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Middle School Raises Funds Creatively

Middle School Raises Funds Creatively By Julie Mathie-Cross Hats and sunglasses decked out the students at the North Canton Middle School on Wednesday, December 21. These items, which are usually not permitted to be worn during the school day, were part of a program initiated by the 8th Grade Advanced Study Skills students. Every Middle [...]

Educator of the Month: Laura Luikart

Educator of the Month Laura Luikart, a teacher at the Mary L. Evans Early Childhood Center, earned the December Educator of the Month award through the Chamber of Commerce, Westfield Bank and Washington Square Starbucks. Luikart was awarded the honor in front of her students on December 19. The North Canton Area Chamber/Westfield Bank monthly [...]

Things to Do!

Little Women- the Musical Malone University Founders Theatre located on 25th St, NW Canton Nov 16, 17, 18 at 8 pm Nov 19 at 2 pm and 8pm $10 Malone University Box Office 330-471-8202 Holiday Open House Studio Arts and Glass Through November 23 Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-8pm, Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. [...]

School Board Report

By Susan Lowry The North Canton Board of Education met on September 20, 2011 at 6 p.m.  Peggy Savage spoke about the recent award of an ‘Excellent’ rating to the district from the Ohio Department of Education.  This is the eleventh year in a row that North Canton City Schools have received this high rating.  [...]

Computer Hints

Computers… can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em. Here are a few tips to help ensure that your computer remains youthful and vibrant: Disk Clean Up is a computer maintenance program built in to Microsoft Windows that is designed to free up disk space on a computer’s hard drive via Compression of old files, [...]

Solving Animal Overpopulation

By Wanda Haynes Most animal lovers see their pets as a part of their family. It is this type of passion for four-legged friends that fueled the start of the non-profit Animal Welfare Society of Stark County, founded by Nanci Miller.  The organization is dedicated to providing quality low-to-no-cost spay/neuter procedures to qualified pet owners in Stark County. Many [...]

Volunteering Opportunities

Our Town will publish a listing of area organizations offering volunteer opportunities in the August issue.  Organizations in need of volunteers for August through October  may submit the name, address, contact information and a brief description of the volunteer requirements to ourtownncanton@aol.com with the word ‘volunteer’ in the subject line.

Campus Corner

By Susan Lowry SSC Student Accounting Chapter Recognized The Stark State College student chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants has been named IMA’s Outstanding Two-Year College Chapter in the nation for the 11th time in the past 12 years. In addition to trophies, the Chapter receives $1,000 in cash awards that will be used [...]

Dispose of Old Electronics

Have old computers, cell phones, televisions, answering machines, VCRs, or DVD players taking up precious space in your garage or basement? Be sure to dispose of them appropriately. “E-waste refers to any electronic product nearing the end of its useful life,” according to a Canton City Board of Health news release. Luckily, Stark County is [...]

Humbert Sanitary Services

By Beth Bauman Since 1969 Stark County residential customers have come to rely on Humbert Sanitary Services to install, repair, maintain or inspect their home septic systems. In truth, Humbert Sanitary Services extends to commercial and industrial customers as well, and on a very large scale. Owner Mike Humbert joined his uncle Tim Humbert in [...]

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