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By Susan Ikeler Walsh University – Senior Benjamin Louis has been selected as Fulbright Award Winner to South Korea. Louis is the first Walsh University student to receive this honor. The Fulbright program is the flagship International educational exchange program sponsored by the US government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people [...]
By Julie Mathie-Cross Donna McDaniel, third grade teacher at Northwood Elementary School, earned the April Educator of the Month award through the Chamber of Commerce, Westfield Bank and Washington Square Starbucks. The monthly award honors a North Canton City Schools staff member who exemplifies excellence in education in their interaction with students, parents and other [...]
Dog lovers and their furry friends can enjoy some tail wagging fun on Saturday, May 26 at the Caring Tails on Stark Trails charity dog walk and doggie dress-up contest. The event will take place at the Exploration Gateway at Sippo Lake Park, located at 5712 12th Street N.W. in Canton. Sponsors for the event [...]
This is Citrina! She is a domestic short hair female and approximately 3 to 4 years old. Card #1823. Citrina was hit by a car in November of 2011 and sustained a pelvic injury. She is completely healed and ready for a new home. She is a beautiful, dainty girl who likes to explore. Citrina [...]
By Cathy Clark The Board of the North Canton Public Library has approved the appointments of two new employees at its April 18 meeting. Library Director, Sandra Lang reports Christina Weyrick Cooper recently joined the staff as Outreach Coordinator and Kelly Boggs will assume her position as Fiscal Officer at the end of June. The [...]
By Kris Lackey A new business is opening its doors in North Canton. SMH, located at 1316 S. Main Street celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, May 5 with a ribbon cutting, food, and an introduction to their unique style of products. Owner Lora Hansen anxiously talked about the store opening a few days before [...]
By Susan Ikeler On a recent trip to my local home improvement store I was enticed by a display demonstrating the ease of cabinet refinishing. Of course all store displays look easy to the common observer. After weeks of passing the display and several inquiries into the exact application process, I decided to try my [...]
National EMS Week runs from May 20-27. The North Canton Fire Department will conduct an Open House on Monday, May 21 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Station 2, Seventh Street location. Highlights of the night will be a Blood Mobile conducted by Lifeshare of Mercy Medical Center. Please note this will begin [...]
By Julie Mathie-Cross There was once a beautiful homeless yellow lab mix dog wandering the streets in Springfield, Ohio… and so begins the real-life story of Sita, a loving and patient “hearing ear” dog and her owner, Dr. Jane Biehl. In her book, “Hear to Bump and Bump to Hear” Dr. Biehl describes Sita’s journey [...]
By Dr. Roden The main goal of parenting is to prepare children for success as responsible adults. Self-discipline is one of the most important character qualities a child can develop. A child armed with self-discipline has a tremendous asset for addressing life’s challenges. “Building self-discipline has been compared to strength training. In the beginning, your [...]