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Gary Lebzelter says he enjoys a good bike ride and pedals the miles to prove it.The Painesville resident, found Sept. 7 riding along a path at the Lake Metroparks' Environmental Learning Center in Concord Township, said he likely rides at least 60 miles in any given week.

For the third consecutive year, Thomas W. Harvey High School in Painesville will received the 2018 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Gold Award.This award is the highest accomplishment that a school can achieve in PBIS. Jordak Elementary, McKinley Elementary, Gaitway High School, Kirtland Elementary, The Lake Academy and Newbury Elementary also earned Gold Awards this year.

Jakprints has found a new home in Eastlake. The Cleveland business, an independent printing company that was founded in 1999, is moving into the former Walmart site at 34440 Vine St., which has sat empty for over five years.

Painesville Municipal Electric continues to seek ways to provide customers with available and low cost power, says Electric Superintendent Jeff McHugh.With no opposition from Painesville City Council or the public, two resolutions that will help the electric department achieve that goal were passed at the most recent council meeting.

Statistics show that in Ohio 431,489 school-aged children are left alone and unsupervised after school, according to the Ohio Afterschool Network.This is alarming because idle time, specifically after school, can have a detrimental impact on youth.

"Remarkable Ladies of Lake County," a part of the 2018 Ladies Who Lunch series, will be held from noon to 2 p.m., Sept. 20, at the Lake County History Center, 3415 Riverside Road in Painesville Township.Attendees can meet the ladies who influenced Lake County, from pioneer days to the 1950's, according to a news release.

The Salvation Army is set to open a new store in Willoughby Hills on Sept. 15. The new store is designed to improve the shopping experience for its customers and includes over 18,000 square feet of shopping space filled with bargain-priced clothing, household items, electronics, books, toys, furniture and collectables, according to a news release.

The next meeting of Lake County Public Employee Retirees, Inc. Chapter No. 28 will be noon, Oct. 4.It will be held at Pine Ridge Country Club, 30601 Ridge Road in Wickliffe, and Dennis R. Sutcliff will speak on "Tragedy & Triumph the 1920 Cleveland Indians."Lunch is $15 and reservations must be made no later than Sept.

Lake Health is putting on an introductory session to acupuncture from 5 to 6 p.m., Sept. 26, at the Mentor Wellness Campus, 8655 Market St.The introductory session is performed in a group setting and will allow people to experience the benefits of acupuncture with a focus on reducing stress and boosting energy, according to a news release.

Nine people have been indicted in United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for their roles in a conspiracy to launder more than $2 million in drug profits stemming from the shipment of about one ton of marijuana from California to warehouses in Wickliffe, Willoughby and Euclid.