#miss burntwood

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DAMN I almost forgot to post her. Anyway this fur was so incredibly fun and the perfect thing to get me drawing again after a drought.

Belongs to @punkbirdwitch and @miss-burntwood

[ID copied from alt: A drawing showing a bust of a god, who resembles a red fox with tall brown antlers. The fur on her chest and face is very fluffy, and there is a glowing blue spiral pattern on her foreleg. She smiles slyly at the viewer. The background is a series of abstract, watercolor-like splotches in warm colors. End ID.]

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British couple missing in Spain floods found dead

A missing British couple have been found dead in their car days after flash flooding hit Spain, their family have confirmed to the BBC. Don Turner, 78, and his wife, Terri, 74, had not been seen since heavy downpours struck Valencia on Tuesday. The couple’s daughter, Ruth O’Loughlin, from Burntwood, Staffordshire, confirmed her parents’ bodies were found on Saturday. “We held out hope that they…

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It's Staffordshire Day!

Apparently it's Staffordshire Day on the 1st May! First I've heard of it, but let me celebrate my home county:

This is Staffordshire:

It used to be a whole lot bigger, but they lopped off most of the Black Country and stuck that into the West Midlands in 1974. Bye bye to Walsall and Willenhall and Wolverhampton.

Places:

Stafford: the county town- suffers from traffic problems and has a 19th c replica of an ancient castle. I met my future husband for the very first time in the train station here, but I can't tell you any more about the place since I've never really been. Maybe it's really interesting; maybe I'm missing out.

Stoke-on-Trent: the potteries. You've probably heard of this place. Famous for Wedgewood, Moorcroft, Spode, Royal Doulton, Emma Bridgewater etc, etc. They really dig ceramics in Stoke-on-Trent. Has a football team with a hippo for a mascot (The Potters-hippopotamus-geddit?) and it's really five towns (is it six now?) melded into one city. Parts of the city look like some kind of post-apocalyptic wasteland but it has an excellent museum with some of the Staffordshire Hoard on display. Treat yourself to an oatcake somewhere and mourn the loss of the Leopard pub in Burslem, where great 18th c minds met to plan wonderful engineering works like the Trent and Mersey canal.

Tamworth- it's got a snowdome, it's close to Birmingham and currently has a popular Tiktok jacket potato man to visit. Can't tell you any more as I don't think I've ever actually been to Tamworth... actually that's a lie, since I went ice-skating at the snowdome on a school trip when I was 11.

Burton- they make beer here. Brewing's big business in Burton. It's in the East of the county and again, I can't tell you more since I don't frequent Burton... ever.

Lichfield- historic, founded way back when by religious types and has a cathedral dedicated to St Chad. Known as the 'ladies of the vale', Lichfield cathedral sports not one, not two, but three spires. Bit greedy really, but looks nice. It has a nice spring bank Bower festival every year where it always seems to rain. The potato man here is pretty good... I wonder if he's still in business. Be sure to stop by Erasmus Darwin's house and admire the statue of Samuel Johnson, Lichfield's most famous son. Also make time to go to the park and admire the statue of Capt John Smith of Titanic fame. I don't think he had any connection to Lichfield, but apparently Stoke didn't want the statue so Lichfield took it.

Burntwood- really a collection of former mining villages, there's a lot of houses here and not much else: no history, no culture, nada. A place for people to live and to dream about living somewhere more interesting and where people speak with less awful accents. Or that might've just been me. You will never have heard of this place and will have no reason to ever visit unless your mum still lives there.

Biddulph- small market town. Has Biddulph Grange NT garden. Very nice. Good display of tulips and rhododendrons in the spring. Once heard it described as a 'poor man's Bodnant' but really, we can't all be Bodnant and anyway, there's room for all sorts of gardens in this world.

Leek- another small market town. Nice bookshop. Don't mention roundabouts. People in this town really know how to hold a grudge about roundabouts. Famous for the double sunset each midsummer. Obviously it's usually cloudy and everyone misses the double sunset but it happens nonetheless.

Assorted lovely little villages dotting the place. Lots of nice ones up in the Moorlands.

OTHER STAFFORDSHIRE THINGS!

