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Pets:
Not 101 Dalmations…but close!
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
Saturday entertainment, one more time …
Akron Zips:
No. 1 UA soccer remains perfect, Zips football defeats rival Flashes
Tribe Matters:
Tribe makes roster moves
Cleveland Browns:
Lewis doesn't like boycott
Kent State Sports:
Kent State falls to Akron, 20-28
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs at Knicks
Buckeye Blogging:
Weekly ‘B’ Deck Report – New Mexico St.
Varsity Letters:
Wrestling, bowling teams prepare for season
All Da King's Men:
Bigger And Better Boondoggles
Blog of Mass Destruction:
The Shooter
Akron Law Café:
NEW U.S. Supreme Court Database
See Jane Style:
Muffle Your Muffler
Car Chase:
Perfect Weather for an Autumn Drive
Let's Talk Real Estate:
RUMORS: Downtown Restaurant Explosion
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Jack is looking for a trip to Southern Ohio the week of November 16.
Sound Check:
The Black Keys to perform benefit concert at Musica on November 27
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – Why People Do Not Live in Northeast Ohio
Akron Gamer:
New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
Published on Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009
AKRON
Deliberations go on
AKRON: Jury deliberations are scheduled to continue today in the Summit County trial of the last co-defendant in the Evergreen financial fraud case.
Mandie L. Pugh, 33, a bookkeeper for the various companies of former Evergreen Corp. President David B. Willan, is charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and 10 counts of money laundering.
Prosecutors have described Pugh as part of a ''criminal enterprise'' in which hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds from Evergreen investors were transferred by Willan from one Evergreen company to another for his personal benefit.
Pugh has pleaded not guilty to the charges. If she were convicted of the most serious charge, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, she could face a prison sentence of three to 10 years.
The jury was sent home at 4 p.m. Tuesday after deliberating on the charges for seven hours over two days.
Ward meeting
AKRON: Bruce Kilby, Ward 2 councilman, will have his monthly ward meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The meeting will be at Forest Hill school, 850 Damon St.
Joe Finley, an at-large Akron council candidate, will be the speaker.
Composers perform
AKRON: First-place winners in this year's Scholastic Composers Contest will perform their music at a free concert, open to the public, at 6 p.m. today in the auditorium of North High School, 985 Gorge Blvd.
Children in grades K-12 in Summit County were invited to submit original vocal or instrumental compositions for the contest, sponsored by the Children's Concert Society of Akron.
Judges from the University of Akron's music composition department gave first-, second- and third-place awards, as well as honorable mentions.
'Education in Action'
AKRON: The Urban Neighborhood Development Corp. and the Akron Public Schools will be hosting an ''Education in Action'' open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at 313 Eastland Ave.
There will be an update on the house being built there by Akron Public Schools students. It is the 16th home built by students.
The city of Akron and the Homebuilders of Summit and Portage Counties also are partners in the project.
Contact Darryl Kleinhenz at UNDC at 330-375-2696.
BATH TWP.
BHA to meet
BATH TWP.: The annual meeting of the Bath Homeowners Association (BHA) is scheduled for 7 tonight in the Township Administration Building, 3864 W. Bath Road.
The election of officers, followed by a board of directors meeting, will be the primary order of business.
The current BHA dates back to the 1970s and is structured to respond to issues and concerns in the township that could affect the well-being of Bath residents.
CANTON
Help for homeless
CANTON: City Council on Monday approved an application to the federal government for $1.18 million in stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to counteract homelessness.
The money would pay for emergency housing costs to prevent homelessness and to find housing for the homeless. The program would include counseling intended to prevent beneficiaries from risking homelessness again.
CLEVELAND
Military job fair
CLEVELAND: The RecruitMilitary Career Fair, aimed at veterans and military service members, will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Veterans will be able to interview with national, regional and local employers.
Organizations involved in putting on the free event are the President's National Hire Veterans Committee (Hire Veterans First), the American Legion and the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network.
For more information, go to http://www.recruitmilitary.com.
HINCKLEY TWP.
Greyhound hike
HINCKLEY TWP.: Greyhound Adoption of Ohio will host a Hike for Hounds at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Redwing Picnic Area in the Hinckley Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks.
Walkers will collect pledges to rescue and support retired racing greyhounds. Prizes will be awarded to those who raise the most money. All who raise more than $50 will receive a gift bag.
The cost is $10 if pre-registered and $15 on Sunday, which includes lunch. For details, call 800-269-1148 or see http://www.GreyhoundAdoptionofoh.org.
HUDSON
John Brown event
HUDSON: The Hudson Library and Historical Society will host a symposium on the life of American abolitionist John Brown at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The symposium marks the 150th anniversary of Brown's unsuccessful raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, W.Va.
Brown, who grew up in Hudson, was one of the most controversial figures of the 19th century. The free event will feature presentations by Brown scholars and a question-and-answer session.
Dr. Kenneth E. Davison, emeritus professor of history and American studies at Heidelberg University and author of the prize-winning biography The Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, is the moderator.
Registration is required. Call 330-653-6658, Ext. 1010.
KENT
Chair burns in street
KENT: A chair was set on fire shortly before 11 p.m. Monday on East College Avenue — near the site of Saturday's melee that began with the College Fest, an end-of-semester party.
The Kent Fire Department extinguished the fire in about five minutes, dispatcher Rosemarie Mosher said.
There were no injuries, and no one has been identified as the arsonist, she said.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Park tops two lists
West Branch State Park in Portage County has been ranked No. 1 among Ohio state park campgrounds and No. 1 for its trails in a survey of state park users.
The park, east of Ravenna, features 197 sites. It also offers 14 miles of hiking trails plus 12 miles of mountain bike trails and a section of the Buckeye Trail.
Other winners of Service Excellence awards were:
• Lake Milton, Mahoning County, best picnic site.
• Mohican, Ashland County, best lodge.
• Rocky Fork, Highland County, best boating.
• Deer Creek, Pickaway and Fayette counties, best golf.
• Lake Hope, Vinton County, best cabins.
• Maumee Bay, Lucas County, best nature center.
More than 55 million visitors used Ohio's state parks in 2008.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Airport policing
AKRON: Summit County Council on Monday approved a new three-year, $2.6 million policing deal with the Akron-Canton Airport.
Under the agreement, the Sheriff's Office will provide 10 deputies for police protection at the airport in Green.
The deal — a 12.3 percent increase from the previous three-year contract — runs through December 2011.
Soil test kits
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The Summit Soil and Water Conservation District is offering soil test kits for $12.
Staffers will explain to purchasers how to use the kits.
In addition, the agency is selling water-loving rain garden plant packets with 32 potted native plants for $125.
The deadline to place orders is May 1. Orders must be picked up from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20.
For more information, call 330-929-2871 or check out http://www.summitswcd.org.
WADSWORTH
Proposal rejected
WADSWORTH: The city's planning commission voted 4-1 Monday to reject a proposal by city council to limit the discretionary power of the commission.
Commission members offered a compromise proposal.
Under the zoning code, the commission has the power to impose additional conditions to zoning applications that the commission sees as necessary.
The council wants to limit the commission to imposing only conditions found in the code.
The commission's compromise limits the commission to imposing only conditions directly related to ensuring the zoning standards are met to preserve the public health, safety and welfare.
Commissioner Andy Graham voted to support the council proposal and voted against the compromise proposal.
The council will have the
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