MOMS Club
meets May 12
The Moms Offering Moms Support Club of Hudson will host its monthly meeting May 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hudson library.
The meeting will feature a discussion group about bringing back the romance in marriage as new parents.
For more information, call 330-655-1351 or 330-653-8784.
Community Foundation teams with attorney
Hudson Community Foundation offers "Write a Will" services to Hudsonites without wills whose net assets are less than $338,333.
Attorney David Umbaugh, a Hudson Community Foundation trustee, will produce a free "simple will" for those wanting the service May 20.
Applications, which will be reviewed by Umbaugh to determine if the applicant qualifies, are available at his office at suite 3B, 110 W. Streetsboro St., or at the reference desk of the Hudson Library and Historical Society. Application forms can be returned to Umbaugh's office by May 13.
His office will then contact all those eligible by phone so that an office visit can be scheduled for May 20.
For more information, call 330- 655-1566 or visit
www.hudsoncommunityfoundation.org.
Dames host
spring luncheon
The Ezekial Richardson Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century will have a spring luncheon and meeting May 19 at noon at the Akron Woman's City Club, 732 W. Exchange St.
Reservations must be made with Mrs. Hugh Erwin Jr., 122 S. Hayden Parkway, Hudson 44236 by May 14.
Prospective members and members of Richard Cutting, William Gaylord, John MacKintosh and Hendrick Meese Vrooman chapters will be guests at this meeting and will be introduced by Mrs. David Allison, president.
David Allison will present the program "Major General Joseph Warren, American Patriot and Doctor."
He is a Cuyahoga Falls native and a graduate of the University of Akron. He has worked for Aircraft Braking Systems, formerly known as Goodyear Aerospace. He and his wife sell Civil War books, maps, photos and other related items at Civil War shows around the country.
For more information, call Mrs. Robert Allison, chapter registrar, at 330-633-7546 or e-mail DA015@neo.it.com.
Hudson Financial Advisors host workshop
Hudson Financial Advisors invited interested Hudson residents to attend a financial planning workshop May 15 at the Hudson library Flood meeting rooms from 7 to 8 p.m. The presentation -- "Your Financial Plan: Discovering the Possibilities" -- will be taped and replayed on Hudson Cable TV 25. For more information about the May workshop or to attend, call 330-342-1157.
Civil War Roundtable meets May 14
On May 14, Ohio native Dan Rudary will talk to the Cuyahoga Valley Civil War Round Table on "Confederates in the Attic: Observations on the Unfinished Civil War in Richmond, Va." The 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Peninsula library is free and the public is welcome.
Now a sophomore majoring in history at the University of Richmond, Rudary's historical papers won state awards and sent him to national competitions before he even graduated from high school. An Eagle Scout, Rudary also found time to re-enact as a Confederate soldier with the Company A of the 5th Texas.
"Even though I go to school in the capitol of the Confederacy, the vast majority of the students are from out of state and aren't all Southern," Rudary said. "Interesting things go on in the city. We would never see issues about the Confederate flag or a controversy around putting up a statue of Lincoln here, but these things are still a big deal to a certain extent in the South."
Rudary will touch on topics such as the breaking up of the Museum of the Confederacy, future 150th anniversary celebrations for the Civil War hosted by Virginia, another fight over the Confederate flag at the Virginia statehouse, Robert E. Lee's reputation among contemporary Virginians and the war's latest casualty -- a Civil War weapons collector recently killed by an exploding shell.
He also will talk about Confederate documents, newspapers and books available in the University of Richmond archives.
Rudary plans to attend law school after college and currently participates in the university's mock trial team. He will be working as a research assistant at the university this summer and studying abroad at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in the fall.
Blossom Women preview concert season
The State Blossom Women's Committee will host its annual spring luncheon at Fairlawn Country Club May 22. A reception will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon.
State Chairman Peggy Krinsky will review highlights of the 2008 summer season at the Blossom Music Center. There will be musical entertainment following the luncheon.
