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Around Brimfield: How to prepare during tornado season

Although tornadoes can occur anytime, tornado season is between March and June, with May typically being the peak. According to the National Weather Service, nearly 70% of all tornadoes occur during this period. Natural and human-caused disasters can strike suddenly, at anytime and anywhere.
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Around Brimfield: A love story at Wild Goats

I was recently intrigued by an article about Rogers Secret Recipes (RSR), reasonably priced upscale prix fixe meals (full course meal for one price) being served from 3-9 p.m. on Wednesdays at Wild Goats Restaurant in Kent. Of course, we had to check it out!
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Around Brimfield: Egg free baking, plus news and events in Brimfield

How do chickens stay fit? They eggs-ercise! Speaking of chickens, is anyone else wondering what egg-actly is going on with the price of eggs? After some eggs-haustive research, I am still not an egg-spert, but let me try to eggs-plain what I have learned.
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Around Brimfield: Reflections on finding everyday happiness for the new year

Happy New Year! It seems an appropriate time to share a few thoughts on making improvements in our everyday lives.
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Around Brimfield: Santa comes to Brimfield, plus more news around the township

​​A quote by author Nora Roberts caught my attention the other day. She said: “Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard or too sad when you’ve got a Christmas tree in the living room.”
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Around Brimfield: A Gild Pizza shop pays homage to an Akron pizza legend, coming soon

Over the past few weeks, the Ohio trees certainly put on a vibrant color display, and I thoroughly enjoyed the show. Now the leaves are rapidly falling and reminding us that November is here, and it is the start of the holiday season when we are reminded to live in gratitude. Oprah Winfrey wisely counseled, “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” So, what are you thankful for?
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Around Brimfield: Community shows up in droves to support the Sumego family

Hundreds of Field community members showed up to support the family of Blake Sumego, a young man who tragically lost his life way too soon. The event started at 5 p.m., but vehicles were already lined up in every direction by 4:45 p.m. Within one and a half hours, about 1,000 meals were distributed.
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Around Brimfield: Brimfest is coming up and the new town hall is finally complete

A few years back, I saw a comic strip that made me laugh out loud. It showed a person sneaking in the dark of the night to leave zucchini on his neighbor’s porch. The neighbor suddenly opens his door, rifle in hand, demanding that the man step away from his porch, take his zucchini and move on. If you have considered doing this with your excess garden produce, there is a better solution.
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Around Brimfield: Falcons help community member fight cancer, Bread Oven enjoys a community gathering, and more

Gen and Jud Smith, owners of the Brimfield Bread Oven, wondered if anyone would come to their community pizza party, and were they surprised and pleased when the crowd began gathering before the 4 p.m. start time.
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Around Brimfield: Help a neighbor fighting cancer, plan for summer events and more

Has anyone ever actually won an argument with a 4-year-old? One morning this past week, I was driving our little grandson to our home to spend the day. I was excited about a program at the library that I was sure he would enjoy. The conversation went as follows:
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Around Brimfield: Special shoutouts, plus events coming up at German Family Society, schools and more

Perhaps you have noticed that the name Holly Woods has been popping up here and there, leaving many wondering who...
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Around Brimfield: On the Joe’s controversy (and the best pizza in the world)

It is no secret that Joe’s Barbecue has great food. I am one of his customers and am excited to see a “brick and mortar” restaurant on that corner someday.
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