Lake Erie Crushers Mercy Health StadiumMarc Bona, cleveland.com
AVON, Ohio — With the 2022 baseball season over, the Lake Erie Crushers are already looking ahead to 2023.
Team officials recently announced that Cam Roth, director of baseball operations, will not return to the team in 2023. The search for a new director/field manager will begin immediately.
“The Crushers want to thank Cam for all of his hard work to make the 2022 season exciting, right until the final weekend,” Tom Kramig, Crushers co-owner, said in a press release. “We believe Cam is an outstanding manager and we wish him nothing but success in his future endeavors.”
Roth had rejoined the organization in 2022 after spending the 2021 season with the Gateway Grizzlies. Roth also managed the Crushers from 2016 through 2019 before leaving to accept a position with the Detroit Tigers organization.
During Roth’s tenure, the Crushers went 246-237. He led the team to the Eastern Division title in 2019 and was named Frontier League Manager of the Year.
The COVID-19 pandemic shortened his time with the Tigers organization, and he returned to the Frontier League in 2021.
AVON
Tree trimming: Over the next several weeks, Avon Street Department employees will be out trimming trees in the rights-of-way. Residents who wish to avoid having the Service Department trim their trees need to make sure the lowest branch does not come within 9 feet of the ground where branches overhang any public sidewalk, public place or public street.
Any branches nearing the street should be 11 feet high from the road, to give school buses, garbage trucks, plow trucks and other large service trucks enough clearance.
If you have additional questions, contact the Avon Service Department at 440-937-5729.
Sunflower field: A sign is now posted announcing the future home for the new Maria’s Field of Hope in Avon.
The sunflower field will be located north of the Norton Place subdivision on Jaycox Road at Middleton Road.
According to property records from the Lorain County auditor, the Prayers From Maria Foundation purchased 42.63 acres of property on Jaycox Road (sale date Dec. 8, 2020) for a sale price of $298,410. Trees are already being cleared to make way for the field.
The future home of Maria's Field of Hope is located on Jaycox Road in Avon, north of the Middleton Drive. (Julie A. Short, special to cleveland.com)
According to information posted on the Prayers From Maria website, a transitional field location is going to be used in the interim while the new site is prepped. Foundation officials are not saying anything about the exact location of the transitional field, although information online notes that the field covers 23 acres and 460,000 seeds were planted.
Foundation officials have asked the public to follow on social media and their website for any announcements on that field as they become available.
The sunflowers are expected to bloom at the end of September or early October. For additional field updates, go to prayersfrommaria.org or follow on Facebook.
Libraries hiring: The Lorain Public Library System has positions available at the Avon and North Ridgeville branches. For more information and to apply, go to lorainpubliclibrary.org/about-lpls/employment.
Memorial Tree program: Fall is the perfect time of year to have a tree planted in memory/honor of a loved one. The city offers a Memorial Tree program, with several tree options available.
Included in the $395 cost is planting, staking, mulch and care, as well as an engraved paver. Tree(s) are guaranteed for one year.
Tree planting locations around town include Every Child’s Playground, Northgate Park, Schwartz Park and Veterans Memorial Park. Applications are available on the city’s website; go to cityofavon.com or call 440-937-6106.
Superheroes are coming: Help the superheroes before the villains take over the city. The annual Super Hero Kids event takes place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday (24) at the Avon Aquatic Facility, 36265 Detroit Road.
The Super Hero Kids are amazing children who are facing adversity, serious illnesses or significant challenges in their lives. The free event is dedicated to lifting them up and filling their day with smiles and joy.
Come out and meet the youngsters as they save the city.
Guests are encouraged to bring a donation of any type of cleaning supply or paper product (tissues, paper towels, toilet paper) for Neighborhood Alliance. For more information on the organization, go to superheroestokidsinohio.org.
Kids Kloset tables: The Avon Early Childhood PTA (AECPTA) Fall Kids Kloset sale will be held Oct. 22 at Avon Middle School, 3445 Long Road.
Sellers are now able to register for a table(s). Cost is $30 for current AECPTA members, and $35 for the general public. To register, go to avonecpta.org/event-4959466.
AVON LAKE
Road closure: Avon Lake Regional Water recently announced that Redwood Boulevard is closed to through traffic between Avon Belden Road and Brookfield Road for the next two weeks. The daily closure will be from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for waterline replacement work.
Drivers are encouraged to seek an alternate route and avoid the area.
Bike for a cause: There is still time to participate in the Avon Lake Trike & Bike benefiting VeloSano, to support pediatric cancer research at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital.
The event takes place at 1 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 24) at the Avon Lake Fire Department, 32811 Walker Road. According to information posted online, Trike & Bike is a series of community-organized bike rides for children ages 3-12.
To register or donate to the cause, go to trikeandbike.org/avonlake.
