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Hardy plants on sale this weekend at Fairview Park City Hall
Ninety percent of the plants will be prices at $5, with nothing selling fro more than $10. The event is a fundraiser for the Fairview Park Garden Club, which has about 40 members.
Simulator demonstrates how texting impairs driving skills
Essentially a video game, the Distracted Driver Simulator consists of a three-screen interactive display of a windshield, a steering wheel, turn indicators, and gas and brake pedals. During the simulation, a backseat driver needing a ride home gives sudden directions. The “driver” is challenged to respond to incoming text messages, all the while trying to navigate the roadways with other drivers who may or may not be obeying the traffic rules.
Economic development manager shuffles off to Buffalo
Planning and Economic Development Director Bob Parry said Chris Bauer was instrumental in three major projects – the decision by American Greetings to move its headquarters to Crocker Park, the implementation of a job retention tax credit and the tax abatement agreement by which Nordson Corporation kept its headquarters in Westlake.
Grade-school students demonstrate app for learning
Matt Dunlap, a technology instructor and coordinator at the Fairview Park City Schools, said students’ computer use now more often takes place in the regular classroom instead of in a specialized computer lab.