AKRONIndian culture talkAKRON: The public is invited to a free lecture on stories of Northern Cheyenne Indian history, traditions, tragedies and triumphs at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Shaw Jewish Community Center auditorium, 750 White Pond Drive.Dr. Richard Littlebear, president of Chief Dull Knife College, Norma Wolfchief Gourneau of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Barbara Braided Hair, a Northern Cheyene cultural leader, will speak.The Lippman School is a sponsor of the event.Register for the lecture at www.TheLippmanSchool.org or 330-836-0419.Also, to learn more about Lippman, visit an open house at the school at 750 White Pond Drive at noon Nov. 13.Parade seeks unitsAKRON: The city is seeking units for the 25th anniversary of the Welcome Santa Holiday Parade, which will step off at 11 a.m. Nov. 26 on Main Street downtown.Parade categories are marching bands, youth groups, animal units, specialty units (organizations, clubs and color guards), floats, costume characters and novelty units.Those interested may call 330-375-2835 or send an e-mail to GObringer@akronohio.gov.Bath townshipFake money usedBATH TWP.: Two women accused of passing counterfeit $100 bills in Bath Township stores are in the Summit County Jail.Police are still trying to identify the women, who gave false names during their arrests. Authorities believe they are from Brooklyn, N.Y.The two are charged with felony forgery. They appeared Friday in Akron Municipal Court, where a bond of $500,000 was set for each of them.Bath Township police Chief Mike McNeely said they received a call about 2 p.m. Thursday from an employee of Old Navy in the West Market Plaza who said a woman had just used a counterfeit $100 bill for a purchase.By the time police found one of the women in the T.J. Maxx store and the other near Five Below — both in the same plaza — six counterfeit bills had been passed in five stores, McNeely said.“Witnesses identified the women and they were arrested,” he said.Police found the items purchased and the change that had been received at the five stores.“They would buy something inexpensive, $3 or so, and pay with the $100 bill,” McNeely said.The women told police they were staying in a hotel, but didn’t know the name, and they were dropped off by a man, whose name they did not know.ClevelandExpo for veteransCLEVELAND: The Veterans Career Expo will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at Quicken Loans Arena.The expo is designed to introduce Northeast Ohio businesses to America’s military veterans who are seeking employment. Backers hope to have at least 75 employers who are hiring as well as colleges and technical schools throughout the state and any veteran organizations.Veterans who attend will receive a free ticket to the Lake Erie Monsters hockey game Nov. 11.Businesses and schools contact Clayton Cozy at 216-898-8357 or Clayton.Cozy@jfs.ohio.gov. and veterans contact Joshua Collins at 216-898-6102 or Joshua.Collins@jfs.ohio.gov.COPLEY TOWNSHIPPancake breakfastCOPLEY TWP.: The Copley Fire and Rescue Association will hold its annual pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at Fire Station 1, 1540 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road.The cost is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and $3 for children 6 to 12. Children under 5 get in free.stowMeth charges filedSTOW: Stow police say an investigation into a possible home burglary led to the arrest of a Ravenna man accused of having a mobile methamphetamine lab in a backpack.Officers were called to the 2300 block of Graham Road about 9:54 p.m. Thursday after someone tried to enter the front door of a residence.Officers and a police dog searched the area and stopped a man who fit the description of the burglar.Authorities said the man told officers that he had “speed” in his backpack. A search of the backpack uncovered drugs and material to make illegal drugs.Paul Meloy, 30, who was wanted by Kent police on a telecommunications harassment charge, faces new charges of possession of drugs and illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. SUMMIT COUNTYFind missing petsAKRON: The Summit County Fiscal Office has launched a website feature to find lost pets.People who lose a pet will be able to post a picture and information about the last time the pet was seen on the site, called the “Missing Pet Network.” The posting will remain active for 30 days.To access the site, go to http://fiscaloffice.summitoh.net, choose the dogs icon at the top then choose either the “Missing Pet Network” icon or “Kristen’s Kanine Search.”“If your dog is missing, a dog license tag attached to the collar of your pet is the best way of notifying you if someone finds your pet,” Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise said in a prepared statement.People who find a lost dog wearing a Summit County dog tag can access “Kristen’s Kanine Search” and enter the tag number to locate the owner. Ohio law requires dogs to be licensed each year.