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Leading Your Children Me, a Leader? is the title of a children’s’ book I have yet to write. I believe that every child has the potential for leadership. The challenge lies in helping children fulfill that potential. Schools, faith communities, sports and other activities can help. However, parents are the best leadership teachers/coaches. Apply the [...]
By Dan Mucci The advantage every team hopes for is the one North Canton Hoover’s boys basketball team has secured the past nine years under head coach Randy Montgomery – home court advantage. Hoover’s gymnasium is nicknamed the “win tunnel” and with good reason. Prior to this season, they have nine home losses in nine [...]
North Canton Elementary Musicians Show Holiday Spirit By Traci Langfitt The North Canton elementary schools’ musicians were busy putting the final touches on their songs, dances, and costumes during the month of December. Everyone had been working since September to learn the music and dances. It was finally curtain time! The Orchard Hill fifth grade [...]
Meet Your Neighbor: Bob Pattison by Kathy Belden The red and white flag that proudly flies outside of Bob Pattison’s home has been mistaken for an OSU flag. It’s not! This proud University of Nebraska Cornhusker is a long way from his roots. When I interviewed Bob, his love for his home state of Nebraska [...]
Happy New Year! What is on the horizon for the North Canton City Schools as we open 2012? Now that all of the confetti has been swept up, the party hats put away for another year, and the resolutions made (and broken by now), I thought I would share what is on the horizon for [...]
It takes a heart to serve. Boy Scout Troop 1, from North Canton, was called and asked if they would be willing to help a family in need. The Troop stepped up to the plate and was more than gracious to serve the family. The Troop worked for four hours trimming bushes, raking leaves, cleaning [...]
This is Mika (card # 2214), a Female 4 year old Husky Mix who came to us as a stray sick dog last month. She had a benign tumor on her back, which has been removed. She appears to be housebroken and is a very sweet girl. All she needs now is a forever [...]
North Canton YMCA serves Surf & Turf Water, water, water! We have it the North Canton YMCA where we offer a variety of water aerobic classes. For those who are not familiar with water aerobics it is defined as a non-weight bearing resistance and aerobic exercise performed in the shallow and/or deep water. The natural [...]
Mushroom Barley Soup By Cathy Clark The January snowstorms always make me think about the Blizzard of 1978. I was living in Toledo, Ohio and living on a winding road on a corner lot. Our garage faced the side street and we had so much snow I couldn’t get the car out of the garage [...]
The Blizzard of 1978 – North Canton Residents will never Forget the Big Storm By Cathy Clark On Wednesday, January 25, 1978, the forecast for the following day issued from the National Weather Service at the Akron-Canton Airport seemed harmless enough: “Rain tonight, possibly mixed with snow at times. Windy and cold Thursday with snow [...]