7 Things: Clambake, Cheap Kids Clothes and the Woollybear Festival

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Lions Annual Clambake

It’s clambake season! The Lions Club is hosting its annual clambake and steak fry at Tom's Country Place on Sept. 28, 2012 at 6:30-midnight.  This is a great event and one of the few remaining "small town" meetings where you can get together with your family and neighbors and enjoy the evening. There are  raffles all night long, great food, and music by Tom Todd that will have you up and dancing.  There will be a limited number of tickets at the door-people should call Todd Haemmerle at 216-374-8615 for ticket availibility. 

Avon Early Childhood PTA Closet

The Avon Early Childhood PTA Fall Kid’s Kloset resale event is Saturday, Sept. 29 at Avon High School. The Early Bird sale is from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. General sale hours are from 9 a.m. to noon. Early Bird admission is $5. General admission is $2. The Kid’s Kloset features gently used infant and children’s clothes, toys, furniture, baby equipment, maternity clothes and much more. A bake sale is also planned. For more information please visit www.avonecpta.org.

Westshore Mothers of Twins Fall Sale

We’re guessing you might find cute outfits…times two at this sale on Saturday, Sept. 29. More than 40 families selling gently used maternity, baby and kid’s clothing, toys and equipment. Homemade baked goods on sale. CASH ONLY. Rocky River Recreation Center Memorial Hall, 21016 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River (Corner of Hilliard & Wagar). $5 Early Bird Admission from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.; $2 General Admission 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Woolybear Festival in Vermilion

It’s Woolybear time. Don’t miss this annual event on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. in Downtown Vermilion. The Woollybear Festival is the largest one-day family festival in the state of Ohio. Take in the parade, booths, a 5K run, Woollybear costumes and more. The parade starts at 1:30 p.m.; booths close at 6 p.m. The two-hour Woollybear Parade will feature radio and television personalities including Dick Goddard and the FOX 8 News Team.  

Avon Lake School Levy – Get the facts

The Avon Lake School Levy Committee will be hosting a public information session on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. in the Gallery Area of the Avon Lake Public Library. Find out more information on the levy scheduled for the Nov. 6 General Election.

CureSearch Walk for Alison

NE Ohio CureSearch Walk at Wade-Oval Park in Cleveland on Saturday. Registration opens at 9AM. Come walk with Team AliGator and help raise money for research for all childrens' cancer. Team AliGator is named in honor of Alison Baird of Avon Lake, a 6-yearold-- who is a first grader at Eastview Elementary .chool. See her page at CureSearch- Walk.

Community Shred Day in Avon Lakea

Avon Lake Public Library is hosting FREE community shred on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. - noon in the southwest section of the Library parking lot.  Each household may bring up to five standard copy paper boxes OR five grocery size bags of personal, confidential documents for shredding by Gateway Recycling.