West Side News & Notes
By Stephanie Kist
Retirement of American flags
planned for Flag
Day
GREEN — On Flag Day, June 14, at 7 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office Color Guard, along with Group III Civil Air Patrol Squadron and various military groups and members of the Chesty Puller Young Marines, will host a ceremonial retirement of American flags that are no longer suitable for service.
“According to federal law,
when a flag is no longer fit for display, it should
be destroyed in a dignified manner,” said Summit
County Sheriff Drew Alexander.
Anyone wishing to retire an American
flag may bring that flag to any Summit County Sheriff’s
Office facility until June 9. Folded flags should be
placed in a protective paper or plastic bag with a note
attached to the flag eyelet indicating the name of the
person or organization wishing to retire the flag.
Flags will be inspected and prepared
in accordance with the tradition of solemn dignity and
military manner, according to Alexander.
Alexander invites the public,
with a special invitation to all veterans, veterans
groups, youth organizations and Boy and Girl Scout troops,
to witness this ceremony, which will take place at the
Summit County Sheriff’s Training Facility, 2825
Greensburg Road.
Attendees should arrive by at
least 6:30 p.m. Once the ceremony begins, no traffic
will be permitted in the parking lot.
Summit County Council also has
declared that any American flag showing wear or fading
be removed and given to the care of the Summit County
Sheriff’s Office Color Guard for destruction in
a proper and respectful manner on Summit County Flag
Day June 14.
Copley residents target of
recycling incentive program
COPLEY — Copley is June
and July’s target community in the Summit/Akron
Solid Waste Management Authority’s (SASWMA) “Get
Caught Green Handed” recycling campaign.
One Copley recycler will be “caught”
recycling and rewarded with dinner and a movie for two.
The resident also will have his or her name, photo and
recycling comments featured in the West Side Leader.
The campaign is part of SASWMA’s
efforts to reward residents for their recycling efforts.
“In Summit County, over
90 percent of our residents have the ability to recycle,”
said Yolanda Walker, executive
director of SASWMA. “We are hoping that by offering
a tangible incentive, in addition to the intangible
benefit of helping the Earth, we’ll be able to
increase both awareness of the benefits of recycling
and participation in community recycling programs.”
For more information about SASWMA
and “Get Caught Green Handed,” visit www.
saswma.org or
call (330) 374-0383, ext. 205.
Neighborhood Partnership grants
bestowed
AKRON — For the ninth year,
the city of Akron and the Akron Community Foundation
are continuing the Neighborhood Partnership Program
(NPP).
This year, 45 grants totaling
$196,522 are being awarded to neighborhood-based organizations.
In 1999, Akron Community Foundation
(ACF) joined the Akron Department of Planning and Urban
Development in the NPP.
Approximately $200,000 of city
of Akron and ACF funds are available to neighborhood-based
organizations annually. A requirement is that the organizations
match the NPP grants with in-kind volunteer services,
as well as cash contributions.
The following grants are some
that are being bestowed this year:
• 100 Black Men of Greater
Akron for a Leadership Academy providing mentoring,
tutoring and after-school activities for fourth- and
fifth-grade boys, $5,000;
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Inc. (fiscal agent [FA]: Lawton Community Center) for
the “Akron Kids Achieving” program to foster
leadership and mentor and tutor at-risk children in
grades one through six, $2,000;
• Case Elementary PTA to
provide 18 to 25 after-school “specials”
for kindergarten through fifth grade, $3,200;
• Greenleaf Family
Center for the Families Engaged
Together for Youth program serving disadvantaged youth
and their parents, $4,000;
• New Millennium Baptist
Church Ministry for the Beat the Street After-School
Program for ages 5-17, $6,000, and for a summer youth
program for ages 5-17, $6,000;
• Rankin and Schumacher
elementary schools (FA: Harris Elementary PTA) for Akron
After School programming, $3,750 each;
• YMCA of Akron, Ohio Inc.
