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The 18th annual Avon Eagle Run, presented by Mercy Health, is May 26 at 8 a.m. at Avon High School, 37545 Detroit Road. Registration is now open. Proceeds from the Avon Eagle Run benefit the Avon Schools Educational Endowment Fund and other local charities. The family-fun event includes a 5-mile run, 5K run/walk and 1-mile Kids Fun Run. Help your favorite Avon student (grades PreK-5) win a pool and dodgeball party at the French Creek YMCA by adding his/her ... Read More »

The Avon Local Schools Board of Education recently voted (April 30) to award a three-year contract, effective Aug. 1, 2018, to Erin Holzhauer to become the new principal at Avon East Elementary School (grade 1-2). She replaces Krista Kotecki who was recently named the new Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Sheffield/Sheffield Lake City Schools. Holzhauer is coming “home” ... Read More »

It is impossible not to feel a flood of emotions when seeing the sculpture titled, “Homeless Jesus”, the work of world-renowned Canadian sculptor, Timothy Schmalz, now displayed outside the offices of Community West Foundation at 800 Sharon Drive in Westlake. The sculpture represents Jesus as a homeless person lying on a bench covered by a blanket with wounds in his ... Read More »

The Avon Local Schools Board of Education will officially vote April 30 to offer a three-year contract to Virginia Fitch as the new principal at Avon Heritage Elementary School. Fitch replaces Jason Call who was named the district’s new Director of Student Services last month. Heritage Elementary School houses grades 3-5 in the district. “We are very excited to welcome ... Read More »

A Senior Resource Fair hosted at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center last week showcased over 20 senior-centric businesses and organizations dedicated to the care and wellness of the area’s Senior Citizen population. Guests packed the crowded UH Elyria Medical Center cafeteria and they perused the many tables dedicated to a variety of service, from Independent and Assisted Living, to Memory ... Read More »

The University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Auxiliary recently presented eligible Patient Care Nurse Assistants and Division Secretaries with the gift of a new uniform. The project was one of many the Auxiliary conducts year-round in efforts to support the good works of UH St. John Medical Center. In fact, Auxiliary projects amounted to over $38,000 in 2017! The story ... Read More »

It was a busy weekend for Avon Lake Redwood Schools Bald Eagles ‘Stars’ and ‘Stripes!’ The parent Eagles welcomed three hatchlings into the world, starting with two on Friday and followed by one more on Sunday. The first new member of the Eagle family arrived at 9:44 a.m. Friday. The second was close behind, already pecking a hole in its ... Read More »

Avon Lake’s Redwood School Bald Eagle family hatched a new member at 9:44 when the first of three eggs produced this spring hatched at 9:44 this morning. Stars & Stripes, the Bald Eagle parents, welcomed the first of this year’s offspring and are expecting another any time now as another egg has a tiny hole and another eaglet is likely ... Read More »

Dr. Lisa Damour is Coming to Westlake! A program for parents of both boys and girls! The Westlake Council of PTAs is excited to host Dr. Lisa Damour, Ph.D. on Monday, April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Westlake High School Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and preregistration is required. (https://dr-damour-april-23-2018-70813.cheddarup.com) Dr. Damour is a psychologist, author, ... Read More »

Laura Curry, a 2017 Bay High graduate, is the first-ever recipient of a new endowment scholarship now offered by the Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio. Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO) received a $105,000 grant from the Thomas J. & Marjorie S. Gray Foundation to create the scholarship endowment for high-achieving Girl Scouts. The Gray Foundation Scholarship will provide ... Read More »