week eleven

Monday: I worked on a story about Dogster, trying to get permission to post on their message board and reading about the organization.

Tuesday: I went first to the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley for a story about Project Daymaker, which provides haircuts for free to homeless people. When I arrived, I was told the event was canceled. Then at 10 I went downtown for the official opening of the murals that I wrote about a few weeks ago. Upon returning from that, Todd, the e-i-c, took the interns downtown to the candy store and gave us a tour of the presses.

Wednesday: I went first to Canfield where Mill Creek Park's farm is. Every Wednesday kids work on their vegetable gardens there, and this week's special activity was making bread. So I covered this and wrote the story after I returned.

Thursday: I worked a later shift so that I could go to the Poland library for their Harry Potter party. It was really sweet. They turned one of the rooms into the Grand Hall at Hogwarts.

Friday: I worked an even later shift so that I could cover the midnight release of the book at Barnes & Noble. I stayed for a few hours, interviewing the teens who were first in line for the book. It was not as good as the event the night before. I wrote the story there and then came back to the office to write the cutlines for the photos.