Staffordshire Bull Terrier- not my kind of dog, I'm afraid, but they're pretty popular.

Staffordshire oat cake: it's an oatmeal pancake filled with warm and savoury stuff. I like cheese and mushroom personally, but I reckon bacon and ham and whatever is most popular. Can also get a sweet filling, like nutella. A North Staffordshire delicacy, the Hairy Bikers made these in Lichfield for their TV show once, much to the confusion of the locals. South Staffordshire holds no truck with oatcakes apparently.

The Staffordshire Hoard: oh, only the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found in this country. Imagine being the detectorist who found it, or the farmer whose land it was found on. Whew. I used to work at a riding stables in Hammerwich (where it was discovered). Imagine if I'd gone poking around in fields rather than picking poo in stables... anyway it's bloody impressive stuff.

Alton Towers- you might not have heard of Staffordshire, but you've heard of this place, eh? Our famous theme park. Must peeve the people of Alton off, all that traffic through their lovely little village. Still, I heard they get free entry to the park so... silver lining.

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Paint, Shark Teeth, and Butter Making - Week 2: January 19, 2024

Today was field trip day! I started my day by going over to the house with Midge and Judy to do the opening duties like turning on the lights and taking the water out of the dehumidifiers. The sink on the first floor and one of the bathtubs on the second floor actually work so that was convenient and also very cool. I then helped Midge set up one of the activities: butter making! There were little plastic jello cups of heavy cream that we wrapped with napkins so they were ready for little hands. 

This was a homeschool co-op so there were 22 kids ranging from infant to around 10 years old. At first when the families were making their way into the visitor center, we were all a little nervous as the energy was through the roof. My role was to go through the stations with one group and see how field trip day runs for them. It consisted of watching the movie all together and then split up into two groups. One group would start with a craft of bird house coloring and butter making and the other would start the tour of the home. Then they would switch! My group started with the bird house coloring which went smoothly and then we went into the kitchen to make butter. A demonstration was led by the docent Ann on how to make the butter and what life was like during the 1800s. All one has to do to make butter is shake… that’s it! We were handed saltines and tried our homemade butter, which was honestly very good. 

After the craft making section of the day, we had a tour of the downstairs led by Judy and then the upstairs led by Ed. Some of the kids had great questions about the home and how old every object in the room was. Answer: very old. 

We then celebrated Ann’s birthday with some delicious drumsticks and sighing in relief once the field trip was done. We ate lunch after and Tracy showed me the bins I would be working on for the rest of the day. There were three blue storage bins with many ziploc bags with excavation sheets on the top. The excavation took place in 1998 and honestly probably hasn’t been looked at since. It took me a second to figure out which bag corresponded with each sheet, but it was just on the bottom corner in very light pencil. Once I figured that out I got to work organizing the bags and seeing if all of them were accounted for. We are missing one bag, but they may be in another bin. There were also two bags that were mislabelled, so I will be fixing that next week as well.  I then put all of the information from the excavation sheet into an Excel spreadsheet. This is because it will be easier for Tracy to pull up information in case she needs it, and the paper will eventually become illegible or destroyed so it is imperative to digitize the information. Also who doesn’t love a little organizing as well. 

Tracy told me it would be a lot of rocks which I was fine with, but I uncovered a much more human story. There was a rusted tube of black paint, a shark tooth, and very old hangers among ordinary things like nails and burntwood chips. It was a very nice reminder that even though it did look like a bunch of rusted stuff, this is evidence of someone’s life once lived. These people who once inhabited this beautiful mansion had hopes and dreams and liked to paint and look for shark teeth just like many of us do today. This is exactly what I had hoped for my internship: to understand a little more about the deBary’s livelihood and humanize the past. It is very easy to think that these people are so far away from us, but really people have always been people. 

From my last blog post, I said I was going to go to the pool, but that ended up not being on today’s agenda, but I’ll go next week. Stay tuned for that post!

The photos are of the old paint tube, the shark tooth, and of Ann's birthday celebration!

See ya for another exciting day next week!

