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May 12, 2021 Olivia Klassen’s face lights up when she talks about summer camp. She loves to do the scavenger hunt with her camp friends. She also loves paddleboarding, swimming in the lake and “kitchen raids.” But what she loves most is being surrounded by kids who, just like her, have Type 1 diabetes which allows her to focus on having fun instead of being different. “Camp is a top priority for me,” Klassen, 13, said of Camp Ho Mita Koda. “I don’t really feel the same without camp. That’s my second family, my home away from home. Being there makes me feel like a normal kid, because everyone is doing the same things I do.” ....
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One hundred years ago, everything about Richard Humphreysâ plan would be impossible. One hundred years ago, a man like 78-year-old Humphreys probably wouldnât have lived as long as he has. But a century after insulin was first introduced as a medical treatment, this Kirkwood man who has been living with Type 1 diabetes for 64 years is planning to walk 380 miles, from Pennsylvania to Ohio. On May 16, Humphreys will strap on his pack with his tent and supplies, pick up his handmade rattlesnake-skin walking stick â a gift from his friend Dale Kirkpatrick â and begin his journey. Heâll depart his home, which abuts his Gnome Countryside nature trail, a creation that has provided education and inspiration for thousands. His destination is Camp Ho Mita Koda â the worldâs oldest operating summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes â in Newbury Township, Ohio, about 30 miles east of Cleveland. ....
3 teens lead Geauga County Sheriffâs deputies on chase after plan to steal dirt bike goes south 3 teens lead Geauga County Sheriffâs deputies on chase after plan to steal dirt bike goes south By Stephanie Czekalinski and Kelly Kennedy | March 31, 2021 at 8:01 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 12:35 AM GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Three young people are in police custody after authorities say they hatched a plan to steal a dirt bike and ended up taking sheriffâs deputies - and the dirt bikeâs owner - on a chase that ended in downtown Chesterland Tuesday evening. âThereâs not too much action around here, but you know we were just concerned I wanted to make sure the customers were okay and our workers and nobody got hurt which is important you know, so yeah thank God for that,â said Mike Albino, owner of Guidoâs Family Restaurant in Chesterland. ....