Community West Foundation board members, staff and guests took a trip out to Greater Cleveland Food Bank to tour their new 200,000 square foot facility that opened late last year. The group also rolled up their sleeves and spent two-hours packing boxes with food for their senior outreach program. In that timeframe, they packed 400 boxes and over 14,000 pounds ... Read More »
The wrestling teams from Westlake and Bay High Schools proved to be the class of the Great Lakes Conference at the league championships hosted at Westlake High on Feb. 11. Westlake, on the strength of four individual champs, posted 196 team points for the title. Bay had one champ in junior 113 pounder Anthony Rocco. But depth made the difference ... Read More »
We continue to discover new surprises in the collections at the Bay Village Historical Society. One such discovery happened last year when two of our archival volunteers, Jack Hanley and Bill O’Brien, came across a letter from a newly inaugurated President Benjamin Harrison. It is dated March 6, 1889, only two days after he was sworn in as the 23rd ... Read More »
Bay Village Joins the Flock Community Flock is an Atlanta, Georgia based company that offers nationwide security solutions. Flock cameras monitor vehicles that are coming into the city by their license plate, vehicle make/model or distinguishing features. Flock controls and stores the motion-activated camera footage. The BVPD will get an alert from FLOCK if a vehicle enters the city that ... Read More »
Funds Provided were Raised Through the Straight from the Heart Raffle Currently Underway Community West Foundation and Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital have teamed up to provide CPR training equipment for St. Augustine Health Campus, a skilled nursing and long-term care facility located on Cleveland’s near West Side, which serves the needs of chronically ill and aging individuals of all ages, ... Read More »
Offering a Helping Hand During Times of Need CRS is the designated emergency food pantry serving Avon and Avon Lake. Our pantry is supported through the generous donations of local churches, schools, businesses, civic organizations and individuals. As a proud partner of Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, CRS also receives food grants and/or discounted food to help ... Read More »
Avon High Girls Win SWC Swimming & Diving Championship Avon High School won its third consecutive Southwestern Conference Girls Swimming & Diving Championship Saturday (January 28) on the campus of Cleveland State University. The Eagles dominated the field again by winning 10 of the 12 events and compiling 498 points in 2023. Avon Lake High School finished runner-up with 245 ... Read More »
The Westlake Alumni Association introduced the Class of 2023 Hall of Fame before the varsity basketball game on Jan. 27. The 2023 Class includes: Distinguished: Mark Deierhoi ’70; John Kurowkawa ’90 • Athletic: Scott Reynolds ’71; Keving Quigley ’72; Paul Hanna ’78; Nicholas Lawrence ’10; Kalpana Beach ’11; 1983 Football Team • Honorary: Gary Simpson, Retired Teacher, Coach, Mentor ’77-‘07 ... Read More »
Bay Village High junior wrestler Anthony Rocco is a matman to keep your eye on now that tournament season is arriving. Anthony wrestles at 113 pounds and has posted a 27-1 record so far this season while also earning championships at the Avon Lake Cobos Invitational and Orange Genevieve tournament. This weekend, Anthony will compete in the Great Lakes Conference ... Read More »
Learwood Middle School Living Wax Museum History comes to life on Friday, Jan. 27 at Learwood Middle School in Avon Lake as eighth-grade students from Elizabeth Moffat’s English Language Arts (ELA) class participate in a Living Wax Museum. The students have been conducting research on a person of their choice who shows attributes of: bravery, courage, determination, compassion, among others. ... Read More »
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