Adelaide

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(TRI-CITY HERALD) – An albino python has been found six months after it was reported missing at an Oklahoma mobile home park. The 8-foot-long snake went missing in the Burntwood Mobile Home Park and was surviving outside for months, according to the Oklahoma Exotics Rescue and...

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Could I ask for "20. Things you said that I wasn’t meant to hear" for either Mikannie or Maria/Hunter, pretty please?

(An in-game Maria/Hunter bit finally hit me in the head, sorry for the delay.)

It had been an even fight at the start.

When Maria landed a blow, the Hunter returned it.  A slash of the Rakuyo was always met by one from a Saw Cleaver.  Gunshots missed, were dodged, and managed to lodge themselves in flesh in equal counts.

Even when Maria coated the Rakuyo in her own blood, the Hunter managed to keep pace.  She continued to dodge in and out of range, tearing at Maria at any opportunity.  Their clothes grew sodden quickly; their boots left smears of red in the dust on the floor.

Maria setting her blood alight was the turning point.  She saw a burst of panic in the Hunter’s eyes, saw her raise her pistol.  The shot was mistimed, Maria ducking past the quicksilver flash and slashing with both arms.

The force of the blood and flames was enough to knock the Hunter off her feet and slam her into the wall close behind her.  She pushed herself up quickly, but the dark stain that appeared on her face mask after she coughed was telling.  She rushed in, still managing to land a few blows.

Maria saw her dodging begin to slow, begin to fail outright.  The Hunter was knocked off her feet twice more before her legs truly failed.  It was a simple task to fire her pistol when the Hunter tried to attack, sending her to her knees with her breath driven from her.

The light was already fading from the Hunter’s eyes when Maria lifted her off her knees and drove her fist into her side.  Her blood was still hot as it coated Maria’s hand, but her legs were already limp.  She slumped against Maria’s chest, her last breath rattling against her soaked mask.

“You would have been a worthy partner on the hunt,” Maria said quietly, close to the Hunter’s ear, and the Hunter was gone before she could feel Maria tearing her fist away.

When she snapped awake next to the lantern, the Hunter stared at the shimmering fog at the grand door to the clocktower.  Maria’s words still in her ear, she went through the fog at once.  Maria looked at her, eyes weary as she sighed.

“Hunt with me,” said the Hunter.

Maria said nothing, only raising a brow slowly.

“You said I would have been a worthy partner.  Hunt with me.”

“You know this is a nightmare.  There is no end to the hunt.”

“Nightmares end.  Hunt with me and make it end.”

Maria looked at her.  She inhaled and exhaled slowly.  As she reached into a pocket of her coat to retrieve a dial, she said, “I should not have given you hope, good Hunter.”

“I’ll pay the hope back, Lady Maria.”

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Dating Nico Di Angelo would include...

+18 content labeled. as always, gender neutral reader, and all genders + trans inclusive. enjoy! 💜

it takes him some time to open up at first

i believe you meet when he first appeared, so you got to know little hopeful sweet sunshine nico

even when you’re not in a relationship, when you first meet he’s kinda awkward

it’s not his fault, though, for the longest time, all he had was his sister, human (demi-god, perhaps) interaction is hard

you start to get close because you seem to be the only person to actually take time into asking about his interests

you dont make fun of him for his mythomagic games, you actually put effort into learning and listening to him talk about it

it makes him feel safe

and comfortable

so you let him ramble about it for hours

after bianca’s death, he turns cold and angry

he’s so full of rage, and you don’t blame him

you get his first smile after it happens, when making a reference to the game

he realises you were actually listening the whole time

but then he leaves

you meet again a lot after him and percy find each other again, lets say... after Manhattan?

