Redwood Celebrates 50th Birthday This Weekend

School recently featured on Channel 5 for "scoring big" in birthday year.

It’s birthday week for Redwood Elementary School. Redwood is celebrating its 50th Birthday the weekend of April 26-April 28 that will include a Fun Run and formal presentation. Guests and alumni are welcome to celebrate the school's opening in 1963. On Friday, April 26,students will have a school-wide birthday party which will include singing, pictures and cake. Students and staff will don their 50th T-shirts or Redwood School wear and at 2 p.m. gather in front of the school for a "birthday count-off" with different grades counting up to 50 before singing "happy birthday" as a group. On Sunday, April 28 starting at 9:30 a.m., Redwood will host a Fun Run around the Redwood neighborhood. There will be an afternoon celebration from 12:30 p.m…

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Saying 'I Do!' on 12/12/12

Couple chooses once-in-a-lifetime date to tie the knot in Avon Lake.

The happy couple chose a once-in-a-lifetime date for their once-in-a-lifetime event. Nicholas Cherry, 22, of Avon and Kayla Rudolph, 20, of Sheffield Lake, pledged to love, comfort, honor and keep each other on Dec. 12, 2012. Their 12/12/12 wedding in front of Judge Darrel Bilancini started promptly at 12 p.m. at the Avon Lake Municipal Courthouse. While the date has spurned thousand of weddings across the country – it is the last such triple date for almost a century (89 years), until Jan. 1, 2101, it was the only wedding for Bilancini for the day. And although the 6-minute ceremony went off without a hitch, it almost didn’t happen at all for the Cherrys. “We got our marriage license this morning,” Nicholas said, who said he and Kayla …

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One Year of Avon Patch

On our first anniversary, it's time to look back and forward.

Happy birthday to us! One year ago today, Avon Patch was launched. Check out the video from last year. It was the start of something new for Avon, and for me. I came from a career of print reporting, from being a sportswriter to a copy editor to covering home and garden to writing about crime and government. Jumping into a much more interactive world has been exciting, and a bit scary at first. It's been an amazing year, largely because of Avon and the people in it. I am so glad of the people I've met, worked with, interviewed and seen around town. When people ask what Avon Patch is, it can be hard to answer. Yes, it's online local news. But it's much more than that. Avon Patch is an online community. Avon Patch has kept residents informed…

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Jim Strang

6:59 pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Patch performs a critically important service in this community. I applaud your accomplishments, and wish you continued success.   more ›

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Six Months of Avon Patch

So much growing, and so much still to come!

Happy Patchiversary! Six months ago today, as Avonites were decking their halls and doing their holiday prep, Avon Patch was launched. It was a new adventure for me, coming from a career in print. I'd never edited video, hired freelancers, or done some of the other things I've done since joining Patch last year. The adventure has been exciting, challenging and, at times, just plain fun. I've loved getting to know the people of Avon. Thank you so much for making Avon Patch a part of your community. We've covered news like the Nagel Road interchange saga, the coming development in Avon, new businesses launching and the school levy vote. We've also been able to cover charitable efforts, achievements by local kids and some of the fun of living…

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