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By Mary Beth Breckenridge
Beacon Journal
Published on Saturday, Jun 28, 2008
I once toured a house that had an old bathtub in the garden. That struck me as unusual, so I asked the homeowners about it.
It used to be a goldfish pond, they said. Then one day they found it empty. Seems a raccoon had figured out how to pull the plug so it could help itself to a fish dinner.
Most of us have had our wits tested by wily creatures. Take, for instance, the raccoon that twisted open my editor's hummingbird feeder to get at the nectar, or the squirrel in her friend's yard that powdered its front paws with dirt, gymnast-style, so it could climb a bird-feeder pole greased with petroleum jelly.
What's the craftiest wild critter you've done battle with? Tell me about it. I'll share the best stories with readers.
E-mail your story tombrecken@thebeaconjour-nal.com, or send a letter to Mary Beth Breckenridge, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number, so I can reach you if I have questions. (We won't publish your street address or phone number.) If you happen to have a photo of the varmint, feel free to include it, although I can't return snapshots.
Deadline is July 11.
Park in progress
The dirt mounds that have replaced grass and trees at West Market Street and White Pond Drive represent a work in progress.
The triangular acre will soon become Judith Bear Isroff Park, a memorial to the former Keep Akron Beautiful executive coordinator, civic leader and arts supporter who died in 2006.
The once-flat parcel has been contoured using soil from the nearby FirstEnergy construction site. Walls of Indiana limestone have been constructed, and brick paths are going in.
Mower-damaged sugar maples were removed, save one maple that screens a utility pole, but new trees will replace them, said John Vittum, the landscape architect who designed the park. In all, about 60 trees will be planted, including lindens, oaks, Katsuras and Isroff's favorite, birches.
The park's minimalist design features pathways that will wind among gentle mounds topped with grass and trees and edged with low walls.
The Fairlawn Park Garden and Civic Center — a former schoolhouse and library — will remain, although it's not clear how the building will be used. Deputy Mayor David Lieberth said the city is in the early stages of talks with Progress Through Preservation about the possibility of that organization using the building.
The park, financed by donations, is expected to be finished this summer and dedicated in September.
Events, programs
• Onesto Hotel Sneak Peek, 9 a.m. to noon today, Cleveland Avenue and Second Street Northwest, Canton. View progress on the hotel's restoration. Sponsored by the Canton Preservation Society. Free. Dress appropriately for a construction site without air conditioning.
• Zensai: The Horticulture of Japan, ends Sunday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Show includes programs, exhibits of art and photographs, tours of the Japanese Garden and displays of ikebana flower arranging and bonsai, the art of miniaturizing plants. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Beginning Pottery, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, June 30-July 28, Yost Pottery, 1643 Massillon Road, Akron. Learn fundamentals of hand-building pottery. $135. Registration: 330-734-0763.
• Warm Up Akron meeting, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Danbury of Cuyahoga Falls, 1695 Queens Gate Circle. Members knit or crochet squares that are used to make afghans for needy people in the Akron area. Information: 330-699-3252 or http://www.geocities.com/warmupakron.
• Organic Gardening & Composting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St. Program by Master Gardener Megan Vance. Free. No registration required. Information: 330-653-6658, Ext. 1010, or http://www.hudsonlibrary.org.
• Ohio Crippled Children's Fund Auction, 9 a.m. next Saturday, Kidron Auction Grounds, 4885 Kidron Road. Auction of about 100 locally made quilts, as well as furniture, crafts, collectibles and more. Information: 800-589-9749.
• Great Garden Adventure, through Oct. 31, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Imagination Stations throughout the grounds help visitors reconnect with nature and learn about natural phenomena. Displays of flower sculptures made by ''junkyard artist'' P.R. Miller and whimsical bugs and butterflies made by area students. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Closed Mondays except Labor Day. Various admission options are available, with adult prices ranging from $8-$25. More information: 330-836-5533 or http://www.stanhywet.org.
Mail notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to: Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron OH 44309-0640. Please include your name and telephone number. All events must be open to the public.
Mary Beth Breckenridge can be reached at 330-996-3756 or mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com.
I once toured a house that had an old bathtub in the garden. That struck me as unusual, so I asked the homeowners about it.
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