Friday, December 7, 2012
The Bath Township Fire Unions decided not to run the program this year, according to Chief Walter Hower.
For the last several years, Santa has been making his way around Bath Township on a fire truck, delivering presents to good little boys and girls. Sadly, Santa will not make his rounds this year. Bath fire Chief Walter Hower said the fire union and Bath Fire Department Inc. decided not to run the program this year. "Time just got away from them and they decided not to do it," Hower said. "You might hear other rumors floating around, but that's the bottom line." The way the program worked was parents brought wrapped presents into the fire station and gave their address. Then Santa would arrive at the home on a fire truck and deliver the present. The program didn't cost the fire department a penny, Hower said. Everyone who participated …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Thanks to a very special U.S. Postal Service program, "Santa" will reply to children who mail him their Christmas wish lists this holiday season.
Every year, millions of children sit down to make a wish list for Santa, hoping he will make all of their Christmas dreams come true. But what if Santa actually wrote back? The United States Postal Service is now accepting "Letters From Santa," a program that allows any person to play Santa by sending a letter signed by Saint Nick to any child. According to a postal service news release, "The 'Letters From Santa' program helps parents fulfill the dreams of their own children." Instructions to send a letter from Santa: In Fairlawn and Bath, letters to Santa can be dropped off at any post office location as well as the Santa mailbox in the Macy's Department Store in Summit Mall. TELL US: Do your children or children in your family plan on …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
From winter break for students, to a poll for parents to a Fairlawn man donating 16 gallons to the American Red Cross. Read what's been going on this past week.
1. Students at Copley-Fairlawn Schools and Revere Local Schools are now on winter break. Classes resume on Jan. 3 for Copley students, and on Jan. 2 for Revere students.. 2. A Fairlawn man is the recipient of a 16-gallon donor pin from the American Red Cross. Sam Hamilton has made 128 separate trips to Red Cross blood drives over 45 years. 3. Recently, malls started banning parents from taking their own photos of their children sitting with Santa, or asking them to shoot from a distance. What do you think? Take our poll. 4. The Humane Society of Greater Akron spotlights Reva, a pointer/cattle dog mix, and Abigail, a shy, lap cat this week. 5. A 14-year-old girl was arrested this week after a Macy’s loss prevention agent watched her and two…
