Mike and Steve

Topics include: Akron-Canton Airport is 75, rubber worker statue, “robot” mowers, Sasquatch thefts a national epidemic, plus a bonus stolen statue story.

1. Akron-Canton Airport marks 75 years with eye toward passenger growth: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/10/10/akron-canton-airport-marks-75-years-eye-toward-passenger-growth/6010826001
2. Rubber workers and families recall Akron’s reign as rubber capital at statue’s dedication: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/10/10/goodyear-firestone-goodrich-rubber-workers-honored-akron/6020743001
3. Robot mowers tackle brush on Summit highways: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/10/09/odot-employing-remote-controlled-flailbot-mowers-summit-stark/5902358001
4. More sasquatch
   • Sasquatch statue stolen in santa cruz, CA in 2020: https://www.foxnews.com/us/bigfoot-statue-stolen-california-santa-cruz-felton
   • Sasquatch, Bigfoot Statue Missing For Nearly Two Months From Linville’s Mountaineer Landscaping Has Been Found (2019): https://www.hcpress.com/front-page/sasquatch-bigfoot-statue-missing-for-nearly-two-months-from-linvilles-mountaineer-landscaping-has-been-found.html
   • Investigators on the hunt for stolen Bigfoot statue in Marion: https://wlos.com/news/local/investigators-on-the-hunt-for-stolen-bigfoot-statue-in-marion
   • Stolen statue fuels the search for Bigfoot: https://www.newschannelnebraska.com/story/43556328/stolen-statue-fuels-the-search-for-bigfoot
   • Kelowna restaurant owner frustrated after statue stolen for third time this year: https://www.kelownacapnews.com/news/kelowna-restaurant-owner-frustrated-after-statue-stolen-for-third-time-this-year/ (this is an Easter Island statue)

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Mike and Steve talk to Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Walters about what high school was like for him, how he went from high school to mayor, and how he worked through his son’s addiction issues,. They wrap up with a hearty game of Make this Sound with Your Mouth Only.

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Topics include: Sasquatch clues, Covid lions, Broad Boulevard ceremoniously renamed, Akron school bus crisis, unlicensed funeral operator, great deals at Krieger’s, so many stump grinders.

1. Sasquatch found? Well, at least Ohio family recovers statue: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-family-recovers-missing-sasquatch-statue/
2. Lions at Akron Zoo test positive for COVID-19: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/09/30/lions-akron-zoo-test-positive-covid-19-employee-vaccines-coronavirus/5928225001/
3. Broad Boulevard ceremoniously renamed in honor of business owner: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/10/01/broad-boulevard-ceremoniously-renamed-honor-business-owner/5924723001/
4. School bus system nearing ‘collapse’ due to lack of drivers: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/10/01/school-bus-driver-shortage-akron-summit-county-could-mean-more-canceled-routes-ohio-transportation/5930405001/
5. Bodies turning up in a Columbus storefront are the latest for unlicensed funeral operator with Akron business address: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/10/03/ohio-funeral-assistance-operator-has-had-run-ins-police-livingston-columbus-bodies/5968009001/
6. Kriegers has Ohio grown apples for $.99/pound. Also Ohio grown Zucchini $.99/pound https://cuyahogafallsnewspress-oh.newsmemory.com/ (page A3)
7. At least three classified ads for stump grinding https://cuyahogafallsnewspress-oh.newsmemory.com/ (B9)

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This week’s topics: Arthur Treachers, Sasquatch search continues, Seven Floors of Hell, Autumn leaves, Halloween events, fire truck pull, the case of the milkshake marauder..

1. Take a trip down memory lane at the last remaining Arthur Treacher’s in Cuyahoga Falls: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/lifestyle/2021/09/29/arthur-treachers-last-in-country-local-flavor-cuyahoga-falls-akron/8293422002
2. The search for ‘Big Foot’ continues: https://www.cleveland.com/police-blotter/2021/09/the-search-for-big-foot-continues-after-sighting-is-reported-bainbridge-township-police.html
3. Did you see the news story about the seven floors of hell incident? https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/09/24/haunted-house-actor-accidentally-stabs-11-year-old-berea/  It even made the Washington Post
4. Fall has arrived in northern Ohio, so the watch begins for leaves to change: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/09/22/fall-arrives-akron-and-peak-leaf-colors-should-appear-mid-october/5795178001
5. Halloween events scheduled for Cuyahoga Falls: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/communities/falls-news/2021/09/26/halloween-events-planned-cuyahoga-falls-through-month-october/5807181001/ : Annual city-wide trick or treat is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m.
6. Pull a fire truck, help a local food pantry: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/communities/falls-news/2021/09/24/try-pulling-fire-truck-fastest-while-helping-local-food-pantry-cuyahoga-falls/5807667001/

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This week’s topics: Ohio to welcome 855 Afghan evacuees, Akron marathon, pumpkin patches, haunted horses, blimps, an old house, 3D print tiny house designs at the library.

• Ohio to welcome 855 Afghan evacuees, including 150 in Akron : https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/09/16/ohio-welcome-855-afghan-evacuees/8370236002/
• Akron marathon is Saturday Sept 25: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/09/18/akron-marathon-2021-interactive-map-and-other-things-know/5619368001
• Ohio is in the top 10 for most pumpkin patch acres in the country: https://patch.com/ohio/cuyahogafalls/cuyahoga-falls-area-pumpkin-availability-2021
• Ready to get scared? Haunted house season is upon us: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/2021/09/16/listing-must-see-haunted-houses-northeast-ohio/8260540002
• Local history: USS Akron’s maiden flight was uplifting experience in 1931: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/09/20/local-history-uss-akrons-maiden-flight-triumphant-1931/8339515002/
• City of Cuyahoga Falls to renovate 144-year-old farmhouse: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/city-of-cuyahoga-falls-to-renovate-144-year-old-farmhouse
• 3D Print Design: Tiny Houses: https://patch.com/ohio/cuyahogafalls/calendar/event/20210923/1331576/3d-print-design-tiny-houses-virtual-class-with-printual-class-cuyahoga-falls-library

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