🌱Missing Tortoise Finds His Way Home + Lunar Eclipse

Up and at 'em, Avon-Avon Lake! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on in Avon-Avon Lake today.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 77 Low: 63.

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

1. Tiny Tim, a 12-year-old Horsfield’s tortoise, evaded his owners in Avon Lake and remained missing for 223 days. He was miraculously returned to a very thankful, 15-year-old Vanessa Baker this week, thanks to a Facebook post. The Bakers were able to use a distinct scar on Tiny Tim’s shell, to identify their lost pet. Tiny Tim is reportedly healthy and unscathed from his months of adventure away from home. (News 5 Cleveland WEWS)
2. The Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club will hold a breakfast from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, at Sugar Creek Restaurant. Barbara Whitmore of Ohio Votes Count will be the speaker addressing fair and honest elections. (Chronicle Telegram)
3. The first of two total lunar eclipses visible to Ohio residents occurs Sunday into Monday and will turn May's full flower moon blood red. But you'll need to stay up late to see it because the National Weather Service predicts a cloudy sky that will eventually clear closer to midnight. (Patch)

Today in Avon-Avon Lake:

• 1st Anniversary Open House (10 a.m.)
• EVR Intro to Gun Ownership (9 a.m.)
• Free ACT Practice Test. Proctored and timed live online. (11:30 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• City of Avon Lake: "There's still time to sign up for Avon Lake Fine Arts Camp. Visit: AvonLakeRec.com. The deadline to register for Session One is Tuesday, May 31. Deadline to register for Session Two: Monday, June 27. #AvonLake #SummerCamp #AvonLakeFineArtsCamp" (Facebook)
• Rocky River Nature Center: May 14th Native Plant Sale at Rocky River Nature Center. Be a steward for wildlife by adding native plants to your landscape. These beautiful, hardy, low-maintenance plants will make your yard an oasis for important native pollinators while creating attractive garden spaces around your home. While supplies last. (Facebook)
• Avon Lake Soccer Organization: "Curious about how your Avon Lake Travel team is doing this season? Here's the link to standings on OHTSL's site: Boys: http://www.ohtsl.com/teams.php... Girls: http://www.ohtsl.com/teams.php?communityid=72&genderid=2" (Facebook)

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— 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 Ohio and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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