🌱 How did Avon Lake baseball climb back into the Top of the Crop?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Avon Lake baseball climb back into the Top of the Crop?

Also on today's calendar: World Labyrinth Day Community Walk and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the DJ's favorite part of the candy? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Chilly; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 50, low: 36.
• Monday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 43 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Morning Journal baseball Top of the Crop for April 17 (morningjournal.com) — Avon Lake’s baseball team checks in at No. 9 in the Morning Journal’s latest “Top of the Crop” rankings with a 3-4 record. The Shoremen just bounced back from a rough Myrtle Beach stretch by routing Elyria twice, 35-7 combined, while several neighboring programs like Amherst and Rocky River continue strong starts.
   

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📸 Around Avon Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avon Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday April 21

• DiscoveryWorks Jr. Explorers (Ages 6-7)
  Avon Lake Public Library, 32649 Electric Blvd, Avon Lake
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday April 21

• Name that Tune
  Avon Lake Public Library , 32649 Electric Blvd , Avon Lake
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• My Future Starts Here: Pathways to College & Career
  John Adams College & Career Academy
  3:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Eastview ~ Spring Dance
  Eastview Elementary Avon Lake, OH 44012
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Board Business Meeting
  Garrett Morgan High School , 4600 Detroit Avenue , Cleveland
  6:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• World Labyrinth Day Community Walk
  Unity Spiritual Center Westlake , 23855 Detroit Rd , Cleveland
  1:00 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Erie Shores Photography Club - Presentation
  Avon Lake Public Library , 32649 Electric Blvd , Avon Lake
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Toddler Time
  Avon Lake Public Library , 32649 Electric Blvd , Avon Lake
  9:30 am
• Family Earth Day Celebration
  Lake Erie Nature & Science Center , 28728 Wolf Rd , Bay Village
  10:00 am
• 2026 Avon Spring Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
  Emerald Event Center , 33040 Just Imagine Dr , Avon
  10:00 am
• POW/MIA Honor Chair at BHS Memorial Stadium during track meet
  Glenview Center for Child Care and Learning Bay Village, OH 44140
  10:45 am
• What's Under the Hood?
  Avon Lake Public Library , 32649 Electric Blvd , Avon Lake
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's NOPEC time again.
  They offered an electric price of essentially 10 cents per Kilowatt hour until September, then they can change the rate monthly for the contract… (Nextdoor Williamsburg)

• Sprenger Health Care Systems posted a job opening for Full Time Housekeeping Aide in Avon Lake. Apply here.
• Cleveland Clinic posted a job opening for Environmental Services Area Cleaner in Avon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avon Lake here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Avon

• Deceiver's Blight (bandcamp.com)
• Show Info: April 17, 2026 (fox8.com)

North Ridgeville

• North Ridgeville schools extend year after exceeding limit on calamity days (cleveland.com)
• Granicus album returns after 53 years (morningjournal.com)
• Free seed library returns to Lorain County library branches for 2026 growing season (cleveland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The wrapper (rapper) (Thank you Austin D. for sending it in!)
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