Members of the Avon High School Mighty Eagle Marching Band recently gave a special performance for the residents of the Avon Oaks Caring Community nursing home facility in Avon. Avon Oaks administrator, Colleen Costello, said that residents and staff often hear the band playing down the road at the stadium. She has been trying to organize a visit by the ... Read More »
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Saint Joseph Academy Senior Gwen Pierce Named Commended Scholar in the National Merit Scholarship Program
Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced that senior Saint Joseph Academy student Gwen Pierce is a Commended Scholar in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Gwen is actively involved in both academics and extracurricular activities at Saint Joseph Academy. She has already completed four Advanced Placement (AP®) classes, adding three more this year. Gwen is a member ... Read More »
Westlake Recreation Center Youth Basketball
Westlake Recreation is offering a youth basketball league for children in grades K-12. This program is open to any child who is a member of Westlake Recreation, lives in or attends school in Westlake. Program is designed to instruct the fundamentals of basketball while having fun. Participants in the kindergarten program must be currently enrolled in kindergarten. Volunteer coaches are ... Read More »
Fraudster Poses as Rocky River Detective
Rocky River Police have issued an email reporting the fraudulent representation of a Rocky River detective. Advisory: Beware of Potential Scams Earlier today, several northeast Ohio residents reported receiving phone calls from a man identifying himself as Rocky River Police Detective Keith Hunter, telling them that their social security number had been compromised, and asking for a return phone call. ... Read More »
Avon Hosts ‘Not-So-Spooky Halloween
The City of Avon and a host of sponsors held a fun-filled ‘Not-So-Spooky’ Halloween in the Park the afternoon of Sat., Oct. 17. From 1-4 p.m., kids and families registered for a social-distanced walk through the Avon History and Storybook Trails (by the Avon Aquatic Facility) where they paraded in costume to share in treat and candy stations manned by ... Read More »
Honoring Amy Mihaljevic
On Tuesday, October 27th from 4:30pm to 5:30pm outside of City Hall in Bay Village, community members will be honoring the memory of Amy Mihaljevic. Amy, a 5th grader at Bay Middle School, was abducted on October 27th, 1989 from the Bay Village Square Shopping Center. Her body was later discovered on February 8th, 1990. To honor her and raise ... Read More »
Trick-or-Treat 2020: Saturday, October 31
Area Trick-or-Treating will be held on October 31 in the following areas: Avon: 6–7:30 p.m. • Avon Lake: 6–7:30 p.m. • Bay Village: 6–8 p.m. • Fairview Park: 6–8 p.m. • North Olmsted: 6–8 p.m. • North Ridgeville: 6–7:30 p.m. • Rocky River: 6–8 p.m. • Westlake: 6–8 p.m. Recommended Best Practices for celebrating Halloween are available on Governor DeWine’s ... Read More »
Enter if You Dare
Area residents are in the ghoulish spirit! Some of the scenarios are lavish enough to compare with Hollywood sets! Take a drive around to see these frightful scenes. Stop on Elmwood in Bay Village to see Jurassic Park in person complete with a Velociraptor Containment cage. Or visit Wolf Rd. to see a Halloween inspired pandemic display. Have a safe ... Read More »
Community West Foundation Board of Directors Spotlight: Bill Oatey
Bill Oatey has been on the Community West Foundation Board of Directors since 2006 including a 4-year term as Chair. He is currently serving as Chair of the Grants Committee which oversees the grantmaking process. “It’s a wonderful foundation. They clearly define where they give, and that resonated with me,” he said. “As I started going on site visits to ... Read More »
Concord Reserve Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting
Information courtesy of the City of Westlake, www.facebook.com/city.of.westlake.ohio After months of waiting due to COVID-19 restrictions, Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve commemorated its recent opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. The event included multiple speakers, such as Mayor Dennis M. Clough; Bruce McNabb, Executive Director at Life Enriching Communities; Scott McQuinn, CEO of Life Enriching Communities; Rev. Ron ... Read More »
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