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Photos BY AmAndA woolftake a quick tour of one of the newest additions to the Cuyahoga Valley national Park’s farm family

— the trapp family farm.

BY mArie PomPilithe new western reserve fly fishing Club of hudson is always looking for new members —

previous fly fishing experience is not necessary. find out what they’re all about.

Mark Trapp and EMily STEfanak arE adapTing To lifE on ThE farM in ThE Cuyahoga VallEy naTional park.

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the Canal exploration Center opened in may in the Cuyahoga Valley national Park. stop by to learn a little about the area’s deep connection with the ohio & erie Canal.

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I was lucky enough to visit a few homes for a special section the Hudson Hub-Times does before the event each year.

If you missed the tour, you missed a lot. The houses I saw were gorgeous. The homeowners I talked to blended art, furniture and family life effortlessly into beautiful, livable spaces.

The best part, though, was that the homeowners were “real” people. They did not pretend to be perfect. One felt so comfort-able meeting with me that she greeted me at the front door in her pajamas. (That was totally my fault, though, for not checking my voicemail about an amended meeting time.) I loved that the ho-meowners I met had no qualms about casually picking up an er-rant sock sticking out from under the couch or pointing out the place on the mantel where a son’s yogurt cup sat unnoticed for days.

That is my kind of home tour. There is no perfection in my world. It is a constant battle of maintaining the status quo. Imag-ine for a minute what visitors to the Fellenstein house would find if, God forbid, we were on the Hudson Home & Garden Tour. (Read in a tour-guide-like voice)

Visitors to the Fellenstein home will enter through the kitchen where they will immediately trip over at least six pairs of shoes ly-ing directly inside the back door. The kitchen table, hand-craft-ed by Amish artisans, is covered with a delightful blend of home-work papers, junk mail and empty water bottles. The soccer bag sitting on top of the violin case is from the homeowner’s eldest daughter who failed to put them away despite being reminded no less than 30 times.

We move next into the living room where there is a large card-board box nestled in amongst the comfortable (read covered-in-dog-fur) furniture. Yes, those are live kittens in that box because the homeowner jinxed herself when she wrote her cat column a couple months ago. Another popular design feature is large bas-kets of laundry artistically placed throughout each room. Feel free to fold a few things before we move on to the front porch.

You get the idea. I have nothing but praise for those who do actually agree to let hundreds of friends and strangers parade through their homes on the tour each year. You are braver than I.

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If someone tells you there are more than 600 hidden treasures within a 10-mile ra-dius of Hudson, what would you think? If you’re Bill and Sue Holman of Hud-son, you immediately think of “geocach-ing” because you know the 600-plus trea-sures are “caches” hidden specifically for geocaching enthusiasts to find using their GPS devices.

In fact, Bill and Sue — also known by their caching name, the Muddy Daw-gs — have personally logged more than 8,800 “finds,” and currently have 37 active caches they have hidden themselves. Their finds cover all 88 counties in Ohio and 24 states. “It’s a great way to see parts of Ohio you’ve never seen before,” Bill says.

The 24-year Hudson residents took up geocaching in 2006 after reading an ar-ticle about the hobby. They were already avid hikers, so they bought a GPS unit and quickly advanced from beginners to geo-caching experts and evangelists.

Bill says one reason the sport is gaining popularity is because it attracts a wide va-riety of people. He explains, “You can cus-tomize it for what you want to do,” for example, beginner versus advanced cach-es or easy terrain instead of more aggres-sive hikes. Sue notes the appeal is truly “multigenerational”— an activity parents and grandparents can share with children. There are even caching groups with social activities that revolve around the sport.

The Muddy Dawgs’ latest project is a collaboration with the Friends of Hudson Parks and the Hudson Parks Department to lend their expertise and creativity to the groups’ 2014 Geocaching Adventure. Now entering its third year, Geocaching Adventure has introduced dozens of new people to the fun of geocaching. While at-tracting new participants to the sport is still a goal, the Holmans also want to “in-troduce experienced geocachers to Hud-son parks.” The Muddy Dawgs’ touch has made this year’s caches more creative and

challenging than ever. For example, the first challenge is a “puzzle cache” which re-quires the user to solve a puzzle to deter-mine the coordinates for the actual cache.