Shred event changes: Due to the Avon Lake Homecoming parade Saturday (Sept. 24) in the same area as the city’s Community Shred Day, changes have been made to the shredding event.
To ensure everyone’s safety, residents attending the Shred Day event should follow one of two routes: Walker Road to Morewood Avenue to Electric Boulevard, approaching the Aquatic Center parking lot from the west; or Lake Road to Brookfield Road to Electric Boulevard, approaching the Aquatic Center parking lot from the west.
All traffic will exit the Shred Day event using the Aquatic Center’s Lake Road exit.
The shredding event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m.
If you are unable to attend the event, the Lorain County Collection Center offers document shredding for Lorain County residents during regular business hours. For more information, go to LorainCountyOhio.gov/519/Paper-Shredding.
Scholarship fundraiser: The fifth annual fundraiser for the Alivia Margarette Agosto Memorial Scholarship Fund will be a Luau for Livi event Oct. 8 at the St. Joseph Parish Center, 32929 Lake Road.
St. Joseph Parish is a special place, as it was Alivia’s last school and it remains her family’s parish.
Alivia passed away at the age of 13 on May 22, 2017. Through their grief, Pete and Teresa Agosto, Alivia’s parents, established a scholarship fund in her memory. Their goal was to assist students who wished to pursue their Catholic education, as well as support teachers in Catholic schools.
St. Joseph Catholic School and Elyria Catholic High School (Alivia’s intended high school) are the direct recipients of the fundraising efforts.
This year’s event will be catered by Taste of Excellence and will feature live music and a presentation of Polynesian dancers. Cost is $40 per person and includes appetizers, dinner, desserts and unlimited beer and wine.
From 2018 to 2021, nearly $64,000 has been raised for the scholarship fund, enabling the fund committee to distribute over $52,000 in grants.
For more information, contact Kimberly Finn, fundraising coordinator, at 216-288-0240 or email finn_amamsf@yahoo.com. For information on the scholarship fund, go to aliviaagosto.org.
Halloween contest: Do you have the best-decorated house for Halloween? Take a photo of your house or yard decorated for Halloween and enter the city’s annual contest to win a prize from a local business.
Include your address so residents can drive by and see your decorations before casting a vote for their favorite.
Email photos to ALParks@avonlake.org. Deadline is Oct. 16. The city will post a link for voting after the deadline. The winner will be announced Nov. 1.
Garden Club meeting: The Avon on the Lake Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Avon Lake Public Library, 32649 Electric Blvd.
Judy Kean of Creative Space Art Studio will present a program called “Art in the Garden,” sharing the history of stained glass and highlighting its uses in the garden.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE
Fire safety & health fair: Bring the family out for the city’s free Fire Safety & Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 1 at Fire Station No. 1, 7000 Ranger Way.
Activities include bounce houses and face painting, among others. Informational tables featuring fire safety and health tips will be onsite, as well as fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and Street Department trucks.
Car show: The One Vision, One North Ridgeville committee is hosting a Classic Car Show from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Liberty Elementary School, 5700 Jaycox Road.
The event is free to enter. Prizes will be awarded in several categories.
Cars must be parked by 5 p.m. in order to be judged. Bingo starts at 6 p.m. and the North Ridgeville High School choir will perform at 7 p.m.
Tours of the school will also be offered, and food trucks will be onsite. To register, go to bit.ly/3Bop77n.
Night at the races, clam bake: North Ridgeville VFW Post 9871 and North Ridgeville Veteran’s Memorial Build are hosting a Night at the Races and Clam Bake at 5 p.m. Oct. 15 at the post, 6805 Lear Nagle Road.
Cost is $35 for a steak dinner or $25 for a chicken dinner; clams are $10 per dozen. Dinners include potatoes, coleslaw, roll/butter, clam broth and dessert. Beverages included are soda, coffee or draft beer, and a cash bar is available.
The races starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the post or from the Veteran’s Memorial.
Hall of Fame inductees: Congratulations to Kathy Bly (Class of 1975) and Brittany Marino (Class of 2004), who will be inducted into the North Ridgeville Alumni Hall of Fame during the student Academic Recognition Ceremony at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at North Ridgeville High School.
According to information provided by the North Ridgeville Academic Recognition Committee, Bly was an active member of both the marching and concert bands, as well as being a member of the National Honor Society.
She has remained involved with the schools as an active volunteer, as a PTO board member and has served as the president of the Band Boosters while her own children attended the district.
In addition to her work with the schools, Bly volunteers her time with the North Ridgeville Historical Society, where she is the recording secretary and curator of the Historical Society’s museum.
Marino is a seventh-grade language arts teacher at the North Ridgeville Academic Center. She has also served in a variety of capacities within the schools, including as drama club adviser, Washington D.C. trip coordinator and department chair of the Language Arts Department.
Marino is an Ohio Middle Level Education Association (OMLA) board member and was awarded a Distinguished OMLA Award in 2016.
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