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 The Old Firehouse Community Center January 30: No City Council Meeting - 5th Monday February 3 & 4, 7:30 PM & February 5, 2:00 PM: Mighty Goliath Productions Presents "The Spongebob Musical” at the Avon Lake High School Performing Arts Center For information about these or future events/meetings in Avon Lake, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events

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, 7:00 PM: Citizens Tree Commission Meeting at The Old Firehouse Community Center January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No City Council Meeting January 17, 7:00 PM: Rescheduled Collective Committee Meeting For information about these or future events/meetings in Avon Lake, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events

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, trash pickup will not be delayed. December 27: Deadline for the Holiday Scavenger Hunt December 29: Curbside Leaf Pickup Ends and Kimble Yard Waste Pickup Ends December 29, 10:15 AM: Thursday Morning Movies at The Old Firehouse Community Center January 4: Avon Lake City Schools Kindergarten Registration Begins Christmas trees will be collected the first and second full weeks of January.  Ornaments, tinsel, etc. must be removed and the tree cannot  be encased in plastic.  Trees that are taller than six feet must be cut in half. For information about these or future events/meetings in Avon Lake, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events

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 for Tots Donations December 10, 8:00 AM: 2023 Budget Meeting at City Hall December 11: Shop Local Raffle 2022 Deadline December 12: Deck the House Holiday Lights Contest submission deadline December 12, 7:00 PM: City Council Meeting December 14, 5:45 PM: Holiday Lights Bus Tour beginning at the Lake House December 18: High School Basketball League registration deadline December 18, 2:00 PM: Love-A-Stray's "Santa's Holiday Raffles” at the Wild Iris Home in Avon December 19, 7:00 PM: Combined City Council and Collective Committee Meeting December 20, 12:00 PM: Hot Lunch at The Old Firehouse Community Center As a reminder City offices will be closed December 26 & January 2 for the holidays. The Avon Lake Public Library will be closed December 23-26 & December 30-January 2. Christmas trees will be collected the first and second full weeks of January. Ornaments, tinsel, etc. must be removed and the tree cannot  be encased in plastic. Trees that are taller than six feet must be cut in half.  For information about these or future events/meetings in Avon Lake, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events.

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 30: Deadline to Register for Jr. Cavs Basketball December 1-3, 7:00 PM: Avon Lake High School Drama Club Presents The Little Town of Christmas December 2, 5:30 PM: North Coast Christmas Kick-Off at Veterans Memorial Park December 4, 2:00 PM: Avon Lake High School Drama Club Presents The Little Town of Christmas December 5, 7:00 PM: Collective Committee Meeting December 9: Deadline for Toys for Tots Donations For information about these or future events/meetings in Avon Lake, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events

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 November 2, 7:00-8:30 PM: Avon Lake United Church of Christ Presents “Like” November 3, 1:00 PM: Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club Meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library November 6, 2:00 AM: Daylight Saving Time Ends November 7, 12:30-1:30 PM: Veterans Drive-Up Pinning Ceremony and Grab & Go Lunch at The Old Firehouse Community Center November 7, 7:00 PM: Collective Committee Meeting                           November 8, 6:30 AM-7:30 PM: Election Day                                       November 9, 7:00-8:30 PM: Avon Lake United Church of Christ Presents "Race to be Human”  November 10, 6:30 PM: Avon Lake City Schools Proposed Facilities Project Community Forum at Avon Lake High School For more information about these or future events/meetings in Avon Lake, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events

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 Historical Society Presents "An Evening at the Black Wale Inn” at John Christ Winery October 17, 6:00 PM: Collective Committee Meeting October 22, 8:00 PM: Budget Meeting at City Hall October 23, 6:00 PM: Avon Lake Historical Society Presents "An Evening at the Black Wale Inn” at John Christ Winery October 14, 7:00 PM: City Council Meeting October 25, 7:00 PM: Avon Lake Democrats Meeting at the Old Firehouse Community Center October 27, 9:00 AM: Holy Spirit Ladies Guild Garage and Bake Sale at Holy Spirit Parish's Fr. Mosovsky Hall For more information about these or future events/meetings in Avon Lake, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events

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: Collective Committee Meeting Friday, October 7, 6-9 PM: Boo by the Woods "Basement of Terror & The Haunted Gallery" at the Avon Lake Public Library Saturday, October 8, 4-9 PM: Boo by the Woods “Trail of Haunted Tales & The Haunted Gallery/Basement" at the Avon Lake Public Library Sunday, October 9, 6:00 PM: Avon Lake Historical Society Presents "An Evening at the Black Wale Inn” at John Christ Winery Monday, October 10: Columbus Day - No City Council Meeting Tuesday, October 11, 7:00 PM: Rescheduled City Council Meeting Saturday, October 15, 6:00 PM: 57th Annual Band-A-Rama at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium For more information about these or future events/meetings, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events

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 Lake Safety Center Monday, September 19, 1:00 PM: Avon Lake Historical Society Presents "Victorian Secret - From Clocks to Corsets” at the Avon Lake Public Library Monday, September 19, 7:00PM: Collective Committee Meeting Thursday, September 22, 5:00 PM: North Coast Rotary's "Great Pizza Bake-Off” at the Avon Lake High School Cafeteria Saturday, September 24, 9:00 AM: Run for SEWA at Weiss Field Saturday, September 24, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Shred Day at the Ellen Trivanovich Aquatic Center Parking Lot Saturday, September 24, 10:30 AM: Avon Lake Homecoming Parade Saturday, September 24, 1:00 PM: Trike & Bike Benefiting VeloSano at the Avon Lake Fire Department Monday, September 26, 7:00 PM: City Council Meeting For more information about these and future events/meetings, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events

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 week)- No City Council Meeting Tuesday, September 6, 7:00 PM: Rescheduled Collective Committee Meeting Wednesday, September 7, 9:00 AM: Boo by the Woods Resident Wristband Sales Begin Wednesday, September 7, 7:00 PM: Kiwanis Club Meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library Friday, September 9, 7:00 PM: Avon Lake vs. Avon SOUPer Bowl Food Drive at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium Saturday, September 10, 10:00 AM: Fall Fishing Derby at Walker Road Park Saturday, September 10, 11:00 AM: Love-A-Stray Big Splash Dog Swim at the Ellen Trivanovich Aquatic Center Thursday, September 15, 11:00 AM: Vision Concerns Support Group meeting at The Old Firehouse Community Center Friday, September 16, 4:30 PM: Deadline to register for the Engineering Technical Aide 1 Civil Service Examination For more information about these and future events/meetings, please visit www.AvonLake.org/Events