Bill and Sue stress the importance of reading the description of a particu-lar cache on the geocaching.com website. Geocaching.com provides details such as difficulty level and any clues for find-ing the cache. Those who find the cache also can log their visits and experiences on the website. The Friends of Hudson Parks website at www.friendsofhudsonparks.org provides more details about this year’s ad-venture as well as a link to all the Friends’ caches on geocaching.com.

Six new caches will be placed through-out 2014 to highlight six different parks. Participants who successfully find all six caches and turn in their completed forms by Dec. 5, 2014 will earn a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from Vertical Run-ner. In addition, the first 100 participants to submit completed forms will receive a 2014 Friends of Hudson Parks “path-tag” (collectible coin). Each cache will contain unique stickers which are to be placed in the appropriate spaces on the Geocaching Adventure entry form. En-try forms may be downloaded from the Friends website. Once forms are com-pleted with all six stickers, they may be turned in at the Parks office at Hudson Springs Park.

The Muddy Dawgs do have some tips for beginning geocachers. First, always check out the “Geocaching 101” section of geocaching.com to learn more about the game. Sue also advises beginners not to look for “micros” or miniature caches. Bill suggests, “Don’t try to hide a cache before you have experience finding them.” Both agree all geocachers should be re-spectful of park rules.

The Muddy Dawgs’ passion for geo-caching is illustrated by the story of the origin of their nickname. Here’s a hint: it

has nothing to do with canines. “We don’t even own a dog,” Sue says with a laugh. As the story goes, the couple was geocach-ing in Aurora’s Sunny Lake Park when they were caught in a downpour. Soon they were slogging through deep mud. By the time they emerged from the park, their “dawgs” (feet) were covered in mud. “Our boots looked like Frankenstein feet,” Sue jokes. The experience gave them the idea for the Muddy Dawgs, and the name — like the mud — has stuck.

Bill and Sue Holman (top), the Muddy Dawgs, have found

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Farms have been cropping up again in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This is nothing new, though, as more than 85 farms once operated in the valley be-tween the mid-1800s and the mid-1900s. Since being developed by the Nation-al Park Service in 1999, the Country-side Initiative has worked hard to blend the farming roots of the Cuyahoga Val-ley with preserving the natural resources of the National Park. Today, there are 10 farms scattered throughout the 33,000-acre park.

The Trapp Family Farm is the newest

member of the farm family, established in 2011. Mark Trapp and Emily Stefa-nak sell vegetables and transplants like tomatoes, eggplant, basil and hot pep-pers. They also have livestock and eggs. The farm, first known as the Holland farm, originally focused on cheese-making, ac-cording to records from the 1870s. The main part of the existing home was built in 1855.

On May 25, Mark and Emily hosted an open house — a behind-the-scenes look at “life on the farm.” Check it out.

—StephanieFellenstein

Trapp Family Farm owner Mark Trapp holds up a burr comb to show the crowd.Page 7: Pearl Preneta, 1, hangs out on her mom’s, Kira Preneta, back for a tour of the farm May 25.


Emily Stefanak holds a Rainbow Ranger chick.

Natalie and Chris Humphrey check out cherry tomato plants in a greenhouse on the farm.

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when communication is in-stantaneous, it is hard to imagine a time when breaking news took 10 days to arrive in Ohio from New York.

And back in the mid-1800s when canals were new, 10 days was lightning fast. Before those hand-dug canals connected the Eastern states, it took 30 days.

While canals may be a thing of the past, the Cuyahoga Valley Na-tional Park’s new Canal Exploration Center is making sure the hard work and major accomplishments from the canal era are not forgotten.

With a $1.3 million budget, the new center officially opened May 17 at 7104 Canal Road in Valley View and includes rooms full of ex-hibits and plenty of history to ex-plore.

Long before it was an explora-tion center or even a National Park, it was Hell’s Half Acre, an inn, tav-ern, general store and a residence at Lock 38 along the Ohio & Erie Canal.

The canal was an amazing feat back in the day. It took two years just to finish the section between Ak-ron and Cleveland, and five more years to link Lake Erie with Ports-mouth, which was 308 miles away on the Ohio River.

The 4-foot-deep canal was dug mostly by Irish and German immi-grants, and its debut had monumen-tal impacts on Ohio. Before 1832, a trip from Cleveland to Cincinna-ti could take weeks, but after the ca-nal was finished, travelers would reach their destination in only 80 hours.

