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Business News - April 23

Store hosts
Webkinz event

The first ever Webkinz Extravaganza will be April 25 to 27 at Nicky Nicole in First & Main. There will be prizes, game stations and a grand prize raffle.

Children also will be able to enter a design a Webkinz challenge, participate in a scavenger hunt and buy one Webkinz and get a surprise Webkinz free.

The Webkinz Extravaganza will be April 25 from 3 to 6 p.m., April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 27 from noon to 4 p.m.

Mom and daughter breakfast May 10

Nicky Nicole will host a mothers and daughters breakfast May 10 at 9:30 a.m. at The Vue in First & Main.

The event includes a specially designed meal, table favors, activities, fashion crafts, games, a parade of fashions by guests and a Nicky Nicole summer fashion preview. The event will end with a make your own cupcake dessert.

Reservations should be made before April 26 as the price will then increase. For more information, call 330-655-5745.

Railroad announces staff promotions

Steve Wait, President and CEO of Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, recently announced several staff promotions within the organization.

Kelly Steele has been appointed to director of marketing and education. Steele, who has been with CVSR since April of 2007, previously had the position of associate director. She will oversee the marketing, promotions, advertising, special events, public relations and education for the organization.

Ron Gallimore has been named to the manager of information technology. Gallimore, who has been employed with CVSR for 14 years, will oversee all technology services, including Web site development with on-line ticketing, data mining, software implementation and security.

Larry Blanchard has been promoted to train master. Blanchard's new responsibilities will include training conductors and assisting in safety and rule compliance.

Brian Kelly has been promoted to assistant train master. Kelly will assist with the training of volunteers, scheduling of train crews and performing efficiency testing.

Financial seminar
to focus on estates

The Laurel Lake Foundation will present the second part in a two-part Money Matters seminar, "Estate Planning -- Beyond the Basics," April 28 from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. at Laurel Lake Retirement Community, 200 Laurel Lake Drive in Hudson.

Participants will learn about tax efficient ways to use IRAs, the value of bloodline trusts and other current topics.

Presenter Maria E. Quinn, an attorney, has offered a full range of estate planning services for more than 25 years.

She established Maria E. Quinn Co. LPA in Beachwood in 2004, and has a degree in business from Lake Erie College and a juris doctorate from Cleveland Marshall Law School.

Registration for this program is required.

Call Barbara Boyce in the foundation office at 330-655-1435 to register.

Knit night set
at Learned Owl

The Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main St., is hosting a "Knit Night" book and knitting event April 24 from 4 to 8 p.m.

Bring knitting supplies to knit with the ladies from the bookstore and representatives from Miss Chickpea's knitting shop, who will demonstrate techniques.

The knitting books "Knitting For Peace" and "One Skein Wonders" will be featured.

The Learned Owl Book Shop will offer a 10 percent discount on all knitting books during the event.

Free skeins of yarn and needles will be given out to participants while supplies last.

The event is free and open to the public.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact The Learned Owl Book Shop at 330-653-2252 or visit www.learnedowl.com.

Area business owner addresses chambers

Three local chambers -- Twinsburg, Aurora and Solon -- are coming together to sponsor a 3Chamber Business to Business Expo May 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Signature of Solon, 39000 Signature Dr.

The event is free to area business owners and executives and includes three workshops.

One of the three workshops will be led by Hudson business owner Deborah Chaddock Brown, owner of AllWrite Ink.

Her session "30 Marketing Tips in 30 Minutes" will feature ways to market a business.

Two other workshops available are "HR 101 and Significant Upcoming Legislation" by Taft, Stettinius & Hollister Law and "Health Care Options" by PK Benefits. For more information about the 3Chamber event visit
www.twinsburgchamber.com.

Vue, Humane Society partner for fundraiser

Vue Restaurant will present the first annual Hudson Wine Festival to benefit the Humane Society of Greater Akron July 19 and 20.

The event will showcase more than 250 wines from national and international producers.

There will be musical entertainment, international foods, cooking demonstrations, discussions on wine trends and various raffles throughout the weekend.

The Hudson Wine Festival will be July 19 from noon to 8 p.m. and July 20 from 1 to 6 p.m. along Village Way adjacent to Vue Restaurant and across from the Hudson library.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and include 10 tastings and a souvenir wine glass. Additional tastings are 10 for $5 at the event.

A VIP event will be July 18 at 6 p.m. inside the Vue where guests will be treated to hors d'oeuvres from Chef Rick Carson and his staff, along with premium wine tastings and a silent auction.

Tickets are available for $100 and can be obtained through the Vue or HSGA.

