🌱Lunch Lady Finds Way To Spread Inspiration + New Miss Ohio USA

Hello, everybody. Karena Garrity here with your fresh copy of the Avon-Avon Lake Daily, full of all the local news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 72 Low: 57.

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

1. Inspirational bananas are being given out at Troy Intermediate School by cook Tammie Johnson. She takes the time each day to write inspirational messages on the good for you fruit, spreading kindness in her own special way. Reportedly, each week, Johnson uses her own time to write brief inspiration messages on about 160 bananas. Among the bunch of beautiful reminders to smile and have a great day, there's one banana that gets top billing. "The golden ticket! See the lunch lady," said Johnson. According to the article, if a student snags that one, they get a free snack of their choice, with Johnson picking up the tab. (News 5 Cleveland)
2. An African-America woman was crowned queen, for the first time in 17 years in Ohio. Miss Sir'Quora Carroll won Miss Ohio, in her first pageant ever. The runner-up is Kiyasia Hudson from Lorain County. Carroll is now off to Cancun to compete in the Miss USA Competition. Good luck! (WKYC.com)
3. Looking for a new house, and want to get a better understanding of what's available near you? Thanks to Patch's weekly list of new properties in your area, you can stay on top of the scene. Here's a sampling of the latest batch of houses to hit the housing market in the Avon-Avon Lake area — including a home in the Avon area with 3 beds and 3 baths for $375,000, and another in the Avon area with 4 beds and 4.5 baths for $799,999. (Avon-Avon Lake Patch)

Today in Avon-Avon Lake:

• Sephora at Kohl’s Grand Opening: Avon (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Avon Lake City Schools: "From your first day of kindergarten....to your last day of high school....You made it! Congrats Class of 2022! Commencement is June 3 at 6 p.m. at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium." (Facebook)
• Avon Lake Police Department: "On Saturday, May 21, the Avon Lake Police Department with help from members of the Open Door Church hosted the Randy Knilans Memorial Bike Rodeo. Thanks to all that attended and helped." (Facebook)
• Cleveland Clinic: "From fish to fiber to fitness, a cardiologist shares proven tips." (Instagram)
• City of Avon Lake: "Have you noticed a white ship hanging out in the lake? This is actually part of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) project to survey the Great Lakes. It turns out that only about 5 to 15 percent of the Great Lakes are mapped to modern standards. The NOAA is conducting mapping missions to improve marine navigation. " (Facebook)
• Support Avon Schools: "Congratulations to our Grade 8 Orchestra for receiving a Superior rating (top honor) at the recent Music in the Parks festival competition in Sandusky." (Facebook)
• Avon Ohio Little League: Way to go Avon Softball! Elite 8 (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— Karena Garrity

About me: I am a native of Connecticut, who currently resides in the Tri-Town community of Chester, Deep River and Essex. 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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