you and him soon connect again, in his strange, kinda cold way

NOW TO THE RELATIONSHIP

Nico was born in the 30’s, and even if he’s lived a lot in the present day, i like to believe when related to dating he keeps some of the manners of back then

he’s so respectful of you

asks before even holding your hand the first time

your first date is so cute, he takes you stargazing but stares at you the whole time

he’d always lend you his jacket if you were cold

such a chivalrous king

his hands are always cold, so when he hugs you, he wraps his arms around you BUT under your jacket / sweatshirt

he also likes hugging you from behind and putting his hands in your pockets

LOTS of cheek kisses

soft ones when you wake up in the morning next to him

fast ones when he sees you around but you’re both busy

lots of little and fast ones when he’s trying to make you laugh

“nico stop! it tickles!” “no way i’m stopping when you laugh like that”

he smells like burntwood and rain

he loves cuddling but won’t admit it

he’d hold you close, his head laying on your chest as you run your fingers through his hair, or your hands up and down his back

but he’d also be the big spoon, wrapping his arms around your stomach, the tip of his nose caressing your nape

he’s so good at braiding hair (again, as he only had bianca)

so if you have long hair, he braids it when he’s nervous or anxious about something

he’d sit you on his lap and start at it

if you have short hair, he loves caressing it, massaging your scalp

its v relaxing for the both of you

JAWLINE KISSES ARE HIS PERDITION

you’d just give him the littlest one and he’s already purring

“hm...” “yes?” “that’s nice, amore...”

amore, vita mia, bella/bello, cara/caro, estrella mia... you name it. italian petnames all the way

he also uses english ones

he switches between them depending on the mood

but in bed, it’s always italian ones

he can’t focus so they slip

TALKING ABOUT BED ... +18 until it says so!!!!!

i want to say he’s a bottom, but i also think he’s a top ???

so he’d switch depending on yall’s mood

he PURRS and GROANS so much

you’d expect him to be quiet and non vocal but NO!

(won’t say you’re a girl cause not all girls have vaginas, not all people with vaginas are girls, and the same with boys and penises, so)

if you have a vagina, he LOVES when you ride him

he loves being able to look at your face, and to see you in power

if you have a penis, he’d either give or receive depending on what you prefered, cause he really doesn’t care as long as you’re happy

he enjoys both ;)

he doesn’t have much sex experience so if you wanted to try new things in bed he’d be kinda worried that he’d do it wrong

after practice he really proves to be a fast learner

he loves when you give him hickeys

he’s so pale and they are very noticeable

not big ones, tho, just a little mark every now and then

he looks in the mirror the next morning and sees it, and it fills him with pride to know he has you, and you have him

not +18 anymore!

aftercare is so sweet

he’s very gentle, he’d help you clean up and offer to get you dressed again if you wanted to

he’d also brush your hair after it

nico would hug you so tightly to his chest, pressing little kisses to your head and forehead

“i’m so lucky to have you, cara/o... i love you so much”

he’d sing you italian lullabies to sleep, whispering in your ear until you fell asleep

he’d make sure you’re well covered by the blankets and resting nicely before falling asleep himself

i’d say he makes breakfast the morning after but he’s a nocturnal boy so i think you’d wake up before he does

but yeah he’s baby

i love him and miss him sm

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#365daysofbiking Recovery:

Saturday, October 31st 2020 – A lazy day spent at home avoiding torrential rain, high winds and attending to bike maintenance issues that had cropped up in the previous day’s long ride.

I had to nip out for shopping so went late to catch the supermarket quiet, and for a change, I decided to go to Morrisons in Burntwood. 

Returning via Chasewater, and realising I’d left the SD card from the camera in my computer, I tried a night photo on phone: It didn’t turn out to badly. I’ve missed Chasewater lately. I must get up there more often.

This journal is also on Wordpress, where the pictures are in higher resolution and the search box works! Click here.

