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By Julie Mathie-Cross There are many great places to eat in North Canton. Most restaurants serve a variety of great tasting, homemade food. Our Town has decided to feature one of these restaurants each month and share one of their favorite recipes with our readers. Susanna’s Olde Fashioned Dining sits at 707 South Main Street. [...]
By Susan Ikeler With the end of the school year quickly approaching, many area seniors are getting ready to head to college. The average cost of college, according to the National Center for Education Statistics is roughly $21,447 a year for an in-state public college. The cost of a private university goes up considerably to [...]
By Susan Ikeler Summer is just around the corner. As the school year comes to an end and the sun warms the air, our thoughts go back to childhood and infamous family vacations. Vacations don’t have to mean packing up the family car and driving for days to your destination. There are plenty of places [...]
Vern Dale’s Water Center is a family owned and operated business that began taking shape over 50 years ago. Vern Dale Sr. opened the business in 1958 in downtown Canton. In those days it was mainly a water treatment company. The current site was built in 1975 at 3827 Kirby Ave. NE along Route 62. [...]
Right off of Route 77, nestled in the woods on a dead end street sits Studio Arts and Glass. From the outside it looks like any other business on the long stretch of highway. Upon entering, however, you are transformed into the illuminating world of stained glass. Welcomed by the piquant faces of the owner’s [...]
With warm weather here, picnics and outdoor gatherings are sure to abound. If you need a quick but elegant dessert that is sure to be a hit, you’ll want to try this recipe. Chocolate rum cake has been in my family for a long time. It belongs to my mom, but I am not sure [...]
The strains of “76 Trombones” will ring out on the Hoover High School stage, as the North Canton Middle School presents ‘The Music Man.” The musical is directed by middle school theatre arts teacher Ginny Herman. “Most of the leads have been with me since sixth grade, and have really grown as performers,” said Herman. [...]
The North Canton Area Chamber, Westfield Bank and Starbucks congratulate Debbie Russell, March’s “Educator of the Month” award winner. The monthly award honors a North Canton City Schools staff member who exemplifies excellence in education in their interaction with students, parents and other staff members. Debbie is a first grade teacher at Clearmount Elementary School [...]
Recently, my friend Melanie Roll told me of an ordinance to be voted on at the next council meeting, allowing the city to seek bids for work on a Main Street Traffic Coordination Project designed to synchronize traffic signals from Everhard Street SW to Orion Street NW. This project will be paid entirely by grant [...]
Gina Brakus was born and raised in North Canton. She graduated from Hoover in 1982 and loved everything about her school and this town. That was obvious by her license plates reading 82 VIKE. Gina’s battle with breast cancer started before she met her husband, Joe Lehn. Her first diagnosis was in 2004. Following doctor’s [...]