Avon Lake Matters

Learn about the importance of trees in our community and updates from Terry Robison, Chair of Avon Lake's Tree Commission. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: July 8, 6:00 PM: Avon Lake Historical Society's "Rockin the Rails," featuring The Midtown Band with Kersten Kopf at Beach Park Station Plaza July 10: Voter Registration Deadline for August Election July 10, 7:00 PM: City Council Meeting...

Meet the members of "The Moss Club," and environmental club organized by students at Troy Intermediate School. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: June 24, 6 AM: 10th Annual Hooks for Hunger Walleye Tournament at Miller Road Park June 26, 7:00 PM: City Council Meeting June 28, 10:00 AM: Morning Movie at The Old Firehouse Community Center June 29, 4:00 PM: CLE MARKET & Avon Lake Summer Concert...

Commander Len Lieber of American Legion Post 211 talks about their new free support group for veterans dealing with PTSD. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: Monday, June 12, 7:00 PM:  City Council Meeting Wednesday, June 14, 7:00 PM:  Environmentally Speaking: Our Drinking Water at the   Avon Lake Public Library Friday, June 16, 6:00 PM:  Love-A-Stray presents "A Pup Crawl"   at The Dogg Hous...

J acqui Hoffman, Avon Lake Parks & Recreation Program Manager, discusses all of the fun events happening in Avon Lake this summer. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: May 27, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Randy Knilans Memorial Bike Rodeo at   Avon Lake High School's North Parking Lot May 29, 10:00 AM: Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony Please note: all City Buildings Closed, n o City Council Meeting, and no...

Get to know Ohio State Representative Joseph Miller as he meets with host Jen Miller.  Due to the length of this interview, it has been split into two parts. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: May 13, 9:00 AM: EAAB Native Plant Give-Away and Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club's Plant Sale at   The Goddard School May 13, 9:00 AM: CRS Food Drive Sponsored by the Avon Lake Boat Club at the Ellen Triva...

Get to know Ohio State Representative Joseph Miller as he meets with host Jen Miller.  Due to the length of this interview, it has been split into two parts. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: April 28, 9:00 AM: Holy Spirit Ladies Guild Garage and Bake Sale at Holy Spirit Parish's   Fr. Mosovsky Hall April 29, 4:00 PM:  North Coast Rotary Foundation's "Sip & Support,"   at  Lorain County Comm...

Chuck Earls of Lake Erie Kayak Fishing talks about how to safely enjoy recreation on the lake. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: April 15: Deadline for Team Registration for the Mind Challenge Program April 15, 1:00 PM:  "Battle of the Bands"   ath the Avon Lake High School Gym April 17, 1:00 PM: Avon Lake Historical Society presents "Johnny Appleseed" presentation at the Avon Lake Public Li...

Camp Imagine Director, Holly Ledel, talks about their six-week summer program for students with special needs. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: April 1, 10:00 AM: Avon Lake Historical Society Presents "Pictures with the Easter Bunny" at the  Folger Home April 1, 11:00 AM: Eclipse Kick-Off Party at the   Avon Lake Public Library April 3, 7:00 PM: Collective Committee Meeting April 4:  Avon L...

Roy Poillon, Executive Director of Families Impacted by Opioids, talks about their multi-level approach to combat this disease. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: March 20, 1:00 PM: Avon Lake Historical Society Presents "Women's Aviation Month" presentation at the Avon Lake Public Library's Waugaman Gallery March 20, 7:00 PM: Collective Committee Meeting March 25, 7:00 AM: Avon Lake Early Chi...

Host Jen Miller speaks with Pam Ohradzansky, the Executive Director of Community Resource Services. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: March 4, 7:00 PM:  Avon Lake Athletic Booster's "Booster Bash" at Tom's Country Place in Avon March 6, 7:00 PM: Collective Committee Meeting March 10, 4:30 PM:  Registration Deadline for Full-time Firefighter/Paramedic Civil Service Examination March 13, 7:00...

Avon Lake City Schools Superintendent, Bob Scott, reflects on the school's history and talks about its plans for the future. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: February 21, 7:00 PM:  Collective Committee Meeting February 21, 7:00 PM:  Environmentally Speaking: Make, Thrift, Mend: Thrifting and Repurposing Your Wardrobe at the Avon Lake Public Library February 23, 6:30 PM:  Avon Lake City Scho...

Host Jen Miller talks about Mighty Goliath Productions' latest show, "The Spongebob Musical," with MGP Board of Directors President Catherine Geib and Director Kevin Cline. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: February 3, 4, 10, & 11, 7:30 PM & February 5 & 11, 2:00 PM: Mighty Goliath Productions Presents "The Spongebob Musical" at the Avon Lake High School Performing Arts Center February 6, 7:...

