The City of Avon, Ohio, in partnership with ‘Super Heroes To Kids in Ohio,’ a 501(c) 3 nonprofit charity, will create a virtual comic book on Saturday, September 8. This event will take place in the area surrounding the Avon Aquatic Facility at 36265 Detroit Road in Avon just after 12:30 P.M. Children overcoming illness and adversity will capture the ... Read More »
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Village Peddler Festival at Lake Metroparks Farmpark
A Quaint Outdoor American Marketplace Tradition The hillside’s beauty and charm compliment the 37th Annual Village Peddler Festival held in Kirtland at Lake Metroparks Farmpark on Saturday, September 15 (10am-6pm) and Sunday, September 16 (10am-5pm). Enjoy shopping the shaded paths of this quaint outdoor American marketplace featuring 175 craftsmen and artisans selling their handmade wares. Styles of traditional, vintage, fine ... Read More »
UH St. John Medical Center Upcoming Events
UH SJMC Walkers Go the Extra Mile Walkers from University Hospitals St. John Medical Center meet regularly at Great Northern Mall for health, exercise and camaraderie. The walkers recently finished a step challenge. Fifty walkers tracked their steps and collectively recorded 44,732,019 steps equal to approximately 22,366 miles! That is longer than the Pan-American Highway (19,000 mi in total length), ... Read More »
NOAAP Presents Top Awards to Senior and Assisted Care Professionals
The Northeast Ohio Association of Activity Professionals held its 2018 conference at the Spitzer Center at Lorain County Community College Aug. 18. The NOAAP is an organization that exists to ensure high standards of professionalism and resident care, while striving to meet the ever changing needs of the Activity Professional and the lives they touch in senior care, nursing and ... Read More »
Seniors Surprise Everyone at Main Event! Now Open in Avon!
A dozen seniors, ranging from 75 to 95 years arrived for a bowling and pizza party at Main Event, the sparkling new entertainment center in Avon. Although a few people walked into this bright and colorful location using canes or walkers, bowling was accessible to all with bowling assist ramps that were made available to the group. Anyone who couldn’t ... Read More »
Gardens at Westlake Happy Hours is Fun for All!
Friday afternoon means one thing at the Gardens of Westlake: Happy Hour! The weekly Happy Hour events start each Friday at 3:30 p.m. and feature great entertainment, food, drinks, conversation and more. Best of all – Gardens at Westlake Happy Hours are open to all! Just stop by, check in and catch up with old friends and old times. Gardens ... Read More »
$1 Million Cardiac Catheterization Lab Enhances Close-to-Home Care at UH St. John Medical Center
A million-dollar cardiac catheterization lab is the newest addition to state-of-the-art services available to west side residents at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center. A cardiac catheterization lab is a specialized hospital room where physicians perform minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease. These procedures utilize tiny, flexible tubes – called catheters – instead of surgery ... Read More »
Maria’s Field of Hope Now in Bloom
Maria’s Field of Hope has bloomed early this year! Ed and Megan McNamara were on hand at the field last Sunday morning, welcoming visitors and placing placards to remember children who have been lost to cancer. “By next weekend, this place will be in full bloom. It will be a month of awesomeness,” said Ed on Sunday morning as TV ... Read More »
Westlake Police: What “Two Glasses of Wine” Can Do!
On 8/16 Westlake Police received a report of a reckless operating vehicle on Crocker at Center Ridge. Officers could not catch up with the SUV before it struck another vehicle at Crocker and Union Sts. The driver in the vehicle that was struck was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The operator of the striking SUV, after explaining ... Read More »
26th Annual Big Band Dance/Concert
It’s time again to swing to the sound of the Big Band era at the 26th Annual Big Band Dance/Concert which will be held September 19 at Emerald Event Center in Avon on Just Imagine Drive at The Residence Inn. The Dan Zola Orchestra will be performing wonderful music of the big bands for dancing and listening pleasure. Advance tickets ARE ON SALE ... Read More »
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