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The News of The People - Episode #101: "FGCU HSO Keeping Active With Multiple Events!" Here's Message #1 From The FGCU HSO (@fgcu_hso ) : "When a hurricane strikes, we band together. We come together, and we make sure we help our neighbors. 🤝🏾 The Florida Gulf Coast University Haitian Student Organization is partnering up with Camipa En Accion to collect hurricane relief supplies to those affected horribly in the Dominican Republic. 🇩🇴 🇭🇹 We asking for donations of the following items: ✨You can bring water, canned food items, oral/hair care, blankets, deodorant to any of our four drop off locations, West Lake Community Center, North Lake Community Center, Center for Academic Achievement, and Multicultural and Leadership Development Center. We will also be tabling October 27- November 4 in zone 2 near BenHill Griffin. ✨" Here's Message #2 from The FGCU HSO (@fgcu_hso ): "The Florida Gulf Coast University Haitian Student Organization and Triumph Ministry is coming together for the first ever, Soiree d’Adoration et Lourange, where Triumph Ministry will be hosting “A Night of Worship”. ✨ We invite everyone within our network to join us as we embark on a new chapter of bringing love, life, and light on campus, through the eyes of Christ. All walks of life and cultures are welcomed; we hope to see you there! ✨ We would love for you to join us November 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm in the Cohen Student Union Ballroom, as we give God all the glory and praise! We cannot express how excited we are to be collaborating with our advisor, Saül Laguerre and his amazing ministry." Here's Message #3 from FGCU HSO (@fgcu_hso ): 🗣️ Atansyon tout moun!! It is that time of year!! FGCU HSO second annual family weekend is finally here. 🙌🏾 We have three full days of great things upon us. • • • First Join us Friday November 4 in the North Lake Village Boardwalk Pavilion at 6:04 pm for Kompa Under the Stars. ✨ Grab your dancing shoes and a partner and come dance with us! 💃🏾 Hopefully we’ll work up an appetite because the following day, Saturday November 5 we will be coming together for brunch at Burntwood Tavern at 11:30 am. 🥂But wait! there is more! 🤯 Our final day of family weekend we would love for you to join us for church at Agape Christian Fellowship Sunday November 6 at 11:30 am 8270Buckingham Rd Fort Myers, FL 33905. • • • You don’t want to miss out!! We are going to have fun enjoying each others company and partaking in fun activities as a family 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹 beat us there!! You guys please make sure that you tuning in to the show over to get more details because over here "THE JUICE NEVER STOPS DRIPPING"!!! #zachariahwhite #ZachariahTrevonWhite #TheWhiteEmpire #TheBlueEmpire #BigDaddyDrip #ProfessorWhite #TheNewsOfThePeople #TNOTP #tnotp #TheJuiceNeverStopsDripping

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#Repost @ornatepiercingandtattoos with @get_repost ・・・ Good afternoon everyone! We are missing you all so so much!! We all hope you are safe and well during this pandemic! We are still unsure of a date when we will reopen so while we are closed we are putting the time to good use and getting some finishing touches done at the studio. Also @jowebsterpiercing has had a delivery of her piercing aftercare arrive! 👏🏼 So when we do reopen, we will have this available for you to purchase when you get pierced! There will be added rules to abide by for all Piercing, Tattoo and Dreads clients when we do reopen. This will all be explained closer to the time. The whole team are working hard to educate ourselves as much as possible with online training courses, to ensure your visit with us will be as safe as it possibly can be. Stay home, stay safe, wash your hand and we will hopefully see you in the not too distant future!! @jowebsterpiercing @kerrystonetattoo @ginacorbetttattoo @alt.dreads (at Burntwood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAK4XOJFLjh/?igshid=uhfii92viwt7

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This is Zevi and she is just the worst. 💕 Commissioned by @punkbirdwitch for @miss-burntwood .

[ID: Three versions of a drawing of a cambion/tiefling woman from the shoulders up. She has light gray skin, red freckles, four horns growing from her head, and reptilian gold eyes with slit pupils. Her read and black hair is neck-length and slicked back, and she wears red winged eyeshadow and an eyebrow ring. She also has on a black jacket and red scarf. She looks down at the viewer with disdain. The background is dark and dingy, with a weak shaft of light against a stone wall. In the first two images, she is mostly cast into shadow, with the shadows being darker and deeper in the second image. The third image has her in more ambient lighting to better show her colors. End ID.]

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British couple missing in Spain floods found dead

A missing British couple have been found dead in their car days after flash flooding hit Spain, their family have confirmed to the BBC. Don Turner, 78, and his wife, Terry, 74, had not been seen since heavy downpours struck Valencia on Tuesday. The couple’s daughter, Ruth O’Loughlin, from Burntwood, Staffordshire, confirmed her parents’ bodies were found on Saturday. “We held out hope that they…

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Romanian Festival 2019 set for Aug. 16-18 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in West Park: A Place in the Sun

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Romanian Festival 2019 set for Aug. 16-18 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in West Park: A Place in the Sun

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you love ethnic celebrations, you won’t want to miss the Romanian Festival 2019 Aug. 16-18 at St. Mary Cathedral, 3256 Warren Road in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood.

