Haunted Crib Time

It is truly hard to believe that it is time for Halloween and Eric’s Haunted Crib again. It seems like I just finished putting the decorations away from last year. This year marks the 11th year for Eric’s Haunted Crib. I have put a lot of work into the haunted crib this year, but I personally think things went really smooth. It seems like just yesterday I was starting to plan for the haunted crib and now here it is. Time sure does go fast doesn’t it?
I am excited about the big Halloween gathering this Saturday night. It is always fun to have all my family and friends come and visit and check out the haunted crib. It was truly a joy this year to have Ryan Haidet come and do a story on the haunted crib for AkronNewsNow.com. For years I have tried to get the Akron Beacon Journal to come and do a story, but they always seem busy and had other events to cover. So this year I thought I would contact Ryan and see if he was interested. Sure enough he was more than happy to come out and shoot some video and do a story. I was lucky enough to have my interview with Ryan run on three local radio stations in the Akron area also. I always felt like my haunted crib was a fun event and it deserved some media attention. I didn’t want the media attention to draw a bigger crowd to the event; I just wanted others to know what I was doing for my family and the neighborhood kids.
This weekend will be a busy one, but not as busy as some years. There have been years where I have had Eric’s Haunted Crib in Akron on Saturday and then have to move everything to Green for Sunday night. This year I get an entire week to get everything moved and setup in Green. It should be another great year as the tradition of Eric’s Haunted Crib continues.

Support Green School Levy this November

As Green voters head to the polls on November 2 they will have Issue 5 staring back at them. Issue 5 is a 6.71 mill levy that would raise $4.8 million per year for the schools. The levy comes as the Green Local School District tries to approve new funding which is something they have failed to approve for 11 years now. If the levy were to fail, the district would face a $3.8 million deficit in 2012. A failed levy would result in larger class sizes and the loss of as many as 75 teaching positions. Also students would be required to pay to play sports. Regardless of the cuts, a failed levy would not be a good thing for the school district.
It is extremely important that everyone gets out and supports this levy because our students deserve to have a good education. I have always stressed the fact that there would be no community if it wasn’t for the schools. The schools are a very important part of our community and you hate to see them have to make cuts because new funding cannot be approved. When you support a school levy you support more than just a school, you support an entire community. 
As voters head to the polls they will have to stop and think, do I really want to pay higher property taxes? That is going to be a tough question for many families to answer because of the poor economy. Voters must remember that every penny given to the schools is put to good use. There is no doubt in my mind that the schools are worth the extra money because they are building the future for our children.
The Green Local School District needs our help this November. Please get out and support Issue 5 because I would hate to see the district have to make more cuts. Green is such an excellent district that has many terrific teachers and staff members that are doing a lot of good for students.