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Estrue “Boots” PryorEstrue “Boots” Pryor,

84, of Barberton, passed away Sept. 28. She was a past member of the VFW Post 3532 Ladies Auxiliary and attended Barberton Community of Christ Church. She is preceded by her husband, Mike Pryor; son, Herbert Gore Jr. and daughter, Denise Cooper. She is survived by sons, James Gore (Debbi Hood), Joe (Helen) Gore; daughter, Deborah (John) Zabitski; son-in-law, Mike Cooper; nine grandchil-dren; 11 great-grand-

children; brother-in-law, R. D. Sutphin; several nieces, nephews and best friend, Marge Rossiter. The family would like to say a special thank you to the staff of Pleasant View for the wonderful care she received. Funeral service was Oct. 5, at the Prentice Funeral Home, 1154 Kenmore Blvd., with Hospice Chaplain Ruthellen Moore offi-c i a t i n g . Bu r i a l w a s at Hillside Memorial Park. Donations may be made to The Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Obituaries Continued from Page 11 The ‘Buckeye State’ or the ‘Bed bug State?’Bridget McLaughlinHerald Staff Writer

Ohio has the most bed bug infested cities of any state according to a recent promotional study released by Orkin Pest Control.

The study ranked the top 50 cities by the number of bed bug treatments Orkin performed from January to December 2014.

In the No. 3 spot this year was Columbus, followed closely by Cleveland/Akron/Canton at No. 5, Cincinnati at No. 7, Dayton at No. 10 and Toledo at No. 50.

What is most disturbing about these blood-sucking parasites is they can be picked up almost anywhere; offices, stores, hotels, gyms, etc. Mature bed bugs are about the size of an apple seed and flat, which makes them masters of hiding in mattress seams, sheets, personal belongings or even on humans.

Fortunately, the prevalent medical position is that though they do carry disease organisms, bed bugs are not known to transmit disease. However, infection may result if the bites are

not disinfected or if thebearer scratches the bites too vigorously and an open wound is formed.

Tell-tale signs of bed buginfestation are shed skins,blood stains from crushedbugs or spots of excrementon sheets and mattresses, bed clothes, and walls.Bed bugs will even excretea sweet, musty odor fromtheir scent glands whereinfestations are extreme.

The only way to preventbed bugs from entering the home is to be diligent aboutchecking for them whileoutside of it. Carefullyinspect all secondhanditems, and any belongings taken traveling. Animalscan play host to bed bugs, so caulk crevices through which pests can enter the home.

The U. S. EnvironmentalPro t ec t i o n A g e n c y recommends that thosewho have bed bugsshould hire a respon-sible pest control profes-sional to increase thechance of success of bedbud elimination. Bedbugs multiply quickly (asingle female can depositone to five eggs a day),so early detection is key.

Bed bugs have a beak-like mouth to pierce the skin and suck blood.

COURTESY PHOTO/modernpest.com

Officers hired to build community trust

Top businesses, leaders named

The South SummitChamber of Commerceannual award winners have been announced.

Community Leaders of the Year are Dolores Juriga - Stewart Pest Control& Tree Supplies andNick Wladyczak - AyersInsurance.

Business Leader of theYear is Scott Wagner,BCDC.

Outstanding Smal lBusiness is HoneymoonGrille - Mandi and SteveRector.

Outstanding Businessis Prime - John Bahas andJennifer Warnick.

Citizens sought for police academy

The police are lookingfor citizens to attend theSouthern Summit CitizensPolice Academy.

The Southern SummitCitizens Police Academy isa 12-week program eachThursday evening, 6-9 p.m.Participants must be at least 18years of age and cannot have anycriminal history. Applicationscan be picked up at the NortonPolice Department, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. andare also available online at www.cityofnorton.org. If you haveany questions contact Sgt. RyanBurnette at 330-706-0084 ext. 145.

Get a bag of books Friends of the Portage Lakes Library host their fall book sale Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the library, 4261 Manchester Road, New Franklin.

A members-only pre-sale is Friday, Oct. 16, 3-5 p.m. Join at door for $2.

A special bag sale will run all day, both days. Fill a bag (children’s books excluded) for $4. For information call 330-644-7050.

Rich MullerHerald Staff Writer

The Barberton Police Department will receive at least a quarter of a million dollars over three years to hire two officers.

T h e m o n e y i s a grant through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

which awarded more than $107 million nationwide.

“The category was building trust so whatever we do with the hires, it has to be specifically to build trust, increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts,” stated Chief Vince Morber.

Morber said he does not know yet where and how the officers will be used.

He stressed they will befull-time police officersfocusing on the kids. Only preliminary discussionswith school officials have taken place according toMorber. He pointed out hisdepartment and the schoolshave a great partnership.

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6 hand painted rain barrels up for a silent auction!

Open October 1— Closed October 29, 2015

Rain Barrels are displayed at the Barberton Municipal Building at

576 W. Park Ave.

Barrels are painted by local artist through the Art Center on Tusc. (ACot)

Bids start at $60.00

For more information please contact Caroline 330-861-7298

Saturday, October 17Johnson United Methodist Church

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Tickets available now!

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Under 4 Free

Reserve your tickets online athttp://www.bacm.org/annual-dinner.html

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