With the canal flowing right out-side, visitors can slip inside the front door to hear even more stories.

For Jennie Vasarhelyi, chief of in-terpretation, education and visitors services for the National Park Ser-vice, the new exploration center has

Paul Motts, a nature interpretive park ranger wi t h t he Cuyahoga Valley N a t i o n a l Pa r k , is exci ted about everything the new Canal Exploration Center offers.


far exceeded her expectations.“Our goal as a preservation agen-

cy is to preserve the canal and the building,” she says. “Another goal is to help connect people to that signifi-cance. This is a combination of learn-ing and leisure time. This is a fun, interactive exhibit that will stimulate curiosity.”

A joint venture between the National Park Service, the Federal Highway Ad-ministration (specifically the National Scenic Byways program) and Eastern Na-tional, a non-profit orga-nization, the entire proj-ect took three years from the time the funding was secured until the exhibit opened, Vasarhelyi says.

She explains that they used each room in the building to separate the canal’s history into manageable chunks.

Downstairs exhibits include “the who, what, where, when and why of the canal; the daily life room and the economic impact of the canal,” she says.

“We actually did interviews with people asking them what they knew

about canals and what they would want to see in a canal exhibit,” Va-sarhelyi says. “Then we incorporated that into the daily life room.”

A historians’ roundtable helped put the pieces of the exhibit together and the Harper’s Ferry Center, also part of the National Park Service, found con-

tractors. Vasarhelyi

was excited, too, about the new visuals found for the exhibits.

“It re-ally is a fresh sto-ry line,” she says.

“[With Ohio’s new curriculum stan-dards in mind,] there is a lot of em-phasis on primary source evidence and critical thinking,” Vasarhelyi says.

The new exhibit encourages critical

thinking with open-ended questions throughout the building — What do you think family life was like? What did people eat on the canal boat? Pri-mary sources, like letters and journal entries, help to answer those ques-tions and more.

One source of information was Pearl R. Nye, one of 18 children who grew up on his family’s canal boat, the “Reform.”

Nye writes about playing “Clear the deck” with his siblings. The rules were simple. Whoever was “it” tried to push as many kids overboard as

possible.Technology also

plays a key role in the Canal Explora-tion Center.

I n t e r a c t i v e screens allow vis-itors to “talk” with a canal boat cap-tain or move the

boat through the lock. One “game” asks players to guide the canal boat through the lock in only 11 steps. Seems simple enough until several variables are factored in — hitching and unhitching the mules, opening the gates and wickets, and moving

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Which president worked as a mule driver along the Ohio & Erie Canal as a teenager? (James A. Garfield)

More exhibits are located upstairs which can be reached by stairs or an elevator. There are closets to open, ice boxes to peek into and even a ca-nal boat toilet seat.

“I’ve been waiting for this place to open,” says Londi Viccarone, a youth minister from Cleveland. “I use the Towpath all the time. I’m thinking about maybe bringing kids here for an end-of-summer event.”

This is exactly what the National Parks Service likes to hear.

While canals connected the nation back in the 1800s, they are hoping the Canal Exploration Center will re-connect local residents with a little piece of history.

“What I really like about this cen-ter is that it’s a nice mix of explor-atory items,” says Paul Motts, a na-ture interpretive park ranger with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park for the past 21 years. “It really captivates you more.”v

To bring a school group to the Canal Exploration Center, contact the Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center at 330-657-2909 ext. 119. 3675 Oak Hill Road, Peninsula.

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New club iNvites visitors to try

the lost art of fly fishiNg

by Marie Pompili

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er runs through It” gave us more than just a long-locked Brad Pitt. It intro-duced us to the “art” of fly fishing, the common in-terest of two very different brothers. Sitting quietly on the shores of the Blackfoot River in Missoula, Mon-tana, the Maclean brothers were able to enjoy the great outdoors, trying to outwit a bevy of trout and bonding over their common chal-lenge. And so it goes that for generations fly fishing is the ideal combination of sport, quiet contemplation, and human-to-human and human-to-nature bonding. Norman Maclean said, “To my father, the highest com-

mandment was to do whatever his sons

w a n t e d h i m

to do, especially if it meant to go fishing.”

