One of the best lessons any of us learn from school is that—before we even get there—it’s a good thing to do anything that keeps the kids from whining, the parents from screaming and the bus driver from tapping his fingers on the steering wheel and glancing at his watch while he waits.
Our souls are yearning for us to slow down. “More and more of us are looking for peace and calm in our crazy-busy lives,” notes Barbara Fordyce, clinical psychologist and operator of Barbara Fordyce & Associates Comprehensive Psychological Services.
A party on the patio, with friends or family, is one of the great joys of summer. Great companionship. Good food. Pleasant surroundings.
Gervasi Vineyard off 55th Street NW in Canton remains an Italian village in the making. Nine years ago, Gervasi Vineyard was the last workable farm in Canton and seemed to Ted Swaldo a good place to grow grapes.
Planning for retirement is a long-term program. A well-prepared retiree shouldn’t just turn in his key card after only a week, a month or even a year of analysis and planning for post-career needs. Retirement requires decades of making down-the-road decisions about investments.
“If you want your life and words to truly make a difference, attach them to action.”
March is a between-seasons time for gardening in Ohio. It might be warm one day and snowing the next. Flower and vegetable lovers must exercise caution when getting outside in our gardens.
Peace, Love and Little Donuts offers uniquely created donuts at all of its franchised locations in and near Stark County. “This all started in Pittsburgh, and the founders came up with the name,” said Kelli Jett, who manages four of the local shops for franchise owners Dave and JoAnne Miller of Hartville.
Passed on from father to son, Johnnie’s Bakery—founded in 1946—is one of Canton’s legacy shops for all the baked goods that satisfy even the most discriminating sweet tooth.
East Canton Elementary School Principal Becky Carter has never strayed much from the area where she was born and raised. “I’ve always lived in Osnaburg Township,” said the daughter of Denny and Brenda Griffith and the wife of Kacy Carter. “We live a couple of blocks away from my parents.”
