The Normandy Senior Living in Rocky River enjoys lovely flower and vegetable gardens each summer as raised flower boxes and a lovely garden corner invite residents to spend a little time outdoors each day. The Normandy Resident Gardens are an attractive feature other senior communities do not have. The gardens make The Normandy unique. In celebration of this summer’s bounty, ... Read More »
Bay Village City Council took a moment at Monday’s City Council meeting to recognize the career of retiring Mayor Debbie Sutherland. Law Director Gary Ebert presented Mayor Sutherland with a proclamation citing her many years of service as both a city council representative and as Mayor. Now in her fourth term, Mayor Sutherland retires with the distinction of being the ... Read More »
Maria’s Field of Hope has been buzzing for over two weeks now, ever since the thousands of sunflowers that stand on 54 acres at the corner of Jaycox and Chester Road hit full bloom. Just like last year, the late-summer splendor is an irresistible attraction to hundreds and even thousands of visitors each day. Cameras are commonplace – plenty of ... Read More »
This month is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and to spread awareness, the Avon Volleyball Program is hosting a Charity Match at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Avon High School, 37545 Detroit Road. To recognize the event and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the teams are encouraging all students and staff to wear any Prayers from Maria shirts they may have, ... Read More »
Avon High’s football team is off and running again this season with a 3-0 mark. The team beat North Olmsted, 45-10, last Friday after defeating arch-rival Avon Lake, 31-7, two weeks ago. The focus now turns to Midview as the Eagles face the perennially tough Middies in Grafton this Friday night. This series has become a Battle of the Giants ... Read More »
Thank you to EVERYONE who supported the annual Avon-Avon Lake Community Resource Services SOUPer Bowl Food Drive. Thanks to the community’s efforts, CRS collected 6,433 pounds of food and $14,719…..together this is the equivalent of more than 80,000 pounds of food, all of which stays right here to help the residents of Avon and Avon Lake! Winner of this year’s ... Read More »
The Lake Erie Crushers and The Brew Kettle will host first annual Crushers Craft Beer Festival presented by Schlather Insurance Group and Auto Owners Insurance, on Saturday, September 24, at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon. The late afternoon and evening event will feature more than 25 local and national craft beer representatives along with several local wineries from the ... Read More »
Residents of the Knickerbocker Apartments for active senior citizens were recently made the recipients of the Boy Scout Eagle Project of Sean Rossander, a Westlake Troop 208 scout. Sean, 15, directed the group that completed an extensive refurbishment of the much-used benches and picnic tables at the Bay Village apartment building. During the day-long active portion of his project, he ... Read More »
The annual parade will begin at Avon High School at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and travel east down Detroit Road to Stoney Ridge Road ending at Joe Firment Stadium, 3075 Stoney Ridge Road. A powderpuff football game will take place at the stadium after the parade. Motorists are reminded the roads in the area will be closed during the parade ... Read More »
Westlake Schools’ November Ballot Issue Won’t Raise Taxes It’s official. Westlake City School District will be on the ballot on Nov. 8 with a bond issue and permanent improvement levy that won’t raise taxes. The 1.3-mill bond issue and 0.8-mill permanent improvement levy will fund a new, centrally located PK-4 elementary school to replace the district’s four aging elementary schools. ... Read More »
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