Several local fly fish-ing enthusiasts have started their own group of waders-wearing, line-casting an-glers and hope to invite new members by sharing their knowledge and love of this peaceful sport.

According to Herbert Hoover, “to go fishing is the chance to wash one’s soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of sun on blue wa-ter. It brings meekness and inspiration from the decen-cy of nature, charity toward tackle-makers, patience to-ward fish, a mockery of profits and egos, a quiet-ing of hate, a rejoicing that you do not have to decide a darned thing until next week. And it is discipline in the equality of men — for all men are equal before

fish.” Let’s not forget,

when one is fly fish-

ing, it is also about out-smarting the fish, hoping and praying that the fish will believe the little lie that is hooked onto the end of the line, the one that says, “I am a tasty fly,” and yet is nothing more than an im-poster.

Fly fishing is accom-plished by fastening artifi-cial flies and casting them with a fly rod and fly line, the latter of which is heavy enough to carry the “fly” to the water. It differs from bait or spin fishing in that the fly line is the thing that weighs down the bait and draws it to the water, not the heavy bait itself. Fur-ther, the bait used in fly fishing is not alive although it often mimics an insect, bait fish or a small crusta-cean. They can be made us-ing hair, fur, feathers and

other items to add to the hook, of-

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From left: Jim Sexton, Grant Aungst, Bob Madison, Wally Matchinga and Bruce Lapierre.

“There is no greater fan of fly-fishing than the worm.” — Patrick F. McManus


colorful combinations designed to fool the fish into thinking they are about to have a hearty breakfast. For the angler, fly fishing is a different technique altogether, requiring him to unlearn the wrist twist that is nec-essary to cast a monofilament line using a spin rod, according to Jim Sexton, one of the founders of the Western Reserve Fly Fishing Club of Hudson, Ohio. “The wrist should be rigid,” he says. “It is the hardest thing for people to unlearn.”

Sexton, local angler and author Tim Killeen, and Grant Aungst, director of Hudson Community Education and Recreation (HCER), have shared their love of fly fishing by teaching the sport through HCER for a number of years. About three years ago, Sex-ton and Aungst were discussing their respective classes when the idea arose to start a fly fishing club in Hudson. Many fly fishing clubs exist through-out the United States, sort of like fra-ternities for people who enjoy the thrill of the chase and the challenge of outsmarting their scaly adversaries on a beautiful summer day. Sexton and Aungst put the feelers out through-out the community and have, thus far, assembled a small group of 11 fly fishing enthusiasts. Unlike many of its counterparts, the Western Reserve Fly fishing Club also accepts women and children. And, one does not need to be an experienced fly fisherman to join — with three teachers on board, lessons in such skills as fly tying and casting are just two of the benefits of membership. People from all walks of life — from lawyers to manufacturers to engineers to finance guys — cast their lines together, bound by their love of the outdoors and the fly fish-ing experience. “It’s about the process and being outdoors, having time to reflect,” Aungst says. “It’s about meet-ing people, the fraternal experience.”

The Western Reserve group travels throughout Ohio and Western Penn-sylvania, including the Chagrin and Grand Rivers as well as Elk Creek in Pennsylvania, to take advantage of the region’s exceptional trout, and bass fishing resources. Fishermen through-out the country, however, can catch grayling, salmon, pike, panfish and

marine fish such as redfish, tarpon and striped fish using the homemade fly.

“We all believe in catch and re-lease,” Aungst says. “Most responsible fly fishing folks believe in this as well. Fly fishing is about having fun and enjoying the fishing experience with a great group of people. The end result is not important.”

The group’s members are conservation-minded folks as well, active in a number of or-ganizations dedicated to pre-serving the delicate balance of nature for all to enjoy. Many of the members belong to Trout Unlimited, an organization founded in 1959 dedicated to “conserving, protecting and re-storing North America’s cold-water fisheries and their water-sheds,” according to its mission statement.

The club is also thrilled to partic-ipate in Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc., a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the phys-ical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled veterans and active military through fly fishing and related out-ings. “We will work with veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, inviting them to fish with us at Hud-son Springs Park. It involves patience, kindness and some reflection, things that go along with what we do as a group anyway,” Aungst says. After all, Washington Irving once said: “There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of mind.”

