Saturday, May 25, 2013
There are plenty of ways to honor our fallen veterans on Monday. Here are a few.
The parade will start behind the Senior Center located at 36744 Detroit Rd / Avon Little League Parking Lot. Parking is available for participants & spectators at the end of the parade @2100 Center Rd. (Lorain National Bank, The Little Gym, Zeppi’s Pizza) The parade will proceed east on Detroit Road and will end at The Veterans Memorial at the cemetery at the intersection of Detroit Road and SR 83. 8 a.m. Assemble in Little League Parking Lot. Participants need to check in with the parade committee. 9 a.m. Parade begins with the David F Schneider Avon-Avon Lake VFW Post 7035 Color guard, followed by the post commander David Price, Woman’s Aux. President Laura Andrews, bag pipers, honored veterans, Avon Police and Fire, Boy Scouts, …
Friday, May 24, 2013
State Rep wants to eliminate pay difference between the genders
In the year 2013, there continues to be a gender pay disparity in Ohio and the United States. Recently our country recognized “Equal Pay Day” in April to call attention to the pay disparity that still exists between men and women in America. This month I introduced HB 120 with my colleague, Denise Driehaus of Cincinnati. The bill calls for the creation of the Gender Pay Disparity Task Force. We are urging lawmakers to work together with us to support a study that will lead to recommendations on eliminating pay disparity in our state. A recent analysis of the wage gap, produced by the National Partnership on Women and Families, and by the American Association of University Women, found that women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Fresh off NPR's Mountain Stage
Some area fans of Amy Speace and "singer-songwriter/folk/Americana music," are hosting the artist tonight at an indoor "house concert" starting at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) in Avon. Last week, the New York Times featured Speace under the headline, If You Like Judy Collins, Try Amy Speace. The Baltimore native and Amherst College graduate will be at Jeff Hudson's house tonight (RSVP required, see below). "We are fans of Amy and are on her mailing list," Hudson said. "She sent a note out last week that she had a last-minute cancellation in her tour and was looking for someone between West Virginia, where she just played NPR's Mountain Stage Sunday night, and Ann Arbor, where she is playing the Ark tomorrow night, to host a house concert…
Wants one week credit for every trash day compromised.
Avon and Avon Lake customers of Republic Services will be getting a refund. Avon Lake Councilman Dan Bucci drafted a letter signed by Mayor Greg Zilka and six of the seven council members requesting a refund for the two weeks Republic Services was on strike. The letter was sent to David Kidder, Republic Services spokesman. Residents in Avon and Avon Lake were reporting trash still had not been picked up one full week after local Republic Services workers went on a second strike in April. The letter said the “sympathy strike” concerning the ongoing labor dispute in Youngstown between Republic Services and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 377, has caused "great inconvenience" to Avon Lake residents, noting the company failed …
Friday, April 19, 2013
No recyclables, please.
The city of Avon said at 4 p.m. on April 19 that Republic/Allied Services will be picking up trash on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21. Residents should put out their blue trash containers. Recyclables will not be collected. Trash pickup has been delayed to all Republic/Allied Services customers in Ohio and three other states this past week after local sanitation workers went on strike again "in sympathy" with striking Youngstown Republic workers. Earlier this week, a Republic representative said non-union, out-of-state workers would be driving sanitation trucks this week to pick up trash. Pickup was delayed in Avon Lake, with residents in parts of the city still without trash service as of Friday morning.
Will now compete at the national level.
Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club came up as big winners at the April 16-17 85th Annual Convention of Garden Clubs of Ohio, including “2012 Garden Club of the Year.” The convention was held at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls. “Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club entered a number of projects and programs along with our Flower Show from last summer,” Club president Audrey Roberts said. The club was also awarded two second-place and 10 first place awards for their ork, one of which was 1st place for the Club’s Flower Show, Shades of Old Glory " in July 2012. Along with the certificates of awards, the club also received monetary awards. “Because our Flower Show took first place, it will now go on to National Garden Club's Inc. and will be among all…
Monday, April 15, 2013
Republic Services workers in Ohio, 3 other states also striking in show of solidarity. Check back this afternoon for an update on when pickup will resume.
UPDATED April 15, 1:43 pm The city of Avon is reporting there will be no trash pickup April 15 and 16, however Republic Services Area Marketing Manager David Kidder said it wasn't definite yet. "Tomorrow is still a questions mark,” Kidder said Monday afternoon. “Does it look real good we’re going to pick up tomorrow? No. I don’t know that 100 percent at this point." Replacement drivers are currently picking up "emergency pickup" for hospitals and schools. Trash on the curb may need to be brought back in. Check back soon for updates. -------- Trash workers in Lorain County are again on strike Monday, April 15, marking the second time this month trash pickup will at the best, be delayed in Lorain County. “We got a call this morning,” …
Friday, March 22, 2013
City looking for logo for banners, T-shirts, stationery
Are you an Avon artist? Love history? Avon is be celebrating its bicentennial in 2014 and is now planning for the celebration. The Parks and Recreation Department is looking for a logo that will be used to celebrate and advertise the event. The logo will be used as a big banner and on T-shirts, buttons, stationery, etc. The logo must include “Avon”, “200” and “1814 2014.” Those interested should submit an 8 X 10 design via email to sberes@cityofavon.com by April 18. Entries should include the designer’s Include your name, email and phone number. The logo will be voted on by bicentennial committee members at the April 23, 2013 meeting. Avon Parks and Recreation Department Director Diane Corrao said the city has set up a bicentennial link…
Friday, February 1, 2013
The governor’s plan also includes funds for a special grant, designed to encourage schools to try new approaches to increasing achievement and decreasing cost.
Gov. John Kasich today unveiled his school funding reform plan, “Achievement Everywhere,” which aims to distribute funds fairly to districts and give principals more autonomy. The plan will be part of the governor’s overall 2014-15 budget proposal, which is expected to be released next week. Thursday’s proposal includes $1.2 billion in new money for schools during the next two years. Kasich told reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon that the additional money is possible because the state has cut costs in other areas and brought in new jobs, which increases the state’s overall revenue. He said his plan would be fully funded from the start, rather than phased in over time. Ohio’s school funding formula, which is based on …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
35 years ago this week, the Blizzard of 78 paralyzed Ohio, Michigan and Indiana
With temperatures peaking in the upper 50s this week in Cleveland, it’s a perfect example of how unpredictable the weather can be. It 35 years ago this week, the “Blizzard of ‘78” struck; a stark contrast to this week's weather. Formally referred to as the Great Blizzard of 1978, dumped more than a foot snow from Jan. 25-27. That was accompanied by temperatures dipping to 0 and wind gusts of up to 48 mph, according to the National Weather Service’s storm review. The Blizzard was deemed the worst in Ohio history, resulting in 51 deaths. More than 50,000 members of the Ohio National Guard were called in to make numerous rescues and for the first time ever, the entire Ohio Turnpike was closed down. Michigan declared a state of emergency and…
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2:37 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
Probably most women's pay-equity advocates think employers are greedy profiteers who'd hire only illegal immigrants for their lower labor cost if they could get away with it. Or move their business to a cheap-labor country to save money. Or replace older workers with younger ones for the same reason. So why do these same advocates think employers would NOT hire only women if, as they say, … more ›