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The Southwestern Conference Hockey Tournament title belongs to North Olmsted High as the Eagles of N.O. topped the Eagles of Avon, 4-1, in the tournament championship game at the North Olmsted Recreation Complex Monday. Now 19-3. North Olmsted reclaimed the SWC title after a 5-year drought. The win puts a feather in the cap of the Eagles, who are fashioning ... Read More »

A Southwestern Conference boys basketball clash between Avon and Avon Lake last Friday saw the host Eagles top the Shoremen, 63-58. Avon’s Delshawn Orr scored 30 as Avon improved to 8-5 overall and 8-3 in the SWC. Orr was unstoppable as he added three rebounds and four assists to drop arch-rival Avon Lake to 1-12. Click here to view entire ... Read More »

The Westlake High School team of juniors Sneha Ramachandran and Jordan Sherwin, and seniors Nick Erwin, Steve Columbro and Jack Bogart, continue to gain recognition for their PING app in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge. After winning the Best in State Award, the team recently learned they are also one of the 2016 Best in Region winners. The team is ... Read More »

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, announced that Youth Challenge has been recognized as a Bronze level club as a part of the Paralympic Sport Club Excellence Program, which also recognizes 57 other clubs across the country. Created in 2013, the excellence program is designed to support Paralympic Sport Clubs as they evolve their sport programming ... Read More »

Bette Lou Higgins, artistic director of Eden Valley Enterprises (EVE), will present a program entitled, “Next Stop, Freedom!” at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Bay Village Historical Society. Eden Valley Enterprises has been creating historical programs since 1977. EVE has developed more than 40 original shows, and more than half spotlight Ohio and Great Lakes history. The company has ... Read More »

The Ohio Music Education Association will recognize the Avon Lake Band Aids at the state professional conference on January 29 in Cincinnati. The Band Aids support instrumental music in grades 5 to 12 through performance-based fundraising that includes the Shoremen Brass Classic DCI Show, Band-A-Rama, Band On Demand, Pancake Breakfast, and new this spring, the Pops Concert. Read More »

The annual Rotary Speech Competition is open to all high school students who attend school in the cities of Westlake or Bay Village, or are home schooled in either city. The theme of the 4-7 minute long speech is to solve an ethical problem using the principles of the Rotary’s 4-Way Test, and should be from the speaker’s personal experience ... Read More »

Tom’s Country Place, Avon Saturday, February 6, 2016, Doors Open at 6:00 PM Tickets $45/single; $80/couple Purchase online at stmaryavon.org/winterfest The biggest of our social fundraisers for Avon St. Mary promises an evening of music, dancing, and festivities to shake off the winter cold! This adult-only evening promises a totally tubular stroll down memory lane, complete with dinner, open bar, music, and ... Read More »

Lake Shore United Methodist Church is holding a Chili Cook-Off and Silent Auction Fundraiser for Jean Cole-Henkel, who has terminal metastatic cancer on Saturday February 6th from 5-7:30 p.m. at 33119 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake, OH. Tickets are $7.50 includes 5 tickets to vote for your favorite chili, 5 sample bowls, a large bowl for your favorite, cornbread, dessert, and drink. If you or ... Read More »

If you need help getting started or have come to a “road block” in your path of finding your ancestors, this is an excellent opportunity to get assistance.  Members of Cuyahoga West Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will be available to assist other members and the general public, at the computer terminals in the Computer Lab of Westlake Porter ... Read More »