🌱Support Avon Cheerleaders + Caring Canine Program Needs Therapy Dogs

Hey, Avon-Avon Lake. I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Today we'll cover these stories and more:

• Cheer on the Cheerleaders!
• There is a lot going on in Northeast Ohio this weekend!
• Therapy dogs needed!

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny, breezy and warm. High: 72 Low: 59.

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

1. Get ready to give me a C.H.E.E.R and support the Avon Cheerleaders on Monday, November 7, at 6 p.m. at the North Ridgeville Competition Gym,34620 Bainbridge Road, North Ridgeville for the Southwestern Cheer Competition. Doors open at 5:30 p.m! Tickets are $7. Reach out to a cheerleader, Coach Marissa or the athletic office for the code or click here. The theme is a purple out. Come out and cheer them on! (Avon Cheer via Facebook)
2. Heads up Avon Lake residents, Avon Lake Regional Water has announced a project update: Coveland, Armour and Avon Point paving is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, weather dependent. This will be the final finish coat for these streets." (Avon Lake Regional Water via Facebook)
3. Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There are a lot of different events to choose from going on in Northeast Ohio from Broadway's CATS at Playhouse Square, to Akron Comicon, Crocker Park's Harvest Bazaar Craft & Vendor Show and the Cleveland Comedy Festival. Check out the entire list at News 5 Cleveland WEWS. Hope you have a great weekend! (News 5 Cleveland WEWS)
4. The Caring Canine program is in need of volunteer therapy dogs. According to WJW Fox 8 News Cleveland, " One of the Cleveland Clinic’s signature volunteer programs needs more four-legged friends to help bring smiles to patients. The Caring Canine program is a team of certified therapy dogs and volunteer handlers who visit patients in the hospital, reducing their anxiety while providing emotional support. But recently the team is down to less than half staff. "Prior to the pandemic we had about 200 volunteers in our Caring Canine Program enterprise-wide, and right now we have less than 100,” Cleveland Clinic Director of Volunteer Services Alicia Pitre said. There are requirements to be a part of the program. Each dog must be certified as a therapy dog, and their temperament must be vetted by a volunteer coordinator to make sure they will work well with patients. If you are interested in learning more about the program visit this link to Volunteer Services on the Cleveland Clinic’s website." (WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland)

From my notebook:

• Cleveland Clinic: "Without warning Bryan was on the ground at his grandson’s football game, suffering from a heart attack. Seconds mattered when one of our nurses stepped in to help administer life-saving CPR on the sidelines." (Cleveland Clinic via Instagram)
• Cleveland Clinic: "A healthy diet might look different from what you think. It’s not settling on a rotation of meals and snacks you like, and then eating those day in, day out. Instead, it’s keeping a wide variety of nutrient-packed foods in your cooking rotation. To follow a balanced diet, you want to eat a variety of foods." (Cleveland Clinic via Instagram)
• Avon Lake City Schools: "Good luck to our Winter Sports student athletes this season! (2012 Shore Log)." (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
• Avon Youth Wrestling Club: "First practice in the books! Excited for the 22-23 youth wrestling season! Here are the "big kids"." (Avon Youth Wrestling Club via Facebook)
• Love-A-Stray Dog Division Non-Profit Rescue: "Avon Lake between Sweetbriar Estates and The Meadows." (Love-A-Stray Dog Division Non-Profit Rescue via Facebook)
• City of Avon Lake: "Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend! While you change your clock back one hour, it's also a good time to change the battery in your smoke detector." (City of Avon Lake, OH via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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