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Avon Middle School Students Excel at Scholastic Art Show

Avon Middle School Art Students Exhibit in the 2020 Regional Scholastic Art Show The Lorain County Regional Scholastic Art Exhibition has been providing a program to recognize, exhibit and honor excellence in visual art from grade 7-12 students for over 50 years. The 2020 exhibition kicked off last month at the Beth K. Stocker Gallery on the campus of Lorain ... Read More »

Bay Village Garden Club February Meeting

Cut flowers bring calm and joy to our lives. Join the Bay Village Garden Club for their February meeting on February 24, The Modern Perennial Cut Garden, Growing Flowers for your Table. Speaker Jacqueline Kowalski M.A. OSU Agriculture and Natural Resources, Extension Educator for Summit County, will discuss variety, selection, maintenance and harvest of perennial gardens. Luncheon served at 11:30 at ... Read More »

Three Area Schools to Compete for STEM Mousetrap Car Challenge

Who can build a better mousetrap (car)? Attached is information regarding the inaugural interschool 2020 STEM Mousetrap Car Challenge featuring students from Troy Intermediate School in Avon Lake, Dover Intermediate School in Westlake, and East Intermediate in Grafton (Midview Local Schools). Because each school houses only grades 5-6, it was a natural fit for a friendly competition among students in ... Read More »

100th Day of School at Avon Early Learning Center

Avon Early Learning Center kindergarten students celebrated the 100th Day of School today (Feb. 5). The students participated in 100 day activities including math and science centers, and many dressed up as centenarians to mark the annual occasion.   Read More »

AHS Students on Team for 2020 Ohio High School Team Figure Skating Championships

Best of luck to three Avon High School and two Avon Middle School students who will be competing for Team Westshore in the 2020 Ohio High School Team Figure Skating Championships this coming weekend on Saturday and Sunday, February 8 and 9, at the Thornton Park Ice Arena (3301 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights). Last year Team Westshore, which had ... Read More »

Department of Consumer Affairs Releases List of Top 10 Scams of the Year

Social Security, Robocalls and Computer Tech Scams Top the List The Department of Consumer Affairs today released its list of the top 10 scams for 2019. Robocalls of all types plagued Cuyahoga County residents last year. Social Security imposter scams topped the list of reports made to Consumer Affairs. In these scams, callers pose as law enforcement and tell consumers ... Read More »

Lorain County Community College Unveils New Apprenticeship Partnership with International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

Lorain County Community College and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Union (IBBU) Wednesday unveiled a new partnership that will provide an apprenticeship pathway to become a skilled boilermaker while earning a college degree. “There is a great need today in our community for more individuals and apprentices in our trade – and all skilled trades,” said Larry McManamon Jr., coordinator ... Read More »

Celebrating Kindness

Redwood Elementary School in Avon Lake took part in The Great Kindness Challenge last week in a big way. The school wrapped up a week of activities with an assembly on Friday that also celebrated the 100th day of school on Jan. 31. The assembly combined the two and featured a visual representation of 100 acts of kindness at Redwood.  ... Read More »

Old-Fashioned Valentine’s Party

An old-fashioned Post Valentine’s Day party open to all will be hosted at Clague House Museum on Sunday, Feb. 16, with the Westlake Historical Society. Let’s shake off the winter chills and come inside the Clague family home, located at 1371 Clague Road. Enjoy an afternoon of crafts, sweet treats and museum tours. There is no charge for the event, ... Read More »

George Miller Named Community West Foundation Board Chairman

George Miller has been on the Community West Foundation Board of Directors since 2015 but stepped into a leadership role as Chairman effective January of this year. “Marty and I are starting our work together and we look forward to the coming year,” he said, referring to Community West Foundation’s new President and CEO, Martin Uhle, who also started in ... Read More »