To Present $5,000 to School Be a Learning Hero has selected Bay Village Normandy Elementary School as an Ohio winner in its ‘Game Plan for Success’ contest. To succeed in the big leagues, professional athletes aim high, listen to coaches, practice hard, and then test themselves on game day. That same game plan leads to big wins in classrooms. The ... Read More »
The first of the season’s Ohio High School Athletic Association’s football rankings are out and Bay High is third in its region. That means the 4-0 Rockets are in the playoff hunt again this year. Playing in Div. 3, here are the rankings in Bay’s region: Region 8 – 1. Cle. Benedictine (4-0) 8.8, 2. Clyde (4-0) 8.35, 3. Bay ... Read More »
Two men are dead after a domestic disturbance led to gunfire on Sandy Lane Sunday. The Avon Police Department received a report from a resident on Sandy Lane advising that she heard four “pops” which she believed to be gunshots. The caller stated she observed something across the street fall down the front steps of the residence which may have ... Read More »
The Avon Police Department is reminding residents to secure their vehicles and homes at night. Several area communities have had an increase in stolen vehicles and night time residential burglaries. Avon has also seen cars broken into in the evening. We are encouraging residents to protect their property by not making it an easy target. Please remember to: 1. Lock ... Read More »
Robert Stark as tour guide of Crocker Park’s Phase 3 development is a little like having William Shakespeare lead you on a walk through the set of one of his plays. Mr. Stark donned a hardhat last Thursday afternoon and hosted 30-some media members through the new $400 million expansion at the lifestyle center. With the panache of the playwrite, ... Read More »
The events of September 11, 2001 are seared in the American memory forever. Schools, communities and civic groups everywhere gathered last Friday in remembrance of that fateful day. One such event was hosted by Avon Mayor Bryan Jensen at the Avon Safety Center that morning. Police, firemen and community members paid tribute to those who fell and honored those who ... Read More »
Falling on Sept. 11, the 2015 USO of Northern Ohio Golf Outing took place at Sweetbriar Golf Course in Avon Lake last Friday. The event coincided with the anniversary of our nation’s saddest day in recent history – the attack on New York City’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in the air over Pennsylvania in 2001. It reminded all ... Read More »
The Prayers from Maria sunflower field is in full bloom this week. People are flocking to the 16-acre lot at Chester and Jaycox Road in Avon to see what this field of faith is all about. “A beautiful message sent to us from someone who visited our field: – ‘I drove past this field and had to turn around to ... Read More »
The Sisters of Charity Health System are turning sole ownership of St. John Medical Center over to University Hospitals. Last week’s announcement of the move underscores the legacy of love and excellence the Sisters are leaving to the community. Their impact was best expressed by the honorable Leo M. Spellacy, retired judge of the 8th District Court of Appeals, in ... Read More »
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