Community News

Posted on 01/27/2020

Volume 001 | February 2020

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

To submit information please contact R.I.G.H.T. President Mike Herhold at mikeherho@aol.com

MANY OF YOU HAD ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING

AT RESERVOIR PARK

PLEASE FOLLOW THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE TO STAY INFORMED

ABOUT NEW CLASSES AND EVENTS.

SKILLZ -ages 8 to 14 years

You have been asking to have things for our young people to participate in...so we present SKILLZ.

SKILLZ is a monthly program for our young people, Level 1 is for ages 8 to 11 and will meet on the first Thursday of each month and Level 2 is fro ages 11 to 14 and will meet on the third Thursday of each month. Time is from 6 pm to 7:30 pm

Skillz will include cooking, crafting, and little neighborhood history, public art and a few local field trips to explore the assets of our neighborhood.

ORIENTATION IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 at 6:00 pm at the RESERVOIR PARK COMMUNITY CENTER: Parents are invited to attend the orientation session with their children

To register: please call the park at 330-375-2802

Funded by: Beyond the Table / Akron Community Foundation and the City of Akron

CONNECTED COMMUNITIES COOKING CLASSES

Please join Dannika Stevenson of Sip, Savor and Soul as she shares her cooking expertise with adults and children at Reservoir Park,

There will be two sessions each month beginning February, One on a Saturday Morning and the other on a Weekday evening. There is a limited number of spaces available so sign-up will be done on a first come-first serve basis. Each child should be accompanied by an adult. Ages are 8 and up.

The first session will be held on JANUARY 28, from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm at Reservoir Park Community Center. "PAST THE GREENS, PLEASE.

To register: please call the park at 330-375-2802

Funded by: Akron City Council Neighborhood Partnership Grant

GETTING FIT and STAYING FLEXIBLE

At the request of our senior residents there are a number of low impact fitness and stretching classes throughout the month of November at both Reservoir Park and the Goodyear Branch Library.

Reservoir Park will present Move and Groove on

Monday Evenings from 5:15 to 6:30 pm

The Goodyear Library will present a program every

Wednesday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

January 8 - Silver Sneakers - Fitness and Stretching

January 15 - Silver Sneakers - Interval Training

January 22 - Silver Sneakers - Chair Yoga

January 29 - Silver Sneakers - Strength and Balance

upcoming events

Feb (month) - Bookclub to go at the library

Feb. 3 - Move and Groove at Reservoir Park - 5:15 pm (weekly)

Feb. 4 - Reservoir Park Book Club - 10 am

Feb 4 - Coloring and Puzzles at the Library - 12:30 pm

Feb. 4 - Pilates at Reservoir Park - 6:00 pm (weekly)

Feb 5 & Feb 19 - Seniors Group - Noon

Feb 6 - Heart 4 the City - Food Distribution 9:00 am (bring photo ID)

Feb 6 - Clothing Center at Goodyear Baptist Church - 9:30 am (weekly)

Feb. 6 - SKILLZ - Level 1 - Reservior Park at 6 pm

Feb 7 - YOGA at Reservoir Park - 6 pm (weekly)

Feb 7 - Fireside Friday at Reservoir Park - 7 pm (weekly)

Feb 8 - Making Dresses for Africa - Goodyear Presbyterian Church - 10 am

Feb 10 - Paws fro Reading at the Library - 4 pm

Feb 11 - WARD 10 - Monthly Meeting w/ Councilwoman Connor

Feb 13 - Visitation of Mary Soup Kitchen - 11:30 am (weekly)

Feb 18 - R.I.G.H.T. Meeting 6 pm / NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH at 6:30 - Seiberling

Feb 20 - SKILLZ - level 2 - Reservoir Park - 6 pm

Feb 22 - Adult & Child Cooking Class - Reservoir Park - 11 am (also Feb 25 @ 6 pm)

Feb 24 to 27 - Computer Classes at the Library - 1 pm

Ward 10 Monthly Meeting

What a great turnout for our first Ward 10 meeting. Many thanks to our guest speakers Metro Transportation and Mariam Ray. Metro encouraged all of our seniors to utilize SCAT services, and to complete the application in advance of need and Mariam Ray shared information about the new Rubber Worker Statue that will be installed downtown at the roundabout on Main St, along with memorial bricks and a new kiosk that will share personal stories of rubber workers and their families.

Officer Ledbetter and Officer Bietzel informed us of recent criminal activity in the area and were able to answer questions from the audience.

Councilwoman Connor, expressed her gratitude for the opportunity and support of the community to be able to serve as the new ward councilperson and provided folders and contact information for all.

To reach Councilwoman Connor, please call 330-784-6623 or e-mail WARD10@akronohio.gov.