This time lapse photo of the ferris wheel was taken at the Olde Canal Days Festival in 2008. It was then copied, flipped and the left one was converted to black and white. It was in the 2008 artists exhibition at the Massillon Museum.
The St. Thomas Aquinas annual Knight to Remember auction was held in April. Guests enjoyed dinner, cocktails and a live and silent auction benefiting the high school and middle school. Guests also had the opportunity to give to the newly created Father Dyer Scholarship. Mobile bidding was introduced this year with great success.
The Tri-County Restaurant Association’s 24th annual Celebrity Cuisine, presented by Atlantic Food Distributors to benefit Community Harvest, was held at the Canton Memorial Civic Center.
Alison Matas tries the sautéed green peppers, wedge salad, Parmesan potato balls, cheeseburger pizza and buffalo chicken pizza
It’s easy to be a critic … and to talk about what is not right and who is wrong or even the latest gossip. Honestly promoting change is hard work and requires you to be selfless instead of selfish. Our gifts and talents have nothing to do with us. They are given to us to strengthen the weak and provide for the needy.
I have had two pieces of information that was given to me over the years. The first was from my Dad who said, “Go to college and get an education, and it will open up doors.” The other, which my wife will smile about, is to “listen” to what other are saying and asking.
There is nothing like the satisfaction of giving back to the community that you live in. … There is a personal reward to volunteering, but to me, it is much bigger than that. It’s about impacting those that may not have the opportunities that I have had.
I grew up in Stark County and all over the general Akron/Canton area. … What it all boils down to is this: You want to see the people in your community—your neighbors and friends succeed in life and everything it has to offer.
From an early age, my parents stressed the importance of becoming involved with and providing service to the community. Through my parents’ support, I became involved with 4-H at a young age … Years later, as an undergraduate student at Mount Union, I joined the Xi Upsilon chapter of co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. The mentoring I received from the advisors of the chapter and the opportunities afforded to us helped reinforce how much I enjoy working within the community …
For the ninth year, ystark!, a department of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, and The Repository have partnered to present the Twenty under 40! awards to 20 young professionals who live or work in Stark County and have made significant contributions to this region.
