🌱Walk For A Good Cause + Avon High School Junior, Player To Watch

Hello all. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Avon-Avon Lake Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening locally. Today you'll read about...

• Boosters Club needs your support.
• Avon High School running back is a player to watch.
• Celebrate the anniversary of Mortal Combat this weekend!

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cool. High: 60 Low: 47.

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

1. Why not walk for a good cause? "Did you know that our pre-k to 2nd grade AELC and East Boosters budgets spend roughly $24,500 each year on things like school programming (Jim "Basketball" Jones, Jungle Terry, etc.), teacher requests, Right to Read week, Dr. Suess Week, trunk or treat, summer reading, field day, garden club,and so much more! AELC and East boosters is asking for you to help support your children and your schools by signing up for the Walk a Thon Sunday, September 25. The cost is $10 to participate! Register here, pledgestar.com/avon/." (AELC and East Boosters via Facebook)
2. Ohio’s largest gaming convention, Cleveland Gaming Classic will be held Saturday at the I-X Center. According to cleveland.com the event will be filled with everything a gamer might want. Retro video games, arcade cabinets and pinball machines. In addition, independent developers will be showing off their new games and there will be tournaments, cosplay, collectibles and even special guests. "This year the Gaming Classic will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mortal Kombat with actors and a designer from the original game. The show will also sell raffle tickets to raise money for United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland.
   The event is from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday with early-bird access at 11 a.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and free for children 10 and under." Hope to see you there! (cleveland.com)
3. When you’re in the market for a new place, hunting down every new listing in the area can take hours of tedious browsing online. That’s why we’ve gone ahead and done the initial work for you. Here’s a sampling of the latest batch of homes to hit the market in the Avon-Avon Lake area — such as a home in the Avon area with three bedrooms and one bathroom for $166,900, and another in the Avon area for $1.3 million. (Avon-Avon Lake Patch)
4. Jakorion Caffey a junior at Avon High School who plays running back on the football team has made the list of "players to keep an eye on" for the top Ohio Mr. Football candidates entering week six of the season. According to cleveland.com, "presented by the OHSAA and the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association, Mr. Football is the most prestigious individual award in the state and has been awarded annually since 1987." Congratulations Jakorion! (cleveland.com)

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From my notebook:

• Cleveland Clinic: "Even though it may seem gross, burping is a normal bodily function! It is your body‘s way of expelling excess gas from your stomach. When we swallow food or drinks, it goes through a tube called the esophagus and into the stomach. It’s acid and digestive enzymes work to break food down into nutrients that we use for energy. Gas is created in this process. If you are burping a lot, your diet may be to blame." (Cleveland Clinic via Instagram)
• Love-A-Stray Dog Division Non-Profit Rescue: "Meet Skyler, a beautiful female husky rescued from a puppy mill. She is very sweet, shy and loves other dogs! Skyler is looking for a husky-loving home with a fenced in yard so she can have freedom to run and play. She is about one year old." (Love-A-Stray Dog Division Non-Profit Rescue via Facebook)
• Avon Lake City Schools: "We totally love celebrating homecoming! (1985 Shore Log)." (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
• AELC and East Boosters: "Did you sign your child up for the walk-a-thon yet? pledgestar.com/avon/ You can raise money and earn prizes even if you can't attend! To volunteer at the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/g... Thank you!" (AELC and East Boosters via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

About me: Journalism is in my veins. 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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