Beacon Journal home writer
Here’s a project that will warm your heart as well as your toes.
Kids from Arrowhead Primary School in Copley Township have created two lap blankets that are being raffled to raise money for the Copley Police Department’s Share-a-Christmas program, which provides gifts for families in need. The second- through fourth-graders knitted 7-by-9-inch rectangles last school year during an after-school knitting program, and the rectangles were then pieced together into blankets by their knitting instructor, Allison Chrien.
Chrien, who runs Yellowbird Yarn Room in Copley’s River City Gift Shoppe, has been leading her students in making a blanket for the fundraiser each year for the last few years. Last year she expanded her knitting program to a second school, Herberich Primary in Bath Township, and between the two sites, she had so many knitters and squares that she was able to produce four lap blankets instead of the usual one full-size blanket.
The two created by the Arrowhead knitters are on display at River City Gift Shoppe, 1265 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road, and will be given away in a drawing Monday. Raffle tickets can be purchased there for $1 each or six for $5.
The Herberich pupils donated their two blankets to Summit County Children Services for its visitation rooms, so they can comfort many children over the years, Chrien wrote in her blog at http://yellowbird.typepad.com.
If they wish, winners of the Arrowhead blankets can donate them to Children Services, too, she said.
Horticulture grants
Grants for up to $1,000 are available for horticulture-related projects, programs or events through the Partner Grant Program of the Master Gardeners of Summit County.
The grants are available to nonprofit organizations in Summit County. Programs must have an educational element to qualify, and grants must be used within 12 months.
Application deadline is Feb. 25. For information, contact Vince Matlock at 330-896-3661 or vfmatlock@att.net.
Coffee filter uses
I’m wary of home tips that circulate around the Internet, because often the advice is suspect. But an email I received on uses for disposable coffee filters caught my eye.
A few of my favorites:
• Cover dishes you’re heating in the microwave.
• Place between pieces of china to cushion and protect them in storage.
• Place in a cast-iron skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.
• Line a plant pot to let water flow out the drainage hole but keep soil in.
• Wrap Christmas ornaments in them for storage.
Events, programs
• Leisure Birding, 9-11 a.m. today, Secrest Arboretum, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster Township. Bird watching walk led by members of Greater Mohican Audubon Society. Free. Meet at Seaman Orientation Plaza. Information: 330-464-2148.
• Make a Wish Pendant, 4:30 p.m. Monday, Highland Branch, Medina County District Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Granger Township. Program for youth 11 and older. Free, but registration is required at 330-278-4271 or 330-239-2674.
• Warm Up Akron meetings, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mogadore Branch, Akron-Summit County Public Library, 144 S. Cleveland Ave. Members knit and crochet rectangles that are used to make afghans for needy people in the Akron area, and they’ll teach others the skills. Information: 330-699-3252 or http://warmupakron.webs.com.
• Get Carded, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Seville Branch, Medina County District Library, North Center Street. Card-making for 12 and older. Free, but registration is required at 330-769-2852.
Sit and Stitch, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lodi Branch, Medina County District Library, 635 Wooster St. Work on knitting, crocheting or cross-stitching. Registration: 330-948-1885.
• Make Your Own Ornament, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Buckeye Branch, Medina County District Library, 6625 Wolff Road, York Township. Program for 12 and older. Free, but registration is required at 330-725-4415.
• Needlework Circle, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Seville Branch, Medina County District Library, North Center Street. 330-769-2852.
• Handmade Paper Beads, 4 p.m. Thursday, Lodi Branch, Medina County District Library, 635 Wooster St. Free, but registration is required at 330-948-1885.
• Holiday Flowers, 6 p.m. Thursday, Seville Flower & Gift, 4 E. Main St. Participants will make centerpieces. Bring scissors. $20. Event is sponsored by the Seville Branch, Medina County District Library. Registration: 330-769-2852.
• Knitting and Crocheting Circle, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 17, Highland Branch, Medina County District Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Granger Township. Learn the basics or bring your projects and swap tips. Free, but advance registration is required. Information: 330-278-4271 or 330-239-2674.
• Silver Screen Holiday, through Dec. 23, Hower House, 60 Fir Hill, Akron. Victorian mansion is decorated for the holidays in movie themes. Guided tours, noon to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays. $8, $6 for seniors, $2 for students, free for children 6 and younger. Self-guided tours, noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. $1 off admission prices; children 12 and younger admitted free with adult. Information: www.uakron.edu/howerhse or 330-972-6909.
• Holiday tours, through Dec. 23, Perkins Stone Mansion, 550 Copley Road, Akron. Mansion is decorated with the theme Traditions Around the World. Hours: 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 1-4 p.m. today and Dec. 17. $6; seniors, $4; students, $2; Summit County Historical Society members, free. Information: www.summithistory.org or 330-535-1120.
• Deck the Hall, through Dec. 30, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Joys of Christmas Past theme includes display of animated window decorations from O’Neil’s Department Store. Tree lighting at 5:30. Open 5-8 p.m. today and Sunday, daily Thursday through Dec. 23, and Dec. 26-30. House and grounds tour: $17; $7 for ages 6 to 17 and college students with an ID; free for children younger than 5 with an adult. Member and grounds-only prices also available. Information: 330-836-5533 or www.stanhywet.org.
• WinterShow 2011, through Dec. 31, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Print and book sale featuring rare and collectible items, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Eleanor Squire Library. Garden admission: $8.50, children 3 to 12, $3; members and younger children, free; seniors, $5.50 on Tuesdays only. 216-721-1600 or www.cbgarden.org.
Submit notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com or Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640. Please include name and phone number. All events must be open to the public.
Mary Beth Breckenridge can be reached at 330-996-3756 or mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com. Read her blog at marybeth.ohio.com.
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