For information or to make an auction donation, call Debra Sherman at 330-256-8704. Additional event details can be obtained through the Humane Society of Greater Akron at 330-657-2010, Vue Restaurant at 330-650-1883 or by visiting
www.hudsonwinefestival.com.

Vue hosts sushi course

Chef Rick Carson will detail the history and different approaches to sushi at a cooking and wine class April 26 beginning at 1 p.m. at Vue Restaurant and Lounge. He will discuss what to look for when purchasing seafood and demonstrate how to roll maki.

The menu will include an Asian inspired salad, an entrée of three types of sushi rolls and dessert. Both seafood and vegetable sushi will be served.

Each course will be paired with wines and sake selections from the restaurants award winning wine list. Every guest will receive a complimentary maki rolling mat.

Reservations are appreciated. For more information, call 330-650-1883.

Mother's Day buffet served at the Vue

The Vue Restaurant and Lounge will be open Mother's Day May 11 for a buffet from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cellist Benjamin Francisco will provide music.

The cost is $29.95 for adults, $16.95 for children ages 4 to 12 and children under 4 years old are free. Reservations are required. Call 330-650-1883 for more information.

Store partners
with charity

Jake's Good Life, 16 Clinton St., a retail store solely dedicated to the "Life is good" brand of clothing and home decor, has partnered with Bellefaire JCD in support of the not-for-profit organization's efforts to provide autism resources through its educational facility and services.

Beginning in April, Jake's Good Life will donate proceeds from the sale of its popular "Giving Tee" T-shirts to Bellefaire's fundraising campaign.

Profits from sales of the "Life is good" gift books also are donated to the cause.

April has been nationally designated as "Autism Awareness Month."

With a residential and day school and various support programs, Shaker Heights-based Bellefaire has served thousands of autistic children and their families.

A designated area of the Jake's Good Life store will display the items being sold to benefit Bellefaire, including T-shirts for adults and children and the "Life is good" gift book.

Throughout its "Good to Give" campaign, for every T-shirt and book sale, $10 and $8 will be donated to Bellefaire's mission.

In addition to specific product sales proceeds, other events are being planned to support Jake's yearlong fundraising efforts for Bellefaire, including a community "Life is good" reception in Hudson this spring, and sponsorship of Bellefaire's annual biathlon event held in August.

For more information, call Baun at 330-653-5405.

Merchants, Community First join forces

Community First and the Hudson downtown merchants are teaming up in support of the community-wide awareness campaign called "Take a Second, Make a Difference."

Throughout April, participating merchants will sponsor giveaways and distribute buttons and Community First informational materials to show support for Hudson youth. Posters and sponsor tags will be in merchants windows.

The Community First "Take a Second, Make a Difference" awareness campaign is sponsored by The Burton D. Morgan Foundation, The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation and the Hudson Community Foundation. It asks residents to take a moment out of their day to make difference in a child's life.

Residents may nominate an adult making a difference by filling out a "Take a Second, Make a Difference" recognition form. Forms are available at the library, The Learned Owl Book Shop and Acme.

For more information, call Laura Gasbarro at 330-650-0752 or Cheryl Rauch at 330-528-3116.

Business helps
compile database

Representatives of the Take Me Home program will be at KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center, 8054 Darrow Road, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sponsored by Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh and Sheriff Drew Alexander, Take Me Home is a database for individuals who may have difficulty communicating in a law enforcement situation, such as people with autism, Alzheimer's or dementia.

The database is maintained by the Sheriff and Prosecutor's Offices and is only accessible to law enforcement personnel.

For more information on the Take Me Home program, visit www.co.summit.oh.us/Prosecutor.

Designer to visit Hudson store

In Style Accessories, 96 First St., will host designer and Chamilia founder Killian Rieder April 26 from noon to 3 p.m.

Rieder began her design career at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She has worked with Ralph Lauren of Polo.

During her career in fashion, she created Chamilia jewelry.

Each bead Chamilia offers has been hand-designed by Rieder.

"Everyday life experience inspire the bead design, not only my life, but yours," Rieder said. "I get so much inspiration from Chamilia customers."

Rieder will be available to share stories behind Chamilia jewelry at In Style Accessories April 26. For more information, call 330-653-5499.

Laurel Lake hosts
news discussion

Laurel Lake Retirement Community invites people 55 and older to join their News and Views current affairs discussion group, meeting Fridays at 1:30 p.m. in Mixing Place II, 200 Laurel Lake Drive in Hudson.

News and Views is designed to promote balanced, lively discussion of foreign and domestic policy issues.

The discussion group is facilitated by Laurel Lake resident Joan Harris, retired associate dean of faculty for Case Western Reserve University Medical School.

For more information, call 1-866-650-2100 or visit www.laurellake.org.