Meet the people behind our Avon Lake businesses. This program features Felipe Covarrubias, owner of EarthWise Pet. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: January 23, 7:00 PM: City Council Meeting January 24, 1:00 PM: Lunch & Learn at The Old Firehouse Community Center January 26, 10:15 AM: Thursday Morning Movie: The Noel Diary at The Old Firehouse Community Center January 26, 2:00 PM: Bingo at T...

Avon Lake United Church of Christ's Senior Minister Kelly Brill discusses the church's sponsorship of refugee families and other social outreach missions of the church. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: January 9, 7:00 PM: Rescheduled Collective Committee Meeting/City Council Meeting January 10, 7:00 PM: Environmentally Speaking: Recycle Right! at the Avon Lake Public Library January 11, 7:0...

Mike Kral, Recreation Facilities Manager, talks about programs at the Old Firehouse Community Center and Anchor Recreational Facility. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: December 23-26 & December 30-January 2: Avon Lake Public Library Closed December 26 & January 2: City Offices Closed, t rash pickup will not be delayed. December 27: Deadline for the Holiday Scavenger Hunt December 29: Curbsi...

The Avon Lake Public Library's Laura Ploenzke and Jen Miller talk about the upcoming "Community Environmental Education" programs.   The Avon Lake's Environmental Affairs Advisory Board (EAAB) is partnering with the Avon Lake Public Library to provide programming to address issues that residents raised through the EAAB's survey. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: December 9: Deadline for Toys...

Good Neighbor Thrift Shop Manager, Kristen LePrevost, joins us to talk about the Thrift Shop's mission and the outreach it provides to organizations well outside of Avon Lake's borders.   November 25: All City Buildings Closed November 28, 7:00 PM: City Council Meeting November 29, 2:00 PM: "The Wind Beneath Their Wings" presented by Stephanie Kramer at The Old Firehouse Community Center November...

Major Donald Barker, Commander of the Lorain County Drug Task Force, discusses Issue 8, the Criminal Justice Renewal Levy. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: October 30, 6:00 PM: Avon Lake Historical Society Presents "An Evening at the Black Wale Inn" at John Christ Winery October 31, 6:00-7:30 PM: Halloween Trick-or-Treating October 31: No City Council Meeting - 5th Monday of the month Novem...

Michael Doud, Executive Director at the MHARS (Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services) Board of Lorain County, discusses the facts of Issue 9, a five-year renewal of the existing levy funding the MHARS Board, which is not a tax increase. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: October 15, 6:00 PM: 57th Annual Band-A-Rama at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium October 16, 6:00 PM: Avon Lake Historic...

Tony Tomanek and Sherry Spenzer of the Avon Lake Historical Society discuss their upcoming FUN-draiser event, "An Evening at the Black Whale Inn." For more information and tickets, visit https://avonlakeoh.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx? ProgramID=30070 . Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: Saturday, October 1, 7:30 PM: Star Party at Walker Road Park Monday, October 3, 7:00 PM:...

Nathan Snarr, Employee Retention Tax Credit Specialist, gives valuable information about this credit, which was established by the CARES Act.   Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: Friday, September 16, 4:30 PM:   Deadline to register for the Engineering Technical Aide 1 Civil Service Examination Saturday, September 17, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM: Big Trucks and Community Services Open House at the Avon...

Mark Spaetzel, Avon Lake City Council Representative and Chair of the Building & Utilities Committee, and Dave Jankowski, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC), talk about recent cost increases in electricity. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: Monday, September 5: City Buildings Closed - No Trash Pick-Up (Pick-up delayed 1 day rest of the we...

Brandi Schnell, Community Outreach Coordinator of Lorain County Solid Waste Management District, talks about recycling and other services available to Lorain County residents. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: Saturday, August 20, 4:00 PM: 2022 DEI's Annual Cruise-in at Weiss Field Saturday, August 20, 6:00 PM: Rockin the Rails Concert Series - Evil Ways at   Beach Park Station Plaza Monday,...

Elaine George, President of the Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club, talks about Monarch Butterfly conservation and other Garden Club highlights. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: Saturday, August 6, 6:00 PM: Rockin the Rails Concert Series - Hard Days Night at Beach Park Station Plaza Thursday, August 11, 6:30 PM: Kiwanis Club Board Meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library Friday, August 12, 6:00 P...

Avon Lake Public Library's William Rutger, Shea Alltmont, and Sybil Wendling discuss all of the fun events going on at the library this summer. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: Saturday, July 23, 8:30 AM: Ducks-n-Donuts Derby, Ellen Trivanovich Aquatic Center Saturday, July 23, 6:00 PM: Rockin the Rails Concert Series-The Diamond Project at the   Beach Park Station Plaza Tuesday, July 26, 7...