for leadership workshops for black teens’ summer
weekend at Camp Y Noah, $5,000;
• Alchemy Inc. for after-school
and summer camp for 30 middle-school male students,
$5,000;
• Youth Services Committee
(FA: CYO and Community Services) for 15 at-risk youth
at Camp Christopher, $5,000;
• Akron Community Service
Center and Urban League for teens to spend the summer
harvesting vegetables to be used to cater an Elegant
Evenings Dinner for 350 senior citizens, $5,598;
• Firestone High School
International Baccalaureate Program Group for the “Food
for Thought” program for students to help the
homeless, $3,600;
• Akron Weed and Seed (Madison
Resource Center) for computer training, $1,500;
• Akron African American
Cultural Association for the 29th Annual African American
Cultural Festival, $7,500;
• Cascade Locks Park Association
for a neighborhood brochure and Web site, street banners
and community garden, $7,500;
• Hereford/Highland Area
Block Watch Inc. for a newsletter, youth events, community
events and block watch, $7,500;
• Highland Square Neighborhood
Association for Art in the Square and Holiday in the
Square and the block watch, $7,500;
• Neighbors of Dodge &
Payne Avenues (FA: West Hill Neighborhood Organization)
to promote safety, graffiti
cleanup, the block watch program, block parties and
planting beds, $1,590;
• Summit 2010 Buchtel Neighborhood
Group (FA: Charisma Community Connection) for a newsletter,
resource directory and educational software, $2,300;
• West Hill Neighborhood
Organization Inc. to increase the organization’s
reach and increase citizens’ involvement, $5,500;
and
• West Akron Community Organization
(FA: Westside Neighborhood Development Corp.) for the
Community Day Parade and celebration, $2,924.
Center presents money
management classes
for women
DOWNTOWN AKRON — This summer,
Greenleaf Family Center will present a series of free
money-management workshops specifically for women called
“Credit Happens” at the center, 212 E. Exchange
St.
The workshops will take place
on Tuesdays, now through June 26, from 10 a.m. to noon.
July workshops will be Tuesdays, July 10-31, from 2
to 4 p.m.
The workshop series is part of
Greenleaf Family Center’s Money-Wise for Women
program, funded by the Women’s Endowment Fund.
The financial literacy project
focuses on educating and empowering women to take control
of their personal finances and achieve greater financial
well-being through a series of courses and support services.
The workshops are free and will
show women how to set a budget, how to manage credit
and cut down on expenses, and find out exactly where
their money goes every month. The sessions will be on
credit, budgeting, credit reports and banking.
To register for a workshop or
to receive more information about Money-Wise for Women,
call (330) 376-9494, ext. 214.
Animal rescue groups plan
Adoptathon
WALLHAVEN — One of a Kind
Pets Rescue will host its third annual “Meet Your
New Best Friend” adoptathon June 16 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at Hardesty Park in West Akron.
The event will feature adoptable
pets from more than 10 area rescue groups. The Summit
County Animal Control Facility will join the adoptathon
in hopes of finding new homes for its dogs and cats.
The adoptathon “is a good
opportunity for all the groups to work together and
place homeless animals with loving families,”
said Sarah Aitken, director of One of a Kind Pets Rescue
Spay/Neuter Clinic.
All the animals will be vaccinated,
tested and spayed and neutered, according to One of
a Kind Pets Rescue officials.
Kathleen Harpley, from Nannimals,
who is certified in pet cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
will be on hand to offer information about pet safety.
Public input requested on
dam modifications
CVNP — The National Park
Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation,
is in the process of preparing an environmental assessment
(EA) for the modification of the Virginia Kendall Dam
in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) to correct hydrologic
deficiencies, according to CVNP officials.
The EA will include discussions
of the proposed project’s potential impacts to
environmental and recreation resources.
The EA will compare the no-action
alternative to a proposed-action alternative that includes
excavation and construction of a new rip-rapped emergency
spillway, excavating the existing dam crest and replacing
it with new fill to raise it 2 feet, reconstructing
the trail on the dam crest, removing accumulated sediments
from the reservoir, cleaning out
an existing storm sewer and installing a new guardrail
fence at the spillway outlet.
The public is invited to send
questions and concerns regarding the proposed project
using the NPS’ Planning, Environment and Public
Comment Web site at www.parkplanning
.nps.gov/cuva. Additional
background information about the project is available
for download at this site.
Written comments should be sent
to the attention of the Superintendent at Cuyahoga Valley
National Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, OH 44141.
Comments will be accepted for
consideration until June 30.
For details, contact Robert Bobel
at (440) 546-5972 or robert_bobel@nps.gov.
Hydrant flushing continues
in North Akron
NORTH AKRON — The Akron
Water Department continues to flush fire hydrants in
the North Akron area bounded approximately by Riverview
Road to the north, North Street to the south, Cuyahoga
Street to the west and Brittain Road to the east.
The department will flow hydrants
from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights.
Discoloration to water is likely
to appear. Water users are urged to check their cold
water for discoloration prior to drawing water for cooking
and for use in washers and dishwashers.
If discoloration is found, the
water user is advised to discontinue use until water
clears. For more information or assistance, call (330)
375-2420.
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