The records continue to fall for Lake Center Christian track and field. Even with star field event specialist Jenae Linville out sick, the Tigers managed one of their strongest outings of the season in a meet with United Local and Malvern, placing second on the girls' side of the meet strength of several school records and a collection of other strong performances and turning in a good day on the boys' side of the meet as well.

Enjoy a delicious soup and salad dinner and get a sneak peek at the items for the 26th Annual Lake Center Christian School Auction from 5-8 p.m. May 5. at the Kaufman Center on the LCCS Campus,12895 Kaufman Ave., Hartville.
 

The meal and viewing is hosted by the freshman class. The menu includes a selection of soups, various salads, a drink and homemade dessert for $8 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under.

For more information, call the Kaufman Center at 330-877-4391.

The Mount Union men's golf team ended strong with 304 on Sunday to finish second at the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championships at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette.

The field was brutal at the Stark County Championships track meet.

For the Div. III Lake Center Christian Tigers, success against the likes of Canton McKinley, Louisville, Jackson and Perry was measured not by racking up points and scaling the overall leader board at the meet, but by individual successes and personal triumphs.

Inside the new Hartville Hardware store is a 1800s-era cabin that was once the home to the area’s first Amish bishop. There’s also a 37,000 square-foot, three-lane drive through lumberyard, a full-service repair shop, 100,000 items including tools, hardware, electrical, clothing, paint, home decor, flooring, appliances, plumbing, garden and outdoor needs, a feed store and a gym – all beneath skylight’s fitted with photocells smart enough to determine how much power is needed to illuminate the nearly seven-acre home decor and builder’s supply store.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow will headline a concert at Kent State University on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at Dix Stadium in Kent. The “Centennial Campaign” concert to benefit the Campaign for Change Scholarship Fund serves as a celebration of the conclusion of Kent State’s Centennial Campaign, a $250-million fundraising effort timed around university’s 100th anniversary in 2010 and the largest campaign in Kent State’s history.

After two years of planning and building, Hartville Hardware opened its new seven-acre facility to small groups for a sneak peek Wednesday. The 305,000 square-foot hardware, home decor and builder's supply store opened to the public April 12.

Features of the store include the home decorating section in which paint, counter and cabinet displays are mixed and matched so that a buyer can visualize products as they would appear in a remodel. The store also includes a 37,000 square-foot, three-lane, drive-through lumberyard.

For a complete photo feature and story, check out the April 22 Suburbanite.

There are plenty of positives to draw from for the Lake Center Christian baseball team in the 2012 season. A strong returning core, the return of coach Tim Hefty and a young roster with plenty of energy should all be key assets.

There are negatives as well. A roster with just 12 players means that Hefty won't have the sort of depth coaches like to count on for a new year. However, the Tigers have a solid quartet returning that should be a good building block.

New faces in new places will be the theme for the Lake Center Christian softball team. More than half of the team's 13 players are new to the squad and head coach Randy Floyd is also in his first year.

After a 4-14-1 season in 2011, the Tigers must cope with a massive turnover of their roster due to graduation losses and other factors. That places the onus for leadership squarely on the five returning players to lead the way.

Hartville Mayor Richard Currie made an executive decision moving the Village’s Memorial Day events from Saturday, May 26 to Monday, May 28.

“I’m of the opinion that Memorial Day should be celebrated on Memorial Day,” Currie said. “I think considering the solemnity of the occasion.”

AKRON  The Akron Zoo will hold their annual Breakfast with the Bunny event on March 31, April 1 and April 7 from 9 - 11 a.m. The event includes breakfast, a visit from the Bunny and an outdoor egg hunt. Reservations are required and space is limited.

Its beginning and ending were trying, but the 2011-12 season still had its share of successes for the Lake Center Christian Tigers.

A young team with just one senior and three freshmen playing key roles struggled at times against a challenging schedule and saw its year end on a last-second shot in a sectional tournament loss (52-49 to East Canton), but made significant progress along the way.

Board approved renewal of three-year contract agreement with Rea & Associates Inc. to assist in its GAAP Conversion for fiscal years 2012, 2013 and 2014 at a fixed cost of $10,500 for each of the three years with no additional charges. The board has worked with Rea & Associates Inc. since 2003.

Jenae Linville can be excused if she's overly excited for the upcoming track and field season to begin. Oddly enough, it's not simply because she is coming off a state finals appearance and looking to continue her success as a junior. All of that sounds great, but the beginning of the season also means Linville will have a chance to be surrounded by teammates for the first time in awhile.

    A Walsh University alumnus has launched a think tank at the university to help cities adapt to this new economic world order:  The Intelligent Community Forum Institute for the Study of the Intelligent Community. Co-founded by Walsh 1978 graduate Louis Zacharilla, the ICF institute will use technology and a consortium of academics, politicians and businesses leaders to work on ways to keep local economies growing after large industries have left town.

    In practical terms, the job of the ICF Institute at Walsh will be to find the best ways teachers are educating students for the global economy and make those models available to teachers and universities, wherever the institutions are located.

The Walsh University Genesius Players present "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," directed by Mary McManaway, on The North Canton Playhouse  Main Stage March 22-25, 29-31

This issue would ask voters to renew the existing 1-mill operating levy (originally passed in 2004 and replaced in 2008) and add an additional 0.7 mills. With this increase, the library hopes to avoid more cuts such as branch closings, reductions in forces and reduction in hours that were necessitated by the 2009 cut in state library funding.

Retail therapy turned out to be an inspiration for a local artist.  Ashley Hsu bought so many candles at a local festival she decided to make them herself.
Hsu opened Candles of the Light in the Hartville MarketPlace in October 2010, but the business actually got its start in Hsu’s kitchen following her spending spree on candles at the Shaker Woods Festival.

It's election day in Summit and Stark County. Check the Summit County Board of Elections and  the Stark County Elections Board if you don't know your precinct.

Check The Suburbanite for a recap of local issues.

The end of a season is never easy for a team, whether it has one win or is unbeaten up to that point. For the Lake Center Christian Tigers, the conclusion of their 2011-12 campaign was the ultimate punch to the stomach. A 52-49 loss to East Canton on a last-second 3-pointer by Hornets guard Alec Pennell was a stunning end to the year for LCCS in a Struthers Div. IV sectional game.