Avon Lake, OH

Watching the local news I was proud to hear how the Avon Lake Schools were applauded for using the National School Safety Grant funds they were rewarded for a computerized mapping system showing every school hallway, every room, and every closet where a gunmen could hide. The money that was provided to a number of local school systems have apparently not been seen put to use. However, Avon Lake was one of the 152 schools pointed out to have used the funds accordingly to have visual monitoring systems and other safe guards put in place for the local students. Avon Lake Police have reported that this has been an outstanding addition to the schools and feels now more confident in being able to safely monitor students. See http://www.newsnet5.com/news/18154743/detail.html for more details on the story.

Stan Stepak

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Just a local reminder that Halloween will be celebrated by our local kids Thursday night. The date was changed from Friday because of the anticipated football game. The playoff game will actually be in the Medina Highland area but at the time it was not certain as whether the game was going to be local or not so plans were made two weeks prior to avoid risk of traffic problems. As always Halloween starts around 6:00pm and will go till 800pm. Please make sure to take your flashlight and bundle those kids warm (it is going to be a cold one).

Some Halloween safety tips..

Know the route your kids will be taking if you aren't going with them. The best bet is to make sure that an adult is going with them. If you can't take them, see if another parent or a teen aged sibling can go along. Know what other activities a child may be attending, such as parties, school or mall functions. Make sure you set a time that they should be home by. Make sure they know how important it is for them to be home on time. Explain to children the difference between tricks and vandalism. Throwing eggs at a house may seem like fun but they need to know the other side of the coin as well, clean up and damages can ruin Halloween. If they are caught vandalizing, make them clean up the mess they've made. Explain to your kids that animal cruelty is not acceptable. Kids may know this on their own but peer pressure can be a bad thing. Make sure that they know that harming animals is not only morally wrong but punishable by law and will not be tolerated.

Stan Stepak - Realty One 440-476-0234

Shoreman won 33-13 at home to share the conference title with Brecksville. The game was a typical Avon Lake ground attack game that worked against a well rounded Amherst team. Read the complete story through this link:

http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/122492349486970.xml&coll=2

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With the soaring inventory in homes in the Avon Lake area and strong hold on home values. Avon Lake is the place to buy a home NOW!!

Home values show that homes in the area are holding a 116.00 per square foot which is the best in Lorain County and very competitive with other Western communities in the Cuyahoga county area. Call Stan Stepak today about home buying opportunities in the Avon Lake and surrounding area. 440-476-0234 or check me out on web at www.realtyone.com/stanley.stepak

Avon Lake Football won tonight. Avon Lake won tonight shutting down Westlake at at home. I don't have the score as of just yet... as my computer appear to have a mind of its own.

Girls Soccer team loses in Division 1 sectional - Thursday

Magnificat upset No. 2 seed Avon Lake, 3-1, tonight in the Division I girls' soccer sectional and advanced to Monday's district semifinal match.

"I knew we could win if we could keep it going and keep a positive attitude," said Julie Rogozinski, who assisted on the first goal. "We knew we could keep it up from there."

Avon Lake scored first at 53:55 when Tani Lopez scored a header off a pass from Hannah Frie.

Quickly Mags bounced back by dittoing the Shoregal score at 55:08 when Rogozinski passed to Clare Dreher, who headed it in to tie it. Shannon Fulton scored the game winner at 69:53 after stealing the ball. Dreher added a second goal off a corner by Nicole Luke at 73:29.

The Blue Streaks (9-7-2) are now on a six-match unbeaten streak. Their last loss was three weeks ago to the Shoregals, 2-1.

From last week...

Other Avon Lake Sports News - From last week

As if last week's 306 yards were not enough, Avon Lake running back Mike Mansnerus set the school's rushing record Friday night and rallied the Shoremen to victory by scoring the final two touchdowns in a 36-25 win over Berea.

Mansnerus gained a single game-best 369 yards on 23 carries (a 16-yard average), including four rushing touchdowns. His TDs were on runs of 61, 5, 20 and the game-winning 73-yard burst.

Mansnerus also threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Morissette.

Last week, Mansnerus ran for 306 yards on 41 carries in Avon Lake's 34-30 win over Midpark. The Shoremen's latest victory keeps them in the Southwestern Conference race at 6-2 overall and 4-1 in league play.