Festival organizers promise three days of live entertainment, food and fun. Hours are 4:30-11 p.m. Aug. 16; 1-11 p.m. Aug. 17 and noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 18.

The Transylvania Band with soloist Filimon Bogdan and D.J. Andy will provide music for all tastes will kick things off beginning at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Also that night, church and museum tours will be offered 5-7 p.m., the Mioritza children’s dance group will perform at 6 and all are invited to dance until the festival close at 11 p.m.

On Aug. 17, church and museum tours are offered 2-4 p.m. and 7-8. Doina Dance Group will perform at 4 and 7 and Mioritza returns at 6.

Mioritza is back at 1 p.m. Aug. 18, followed by Doina at 1:20. The popular Romanian costumes parade will take place at 2 p.m. with people dressed in native costume from various regions. Participants hold signs indicating their region as they parade around the festival area. Church and museum tours will be offered again 3-5 pm. And Doina will perform at 4 and 6. The festival closes at 10.

In addition to the live entertainment outside, tours of the church and the Romanian Ethnic Art Museum located on the second floor of the church building, there are vendors offering Romanian items, clothing, jewelry, religious items and more; a Grandma’s Attic Sale; souvenirs; games for children and audio-visual presentations about Romanian culture.

In the air-conditioned church hall, there is a bar, pastries available for purchase and a variety of home-cooked Romanian food that can be eaten in the hall or taken home.

Visit smroc.org for more information.

Dog Gone Fun: Olmsted Historical Society is planning a special Dog Gone Funday noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Frostville Museum complex, 24101 Cedar Point Road, North Olmsted, in the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks.

Tom Dubowski of the historical society sends word that there will be dog vendors, dog games and even a doggie agility course, as well as food, games and a raffle basket. All buildings will be open for visitors.

In addition to the historical society, the Grateful Dog Bakery and Elite K911 Dog Training are presenting the event.

Admission is $3 per family, which includes a chance to win one of two $50 Visa gift cards. All dogs must be leashed.

For more information, call 440-779-4355.

Lawn Chair Cinema finale: The third and final Lawn Chair Cinema for this year, set for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at Impett Park, 3207 W. 153rd St., West Park, will include a First District Safety Fair.

The movie “Mary Poppins Returns,” winner of the Facebook poll for which film would be shown, will be shown at dusk on the large, inflatable screen after the safety fair.

Safety fair booths will include information from public health, Cleveland Emergency Medical Service, Cleveland Metroparks’ NatureTracks, El Barrio Workforce Center will have face painting, the city’s Department of Aging, CareSource, Cleveland Transformation Alliance, Cleveland Public Power, Water Pollution Control and Tri-League baseball.

The free family event will feature games and activities at local merchant booths starting at 6:30 pm. Attendees can learn a dance step, clap out rhythms, sing songs and more with DJ Kenny G. Sarah Jackson will be making balloon creations.

Kamm’s Corners Development Corp. presents the Lawn Chair Cinema events, with sponsors Fairview Hospital and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

Visit kammscorners.com for more information.

Mastick Road work: Work is underway to resurface Mastick Road between Easton Road in Fairview Park and the western border with North Olmsted. Motorists should remember that eastbound traffic on Mastick is being detoured along Brookpark Road from Clague Road in North Olmsted to West 220th Street in Fairview Park.

Westbound traffic is maintained on this section of Mastick.

Tyler Williams, from left, Sara Sacha, Patience Smith, Taiylor Sloan and Kollin Reddinger are among 40 students chosen for this year’s Cuyahoga Community College Honors Program Fellowships. (Cuyahoga Community College)

Congratulations: Five students from Sun Post-Herald communities were selected for Cuyahoga Community College Honors Program Fellowships, which offer high-achieving students scholarships to cover tuition, fees and books as they work toward an associate degree.

