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St. Edward Alum KC McKenna Appointed as School Principal

St. Edward High School announced today KC McKenna will be the next principal to lead the college preparatory school in Lakewood. McKenna is a 2000 graduate of the school where, for the past 12 years, he has served leadership roles in admissions, marketing, curriculum creation, and the development of strategic initiatives. “KC’s strategic thinking, intimate understanding of school operations, and ... Read More »

UH St. John Presents Current Trends in Cardiology

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center kicked off its 2019 series of physician roundtable health talks with a presentation, ‘Current Trends in Cardiology,’ at the Westlake Recreation Center last week. Open to the community, guests enjoyed health talks, a light dinner and health education last Thurs., Feb. 28. Speakers included Dr. Michael Zacharias, who reviewed the latest approaches to heart ... Read More »

Pinewood Derby Brings Winter Excitement to Avon

The excitement of the Indy 500 came to Heritage School in Avon last Saturday morning as the ‘Two Feathers’ Native Sons and Daughters Club held their annual Pinewood Derby in the Heritage gym. The winter classic saw kids race their creatively hand-crafted cars down a giant ramp as they vied for age group honors for students ranging from PreK to ... Read More »

Normandy Senior Living Launches Empowering U

The Normandy Senior Living kicked off Empowering U – new campus-wide health initiative to support healthy lifestyles for their residents and the local community – with a lunch and learn on Saturday, February 23 in Avalon Hall at the Breakwater Apartments. Empowering U is a Normandy Senior Living initiative designed to incorporate a series of classes, educational panels and community ... Read More »

Asian Wok Reopens After 2018 Fire

Asian Wok, the popular Westlake Chinese-American restaurant at 24389 Detroit Road, has re-opened after a fire shuttered the restaurant for almost a year last March. “We had an electrical fire on March 20 of last year and it took nine months for us to get everything cleaned and returned and ready to re-open,” said Jennie Hung last week. Most of ... Read More »

Edward Jones: Have You Planned for Long-term Care?

If you are fortunate, you will retain your physical and mental capacities throughout your life and can always live independently. But there are no guarantees for any of us. If you ever require some form of long-term care, will you be prepared? So what is the risk of needing longterm care services? According to the Department of Health & Human ... Read More »

Multi Generational Bingo Fun!

Holy Trinity Young Adult volunteers treated the residents of Avon Place to BINGO on Sunday, February 17. Everyone had a fun time enjoying each others company. Thank you young people for sharing your time with others.         Read More »

Bay’s Matthew Cover Heads to State Mat Tournament

This past Friday and Saturday, Bay High wrestlers Stephen Tepper, Sam Brenneman, Jack Hildebrand, Griffen Novotny, Mason Cover, Sage Long, Matthew Cover, and Klevin Mici competed in the OHSAA District Tournament at Norwalk High School.  Stephen Tepper placed 6th at 106 lbs.  Mason Cover placed 5th at 170 lbs and advanced to the OHSAA State Tournament as an alternate.  Matthew ... Read More »

Gardens at Westlake Honor 77th Anniversary of K-9 Unit

Please join Gardens at Westlake in honoring the 77th Anniversary of the first K-9 Unit on Wed., March 13, 6 p.m. Officer J.P. Toth will be visiting and doing a demonstration with their K-9 Unit. Come and join the celebration. Read More »

Shoregals Take District Title

The Avon Lake High girls basketball team captured a district championship last week with an epic win over Olmsted Falls, 52-48, in the title game played at Elyria Catholic. The win avenged regular season defeats to the SWC champ Bulldogs and lifted Avon Lake to a 21-3 record. They faced 22-1 Canton McKinley in regional semifinal action Tuesday night. Read More »