Where’s the treasure? Vicki Butera of North Olmsted has a good time during Butternut School’s pirate dress-up assembly May 5. The children celebrated “Right to Read” week at the assembly. (Photo by Larry Bennet)

Knoble says what could be
last goodbye to employees
ROCKY RIVER — The mayor, who is being forced to retire after an indictment for improper use of a public office, says residents and volunteers have made the city great and that such service would continue in his absence.

Secretary hopes bus trip
gets citizens on drug plan
WESTLAKE — The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services stopped in Westlake Saturday to promote Medicare's new prescription drug program and sign people up before a May 15 deadline.

Lees throw strikes against leukemia
BAY VILLAGE — Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Lee and his wife, Kristen, say they're more than willing to use his celebrity status to help advance research and people’s awareness of leukemia, which their son, Jaxon, was treated for.

Religious expression central
to America’s heritage, Blackwell says
WESTLAKE — The power of prayer can overcome any historical obstacle, Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell told a National Prayer Day gathering Thursday in Westlake.

Uncle Waldo’s concert series
gets listeners up close to new artists
Where's Waldo? We don't know. But Uncle Waldo’s Coffeehouse, located in Rocky River’s West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, presents everything from folk and country to pop and funk. The venue provides an added bonus for local artists, who often are asked to perform as show openers.

West Life Newspaper, a suburban weekly with a circulation of 13,000, is offering unpaid internships this summer in the following areas:

• News and Features
• Copy Editing
• Sports
• New Media

West Life covers the western suburbs of Cleveland, including Fairview Park, North Olmsted, Westlake, Rocky River and Bay Village.

Interns will be assigned news and feature articles for publication. Standing as a college junior, senior or graduate student is required. Journalism coursework and experience on a campus newspaper is preferred. Availability Monday evening and/or Tuesday morning is preferred.

To be considered, please mail a resume and three writing samples to:
Internships
West Life Newspaper
Suite 200
26933 Westwood Road
Westlake, OH 44145

Or e-mail to: internships@westlifenews.com