National Train Day to be celebrated in Orrville
The Orrville Railroad Heritage Society will mark National Train Day on Saturday, May 10 from noon to 4 p.m. with an afternoon of fun with trains and track cars. The group will conduct train and track car rides on the railroad line at 245 McGill St. Train rides are about 15 minutes long. Track cars run between train rides. Tickets are available at trackside only at a per-ride cost of $2 for adults...
Blimp pilot entertains at Just Desserts
Bob Dyer has done a lot of things; he has driven a locomotive, a city bus, a blimp and a dragster. He has been on the Dr. Phil show, ghostwritten a book for Omar Vizquel and gone marlin fishing. As a columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal, Dyer has gotten the chance to experience life as few people do. And while he was experiencing it, he won 53 regional and national awards, including a Pulitzer...COLUMN: It's not what you spend it's what they remember that counts
COLUMN SUMMARY: Do you love planning parties or is it a chore? Follow my tried and true tips and make your upcoming event one to remember. If I can muddle through May without becoming a sobbing mess it will be a miracle. Personal changes, an 18th birthday, graduation party, and an actual commencement might do me in. I digress, though, because these are the feelings I have in my head and what I...
Pomerene celebrates National Nurses Week with fun walk and 5K
Every year during National Nurses Week, the nurses at Joel Pomerene Hospital look for ways to show appreciation to each other for the work they do year round. This year, Beth Amicones unit is planning the activities, and they have made sure the nurses feel taken care of. Starting May 6, the nurses will enjoy a homemade breakfast with a Blessing of Hands, followed by a speaker who will talk...Miller benefit includes basketball, cornhole
A three-on-three basketball tournament and a corn hole tournament will be held on Friday, May 16 at Homestead Furniture near Mt. Hope for Eddie Miller. All proceeds will go to help fund his continued treatments and recovery from a serious auto accident two and half years ago. The benefit will feature a lunch stand, which will open at 5:30 p.m. The menu will include barbequed ribs, noodles, hot...Cleveland Clinic receives Primary Care Medical Home certification
The Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the United States to earn the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Primary Care Medical Home certification by demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety.The Wooster Family Health Center is one of the 29 locations certified.The Cleveland Clinic underwent an on-site survey in...