2000
Augusta residents Robert and Bernice McClester, who own a 254-acre, historic farm in Carroll County, are the first to donate an agricultural easement under Senate Bill 223. The McClester's easement was donated Jan. 14, to the Ohio Department of Agriculture, ensuring the land will remain a productive farm and not be converted to a non-agricultural site.
High scorers for the Americanism in Government program, sponsored by American Legion Post 375 and the Legion Auxiliary, are Al Liber, Joane Gamber, Joe Krause, and Christina Mutigli. These students were presented with certificates and $50 bonds.
1990
"Fall-Saver" cushions are being installed under the playground equipment at Mary Irene Day Elementary School. Mary Irene Day Elementary is the first school in the district to install the impact cushions, according to Donald Cassidy, principal, and Carol Martin, P.T.O. president. Installation of the cushions is a project of the M.I.D. P.T.O. The total cost of the project is $4,000. The mats are durable, made to withstand the weather, and tested to help prevent serious injury.
A mailbox drop has been installed in the exit lane at the new Malvern post office and is positioned on the left-hand side of the lane, for the convenience of drivers. The exit lane opens onto Bridge Street.
1980
Rotary's highest honorary award, the Paul Harris Fellow Award, was presented to the Rev. Franklin Trubee, by Minerva Rotary President Dr. Paul Binnig. Trubee was cited for his years of outstanding service to Rotary and the community. "He has always been Rotary's link to needy families in the Minerva area," said Binnig, in making the presentation. Binnig continued, "Even though he has traveled over 3 million miles in his ministry work over the years, he still has had perfect Rotary attendance for the past 19 years. He has, for the past 10 years, almost single-handedly organized and overseen the annual Rotary Crippled Children's Christmas Party."
Winners and runner-ups in the second annual Hotshot Contest, which was held in the Malvern Elementary physical-education classes, are: Fourth-grade winners - Connie Layfield and Todd Kenny; fifth-grade winners - Linda Watt and Matt Woodruff; and sixth-grade winners - Malinda McLean and James Gomez; fourth-grade runners-up - Dawn Masters, Terry Burkhart, Patric Johnson and Scott Kaufman; fifth-grade runners-up - Mary Kay Sinar, Janine Everhart, Joe Selogy, and Jeff Galay; sixth-grade runners-up were Becky Gise, Shelley Wagner, Darren Sponseller, and Don Moeglin.
1970
Water lapped close to the edge of the backyard of the Paul Bush home on Delmar Drive, as the ice jam in Little Sandy Creek let go, releasing water held captive in the sub-zero temperatures of the past several weeks. Flood waters gurgled with ice floes, as rising temps helped to release the ice jam.
Miss Marcia Ritschard of Paris, is one of the eight Mount Union College music students to be featured in the school's concerto, in Hoover-Price Campus Center. Ritschard, a soprano, is one of the winners in this year's competition to present solo performances at the annual Concerto Concert.
1960
Last week, W.A. Haines, Jr., with his masonry tools, cut into the cornerstone of the West Lincolnway Lutheran Church building. The church was built in 1897. The contents of the cornerstone were placed in a box, held by Attorney Harry K. Osborne, Jr., president of the church council. There was a copper penny, dating 1882 on top of a German Bible, two newspapers-The Minerva Kodak, dated Jan. 19, 1897, and The Minerva News, dated Jan. 9, 1897, and a small bottle, believed to contain the names of the members of the church.
Police are investigating a robbery that occurred at the Minerva High School. Change, amounting to between $8 and $9, is reported to have been stolen from the money drawer of the library, which is located on the ground floor, at the west end of the new addition. Entrance gained to the building is reported to have been made by prying open a door to the industrial-arts section of the building. A glass in the library door was broken to gain access. Custodian John Elliot discovered the robbery at 6 a.m.
1950
Wallace R. Hutchison has recently purchased an interest in the Dillon Funeral Home, located at 206 East Lincolnway, and has assumed his new duties as manager. Mr. Hutchison has been associated with the funeral profession for the last 14 years, and for the last six years, has been employed by the J.L. Arnold and Sons Funeral Home in Canton, as funeral director and embalmer.
Two former associates of Cove Jewelers in Weirton and Stuebenville, became the new owners of Russell Jewelers. Herman Canestraro, senior business partner, during the last four years, was the former manager of Cove Jewelers in Steubenville. John Stozich, junior partner, was associated with the same jewelry company for several years. The new business partners expect to make permanent residence in Minerva in the near future and plan to feature glass repairing, along with watch and jewelry repair work. Russell Jewelers was formerly operated by George Subrin of Canton.
1940
Helen's Beauty Shoppe, owned by Miss Helen Manfull, is now opened for business at their original location of 216 North Market St. The shop, which was destroyed by fire on Jan. 4, has been redecorated and new equipment installed. Miss Manfull has been in business for nine years. She is assisted by Mrs. Paul Morehead.
When the East Rochester post office opened for business today, it was in a new location, Hawkins Grocery, on the southeast corner of the village square. The reason for the new location is that Miss Charlotte Hawkins has been named acting postmistress, with the retirement of Mr. Frank L. Krieg. The post office, for many years, had been in the General Store, one short block west of the square.
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