How many of you decided you would make a New Year's Resolution that you would exercise and eat better this year?
Once more I found myself last month spending time carefully trudging along that narrow, loosely pebbled, mountain roads that run somewhere in another dimension between sanity and "are you out of your ever loving living mind?" Either that or I have an unfettered sadistic penchant for hospitals, surgeries, rehabilitation facilities and their so-called food.
Thirteen young men jumped around the Canton Civic Center along with five adult men. The purple clad section exulted in total glee as if it were the inner confines of the Jackson High School gym.
After Wednesday and Thursday night, either Jackson, Lake, Canton McKinley, or North Canton Hoover will obtain a chance to compete for the first district championship of the inaugural decade Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Canton Memorial Civic Center.
Jim and I have always believed we lived and worked in the best community in the country. But on Feb. 15, when we received the news that our son, Steve, 30, had died suddenly of an apparent heart attack, our community rallied around us. We were overwhelmed by your kindness, thoughtfulness and compassion.
Last week the newspapers and Internet news sites all warned about credit card rules changes. New laws passed by Congress last year, intended to protect credit card users, went into effect on Feb. 22.
Folks, if you're like some, you discover the taste of a certain bakery, you enjoy that taste, service, etc., and immediately that bakery becomes "your" bakery. You're fond of the taste, texture and leanness of meats from an individual butcher and that butcher becomes "your" butcher. You benefit from the freshness of fish from a particular fish market and that becomes "your" fish market. If you think I'm joshing, just listen to the way we talk.
Every week, our readers look forward to receiving the newspaper at their mailbox each week. On Feb. 11, our electronic readers saw a transformation to the format they enjoy reading each day. So I invite all of our readers to check out our new Web site.
The Jackson Polar Bears basketball teams of 1998 and 2000 enjoyed regular season victories over No. 1 state-ranked Canton McKinley, both wins coming inside the historic Canton Memorial Field House.
However, the Bulldogs melted Jackson's season in two district championship contests in those same years. What happened in the regular season was one thing. But the Polar Bears were not able to duplicate that into a district championship both times.
Lent begins Ash Wednesday Feb. 17. Friday Lenten Fish dinners start Feb 19. Last week I covered the restaurant Lenten fish fries. This week it's the Church/Club/Charitable organizations' turn. While these are among my favorites, they're listed in no specific order. They are what I consider to be my personal top six. To prevent ruffling anyone's feathers, I'll refrain from mentioning my top choice. However, you can decide which one is your favorite. This week we start with…
Time once again, folks, for my annual Lenten Fish Fry report covering both restaurants and church/charitable events. You may disagree, but remember, these are my favorites. I'm picky when it comes to fish. I like mine moist, not greasy, light not heavily coated and hot, not tepid or cold. These are six of the many restaurants my wife and I have frequented over the past year and because of their quality, we continue to do so.
Just spend two minutes with my husband, Jim, and me and you’ll know we love our sports. The NFL, college football, college basketball, high school football, NASCAR and the Cavaliers are among our favorites.
These are the times that try men's souls, wrote "American Crisis" author, Thomas Paine. With the devastation in Haiti from an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale and more than 40 aftershocks, including one a week later that measured 6.1, that statement holds true today more than ever. With hundreds of thousands suffering in Port au Prince and the rest of the country, ongoing relief efforts struggle to feed the hungry, quench the thirsty and alleviate the sick, wounded and suffering. The Red Cross reported the disaster may affect some three million people, with a loss of life estimated at nearly 250,000. Nevertheless, with all that suffering, there are still some who thrill in kicking others when they're down and almost out.
This isn't just any outhouse seat, it's a seat made for two and it was the first in Ohio.
About Lonnie Freeman
Last week I went to Haiti to dig water wells and got stuck in the worst catastrophe in Western Hemisphere history. Since we’ve gotten back, myself and a team of three others, Chris Browne, Dave Hornish and my co- leader Melanie Brooks, we’ve seen an enormous amount of interest in our adventure, from the collapse of the building we'd stayed in, to our trip back home with only the clothes on our backs and no passports.
This writer has never been a person to make any gripes about the surroundings around him.
Even though he doesn't have a car, what keeps this writer going is his strong belief. During an interview with editor Tammy Proctor two years ago, he said that even though he doesn't have a car, he “will make every effort needed to do what has to be done.”
What better way to attend the Mercy Medical Center Basketball Showcase in the pristine confines of the North Canton Hoover High School gymnasium and watching 10 teams over the course of two days on the weekend battle on the hardwood. There were teams of dominant caucasian and African-American backgrounds but those intangibles were put aside in an event that honors the memory of a man who crusaded nonstop in the fight to bring racial equality to the United States of America.
