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North Ridgeville Real Estate Transfers 01/27/18 – 02/02/18 Buyer Address Price   Phan Chong Phan Michael $ 334,855 Details Koenig Ronald 4747 Charles Rd $ 161,000 Details Fretwell Nicole Jancsek Lawrence $ 324,180 Details Nelson Jolene Nelson Scott 6272 Greenview Trl $ 224,000 Details Fitzgerald Megan Leonard Joseph 5132 Otten Rd $ 205,000 Details Nvr Inc $ 62,500 Details Gattshall Troy 5336 Barton ... Read More »

The 50th Annual Scholastic Art Awards were recently announced in Lorain County. Two Avon Lake High School students earned Gold Key Art Awards and will moved on to national competition in New York this spring. The Art show is now open at LCCC Stocker Arts Center (2nd floor, Beth K Stocker Gallery) through Feb. 11. Senior Kara Fazzone earned a ... Read More »

Congratulations Avon Lake High School students, senior Alex Petroff and sophomore Marguerite Smith for placing first and second, respectively, at the recent North Coast Rotary Club 4-Way Test Speech Contest. Avon High School junior, Abigail McNicolas placed third. Each Spring, participating high school students from Avon, Avon Lake and Brookside high schools compete in the Speech Contest. Sponsored by the ... Read More »

Enjoy a pancake breakfast at the Avon Lake All-District Band Festival and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 24, in the Avon Lake High School Commons. The breakfast and performances will begin at 9 a.m. Pancakes, breakfast sausage and juice will be served by Novotny Catering of Avon Lake. The coffee and hot chocolate are generously donated by Rio Café of ... Read More »

Community is Invited to Free Event Feb. 16 at Corporate College West It’s “game on” for fun at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) in Westlake. A Family Game Night will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Corporate College® West. Participants can roll the dice and try various board games or test their skills on video game controllers. The ... Read More »

Westlake High School senior Carolyn Bedell was named one of the top runners-up in The 2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in Ohio. The Spirit of Community Awards is a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Carolyn is one of eight Distinguished Finalists in Ohio. Carolyn joined the Lilly Weston committee, a subcommittee of the Westlake ... Read More »

A visit to her daughter in Scottsdale, Arizona, sparked a community service idea adopted by Westlake High School National Art Honor Society (NAHS) advisor Kelly Atkinson. Atkinson, a WHS art teacher, and her brother, Brent Walla, were driving past Arizona State University when they passed a homeless man. Walla pulled over and grabbed a Ziploc bag filled with toiletries from ... Read More »

The North Coast Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Business of the Year Award presentation took place at Parker’s Grille & Tavern in Avon Lake on Jan. 23. Trey and Janice Bell of PuroClean Emergency Restoration were presented with the Business of Year Award. They provide 24 hour emergency restoration service in the areas of water damage, fire damage, mold ... Read More »

Grandmas, grandpas, a good book and some homemade cookies – what more could a child want? Local seniors and children were invited to join Avon Library’s ‘Reading Buddies’ program at Rose Senior Living – Avon last Friday for a cozy afternoon program and to create a heartwarming reading experience for young and old. “Through this event, seniors and young children ... Read More »

It was a great day to paint at Gardens at Westlake Senior Living Saturday as local artists JoAnn DePolo and Sue Shanks hosted a two-hour seminar on creativity. As a professional artist, DePolo shared that any stage of life is the right time to follow your artistic interests. Hers were reawakened several years ago when an experience reignited a childhood ... Read More »