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Published on Thursday, Sep 13, 2007
AKRON
Child hit by car in parking lot
AKRON: A 7-year-old child suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car Thursday morning.
According to Akron police, the child was struck at around 8:16 a.m. in the parking lot of the Waterford Apartments off Portage Trail. The child was with a parent and a sibling, who was waiting for a school bus.
When police arrived, the child was conscious and taken by EMS to Akron Children's Hospital.
The driver of the car was not cited.
'Dinner with Guido' supports shelter
AKRON: ''Dinner with Guido,'' a fundraiser for Haven of Rest Ministries, will be from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Guido Margida, who is well known in Summit County for his pasta meals, will prepare a full-course Italian dinner to benefit the Christian mission.
Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 6 to 12. Children 5 and younger eat free.
Dinner will be in Haven of Rest's main dining room, 175 E. Market St.
For reservations, call 330-535-1563. BARBERTON
Alumni musicians invited to join band
BARBERTON: Alumni of the Barberton High School marching band program are invited to participate with the 2007 marching band in ceremonies before the Sept. 28 football game against Copley.
Rehearsal will take place at 6 p.m. that day on the practice field behind the tennis courts at the high school.
Alumni musicians will march with the current band in pregame events and perform the Barberton High School fight song, the alma mater and The Star-Spangled Banner.
Contact the high school's band director, Dan Fleischaker, at 330-753-1084, Ext. 5010, or dfleischaker@barberton.summit.k12.oh.us by Sept. 21 to reserve a spot and pick up music and an instrument.
GREEN
Internet safety is topic of forum
GREEN: The Internet Safety Presentation, designed to educate parents and community members on how to keep kids and teens safe online, will be 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The course will show what kids can access on the Internet and who has access to them. It is geared toward parents and adults.
The course is at the Summit County Sheriff's Office Training Facility, 2825 Greensburg Road.
For reservations, call Bill Holland at 330-643-5091. HIRAM
Race on Sept. 29 honors two students
HIRAM: Hiram College will hold an inaugural Run for Grace and Andy on Sept. 29 at the village square in northeastern Portage County.
Grace Chamberlain and Andy Hopkins were first-year students at Hiram who died March 2006 after their vehicle was struck by a drunken driver with 11 previous DUI convictions.
Entry fees are $15 per person for early registration and $20 on race day. For more information about registration, go to http://www.Hermescleveland.com. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. on race day at the Coleman Sports, Fitness and Recreation Center on the Hiram campus.
Hiram also sponsors the Chamberlin-Hopkins Symposium on Alcohol and Culture, the second of which is being planned for next spring. The goal of the symposium and run are to raise awareness about alcohol's influence in American culture.
KENT
Art and wine festival on downtown plaza
KENT: Main Street Kent will hold its first Downtown Art & Wine Festival from 1 to 9 p.m. Sept. 22 on Home Savings Plaza at Main and Water streets.
Local wineries will offer tastings, and local artists will display their work.
Main Street Kent is a nonprofit organization focused on revitalizing downtown.
For more information, call Mary Gilbert at 330-677-8000.
MEDINA
Investigators seek robbery information
MEDINA: Authorities are reviewing the videotape of a man who on Wednesday robbed a Charter One Bank.
Investigators are asking for information about the white male said to be about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a medium build. He might have been wearing a wig.
The man who wore a dark jacket, blue jeans, tennis shoes and an orange visor robbed the bank branch inside of Giant Eagle on Pearl Road.
People with any information should call 330-725-7777. NORTHEAST OHIO
Red Cross: blood 'dangerously low'
AKRON: The Northern Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross says the local blood supply is dangerously low.
'''Transfuse only'' orders are in effect for various blood types, said Victoria Rothacker, spokeswoman for the region on Thursday.
That status means the Red Cross will only send blood to a hospital ''if there is an immediate need for a specific patient,'' she said.
There is no blood available for ''unanticipated needs,'' a news release issued by the Red Cross said Thursday.
Typically, the local Red Cross may issue a ''transfuse only'' order for one blood type, Rothacker said.
The agency said that at times this week there were ''transfuse only'' orders in effect for six of the eight blood types.
Thursday began with ''transfuse only'' orders for five of the eight types.
Rothacker said if the Northern Ohio Blood Services Region is unable to fulfill a request, it would turn to other Red Cross regions.
However, some of them are also experiencing shortages.
She said hospitals are not having to cancel surgeries as a result of the shortage.
During earlier blood shortages, hospitals have turned to other blood banks and hospitals.
To learn about donating blood in Northeast Ohio, call 800-448-3543 or visit http://www.givelife.org.
PORTAGE COUNTY
Nursing home case will be scrutinized
RAVENNA: Portage County commissioners will hold a special meeting at 3 p.m. Monday at The Woodlands at Robinson, the county-owned nursing home.
The meeting, which will be closed to the public, is ''to consider the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee,'' according to a notice from the county.
An investigation by the state Department of Health has concluded that a female resident at the facility had been molested by a visitor numerous times and that administrators failed to protect her from the assaults. An 11-page report on the investigation was released to the public this week.
Ravenna police also are conducting a criminal probe.
RICHFIELD
Truck, cycle collide; two flown to hospital
RICHFIELD: Two people were taken by medical helicopter Thursday to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after a motorcycle collided with a pickup truck.
Richfield police say a motorcyclist and a passenger were eastbound on state Route 303 when a westbound pickup truck tried to enter the ramp to southbound Interstate 271 and struck the cycle.
The driver of the pickup was treated at the scene.
Police have not released information about the motorcyclist or passenger. Route 303 was closed from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The crash created a traffic headache for motorists, including those headed to Thursday night's Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls. STARK COUNTY
Petition allegations sent to prosecutor
CANTON: Allegations of irregularities in the circulation of petitions in Hartville have been forwarded to the Stark County prosecutor's office by the board of elections.
The board had been scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday about a protest against petitions seeking a referendum on Hartville Village Council's decision to settle a developer's lawsuit.
But the committee that circulated the petitions withdrew them after they were challenged by the developer, Dean Windham.
''Once it's withdrawn, there's no petition for us to hold a protest hearing on,'' said election board Chairman Johnnie Maier Jr.
Instead, the four-member board agreed Wednesday to refer the matter to the prosecutor.
Windham alleged that petitions were passed by individuals other than the named circulators.
Hartville Mayor Beverly Green and resident Kathy Gopp were identified in affidavits as people who sought petition signatures, although Marty Schnabel and Steven Reisch were the only official circulators.
Reisch is a former village councilman seeking election to the same job Nov. 6.
The village's settlement of Windham's lawsuit, based on alleged delays in approval of his condominium project, is valued at $668,779. Nancy Molnar STOW
Pawfest fundraiser to benefit Pilot Dogs
STOW: Bow Wow Beach will host Pawfest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at the dog park at Silver Springs Park.
There will be contests, demonstrations and pet food and other vendors, plus trainers, rescue organizations and raffles.
The fundraiser, sponsored by the Stow/Munroe Falls Lions Club and the city of Stow, will benefit the Lions Club Pilot Dog program, which places dogs with deserving individuals at no charge.
For more information, call 330-655-2302.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Area public transit workshop is today
AKRON: Summit and Portage county public transportation agencies will hold a workshop today to develop a plan to better meet the mobility needs of older riders, people with disabilities and low-income families.
The workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon at The Job Center, 1040 E. Tallmadge Ave., Akron.
Officials from the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, the METRO Regional Transit Authority and the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority will discuss alternative approaches and actions to coordinate transportation services.
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