Scholarship recipients include Taiylor Sloan of Fairview Park; Sarah Sacha and Tyler Williams of Lakewood; and Kollin Reddinger and Patience Smith of North Olmsted.

They signed commitment letters with Tri-C during an Aug. 7 ceremony at the college’s Jerry Sue Thornton Center in Cleveland. Each scholarship — funded by donors to the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation — is valued at up to $5,160 per academic year.

The college’s sixth fellowship class features 40 students who graduated high school with at least a 3.5 GPA and high ACT/SAT scores. By entering the scholarship program, they commit to being full-time students, maintaining a high GPA and earning a degree from Tri-C within two years.

The honors fellowship places special emphasis on academic planning, mentoring and portfolio building to reflect student work. Smaller honors class sizes also ensure specialized attention for students. The program is designed to support eventual transfer to a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor’s and other advanced degrees. Previous Honors Program Fellows received many academic honors on their way to earning Tri-C associate degree.

For information on the Honors Program Fellowship and eligibility requirements, contact Herbert Mausser, Tri-C’s director of Honors and Scholars Programs at 216-987-4660 or herbert.mausser@tri-c.edu.

Free concert: Four student ensembles from The Lakewood Music Collective will entertain at LakewoodAlive’s next free Front Porch Concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 on the front porch of Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. It will be the eighth of 10 weekly concerts in the popular series.

The Exchange is presenting this week’s concert. The series is sponsored by Bentley Wealth Management of Raymond James.

The Lakewood Music Collective is a local music studio owned by Chris Parsons. Four ensembles will entertain the crowd with a variety of musical offerings. Error 707, an all-girl youth rock band, and Better Late, an adult rock band, will present their unique brands of rock-n-roll. Also, a coffee shop ensemble will perform a variety of acoustic numbers and a student jazz band will play.

Now in its ninth year, the Front Porch Concert Series adds vibrancy and an enhanced sense of community to Lakewood’s urban core, drawing several thousand attendees annually. Each week showcases a different style of music

Visit LakewoodAlive.org/FrontPorchConcerts for more information. Attendees are reminded to bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Celebrity bartender: The Power of More chambers of commerce will have a Celebrity Bartenders Night 5-7:30 p.m. Aug 21 at Burntwood Tavern, 5600 Great Northern Blvd., North Olmsted. Celebrity bartenders will be revealed at the event

There will be complimentary appetizers. The event is free, and no RSVP needed. Tips and raffle proceeds benefit the American Heart Association.

Power of More chambers include the following local ones: Fairview Park, North Olmsted, Parma Area (Parma, Parma Heights, Seven Hills), West Shore (Bay Village and Westlake), plus Berea, Cuyahoga Valley, North Coast, North Ridgeville and Olmsted.

Visit powerofmorechambers.org for more information.

New NOFD leaders: North Olmsted Mayor Kevin Kennedy recently swore in two officers to the North Olmsted Fire Department. Newly promoted are Capt. Matt Peters and Lt. Kevin Zywiec. The formal swearing in ceremonies took place at the Aug. 6 City Council meeting.

Information, please: Readers are invited to share information about themselves, their families and friends, organizations, church events, etc. in Fairview Park, Lakewood, North Olmsted and West Park for the A Place in the Sun column, which I write on a freelance basis. Awards, honors, milestone birthdays or anniversaries and other items are welcome. Submit information at least 10 days before the requested publication date to carolkovach@hotmail.com.

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Parents appear at court accused of smothering nine-week-old son

A couple are accused of murdering their nine-week-old son after an alcohol-fueled argument about not having enough sex because of the newborn.  

Luke Morgan, 26, and Emma Cole, 22, are on trial for smothering baby Tyler Morgan in the early hours of April 29, 2014 at their two-bedroom flat in Burntwood, Staffordshire. 

He was intentionally smothered or had his chest depressed, a court heard, and also had fractured ribs.

Luke Morgan, 26, and Emma Cole, 22, are on trial for smothering and killing their baby son Tyler Morgan

Jurors at Stafford Crown Court were told how neighbours heard the couple arguing on the night leading up to the baby’s death about being short of money.

They also said Morgan was angry because he wanted to have sex with Cole but had been prevented from doing so because Tyler was still awake.

