Its always great to see kids interacting with Officers of the Law in a fun and educational setting.  The good folks at FOX 8 Cleveland did this great piece about dozens of Police Officers, Deputies and Troopers from the Akron Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and departments as far away as Columbus, all with very diverse stories of how they got to where they are now, congregated at Helen Arnold Community Learning Center to hang out with a group fo their Fifth Grade Students and to promote positive life choices.  THANK YOU to all of our Law Enforcement Professionals and First Responders for all the selfless things they do every day!

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If you know a First Responder or a local Police or Fire Department that deserves a little recognition, Nominate them HERE for First Responder Fridays from WQMX and Jimmy Johns!!

(Courtesy of WJW-TV/FOX 8 Cleveland)

Fresh off the announcement of a new Head Coach for the North Coast, Tuesday nights NBA Draft Lottery brought just a little more disappointment to hopeful CAVS fans like myself, as we got the Number Five overall pick at the upcoming NBA Draft in June... Which means a very slim chance at Zion, let alone one of the other much hyped top prospects.  Number Five isn't all that bad, but it would be better for me if it wasn't for a couple other moments: First, Kyle Kuzma (in his "Lucky" purple jacket) and LeBron's Lakers getting to pick at Number 4... Really?! And then Former GM David Griffin, now a VP with the New Orleans Pelicans, was the man that was handed the 'Golden Ticket' to Zion with the Number One pick.  At least we aren't the Knicks.

For more Draft Lottery Results, CLICK HERE

(Courtesy of The National Basketball Association)

Call it a "Guilty Pleasure" or just some "good ol' mind-numbing, mindless reality tv," we all have our go-to TV shows that we watch for whatever the reason... even though we know we'll never get that time back and likely won't gain anything useful from doing so.  Years ago my wife, Jenny, somehow got me to watch ABC's "The Bachelor" with her... then The Bachelorette... Bachelor Pad... Bachelor in Paradise... Bachelor Mountain... you get the point.  ANYWAY!!!  The New Season of The Bachelorette brings back Hannah B as the star - a former Miss USA Pagent contestant and a top contender on Colton Underwoods season of The Bachelor.  Of course there are a bunch of dudes that like pictures that were cut out of fitness and fashion magazines, but there are always a few 'bad apples' in every bunch.

Get to know Hannah B and her potential suitors HERE, and I will do my best to keep you up on the latest trainwrecks and deciet each week!  ~Ike

"Ohio Road Trips" puts Canton on the list twice for two great Road Trip destinations!  Congrats to our friends at The Pro Football Hall of Fame  and Gervasi Vineyard!  There are a lot of other great destinations that are an easy Day/Weekend trip here in the Buckeye State, too!  (Courtesy of The Canton Repository)

Here's a link to find YOUR perfect Ohio Road Trip, or browse some ideas!

Get the tissues.  The folks at SportsCenter on ESPN had Cleveland Brown's QB Baker Mayfield write his mom a letter, BUT!!! What they didn't tell him was that she was in the next room and listening to every word!  Gotta love this kind of 'feel good' stuff!!

(Courtesty of ESPN/SportsCenter on Twitter)

Click to watch Baker read his Letter for Mom

America's "Roller Coast" opens ths weekend... different restaurant and food options, as well as Metal Detectors for one ride inparticular, are new to Cedar Point in 2019!  (Courtesy of Fox8.com)

https://fox8.com/2019/05/08/sneak-peek-at-cedar-points-new-attractions-before-park-opens-this-weekend/

This amazing list of slang terms used by "Gen Z" was gifted to the world bya man named James Callahan, 43, who teaches sociology at Lowell High School in Massachusetts.  C'mon Parents, Lets use them all and show our kids how cool we are!  Here is a link to the Foxnews.com story about it and a link to the PDF that he has made public!

story courtesy of FOX NEWS: https://www.foxnews.com/us/high-school-teacher-goes-viral-with-gen-z-slang-list

PDF of the "GEN Z DICTIONARY" Courtesy of James Callahan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yrJmMHPkZzrxfWbUb4jALN0neE1tbkgH/view

The nice folks at News 5 Cleveland have put together this fantastic list of Free and discounted deals and attractions for our American Veterans over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, and some also include our Active US Military folks as well!  #NEVERFORGET (Courtesy of www.news5cleveland.com) 

https://www.news5cleveland.com/lifestyle/members-of-the-armed-forces-get-free-ferry-trips-and-dozens-of-discounts-during-memorial-day-weekend

Can't lie, I got a little choked up... if you haven't seen it yet, here's the link:

https://youtu.be/25IOsvWPQGQ

I live in Canal Fulton near Lock 4 and a sure sign that Spring is here is the sound of those little singing frogs that we call "Spring Peepers" (at least thats what they're called in our house).  Sunday evening as I threw a hunk of meat on the side burner of my grill to sear, I noticed this little creature climbing out of one of the vent slats near the burner... Luckily the main grill wasn't on.  While maybe a little warmer than it wanted to be, the little guy/gal did escape unscathed and then decided to hole up between these old weights I used to hold down a tarp.  (Also it may be a toad and not a frog, I'm no expert on amphibians but thanks for reading! --Ike)