For reservations, information and directions to the Fairlawn Country Club, call Donna DiBiase at 330-673-8052.
Guests are welcome.
The cost for the luncheon is $25 per person.
Reservations are requested by May 15.
Summer lunch planned
The Hudson Blossom Women's Committee will have its summer luncheon June 5 at the Portage Country Club in Akron.
The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a social hour and cash bar followed by a noon seating for lunch.
Entertainment will feature violinist Marion Goss and pianist Mary Walker Sprunt.
The luncheon costs $25. To make reservations or for more information, call Sprunt at 330-342-0043.
Legion plans parade
The annual American Legion Family Memorial Day Parade will be May 26 at 11 a.m.
The parade will start to form on Milford Drive at 9:15 a.m. Veterans Way and Milford Drive will be closed at that time.
Parade participants must enter from Case Drive and check in there.
All parade entrants must complete applications by May 15. Call Martha Marsh at 330-653-6509 for applications.
Rotary Club
hosts speakers
The Rotary Club of Hudson meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Laurel Lake Retirement Community.
The May scheduled includes:
* May 14 -- Gerry Jones on "Death, taxes and other certainty -- change!"
* May 21 -- Dr. C. William Keck on "Universal access to health care: A moral and financial imperative;" and
* May 28 -- Joe Rusnak on "Polio eradication: Priority No. 1."
Chairs auctioned
for scholarships
The Woman's Club of Hudson will present its new fundraiser, "Sitting Pretty for Scholarships," May 29 when the club will auction off Adirondack chairs designed by Hudson artists.
Chairs will be on display throughout Hudson during the month of May and will be on a float in the Memorial Day Parade.
The culmination of the project will be a live auction at the Country Club of Hudson from 6 to 9 p.m. May 29.
For more information, contact co-chairs Carol Hawkins at 330-650-4964 or Phyllis Knauf at 330-650-1699.
Golf outing to benefit Special Olympics
The Greater Akron and Hudson chapters of International Referral Network will co-sponsor the third annual charity golf outing for the benefit of the Special Olympics Team of Hudson.
The event is scheduled for May 22 at the Ellsworth Meadows Golf Club in Hudson, with registration at 9 a.m. and a 10:30 shotgun start.
The cost of the event is $80 per golfer and will include 18 holes of golf, a bucket of range balls, cart rental for a foursome, lunch and dinner.
All proceeds of the event will be donated to the Special Olympics Team of Hudson.
The deadline for registration is May 15.
Register by calling Jim Orwig at 330-664-1805.
Jaycees searching
for members
Hudson Jaycees are looking for new members.
If interested in becoming a Hudson Jaycee, attend the club's meetings every first and third Thursday of the month starting at 7:30 p.m. at 2250 Barlow Road behind Oak Grove Park.
For more information, visit www.hudsonjaycees.com.
Fishing derby set
at state park
Members of the Northwest Lodge Fraternal Order of Police No. 123 and FOPA No. 68 will host a "Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs" kids fishing derby at Tinkers Creek State Park May 31.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with fishing from 8 to 11 a.m.
Donuts, coffee and hot chocolate will be served in the morning and hot dogs, chips and soft drinks will be served at 11 a.m.
Trophy presentations and prize drawings also will start at 11 a.m.
Participants must provide equipment.
For more information, call Paul Lance at 440-248-2735.
Golf outing supports
those with disabilities
Hattie Larlham's 22nd annual Sugar Bush Golf Classic to benefit children and adults with disabilities will be May 21 at the Sugar Bush Golf Club in Garrettsville.
The golf tournament features morning and afternoon tee times for four-person teams.
The Sugar Bush Golf Classic is presented by Sugar Bush Golf Club and The Middlefield Banking Co.
The event includes contests, raffles and grand prize drawings.
The cost is $125 per person.
For more information, call Nancy Farinacci at 330-274-2272 ext. 3878.
Proceeds from this event benefit the children and adults with disabilities served by Hattie Larlham, an area non-profit agency.