5 Things You May Have Missed This Week

Busy week doesn't begin to describe it.

So much happened in the last seven days, I feel as if I could write "15 Things You May Have Missed This Week."

1. Unfortunately, we have to begin with sad news.

Robert Dilgren -- a retired Mentor firefighter and former Fairport Harbor police chief -- .

Dilgren, an experienced kayaker, was kayaking on Lake Erie near the Mentor Headlands neighborhood when he fell out of his vessel.

Two good Samaritans, , after Dilgren lost consciousness.

Despite their best efforts, both they and the paramedics were unable to save Dilgren. He passed away Wednesday in the Cleveland Clinic. Authorities think a cardiac problem caused him to lose consciousness.

2. Mentor Schools Board of Education  to renovate Headlands Elementary School and turn it into a specialized school for children with autism.

Renovations could begin as early as next week and the is scheduled to be open by October.

3. I could probably list five important school stories from this week, which is impressive since it's summer and school is ostensibly out.

Mentor Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Hoynes to retire at the end of the school year. She said, while she still loves the district, she doesn't feel she has the energy to keep running it ad infinitum.

4. One last piece of Mentor Schools new: a the law suit filed by Eric Mohat's parents against the district.

Eric was a a 17-year-old  student who killed himself March 27, 2007. Eric's parents, Janis and William Mohat, filed a lawsuit against Mentor Schools after his death, saying their son killed himself because he was bullied and the school did not do enough to stop it.

Mohat's parents have the option to refile two of their allegations at the state level.

5. Let's end on a happy note. More than 650 volunteers

See a slideshow, recounting some of the good they hath wrought.