🌱It's SOUPer Bowl Time + Road Work, Plan Ahead + Honoring The Fallen

Good morning, neighbors! I'm back with your fresh copy of the Avon-Avon Lake Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in the community today.

First, today's weather:

A shower and t-storm; humid. High: 75 Low: 65.

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

1. Get ready for some driving delays! There will be road work happening this week on State Route 83 from Detroit Road to the roundabout at Mills Road. The expectation is that the project will be completed within a six week time span. Sidewalk and crosswalk ramp work will begin during the daytime hours. On September 6, milling and paving will be done during the night time hours. Drivers are being asked to plan ahead. (cleveland.com)
2. A very special photographic war memorial will be hosted at the the Avon Veterans Memorial (located behind the post office, 36225 Detroit Road). This location will serve as a perfect backdrop for the memorial titled, "Remembering Our Fallen." According to a cleveland.com article, "the memorial honors our country’s military fallen from the Global War on Terror (Sept. 11, 2001 - Aug. 30, 2021) through military and personal photos. The display is free and open to the public to view from Sept. 1-5." Hope to see you there! (cleveland.com)
3. Which town will win the SOUPer Bowl this year? According to cleveland.com, "the Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services (CRS) SOUPer Bowl Food Drive is a friendly competition between the Avon and Avon Lake communities to see who can collect the most food by weight. All food collected will benefit families through the CRS onsite food pantry. Monetary donations are also accepted. Each $1 contributed will be counted as five pounds of food. The winner of the food drive competition will be announced at halftime of the Avon vs. Avon Lake varsity football game Sept. 9 and will be presented with the SOUPer Bowl Trophy. Since its inception in 2010, the SOUPer Bowl has collected 69,509 pounds of food and $134,021 in monetary donations. Food donations can be dropped off at all schools in Avon and Avon Lake or you can bring your donations to the game on Sept. 9. For more information, go to aalcrs.org."(cleveland.com)

From my notebook:

• FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc.: "Meet Karma! Karma is a 2 year old pittie who had a rough start to life. She’s fully vetted, house trained, and good with other dogs. Karma is a sweet girl who would love a home to call her own. To adopt karma, please visit this link .https://www.petfinder.com/.../oh/avon/fidos-companion-oh300/." (FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc. via Facebook)
• Avon Lake High School Band: "Congrats to the 2021 Band on Demand winners! And now….let the 2022 Band on Demand event begin!! Go to the website and purchase your raffle ticket today! The winner will be announced at the homecoming game and Your Marching Shoremen will serenade YOU on your front lawn on October 7!
  https://avonlakeband.weebly.com/band-on-demand.html" (Avon Lake High School Band via Facebook)
• Avon Lake City Schools: "Our Shoregals are nationally ranked!!! Come out and catch a match this season. https://avonlakesports.com/tea... (Video credit Andy Fowkes). https://t.co/iWWTSc1Isf" (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
• Support Avon Schools: "This garden looks absolutely amazing! Please see info below to assist. We can't for our students/staff to enjoy this space. #AvonRelationshipsMatter" (Support Avon Schools via Facebook)
• Avon Youth Lacrosse Association: "Week 3 of Avon Youth Lacrosse Clinics! Thank you to referee Mr. Wing for stopping and teaching the girls." (Avon Youth Lacrosse Association via Facebook)
• Avon Lake City Schools: "What's new in 2022.... We have updated our district phone system. Phone calls can now be traced/tracked to specific location of call/phone in the buildings. The new phones also give callers the ability to dial 911 directly." (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Historical Society: "We are looking for a little help for our October performance of “An Evening at the Black Whale Inn”. We need a couple folks to be our stage crew. Quickly setting up our backdrop and also a person to run our lighting." (Avon Lake Historical Society via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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