminar by Jody Meyers, from J. Meyers and Associates LLC and hosted by the Hope Ridge UMC Finance Team, will be an educational seminar and no company-plan-specific benefits will be discussed, according to a press release.

Share your craft show information with Northeast Ohio residents by filling out the form above. (On mobile? Tap here to access the form.)A listing will be published Thursday, Sept. 27, in a special section delivered to print subscribers of The News-Herald and The Morning Journal, and on

A Chinese auction benefit for the Eastlake Police K9 Program has been scheduled for Aug. 26 at the American-Croatian Lodge, 34900 Lake Shore Blvd. in Eastlake.Doors open at noon and the drawing starts at 2:30 p.m. Admission in $5 per person and includes 10 free bidding tickets. Additional bidding tickets available the day of the event.

Ohio Auditor Dave Yost announced that Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority has received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit for Fiscal Year 2017.The award is presented to local governments, school districts and other public organizations upon the completion of a financial audit, according to a news release.

One of the largest vacant industrial spaces in Lake County is now filled and operating.Mar-Bal Inc. unveiled its 110,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing plant and composite technology in Painesville on Aug. 16. A leader in the thermoset composite industry, the Chagrin Falls-based company recently expanded its manufacturing facility at

This year, Wickliffe students and families can benefit from a new partnership with College Now.College Now's mission is to increase postsecondary educational attainment through college and career access advising, financial aid counseling, and scholarship and retention services.

Painesville Township trustees Gabe Cicconetti, Chuck Hillier and Josh Pennock are organizing the fifth annual Family Fun Day. This year the community event will be held at the Lake County History Center at 415 Riverside Drive on Aug.