BARBERTON
Seniors strip for charity
BARBERTON: A group of naked seniors are once again showing some skin to raise money for children in need.
The past two years, the Magic City Kiwanis Esther Ryan Shoe Fund has received profits from the sale of Pleasant Pointe Senior Calendars.
The models tastefully put themselves on exhibit while demonstrating some of their senior center activities.
The 2017 issue will be available during Saturday’s Christmas Walk, beginning at 5 p.m. at 527 W. Tuscarawas in downtown Barberton. Weather permitting, a few of the models might be on hand to sign autographs.
Calendars can also be purchased for $12 at Pleasant Pointe, 220 Third St. SE. Cash or check only.
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Neighborhood meetings
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The city is launching a Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Program and inviting residents to have a conversation about how residents can be more engaged in their community.
The idea is to “help foster relationships in neighborhoods, strengthen sense of place, and encourage community involvement,” Mayor Don Walters said. “When we work together we can continue to make our community stronger.”
A series of ward meetings will give residents the chance to hear about how they can play a role.
• Wards 5 and 8 will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Fire Station No. 5, 3497 Wyoga Lake Road.
• Wards 3 and 4 will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Natatorium’s Erie Room, 2345 Fourth St.
• Wards 6 and 7 will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Lincoln Elementary gymnasium, 3131 Bailey Road.
• Wards 1 and 2 will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Quirk Cultural Center, Room 207, 1201 Grant Ave.
For more information, visit cityofcf.com/NeighborhoodExcellence or contact Megan Moreland at neighborhoodexcellence@cityofcf.com. Residents may also call 330-971-8200.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Trees for Troops
MEDINA: Trees for Troops, an annual program of Medina Christmas Tree Farms, will again be collecting and shipping Christmas trees to troops stationed all over the country and overseas.
Price is $39 per tree. Community members, businesses and organizations may donate one or more trees by downloading a subscription form available at http://medinatrees.com, then sending it along with a check to Medina Christmas Tree Farms, c/o Charles Reichheld at 3313 Hamilton Road, Medina, OH 44256. Email address is medinatrees@gmail.com.
There will be a trailer at the Butler Farm from Dec. 2-4 to ship freshly cut and netted trees to troops at one of 50 military bases. Medina Tree Farms will pay for shipping in coordination with Federal Express and donate an additional $5 per tree to the program.
Donations are directed through the nonprofit Christmas Spirit Foundation and may be tax deductible.
STATE NEWS
Staffer accused of abuse
TOLEDO: Ohio authorities have charged a state worker in a center that provides services for the developmentally disabled with patient abuse.
Toledo Municipal Court records show that 33-year-old Jacob Mason of Toledo was arrested Wednesday after a complaint that he abused a patient at the Northwest Ohio Developmental Center earlier this month. An affidavit states that Mason hit and kicked the patient in a secluded hallway and also in the patient’s bedroom. The patient reportedly had abrasions and bruises on his chest, neck and arm.
State returning vehicles
COLUMBUS: Ohio’s attorney general said dozens of cars, trucks and farming equipment have been investigated and will be returned to the relatives of eight family members who were slain earlier this year.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Attorney General Mike DeWine said Tuesday the vehicles will be returned through Pike County Probate Court procedures.
The April 22 slayings remain unsolved.