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Demolition began June 11, on the Grove convent and rectory at Saint Mary Magdalene Church in Willowick.The rectory at one time housed up to six priest and the convent housed up to 12 nuns."The nuns were in large measure used to educate the kids and the priests in large measure were used to administer to the parish," recalled state Rep.

Community reportThe public is invited to join Master Gardener Jeannie St. Marie at the Perry Public Library, 3753 Main St. at 7 p.m., June 21, to learn about herb gardening. Herbs are easily grown from seed and can be started indoors or out and grown in the ground, pots or even window boxes, according to a news release.

A community in mourning has placed flowers, balloons and stuffed animals around the light pole at the intersection of Vine Street and East 337th, where 17-year-old Maddisan Chase of Eastlake was struck and killed on June 5.

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and the Alzheimer's Association together with advocates in the early stages of the disease are encouraging families to talk about memory and cognition concerns sooner. These advocates know first-hand that an early diagnosis offers many benefits, including access to more effective medical and lifestyle interventions and the ability to take an active role in planning with family members for the future, according to a news release.

Head down Mentor's Tyler Boulevard and you'll see a number of job opening signs, says Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development Authority Executive Director Mark Rantala. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there are now more job openings than there are unemployed people to fill them.

A Beach Hazards Statement has been issued by the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

Despite competition from pools, picnics and other leisurely activities, libraries are not left out in the cold during the warm summer months.Staffers use outreach as well as in-house programs to attract new patrons and keep regular supporters interested and engaged."We're going out of our buildings to get people to notice us.

Willoughby Fire Station #1 will be hosting a story hour for children with special needs. The story hour - which will be held on a monthly basis - will include stories, songs and activities to help kids with special needs and firefighters learn to interact with each other and not be afraid if the kids should find themselves in an emergency situation needing assistance from police or fire.

How did a college-prep school for girls get involved with putting on a two-day mega music festival?It all started a little more than three years ago, when Cleveland Heights residents and longtime friends Denny Young and Mary Weatherhead-Feldman shared a plane ride to Denver."It was on that plane ride, that the idea of

Beekeeping is a rewarding - and ecologically beneficial - activity, whether it's being pursued as a hobby or on a commercial level.For one thing, everything that grows needs pollen, and the more pollinators out there buzzing around, the better.Just ask Montville Township resident Brandy Arotin, who, along with husband, Robert, has been dabbling in beekeeping about three years now.