Articles
A new brand takes flight
After 30 years in business, local manufacturers Apollo Products, API Pattern Works and Trucast rebranded to Olympus Aerospace on January 1, 2024. Business owners Katy Baden and Chris Scanlon have joined forces and have unified their tooling, gauge and fixture, and manufacturing divisions to better satisfy customer needs. Olympus Aerospace strives...
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Planning a personal memorial service
Just as every family has its own personality, each one is distinct in how it approaches the prospect of memorializing a loved one after they are gone. Over the past 17 years as a funeral director, I’ve handled thousands of memorial services at my funeral home in Painesville, satellite locations in Willoughby and Mentor, and wherever a family...
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Can a chatbot create a will?
One in four Americans says they interact with AI regularly, as much as several times a day. AI chatbots like ChatGPT are making everything from writing more effective emails to optimizing your resume and brainstorming a client presentation faster and ridiculously easier. Then doesn’t it also make sense to simply plug in some basic info into...
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Time for a nutrition makeover
Life is hectic. Most families are juggling work and after-school activities, so grab-and-go foods and takeout become daily routine. We get it, but there is a better way. Do you wish your family would cut out the junk and eat more veggies? You got this. Here are some steps for a successful mealtime makeover. Clean OutGive your refrigerator and...
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Take a step outside into the winter wonderland that awaits throughout the Lake Metroparks system
“Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius”—Pietro Aretino Mimi couldn’t agree more. There is nothing more meditative than communing with the calm quiet of nature in winter. Lucky for us in Lake County, there are myriad outdoor activities to make the most of it. Lake Metroparks has curated a comprehensive list...
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