The thought of a peaceful day on a quiet stream with a few buddies prob-ably sounds attractive at this point. The temptation to make a run to Or-vis and stock up on the proper sup-plies — fly rod, fly reel, fly threaders, fly boxes, feathers, dry bait, waders, wading shoes, orange-lensed sunglass-

es, cool khaki vest with lots of pockets, books and books and more books —is overwhelm-ing. However, Sexton cau-tions against doing just that.

“The smart thing is to come to a meeting and decide wheth-er it’s something you really want to do,” he says, adding that it is not nec-essary to spend a small king’s ran-som on fly fish-ing gear, especial-ly when trying out. He started

his fly fishing journey at the age of 11 when his grandfather thrust a bam-boo fly rod in his hand.

“Fishing is not glamorous,” Aungst adds. “It involves being willing to give a little to get a little.” Aungst’s fly fish-ing experience has been long and var-ied but has also been something spe-cial he shared with his own father.

And that is how a love of fly fishing is often born: it is handed down from family member to family member and cultivated through those languid afternoons sitting quietly on the river-bed or creekside, side-by-side.

According to Killeen, Western Reserve Fly Fishing Club member, HCER teacher and author, there are three objectives to fly fishing which he includes in his 2004 book, “The executive’s guide to fly fishing.” They are: 1. Get the fly in front of the fish. 2. Make the fly look like something to eat. 3. Deal with the setbacks as they occur. He also suggests that the new fisherman ignore any advice that might deviate from accomplishing the three objectives of fly fishing.

HCER is offering fly fishing classes taught by Sexton, Aungst and Killeen and is handling membership regis-trations for the Western Reserve Fly Fishing Club. “We enjoy what we’re doing — just trying to catch some fish,” Aungst says. They would like to share their love of the sport with other fly fishing enthusiasts of all types and skill level. Fly fishing is a special time of quiet reflection and concentration and a beautiful testament to bond be-tween man and nature.v

“If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago.” — Zane Grey

“I look into … my fly box, and think about all the elements I should consider in choosing the perfect fly: water temperature, what stage of development the bugs are in, what the fish are eating right now. Then I remember what a guide told me: ‘Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown and fuzzy and about five-eighths of an inch long.” — Allison Moir

Contact HCER for more information or to join at 330-653-1210 orwww.hudson.edu/hcer/classes/western-reserve-fly-fishing-club“The executive’s guide to fly fishing” is available at Amazon.com.


“Ours is the grandest sport. It is an intriguing battle of wits between an angler and a trout; and in addition to appreciating the tradition and grace of the game, we play it in the magnificent out-of-doors.” — Ernest G. Schwiebert, Jr.

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The Hudson High School Alumni Association will have its annual picnic at Hudson Springs Park May Pavilion from 2 to 4 p.m. Hot dogs, condiments, pop and paper goods will be furnished. Bring a casserole, salad or dessert to share. All alumni, teach-ers staff, family and friends are welcome. There will be a short business meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Dues are due — $10 for annual and $100 for lifetime. For more information, call Naomi Drake, picnic chair-man, at 330-656-1539.

Yoga expert Paul DiFranco, “Meditation 101: you can do it,” will visit the Hudson library at 7 p.m. The program will introduce the many benefits of meditation. Exercises will focus on meditation used for stress relief and relax-ation. Attendees may bring a small blanket to sit on and a pillow if desired. The event is free and open to the pub-lic, but space is limited and registration is required. Sign up online at www.hudson-library.org or call the refer-ence desk at 330-653-6658 ext. 1010.

The Hudson Library & Histori-cal Society music series con-tinues with chamber groups from the Kent/Blossom Mu-sic Festival in the rotunda at 2 p.m. Composed of string, woodwind, horn and piano students from Kent State Uni-versity, the program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 330-653-6658 ext. 1010 or visit www.hudsonlibrary.org.

A Peninsula Local Food Fest begins at 11 a.m. in down-town Peninsula and at farms in the area. The event is hosted by the chamber in partnership with Countryside Conservancy and the Penin-sula Foundation. Visitors can shop at the downtown farm-ers’ market, enjoy samples of local foods and attend a cooking demo with a top local chef. For more informa-tion, email [email protected].