Paramedics were called to the couple’s home at 2.42am and found the child unresponsive.

Tyler was rushed to Walsall Manor Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after 4am.

On Tuesday, the couple went on trial accused or murder, manslaughter, allowing the death of a child and cruelty to a child under 16-years-old.

Opening the case Andrew Smith QC, prosecuting, said: ‘At 2.42am, on April 29, 2014 Emma Cole dialled 999 to summon an ambulance to her home address.

‘Nine-week-old Tyler had collapsed before the call had been made.

‘Tyler’s collapse had been caused by him being intentionally smothered or by his chest being depressed.

‘He was taken to hospital and died just after 4am. He had sustained other injuries including fractured ribs.

Neighbours claimed the couple had a boozy night out where they argued about not having enough sex because of their newborn

‘The prosecution contends this was caused it was deliberate, unlawful actions which caused the death and they are responsible for his murder.’

A jury of eight men and six women heard how Morgan would sometimes make his son play air drums and had struck him on the back at least one occasion.

Mr Smith added: ‘Tyler was born on February 27, 2014, by caesarean section. He was born well.

‘Luke Morgan is now 26, he was 22 at the time. Emma Cole is 22 and was 18 at the time.

‘They had been together for about two years and appeared to have a close relationship.

‘Tyler had an unremarkable history, he had suffered from a little colic but that was under control.

‘There was suggestions that the defendant’s attitude was not always shown to medical professionals.

On Tuesday, the couple went on trial accused or murder, manslaughter, allowing the death of a child and cruelty to a child under 16-years-old

‘Emma Cole had said they had bathed Tyler cool water to keep him awake as warm water made him sleepy.

‘Their preferred pattern was for Tyler to fall asleep at times that were convenient to them.

‘Luke had put lemon juice on Tyler’s tongue, it may have been some chilli crisps though.

‘There was also an instance where Luke would play air drums with Tyler’s arms, something Luke knew that Tyler was to young to do and he appeared to have hit him on his back too hard on one occasion.

‘The relationship may have had some tensions that did not show to the outside. ‘

The court was told how on the night a neighbour had heard an argument between the defendants while Tyler was crying.

Mr Price said: ‘Luke Morgan was angry because he wanted to have sex with Miss Cole and had been prevented by Tyler being up.

‘On the night of April 28, a neighbour went to bed at 10.30pm and she could hear them having an argument about having no money Emma was sobbing.

‘In the early hours of April 29 there was a high pitch screech from Miss Cole.

‘Barry and Helen Wood at the flat above heard arguing in the hours before Tyler collapsed, they thought it may have been taking place in the kitchen.

‘Mrs Wood said they were shouting at each other at 1am.

‘The prosecution say they were having the arguments at a time when they were drinking alcohol.

‘The 999 call was made at 2.42am and the first person to speak to the operator was Emma Cole.

‘She said Tyler was not breathing. Paramedics were immediately dispatched.

‘They were given instructions to perform CPR.

‘At 2.51am the first of the ambulance crew were met by Luke, he was crying and upset but showed the crew into the property.

‘Tyler was lying with his back on the floor. Emma Cole was trying to do chest compressions. She was plainly very upset.

‘When the paramedics were began to assess Tyler in the bedroom he was showing no signs of life and was in cardiac arrest.

‘He showed on response.

‘As paramedics treated Tyler the defendants argued. He was saying ”I was trying to wake you up”, she said ”I did not know I was asleep”.

‘The paramedics tried to find out how long he had been unresponsive. Mr Morgan provided no answers.

‘It was at 1.45am that Tyler had been unresponsive and Luke Morgan could not wake him.

‘Mr Morgan had repeatedly said ”this is a cot death isn’t it”. Miss Cole kept telling him to ”shut up”.

‘Tyler was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital and admitted to A&E at 3.40am. Tyler had no heart rate and was not making any breathing effort.

‘He died at 4.03am, he was nine weeks old. It was said [Luke] did not call 999 because he had a stammer.

‘During April 29 police officers went to the address and saw two empty wine bottles and nine empty cans of lager.’

The trial will resume today.

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