Photos of the week
Runner pass under the Ohio Turnpike Bridge over the Cuyahoga Valley in the morning mist, during the 20th Annual Towpath half and10K Marathon along the Ohio Canal Corridor. A reported record 2,364 runners and walkers participated in the Marathon's events. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
Ron Kuner owner of Kuners Fruit Farm harvests golden delicious apples. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
Ellet's Lauren Zampelli (14) bumps the ball against Firestone, during the second set of the City Series Volleyball Championship at Kenmore High School. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
Dale Snider, owner of the Ellet Meat Market, stands outside his store in Akron, Ohio. The 71-year-old Snider is retiring after 47 years of meat cutting and will be auctioning off his business. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Wadsworth's Madison Gilger (22) bumps the ball against Green in the second set of the high school volleyball game at Wadsworth High School gym. (Paul Tople/ Akron Beacon Journal)
Firestone goalie Kristen Giaquinto comes up with a save on a shot by Highland's Amanda Schneigenberg in the second half of a high school soccer game at the Copley Road Soccer Complex. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
A family member holds a program with the photo of Civil War Veteran and ex-slave Alvin Smith at a wreath ceremony at Mt. Peace Cemetery . (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
Runners compete in the Boy's Division I race at Stow Cross Country Invitational at Silver Springs Park. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
University of Akron's Justin March (left) pursues Florida International University's quarterback Wesley Carroll in the third quarter of a college football game at InfoCision Stadium. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
Margaret Davis of Coventry Twp., is framed by a life-size Matroshkas nesting doll cutout while attending the annual Something Russian Festival being held at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Mogadore. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
A goat rests on a tree stump on a farm with wind turbines erected in the background by Iberdrola Renewables near Van Wert, Ohio. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Tom Kekela, supervisor of facility services for the Akron Public Schools removes chunks of damaged wood inside the Native American chief statue in front of The Resnik Community Learning Center. The 3000 lbs. feathers had to be removed because of extensive water and termite damage. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Steve Radabaugh of Medina looks over an ad by a display of Yuengling beers before buying some at the Buehler's Fresh Foods . This is the first time the brand, which is made in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, is on sale in Ohio. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Twinsburg High 's Nicole Markey (left) kicks the ball as Hudson High's Jenna Beaugrand tries to block in the first half of a soccer game. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
The shadow of Bishop George V. Murry of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is casted against the wall next to his photograph as he answers questions regarding the sexual misconduct of a priest during a press conference at the diocesan offices. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Kenmore's Ben Gulley can't reach a pass thrown by teammate Deon'tae Moore on a flea flicker play during second-half action in their City Series football game against Buchtel High School at InfoCision Stadium. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Shanie Kraynak, director of Parrot Hope, holds 2G, a Catalina Macaw as she looks at Kato, a Blue-and-gold Macaw, in an aviary in Mantua, Ohio. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
Owner Genia Kollie make's a sale to Perkins Pringle, of Brimfield, at her Home Markets grocery store in Acorn Alley. The store stocks food items popular with international students at Kent State looking for a taste of home as well as locals with a taste for the exotic. The world map shows the home states and countries of customers. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Michael Danks stirs a container of grains as he brews beer in his Akron home. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Jennifer Hensel, Republican party candidate for Akron mayor, gives her views on the state's audit of the city during a press conference on the front steps of the Rose Blvd. home. Nick Summers of Night Flight Films, Ltd. was videotaping Hansel address for her website. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
Nineteen-month-old brothers Casey (left) and Connor Wilkinson sit in their chairs on the front porch of their home in Cuyahoga Falls. The twins were born with Down Syndrome. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Lucy Stiller, 10 a fourth grader at St. Sebastian Catholic School studies her own eyes as she works on a face drawing in art class. Stiller joined with her classmates by wearing jeans and a pink shirt for "Jeans Day for the American Cancer Society" at the school. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
The Ryan family (from back to front) Marty, Kris, Molly, 12, Kelsie, 18, Katie, 23 and Joe, 20, holding the family dog Sid in the living room of their renovated home in Granger Township, Ohio. Marty and Kris did all of the renovation on their own which included creating a second floor with skylights and third floor bedroom. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Orphans of the genocide in Rwanda, Hyacinthe Mutuyugutatu (left), 20, and Jeanne D'Arc Irizera, 18, now live with Mary Lynn and Mike Silvestro in Hudson. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Francis Rebenack, 96 (left) talks to her great granddaughter Erin Demko, 19, of Columbus during a get together of her golf league at the Roses Run Golf Course. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Karen VanZant, (center) leads a group through "The Cost of Poverty Experience" at the Summit County Community Leaders Poverty Simulation at the John S. Knight Center. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
Workers move shelving into the new Books-A-Million which is moving into the former Borders building on Howe Avenue. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
Jacob Jordan, 13 of Akron is happy that he convinced his grandfather Chuck Choate of Cuyahoga Falls (right) to purchase the new Apple iPhone 4S (left), so he could have his grandfather's older iPhone. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