The Hudson High School class of 1984 is planning a 30-year reunion. At this time, nearly half of the classmates do not have current con-tact information. If you are a classmate or know of one, send current information to Jerry Flauto ([email protected]), Julianne Lupica Boise ([email protected]), or Barb Lang Spencer ([email protected]) as soon as pos-sible. There is a group page on Facebook as “Hudson [OH] High School, Class of 1984.” Currently the plan is for a gathering at Kepner’s Tavern, a party at a local re-ception hall and a Sunday brunch.

The Hudson Library & His-torical Society is offering an Adult Summer Reading Club, “Literary Elements,” through Aug. 2. Those interested should register at the library or online at www.hudson-library.org. To participate, patrons should read or listen to any book and fill out an entry form to be entered into the weekly prize drawing. The library also is offering many theme-related pro-grams this summer — learn about meditation, yoga and self-hypnosis. For more information, contact the ref-erence department at 330-653-6658 ext. 1010 or email [email protected].

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The Fair Trade Shop in Hudson opened registration for its sum-mer offerings of “Cultures of the World.” The adventures will take children to Russia on June 28, Australia on July 26 and Guate-mala on Aug. 30. The 45-minute classes begin at 10 a.m. and include music, drama, crafts, games, dance and more. The cost is $5 per child and a $15 maximum per family. To register, call 330-653-9006 or

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The Hudson High School class of 1964 is having its 50th reunion. On July 11, the class will meet at Wine Bar at Solaire, 111 First St., Hud-son, with happy hour from 5 to 7:30 p.m. On July 12, the class will meet at 6 p.m. for cocktails at the Hudson Country Club with dinner at 7 p.m. The John Boston Trio will play from 7 to 11 p.m.The cost per person is $65 and payment is due June 25. Checks made payable to Linda Davidson Frontino, 5494 Sullivan Road, Hudson, OH 44236.

The Summit County Histori-cal Society of Akron will cel-ebrate its 90th anniversary on the grounds of the Perkins Stone Mansion, 550 Copley Road, Akron. The event is free and open to the public. Cel-ebration activities include: tours of the Perkins Stone Mansion and John Brown House; 90th anniversary pro-gram at 1 p.m. on the Perkins Stone Mansion front porch; musical entertainment by the Summit Metro Park band after the program; carnival games and activities; a cake walk and Bojo the Clown. For more information, visit www.summithistory.org.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park representatives an-nounced visitor center hours for the summer months. The Boston Store Visitor Center, 1550 Boston Mills Road, Pen-insula 44264 is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Ca-nal Exploration Center, 7104 Canal Road, Valley View 44125, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Amy Cook, from Yoga Lounge & Barre in Hudson will visit the Hudson library at 7 p.m. The session will go over basic information about yoga classes. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat or blanket to exercise on. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is re-quired. Sign up online or call the reference desk at 330-653-6658 ext. 1010.

In conjunction with the Adult Summer Reading program at the Hudson library, profes-sional organizer Jeff Gergel will visit at 7 p.m. Gergel will teach his process for declut-tering and organizing any room. Learn how to make your home or business more efficient and reduce stress and anxiety. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the reference desk at 330-653-6658 ext. 1010 or email [email protected].

Case-Barlow Farm, 1931 Bar-low Road, is open for free tours. Guests are invited to drop in between 1 and 4 p.m. the second Sunday of the month until October. Res-ervations are not required. Docents will be available to answer questions.

The Hudson Library & Histori-cal Society music series con-tinues at 2 p.m. with Found Sounds Steelpan Duo on the library patio. Matt Du-dack and Jeff Neitzke have been performing together for more than 10 years. The program is free and open to the public. No tickets are re-quired. For more information, call 330-653-6658 ext. 1010 or visit www.hudsonlibrary.org.

The 10th anniversary of the Taste of Hudson, presented by Akron Children’s Hospital, will take place Labor Day weekend. Festival hours are 12 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 31, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 1. The 2014 Taste of Hudson will feature more than 20 restau-rants from Hudson and sur-rounding areas. Admission is free and attendees can purchase pre-loaded dining cards on site to sample taste-sized portions. The event also includes a fine arts and crafts fair, a children’s area, an auto show and more than 60 bands on six stages through-out the festival. The “Race to the Taste” 5K and Family Fun Run will be Labor Day. Race details are available at www.tasteofhudson.com.

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