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Smartphones don’t shape-shift like aliens in a Star Trek episode. Apps (short for applications)  are what make a smartphone or tablet acquire multiple uses. Apps like Dialer, Camera and others come pre-installed from the factory. Dialer, for example, is your telephone app. Tapping the telephone handset icon will enable you to enter the phone number or name of the person you want to call. Hit the green handset icon to call, red handset icon to hang up. ...

What could be easier than ordering groceries, getting a medical checkup or paying bills, all while sitting in your recliner at home? What if we told you all this was free - or mostly free? We'll walk you through the world of apps and how you can find fingertip convenience for everyday living. ...

One of Perrin Verzi’s favorite areas of the greenhouse is the Tropical House with its intoxicating fragrance of citrus blossoms in February and exotic banana plants and fruit trees. Outdoors, she’s partial to the recently renovated Japanese Garden. “It’s very serene and green and you just feel calm when you’re walking there. It’s right next to the street but you don’t know it.” ...

If you’re looking to sell, there are a few things you should know about getting your home move-in ready. If you invest 1-3 % of the value of your home in staging, updates and repairs, you could make or save 8-10 %, according to the National Association of Realtors.  ...

What makes an eBike awesome is that it gets those people back on a bicycle who might have hung up their wheels because of issues like hip or knee replacements, back problems or breathing difficulties. That extra boost up hills smooths out the road and brings back the joy of cycling. ...

February is not too soon to get outside and coax springtime along by pruning trees and shrubs, preparing your soil and making design updates to your garden(s). You can even attend to your lawn, weather permitting! Read on for more tips that will encourage Mother Nature's softer side! ...

On Jan. 22, more than 30 pieces of patriotic artwork went up for auction at Ohman Family Living at Briar in Middlefield. The majority of the artwork was created and donated by local Cardinal students.

Six professional artists including Chris Whitacre and Phyllis Schehl-Powell donated pieces. Geauga County leaders and citizens rallied in support of our veterans and bid generously.

Cardinal senior Jonathon San Miguel-Zins who took first place, Milanie Macarya, a tenth grader, took second and Sara Kangas, 11th grade, took third in the art contest. Each student received cash toward furthering their education. 

All the money raised will be donated to Valor Retreat, a designated getaway for combat veterans, their families and Gold Star families in Hocking Hills. The Valor Retreat is the vision of the president and owner of Caritas Financial, Larry Teichman. He has donated acreage on which eight cabins will eventually be constructed. 

This effort was spearheaded by the team at Ohman Family Living at Briar. They requested students express their appreciation to our veterans through their art and to connect and support vets struggling with both visible and invisible wounds.

“The Valor Retreat is near and dear to me because my uncle, whom I admired as a war hero and served in Vietnam, took his life as a result of PTSD.” says Joshua Wallace, VP of Growth Strategies. 

Retired Marine Major Eric Burkett, a bi-lateral amputee wounded in combat, from New Castle, Pennsylvania along with his family shared with the attendees the struggles common to severely injured vets and the need for a haven getaway for healing veterans and their families. Major Burkett described the circumstances of his injury, discussed the difficulties while healing, and then later he and his family answered questions. After 30 minutes of sharing heart- wrenching memories, an audience member asked a question and thanked him for his service.

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Authors at the Falls originated at the Cuyahoga Falls Library and has continued to grow from year to year in partnership with the DTCF. This year’s event will include a variety of local businesses and allow participants to visit a number of locations in downtown Cuyahoga Falls.  ...