🌱It's Chili Cook Off Time This Weekend + Trout Are Getting Stocked

Hello, everybody. Karena Garrity here with your fresh copy of the Avon-Avon Lake Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out everything that's fit to print about what's happening in our community, including updates on...

• There's a chili cook-off this weekend!
• Learn more about your lawn!
• The trout are going in the ponds!

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 54 Low: 41.

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

1. Mark your calendars for the "Chili Cook-Off" taking place on Sunday, March 26 at 1 p.m. at Game On Avon Lake, 33382 Walker Road. There will be a raffle and a panel of five blind judges to decide who takes home the top prize! One hundred percent of the proceeds from the event will go to benefit Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services. Hope to see you this weekend. (Avon Lake)
2. Now that spring has officially sprung it's time to start thinking about the health of your lawn. On Tuesday, April 11 an environmental program, "Green Lawns," will be held at 7 p.m. at the Avon Lake Public Library. Mel Hauser, of Good Nature Organic Lawn Care, will be on hand to discuss how to care for your lawn organically. This program is part of a year-long environmental series, presented in partnership with the Avon Lake Public Library and Avon Lake’s Environmental Affairs Advisory Board (EAAB), that addresses the environmental concerns of Avon Lake's residents expressed via the EAAB survey. You will learn about important points of concern for your lawn including; fertilizing, alternatives to planting grass, maintaining your yard year-round, and much more. (Avon Lake)
3. Anglers take note and get your fishing rods, lures, worms and spinners ready! Rainbow trout will be stocked in Avon Lake’s Walker Road Pond on April 13, while Westlake’s Recreation Center Pond will get its supply of trout on March 29 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. (cleveland.com)

From my notebook:

• Love-A-Stray Dog Division Non-Profit Rescue: "Both dogs we pulled from LCDK are now at Avon Lake Animal Clinic with pneumonia. They got to spend a few days in their wonderful foster homes before they showed symptoms of respiratory issues. Fortunately, both foster families were proact..." (Love-A-Stray Dog Division Non-Profit Rescue via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Wrestling Club: "Congrats to the Shoremen who competed at the OAC Jr High State Championships in Youngstown this weekend: Tate Schnabel📸, Peyton Hollender, Luke Peace, & Tommy Rodkey. #ShoremenAreAlwaysTough" (Avon Lake Wrestling Club via Facebook)
• Avon Lake City Schools: " Reminder, Spring Break is April 7-14. Classes resume April 17. " (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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