![]() ![]() The first person I talked to when I walked into the luxurious setting, now the LaVera Party Center, was Frank Cihula, curator (or whatever his title is) of the Willoughby Hills Historical Society. “That will give me a lot more latitude in what I’m about to tell you.” Meaning, of course, that no one would be able to contradict anything I said, which makes it much more comfortable for a story-teller. My first question to the audience was, “Were any of you here at the time of the robbery?” No hands went up. My assignment was to tell the assembled members and guests of the Lake County Historical Society the breathtaking details of the much-heralded event of yesteryear. The nationally reported heist took place Sept. At the time of the big robbery of the posh club, the area was known as Willoughby Township. ![]() I walked into a room filled with 105 dinner guests the other evening, trying to keep in mind everything I knew and had read about the former Mounds Club, a gambling joint extraordinaire, in what is now Willoughby Hills. There’s always more to the story, another angle, even a story within a story. ![]()
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