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By Beth Bauman While some businesses work to make a brand new property look old and venerable, Fieldcrest Ltd. owner Sally Dale Morse has chosen to keep a truly venerable and historic property alive and growing. Presently known to most simply as Fieldcrest, the 50 acre property at 1346 Easthill SE has been an important [...]
By Kathy Belden What does Lisa Paynter have in common with the first man to step on the moon? She lived on the same street in Wapakoneta, Ohio, as astronaut Neil Armstrong. That was before she moved to North Canton, where she was raised, and still makes her home. The family she grew up in [...]
By Susan Lowry Mrs. Kim Nidy’s senior-level business management class at Hoover High School works hard and, hopefully, earns money each year. The class has a student run company, Viking Enterprises, which has two groups, Division 8 and Division 12. They get support through the ‘Company Program’ sponsored by Junior Achievement. The JA ‘Company Program’ [...]
By Kathy Belden The North Canton Playhouse was recently voted “Best Performance Group” in Stark County! What many don’t know is that the NCP has a strong children’s theater, geared to youth ages 7-18 years of age. Much of the NCP youth program is carried out at the satellite location on South Main Street in [...]
By Beth Bauman “Hundreds of jobs, possibly thousands of jobs,” predicted Ben Suarez as he stood at the podium during a press conference Tuesday, May 10 in the Hoover District’s fourth floor auditorium. Before an audience of federal, state and local dignitaries and the press, Suarez announced Suarez Corporation Industries’ plans to join the nine [...]
By Jeremy Watts Mayor David Held, assisted by the guidance of an executive committee comprised of local citizens, has selected Lieutenant Stephan B. Wilder to be the next chief of police for the city of North Canton. Chief Wilder was appointed the post of patrolman with the North Canton Police Department in 1986; ten years [...]
The Little Art Gallery’s 69th annual ‘May Show’ was designed to recognize the talents and achievements of local artists. The ‘May Show’ promotes art awareness and makes fine art accessible to all. There were two jurors judging the show this year. Gail Rule-Hoffman is an art therapist and educator. She is a professor at Ursuline [...]
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 brought great news to the city of North Canton. Ben Suarez, president and owner of The Suarez Corporation, announced at a press conference in the Hoover District auditorium that Suarez would be bringing 250 new jobs to the city. Not only was this day important for the city of North Canton, [...]
By Susan Lowry The days are getting warmer and school is out for the summer in just a week. Pretty soon, you will hear those boys and girls asking for cookies in the middle of a hot summer day. But, oh, it is much too hot to turn on that oven! So as a parent, [...]
Ladybird, a beautiful female bloodhound, is approximately three years old. She is spayed, housebroken and good with children. Ladybird considers herself to be quite the diva and likes to be the queen of the house. Consequently, she is not good with other animals and should be adopted by a family where she will be the only pet [...]