Farmers Market

The Farmers Market, sponsored by the Akron Area Chamber of Commerce is held every Wed., in the Akron City Park. The Aug. 22 stand is Knights of Columbus and the Aug. 29 stand is the Care Center Auxiliary.

Bowling meetings

Akron bowling meetings will be held at Akron Lanes Aug. 28 for the men and Aug. 29 for the women.

African fund-raiser

Lee Harding and Tami Small are hosting a fund-raiser for an African orphanage Aug. 26 at the Akron Pizza Ranch.

Garst Field Day

Dave Heeren’s annual Garst Field Day is Aug. 29 beginning at 5 p.m.

FNB tailgate

First National Bank is holding a tailgate party Aug. 31 at the first home football game against Elk Point-Jefferson from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Road hearing

Plymouth County is holding a public hearing regarding road improvements to 170th St. and others Monday, Aug. 27, 4-6 p.m., at the Akron Fire Station.

Labor Day kick-off

Enjoy hot dogs at Peoples Bank Aug. 31, 11-1 to kick off the Labor Day weekend.

Time capsule items

Turn in items for the 2007 time capsule by Aug. 31 at Peoples Bank or Feauto Auction & Realty.

Sports Drink

Scrimmage

A scrimmage for both volleyball and football is Friday, Aug. 24. Volleyball begins at 5:30 p.m. in the gym and football at 7 p.m. on the field Admission is a donation of any sports drink.

By Julie Ann Madden

He loved animals – he had a pet snake, a half corn and half rat snake. He loved anything athletic – from dodge ball tournaments and hacky-sack to basketball, boxing, fishing and bowling. “Bowling meets were never dull,” said Myra Clarey, an Akron-Westfield junior about her friend, Tyler Dawdy. “He was always talking.” “The way he bowled – he used to bowl funny,” said Myra, who was on the high school bowling team with Tyler. She admits she was mad when Tyler scored a “200” before she did. “I had been bowling since I was seven, and he started when he was a sophomore and got a ‘200’ before I did.” Tyler would release the bowling ball onto the bowling lane, then try to direct the ball where to go – hoping it would stay out of the gutters or not curve the wrong way – with hand motions. “Sometimes it worked,” said Angela Horn, an Akron-Westfield senior, a classmate of Tyler’s and also a member of the bowling team. Tyler loved music and to dance. “He wasn’t shy,” said his mother. “He didn’t care what he looked like out on the dance floor.” “Prom night was so fun,” said Angela. “He was dancing the whole time.” Often, he’d join friends to do the dance, “The Worm” or he’d be break- dancing. “He was always happy,” she added. “Always had a smile on his face.” “Tyler loved everybody,” said his mother Jodi Banks of rural Akron. “He always had a very positive attitude. He never wanted anybody to be left out.” They miss him terribly. Tyler was killed in a car accident on May 19 of this year. He would have been a senior at Akron-Westfield High School this fall. “He was an ‘everybody’ type of person,” said Myra. “He would talk to everybody, no matter who you were.” “In a way I wanted ‘everybody’ to remember him,” she said. His friends, including Class of 2008 classmates, have planned a concert, the Tyler Dawdy Remembrance Concert, which will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 30 at the Akron-Westfield High School new gymnasium. Dawson Carter, an Akron-Westfield sophomore, explained that they’d heard the Christian band, Willet, perform last November in Akron. Willet band members agreed to come perform for the Tyler Dawdy Remembrance Concert. All are welcome, said Dawson, explaining that admission is a free-will donation. The Akron-Westfield Class of 2008 will decide how the proceeds will be used. They are considering a Tyler Dawdy Memorial Scholarship or a memorial at graduation.