AKRON
Dad sentenced in burn case
AKRON: A Summit County jury found an 18-year-old Akron man guilty of burning his 4-month-old daughter.
The jury found Demetrius Ford guilty of felonious assault and two counts of child endangering, both second-degree felonies. He will be sentenced at 9 a.m. Dec. 27 in Summit County Common Pleas Court.
Prosecutors say Ford, who was 17 at the time, was giving his daughter a bath in February when she suffered second- and third-degree burns to her face, shoulders and chest.
At trial, a child abuse expert testified that the girl was purposefully submerged in scalding water. Investigators also discovered the girl suffered a skull fracture and broken ribs, according to the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office.
Ford was bound over from Summit County Juvenile Court to be tried as an adult.
Chavelle Grier, the child’s mother, was sentenced to probation in June for her part in the girl’s injuries. Grier, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangering.
Coffee with councilman
AKRON: Akron councilman Donnie Kammer will talk with Ward 7 residents over coffee from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dec. 13 at the Firestone Park Community Center, 1480 Girard St.
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Historic chapel open house
CUYAHOGA FALLS: An open house at the 1898 historic chapel at Oakwood Cemetery will spotlight its stained-glass windows, including the newly restored Rebekah Elm window.
Local historian Mary McClure will give a presentation at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The event is sponsored by the Ladies Cemetery Association of Cuyahoga Falls, which spent two years raising the $7,700 needed to preserve one delicate, 10-feet-by-3-feet, century-old piece of art, which portrays a dove with an olive branch, the moon and stars and a golden beehive.
The association hopes to eventually restore the chapel’s other 11 colorful windows, which are bowing as the original leadwork ages.
There will also be refreshments and Christmas music. The cemetery is at 2420 Oakwood Drive.
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Small (Lady) Business
STOW: Local women will celebrate Small Business Saturday with a second annual event that honors female business owners.
Small (Lady) Business Saturday will take place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday at 4200 Hudson Drive in Stow.
The event includes boutique shopping, gourmet cupcakes, hand-poured candles, homemade soap, jewelry and other products provided by local women business owners.
There will also be craft coffee and a mimosa bar.
Nineteen local women business owners from Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Akron and other areas are expected to participate in the event in the plaza that also features Rockne’s and Garretts Mill.
For more details, visit Small (Lady) Business Saturday on Facebook or follow @smallladybusinesssaturday on Instagram.
Tag dog before Jan. 31
AKRON: Dog licenses for 2017 go on sale this Thursday through Jan. 31. Dog owners are required by state law to purchase the tags, which in Summit County cost $18 for a single year, $54 for three years and $180 for the life of the animal.
A late fee of $18 may be assessed. In-person purchases can be made at the county’s Division of Animal Control (250 Opportunity Parkway) or Services Department (1030 E. Tallmadge Avenue). Proceeds support the care and shelter of lost dogs.
To apply online visit fiscaloffice.summitoh.net/index.php/dog-licensing.