Avon Lake

Two remarkable individuals were recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the community at Avon Lake Library’s Waugaman Gallery last Thursday evening. The occasion was the Avon Lake Community Council Citizen of the Year and Project of the Year 2022 ceremony. Honored were Herman “Bucky” Kopf as Citizen of the Year and Marilyn Zeidner for Music on a Mission and Project ... Read More »

As Memorial Day approaches, red poppies will begin “popping” up as they are symbols to honor and memorialize fallen heroes. The red poppy officially became the national emblem of remembrance in 1920. Locally, a wonderful collaboration is taking place with the Avon Lake American Legion Post 211, 31972 Walker Road, and Avon High School art students. Mike Schrull, American Legion ... Read More »

Avon Lake High School held a special Military Signing Day ceremony today for senior Roan Viancourt, 18, who will be joining the United States Air Force. He plans to become a firefighter in the U.S. Air Force. Viancourt will attend Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Read More »

The Avon Lake Public Library invites the community to a special appearance by photo restoration specialist, Mark Madere, who will explain how damaged and faded photos can be beautifully restored and preserved during his presentation: “Photo Restoration – The Art and Science of Resurrecting Damaged and Faded Photographs.” Mark will explain the causes of damage and fading of photographs and ... Read More »

Westlake Girls Win District Track Title The Westlake High girls track team qualified six individuals and three relay teams to this week’s Regional Championships, en route to winning the team’s first District Championship in the 40-plus year history of the program. Avon Wins Back-to-Back SWC Track Titles Avon’s boys track and field team won the 2022 Southwestern Conference Track & ... Read More »

Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced on May 5, 2022, that ODOT will invest $51 million into new traffic safety improvement projects. Avon Lake has been awarded $1,297,000 of that money to improve safety along US-6 (Lake Road). After several accidents on Lake Road, one of which was fatal, the City’s Public Safety & Health ... Read More »

Congratulations to well-known Avon Lake developer Herman ‘Bucky’ Kopf for being named as Citizen of the Year by Avon Lake Community Council. Also honored as Project of the Year is Music on a Mission D.R.E.W. The Community Council announcement reports that Kopf’s unanimous selection is based on his long-standing generosity and philanthropy in the community. As the driving force behind ... Read More »

Last month, when it was National Healthcare Administrator’s Week, Avon Lake Towne Center made a special recognition. “In celebration of this annual holiday, we would like to introduce you to one of our amazing administrators, Heather Eckert!” reports the Community Campus there. Heather is the administrator at Sprenger’s Towne Center Community Campus. Since joining the Sprenger Health Care team three ... Read More »

North Coast Rotary held the club round of its 2022 Speech Contest among Avon, Avon Lake and Brookside high school students.  Early in the year, students began preparing to deliver a 5-minute speech on how an ethical decision-making tool, “The 4-Way Test” applied to their lives or society. Each school selected their top two students as Finalists to compete: Dylan ... Read More »

On April 29, cities and towns around the United States will be celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Arbor Day and the 50th anniversary of the Arbor Day Foundation. To commemorate this special day, Avon Lake’s Citizens Tree Commission will be distributing free tree saplings to fifth grade students at Troy Intermediate School and St. Joseph Parish School. Terry Robison, Chair ... Read More »