The Avon Lake High School Marching Shoremen will host the 52nd annual Band-A-Rama, a showcase of local high school marching bands, on Saturday, September 10, at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium, 175 Avon Belden Road at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for general admission ($4 for senior citizens), and available at the door. This year’s line-up includes high school marching bands from Avon, Avon ... Read More »
Kohlberg Prize from Kisco Foundation Helps Launch Project Cuyahoga Community College has been awarded $80,000 to help establish a Veterans Services Center at Western Campus and expand existing programs for those who served the nation. The Kisco Foundation named Tri-C a recipient of its Kohlberg Prize, given annually to increase support for veterans attending community colleges. The grant was announced ... Read More »
The September meeting of the Herb Guild Garden Club will take place on September 14, 2016 at the Westlake Porter Public Library. The meeting starts at 10 am. After a brief business meeting, guest speaker David Feola will speak on the “beautiful world of daylilies.” David is from The Furniture Maker’s Garden in Medina, Ohio which is located at 4102 ... Read More »
The Westlake Garden Club invites you to its annual Fête des Fleurs fundraiser luncheon on Wednesday, September 28, at Westwood Country Club, 22625 Detroit Road. The featured speaker will be Brian Zimmerman, CEO of the Cleveland Metroparks System, Ohio’s oldest park district encompassing more than 23,000 acres with 18 reservations, 8 golf courses, 6 nature centers, the 183 acre Cleveland Zoo – home to more ... Read More »
Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club, member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., Garden Club of Ohio, Inc., is having a Standard Flower Show called “IT HAPPENS IN FALL.” It will be open and free to the public to come and see. It will be held Saturday September 17 & Sunday September 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day in Avon Lake Public Library, ... Read More »
Many thanks to the 116 golfers who supported the Youth Challenge 2016 Golf Outing on August 15 at Avon Oaks Country Club. Nearly $20,000 was raised to directly help fund Youth Challenge programs. These funds will allow the YC participants and volunteers to enjoy free year-round adapted sports like golf, tennis, soccer and so much more. Thank you to Presenting Sponsor ... Read More »
The Dover/Westlake High School Alumni Association will induct four people into their Alumni Hall of Fame on Thursday, September 29. The 2016 inductees are: Mr. Robert Clancy, Class of 1965, Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame; Mr. Mike Antonyzyn, Class of 1968, Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame; Dr. Jennifer Psota Dougherty, Class of 1990, Athletic Hall of Fame; Mr. Jon Thompson, ... Read More »
Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s September, 2016 calendar of events: Thursdays, September 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 (6:30-8 p.m.) and Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21 and 28 (4-5:30 p.m.) Bow Wow Books – Stop by the Youth Services Department each Wednesday or Thursday and sign your child up for a 10-minute reading time with a reading therapy dog! ... Read More »
Owner of The Markey Group in Westlake Joins List of Successful Alumni Rachael Ekey of The Markey Group in Westlake took a step toward greater business success by completing the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®). Ekey is one of 31 small business owners in the program’s latest graduating class. She spent 14 weeks at ... Read More »
The rankings are in and Avon Lake High School scored a spot in the top 500 of the national rankings on Newsweek’s America’s Top High Schools list for 2016. The school is listed as No. 261. Avon Lake is the only Lorain County school in the top 500 and one of 33 from Ohio that made the list. According to ... Read More »
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