Police, fire crews and paramedics cut out and pull a woman from her SUV at an intersection in Avon Lake. It appears she pulled out in front of the pickup truck, who didn’t have a stop sign.
Ain’t no party like a pool party. Opening day at the pool in Avon Lake. My camera’s not waterproof, so I stayed dry.
How most journalists spend Friday afternoon waiting for sources to call back.
Holy crap, that’s my today.
"Your staff needs to understand that getting-it-first and getting-it-right are not conflicting choices but essential dual priorities. If you don’t have it right, you don’t have it first – you don’t have it at all."
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Steve Buttry, in his latest advice for new senior editors at Digital First Media.
Read more: Advice for editors: Stand for accuracy and accountability | The Buttry Diary
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The Novotny family in Avon Lake donated this 1938 fire engine to the Avon Lake Fire Department. This truck was one of the city’s first fire trucks. The city will collect donations and restore it to running condition so it can be used in parades and other events.
The Avon Lake Police Department swore in a new patrolman, Luke Hagedorn, on April 22. He’s a good guy, good officer and can fit under smaller tables. Also a good shot with Nerf guns.
Wealth Inequality in America
Really really well done infographic here. But very sobering, too. (esp at the 4:50 minute mark)
I really have no idea how to respond to this other than to share it. It speaks for itself.
“There were old panoramic photos, a very large hand-drawn map of the old Avon beach area. Many were several decades old and fragile. A number of the original paintings and drawings and limited-edition prints for historical sites in the city had age on them and needed to be cleaned, dismantled and framed.”
-Catherine Nowak, owner of The Vintage Gallery in Avon Lake, who cleaned and restored the Avon Lake Public Library’s collection of historical photographs, maps and art.
Spent part of my weekend at Avon Lake’s Fall Festival and Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast during the homecoming celebration. Thinking about doing a story about the gyro food truck in the future.
Avon Lake had it’s Big Trucks event on Saturday. Two medical helicopters landed for a display. I managed to get underneath the landing path of one, where the wind decided to redo my hair. Good times.
The pool in Avon Lake had its annual Last Splash dog swim party through the foster/rescue organization Love-A-Stray. Dogs plus pool equal happy dogs.
Fourth-grade students at Redwood Elementary School in Avon Lake create bowls to donate to the local Empty Bowls By the Lake project. It’s a localized branch of the national Empty Bowls movement, which has people donate money for a meal of soup and bread and they get to keep a donated bowl. The proceeds go to local food pantries. In Avon Lake’s case, they proceeds will go to the Avon/Avon Lake CRS and the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio.
The Avon Lake Police Department has a new cruiser on the road. The department had to buy a different model than in previous years because Ford retired the Crown Vic. This is based on the civilian Taurus model. The department is waiting for its SUV, based on the Explorer model, as it’s currently going through modifications for use.
YOU GUYS. IS THIS FREALZ?
UPDATED: Obama campaign insider confirms to a MoJo reporter that this is, indeed, frealz. Go ask questions, folks!
"Everything is on the table."
— Avon Lake Mayor Greg Zilka, referring to the cuts the city will need to make after a financial forecast shows the city’s general fund going into the red by 2014.
