ORCHID: To Nicole Cutlip-Cozart of Newton Falls, who started a dog park called the Neiss Recreation Park for Dogs on a half-acre property near the falls in downtown. The new dog park will be available for use on a membership basis. All dogs must be vaccinated and be spayed or neutered. And we remind owners, please, clean up after your pets!

ONION: To Girard leaders for failing to give advance warning to the public about waterline replacements that ended up leaving them without water for several days. The city said they sent notices to some media outlets — but not all of them — and posted the information on some websites. Clearly, the half-hearted effort did not reach all the residents who needed to prepare for days without running water.

ORCHID: To Girard Mayor James Melfi, who said he’ll veto recently approved legislation that would have raised his annual pay from $52,997 to $58,997. Melfi said, “It is an honor to have been able to serve as the mayor,” and that he doesn’t believe a pay increase is needed. Melfi plans to seek re-election.

ONION: To Warren Council President John Brown for supporting an effort to expedite passage of emergency legislation to spend nearly $2 million on police department equipment and to allow the city to obtain bonds to purchase two firetrucks, complete renovations on the city hall complex and upgrade several parking lots. Because the ordinances failed to receive enough votes to pass by emergency, they went into first reading to allow further public discussion. Now, Brown plans to call a special meeting to allow council to discuss this again and possibly pass it by emergency. Why? Such costly and important issues should have been under discussion long before now, so as not to be passed as emergency.

ORCHID: To Youngstown State University alumni Suellen and Michael Weir for donating $1 million to provide new technology to the YSU Williamson College of Business Administration. The gift is expected to enhance YSU technology used to prepare students for their futures. As university President Jim Tressel stated, “It is because of folks like the Weirs that YSU is the strong, impactful institution that it is today.” The donation comes two years after the Weirs provided a separate $1 million gift to establish the Suellen and Michael Weir Scholarship for engineering and sciences majors.

ONION: To scammers who have been calling people claiming to be a U.S. Marshal. Billing departments of northeast Ohio medical providers have been receiving calls from people claiming to be federal authorities, seeking information from the company in general and specifically from those who answer the calls. Federal marshals urge the public to call the clerk of court’s office of the nearest U.S. District Court and verify any reported court orders. Also, the U.S. Marshals will never ask for credit or debit or gift card numbers, banking account numbers or request funds to be wired for any purpose.

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