🌱Flowers Make Everything Better; The Beatification Awards! + New Jobs

Hi all. Karena Garrity here with your fresh copy of the Avon-Avon Lake Daily. Keep reading to find out all the most important things happening in the community, including updates on...

• Jobs need to be filled!
• The Beautification Awards have been awarded!
• Football season is winding down. Who will make it to the semifinals?

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warm. High: 73 Low: 54.

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Here are the top stories today in Avon-Avon Lake:

1. Businesses in the Avon-Avon Lake area are searching to fill openings on their staff, and we've rounded up some of the best local job openings listed within the past week. Looking for full-time or part-time work? Patch and ZipRecruiter have you covered, with our weekly list of new opportunities close to home. Click on any job title for more information, or to apply. (Avon-Avon Lake Patch)
2. And the winners have been chosen! The Avon Garden Club recently presented its Beautification Awards. According to cleveland.com, "Ivana Rose took home an award for yard work she did at her condominium. She said people commented on the four very large planters placed at each corner of her yard. She also has a “welcoming front porch,” as she calls it, with wicker chairs, ferns and window boxes. Her flower preferences include geraniums and black-eyed Susans as well as other flowers that complement her red wicker porch chairs. Tracy Adams, a winner in the category of homes 20 years old or younger, noted that she had to rip out everything in her yard when she bought her home, because the landscaping “was no good.” She planted everything new. “My vice is flowers,” she said. “They bring joy to my heart, and I like to cut them and pass them along to others, like neighbors and teachers. That is how you share.” Adams’ whole yard, front and back, “is always done,” she said. She loves color and adds something more to her gardens every year." Congratulations winners! Keep beautifying our community with your flowers! (cleveland.com)
3. Will it happen again? That's the question on local football fans list as Thanksgiving weekend approaches and the state semifinals are almost here. According to cleveland.com, "For four of the last five years, Avon and Archbishop Hoban have met in the state semifinals. That could happen again, or the OHSAA could revamp its semifinal matchups, should both make it to Thanksgiving weekend. Avon seeks a sixth straight state semifinal run, looking for its first berth in a state championship since 2011. Hoban has become Northeast Ohio’s most decorated program of the last decade, winning five state crowns since 2015." Keep an eye on the games fans and we will keep you updated! (cleveland.com)

Today in Avon-Avon Lake:

• Avon Lake Democrats Club Meeting (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Avon Lake City Schools: "October is National Principals Month....an opportunity to celebrate and honor our incredible principals for their visionary leadership and tireless pursuit of success for each student. THANK YOU for all you do for our students, staff and AL community." (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
• FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc.: "Meet Clive! Clive is a 6 year old coonhound mix! Clive is fully vetted, potty-trained, and is working on his crate-training and leash manners. Clive loves other dogs and would prefer a laid-back playmate." (FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc. via Facebook)
• Avon Lake City Schools: "Welcome Moseley! Thank you for brightening our Mondays at ALHS!" (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Soccer Organization: "U12 boys celebrating the end of a strong season and a big win over Olmsted Falls today." (Avon Lake Soccer Organization via Facebook)
• Support Avon Schools: "Congratulations to all our cheerleaders and coaches!" (Support Avon Schools via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Wrestling Club: "Sign up for youth wrestling: http://bit.ly/3tGsItj" (Avon Lake Wrestling Club via Facebook)

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• Pumpkins & Piranhas SEAsonal Fun Days @CLEAquarium (October 26)
• Acrylic Painting Class | Happy Fall Y’all (October 26)
• First Tee - Cleveland's 11th annual Grit, Gratitude and You (October 27)
• Candle Making and Tarot Reading (October 28)
• The Dinner Detective Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Show (October 28)
• Meals on Wheels Night at the Races (October 29)
• Witches Soirée: Halloween Party (October 29)
• Wizardry Wand-Making and Spellbook Workshop (October 30)
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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update.

— Karena Garrity

About me: Journalism is in my veins. I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my small-town community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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