What happens when you combine one taxi driver, two wives living in neighboring towns, two teenage children who meet on the Internet, a great friend who is also your renter, and the renter’s cranky dad? You have the hilarity and tales of deception found in Ray Cooney’s “Caught in the Net,” coming to Akron Community Theatre this weekend. So, come get “caught” in laughter as you watch “Caught in the Net.” This play is also a family affair as you have cousins (Dodie Hook and Nancy Enstrom) as directors, brothers (Dave and Doug Olson) playing the taxi driver and his renter, a father and son (Bill and Ben Brown) playing a dad and a son (not each other’s!), a mother and daughter (Cristi and Cody Morey) with mother as stage manager and daughter playing a daughter in the play, and a husband and wife (Joe and Dodie Hook) with husband doing set construction and wife as a co-director.

Pizza baked in a stone oven, super duper buffalo wings, and beer and root beer on tap. Those are just a few of the specialties that make Westfield’s newest business, Hummer’s Roadhouse, the place to go. Next is the fact that the sports bar is smoke-free. So patrons really can enjoy a few drinks, taste the pizza and see their favorite sports programs without the layer of smoke haze. Plus, people just have to check out the “Green Wall” symbolizing the “Green Monster” baseball field of the Red Sox’s Fenway Park in Boston, Mass. The wall is green with the number 310, denoting the length of Fenway’s left field, and of course, a yellow foul line. If a green baseball wall doesn’t suit someone’s fancy, then check out the interior decorating. Items include a 1949 edition of the Akron Register-Tribune (ask owner Bill Hummel what he was advertising back then!) and read the Westfield news of yesteryear. Patrons will also see “celebrity” photographs including photographs of Elvis Presley, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean and “great” athletes Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Babe Ruth to name just a few. There’s much more to see. Hummel’s also interested in displaying area sports memorabilia including the Akron-Westfield Westerners, Akron Red Raiders, Westfield Panthers, Elk Point Pointers and so on. There’s already a few Albert City-Truesdale Hurricane jerseys. The bar is horseshoe-shaped with a large bull pen for bartenders and cooks. In addition, there are three 20-inch televisions above the bar -- complete with cable television programming. “If the TV’s not on something you want to watch, ask and we’ll change it -- within reason,” said Hummel, adding one night the crowd chose “Deal or No Deal.” The dining area “where the real game goes on” features two 40-inch television screens and plenty of seating for people of all ages to enjoy a few slices of pizza or a plate of buffalo wings and the beverage of their choice: bottled water, iced tea, pop, beer, or wine coolers. Soon, Hummel will also sell wine. Hummer’s Roadhouse employees do not deliver pizzas but they will give drive up-curb side service to those who want to call ahead and pick up their order just outside the establishment’s front entrance. Just call Lov-Beer (568-2337) to place an order. “We’re open for parties, too,” said Hummel. “We’ll work with you on the menu you want.” Kids of all ages will also enjoy playing foosball and video games in the separate “game room” or they can play nearby in the Westfield City Park. This summer Hummel plans to have a beer garden with backyard games, including tossing horseshoes and washers. “It’s a family-owned business,” said Hummel, whose family has owned and operated several businesses in Westfield’s history. “The town needed a business that was viable and was going to be run legally,” said Hummel, who owns and operates Hummel Propane & Hardware, about why he opened a second business at this time. He’s also the town’s mayor. “The one place that I thought the area needed was a sports bar where you can go get pizza and hot wings instead of driving to Sioux City,” he said. “It’s a place you can come, bring the family,” said Hummel. “You can sit here with your family and friends and have a good time.” Hummel doesn’t plan on owning Hummer’s Roadhouse forever though. “It’s for sale,” said Hummel, explaining that with past businesses the Hummel family retained ownership of the building but sold the business. “It doesn’t do a community justice if one person owns everything,” said Hummel. “Along with a new business, it’s nice to have new blood so my intent is not to own the whole town. My intent is to keep Westfield viable, and we’ve had a lot of good community support.” Now, Westfield has three businesses on its main street, which is called Union Street: The Station, Hummer’s Roadhouse and Hummel’s Propane & Hardware. Westfield’s population is 189, according to the 2000 Census.