SUMMIT COUNTY
Adoption meeting
AKRON: Summit County Children Services will hold a free foster care and adoption information meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the agency, 264 S. Arlington St.
At the end of June, 44 children in agency custody were waiting to be adopted. Area residents will learn what and how long the adoption process is, what kind of support is provided by the agency, and the costs involved with adopting a child.
The event is open to the entire community and reservations are not needed.
For more information, call 330-379-1994 or visit www.summitkids.org.
Foreclosure clinic
AKRON: The Summit County Office of Consumer Affairs and Veterans Service Commission will hold a foreclosure assistance clinic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the commission, 1060 E. Waterloo Road.
Representatives from Bank of America, Chase, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington and PNC will be available to meet with their borrowers. The clinic is free to the public.
For those homeowners whose mortgages are not with one of the participating lenders, housing counseling agencies will be available to offer help and see if they qualify for funding through Ohio’s Restoring Stability program.
Residents also can meet with a local credit counselor to discuss budgeting or debt management.
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Boat safety class
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will present its annual fall Boating Safety and Seamanship course at the Cuyahoga Falls High School library, 2300 Fourth St.
The 10-week course begins Tuesday and ends Nov. 20. Class times are 7 to 9 p.m.
This course is required for operators of powerboats over 10 HP who were born after 1981. Students will learn boating safety fundamentals, from safe trailering, to navigational skills, proper boat handling, weather and communications.
Cost of the course is $35, which covers instructional materials and room rental.
For details, contact Veronica Winchester at 330-947-2652.
GREEN
Pancake breakfast
GREEN: A fall pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30 at the MAPS Air Museum on International Parkway, off state Route 241 west of the Akron-Canton Airport.
Breakfast is $8 for adults and $5 for children under age 12. The ticket includes parking and admission to the museum, which will remain open to 4 p.m. There also will be raffles, and MAPS members will speak about their military experiences, including World War II. Times for the speeches will be available at the registration table.
For more information, call 330-896-6332 or visit www.mapsairmuseum.org.
HUDSON
Trail to be closed
HUDSON: A section of the Bike & Hike Trail will be closed this week.
The closure will start Monday and may continue through Thursday, said Metro Parks, Serving Summit County.
The trail will be closed between Hudson Drive and Norton Road to allow a contractor to install a new water line along Hudson Drive.
In addition, asphalt repairs will affect the trail in Hudson east of state Route 8 for up to two weeks, starting on Monday. This will affect the northern leg of the trail but not the southern leg.
For more information, call 330-867-5511.
NORTON
Meeting canceled
NORTON: The City Council has canceled its meeting scheduled for Monday because of the death of John Moss, economic development director.
Moss, 53, was killed Thursday when his motorcycle crashed into the back of a stopped van on Interstate 71 near Cincinnati. He was traveling to Cincinnati to attend seminars for his job.
The Wilmington Post of the Highway Patrol reported Moss was traveling the 65 mph speed limit and was wearing a helmet.
Moss had previously worked as the city’s finance director and also worked part time as the auditor of Wadsworth. He was elected to serve his fifth term as auditor this year.
COLUMBUS
No vote in township
COLUMBUS: The Ohio Supreme Court rebuffed efforts by two anti-fracking activists in Mahoning County to place a home-rule initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot.
The court ruled against Julia Fuhrman Davis and Patti Gorcheff of Beaver Township, who had circulated petitions to get the issue before township voters.
The township had rejected their petitions, saying the wrong forms were used.
The two woman, who were featured in a Sept. 9 Beacon Journal story, appealed the rejection to the state’s high court.
BOSTON TOWNSHIP
Photos on display
BOSTON TWP.: Photographs by Deborah Pinter will be displayed through Nov. 4 at the John Seiberling Gallery, 1403 W. Hines Hill Road.
There will be an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. today.
Pinter is a fine arts-botanicals photographer and longtime curator of the Seiberling Gallery.
Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and by appointment on weekends.
Clambake benefit
BOSTON TWP.: The Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park will hold its fundraising clambake and auction next Sunday.
The event, to support the Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center and its scholarship fund, will begin at 4 p.m. at the center off Oak Hill Road.
Tickets are $185 and $250 a person.
For more information, call 330-657-2909, ext. 222, or visit www.conservancyforcvnp.org.
COVENTRY TWP.
Meeting planned
COVENTRY TWP.: Friends of Portage Lakes State Park will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kiwanis Civic Center, 725 Portage Lakes Drive.
A presentation titled Environmental Alternatives, based on a management system of green methods to use in protecting and preserving out natural environment will be given by James Frost.
He will discuss ideas presented at the Center for Alternative Technology in Wales and how they would apply to the proposed Environmental Education Space for Portage Lakes State Park.
The meeting is free to the public.
For more information, call Lynn Stamp at 330-644-2428.
STARK COUNTY
Lincoln celebration
MASSILLON: Spring Hill Historic Home will hold a public reading and re-enactment of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at the home at 1404 Springhill Lane NE.
The reading is apart of the 150th anniversary celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation and is a part of a statewide effort to have at least one reading in each of Ohio’s 88 counties.
“As a stop on the Underground Railroad, we thought this was a very fitting program for Spring Hill,” said Kate Smith, director of the Spring Hill Historic Home.
“Many have heard the stories of those who secretly traveled to and from Spring Hill. This is a great way to hear how those slaves were later declared free.”
Spring Hill will be open for tours that day.
Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students.