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🌱 Patch AM: Why Avon’s toughest loss in years might spark a stronger season
Be sure to catch AHS Centennial Reunion on the Avon Patch calendar

Morning Avon! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Avon's toughest loss in years might spark a stronger season
- How did Avon's rehab hospitals earn spots among Ohio's best?
Also on today's calendar: AHS Centennial Reunion and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
- Monday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Avon suffers most lopsided loss in years in 48-18 defeat to Pine-Richland (cleveland.com) — Avon football fans saw a rare setback Friday as the Eagles fell 48-18 to Pine-Richland at Avon's Westland Heating & Plumbing Stadium, their most lopsided regular-season loss in years. Despite five costly turnovers, coach Mike Elder stressed this young Avon squad will improve each week, with the defending Division II state champions still highly ranked statewide.
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• Ohio (newsweek.com) — Two Avon facilities – Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital and University Hospitals Avon Rehabilitation Hospital – are highlighted among Ohio's top inpatient rehab centers, offering services from amputee and brain injury care to stroke and pediatric rehabilitation. The statewide ranking explains how experts, federal quality data, accreditations, and patient reviews were combined to identify the best options for intensive rehab care.
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📸 Around Avon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avon
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★ Featured events ★
- AHS Centennial Reunion →
ForeFront Field, 2009 Baseball Blvd, Avon
4:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Ladies Night, Shopping & Wine →
33050 Webber Rd, Avon Lake
6:00 pm - Sunday Morning Worship at St. Barnabas →
St Barnabas Episcopal Church, 468 Bradley Rd, Bay Village
10:00 am - Monday Evening Yoga at St. Barnabas →
St Barnabas Episcopal Church, 468 Bradley Rd, Bay Village
6:00 pm - Avon Lake Women's Club Book Club →
Klingshirn Winery, 33050 Webber Rd, Avon Lake
6:00 pm - ALEC Mum Kick-Off
Avon Local Avon, OH 44011 - HS School Safety Assembly
Avon Local Avon, OH 44011 - Wednesday Morning Prayer at St. Barnabas →
St Barnabas Episcopal Church, 468 Bradley Rd, Bay Village
9:00 am - AELC Fall Kindergarten Literacy Parent Night
Avon Local Avon, OH 44011
6:00 pm - Sunday Morning Worship at St. Barnabas →
St Barnabas Episcopal Church, 468 Bradley Rd, Bay Village
10:00 am - Wednesday Morning Prayer at St. Barnabas →
St Barnabas Episcopal Church, 468 Bradley Rd, Bay Village
9:00 am - "Candidates' Night" Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club September Meeting →
Ragan Hall 1783 Moore Rd, Avon Ohio
5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Sunday September 6
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
📣 Avon Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello friends!
I have a missing pup and in the need of some help finding her!! Her name is grace/gracie she's very friendly but is a tad skidish of men. She was… (Nextdoor Chester Rd) - I have my husband's old books he got while in the navy.
He has been gone for a long time. Would anyone like to have them or know any organization that would be interested in them? 440 552-8178 (Nextdoor Wyndemere)
- Authority Brands posted a job opening for Customer Service Supervisor in Avon. Apply here.
- Meijer, Inc. posted a job opening for Security Associate (Greeter) 2nd Shift in Avon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Avon Lake
- Avon Lake seeks Ward 3 applicants after council member resigns (cleveland.com)
- Avon Lake councilwoman reappointed to Ohio advisory council (morningjournal.com)
- Purple Warrior Thrift Store in Avon Lake donates $10K to cancer research (morningjournal.com)
North Ridgeville
- North Ridgeville Historical Society District #9 Schoolhouse Open Houses (thevillagernewspaper.com)
- Parents report continued busing frustrations at North Ridgeville schools (news5cleveland.com)
Ok Avon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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