Community Corner
🌱 Krach Nobel Peace Prize Nomination + 5-Star Lakewood Nursing Home
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Lakewood.
Hello, hello. It's me, Carla Varner, your host of the Lakewood Daily — here to tell you all the most important things happening locally. Let's do this...
First, today's weather:
Cooler with showers. High: 63 Low: 57.
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Here are the top three stories in Lakewood today:
- Lakewood native and Rocky River High School graduate Keith Krach has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The former U.S. Undersecretary of State and CEO of DocuSign and Ariba was nominated for his work defending against Chinese "techno-authoritarianism" and leveraging the country's technological advantages toward a new form of diplomacy. Krach said, "This is something I never dreamed of." (cleveland.com)
- O'Neill Healthcare Fairview Park, Lakewood, North Olmstead, and North Ridgeville earned the prestigious 2022 CMS 5-Star Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The 5-Star quality rating tool measures the quality of care, inspection, and staffing of nursing homes throughout the state. The rating places O'Neill Healthcare communities among the top 10 percent of nursing homes in the country. (Lakewood Observer)
- Garfield and Harding middle schools won five out of six "Best Attorney" awards and three of six possible "Best Witness" awards at the statewide Middle School Mock Trial Showcase sponsored by the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education. Nineteen teams competed against each other via Zoom on Apr. 19. The trials were based on the book, Greystone Secrets: The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix. (Lakewood Observer)
Today in Lakewood:
- Community Meeting On HB434, A Radioactive Taxpayer Subsidy Bill At Lakewood Public Library Main Library (6:00 AM)
- Drop In & Play Mornings At Cove Park (10:00 AM)
- Raavi At Mahall's (7:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- See what's happening at the Lakewood Public Library this month. You won't want to miss out on "Meet the Author" events and a host of club meetings. (Lakewood Observer)
- Grammy and Emmy award-winning comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer, Chris Rock, will be coming to Connor Palace Theater - Playhouse Square on Friday, Jun. 17. Tickets are on sale now. (audacy.com)
- Kevin Hart is back on tour after a four-year hiatus with Kevin Hart: Reality Check. The comedian will perform at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday, Jul. 10 at 10:00 p.m. (News 5 Cleveland)
That's it for today! See you all tomorrow for another update.
— Carla Varner