2000
Minerva graduate Andre Norman has joined the staff of the Malvern First Christian Church as its outreach minister. Andre graduated with a bachelor of science in elementary education from Geneva College in May 1999. While at Geneva, he was a four-year letterman and two-year captain on the basketball team. He set several career records in assists and steals.
Corn can get mighty tall in these parts, but the corn in the Ferrell/Selogy garden just outside of Malvern has reached some amazing heights. Kortney Ferrell stands 5'7", but she is no match for the Indian corn, which is 10'2" high. The corn will get even taller as it has yet to tassel. "I fertilized the ground when we planted it this spring," commented co-gardener Joe Selogy. Kortney, a sixth-grader at Malvern, is just starting out in 4-H. She plans on putting her effects in two subject areas, gardening and cooking.
1990
The Minerva High School band will be among the finest this Aug. 5, when they step in beat to the Hall of Fame parade. Under the direction of John Stadler and assistant directors Debra Tissot and John Kraus, the 100-member unit will perform for thousands of spectators. The band will be marching in full uniform. They have been practicing their marching since July 23. They started marching two miles and gradually increased the distance to five miles. The last time the band performed for the Hall of Fame parade was in 1969 under the direction of Jim Lamb.
July 24, 1990, will go down in history as a red-letter day for Malvern resident Clarence "Benny" Bennett. It was on that day at the Clearview Golf Course in East Canton that he sank his first-ever hole in one. Bennett has been golfing for 25 years. He used a seven iron on the second hole to accomplish the feat, driving 123 yards. Joe Schreiber, of Malvern, was golfing on the par-three hole with him.
1980
"Super!" is the superlative expressed by Gary Beckley upon his return from Detroit, Mich., where he served as a page during the 1980 Republican National Convention. He was speaking of his experiences encountered during the GOP convention as one of 250 pages appointed to the posts. He is a graduate of Minerva High School in the class of 1978 and attends the University of Akron where he majors in political science.
Todd Casper and his Holstein won several prizes during the 4-H dairy judging at the Carroll County Fair. Prizes included: Senior champion, best udder; grand champion, and first, four-year-old. Todd, along with his father, Floyd, who was winner of alumni showmanship, and brother, Bill, had winners in the following categories: First place in junior calf, junior yearling, unfreshened two-year-old and three-year-old; second place in intermediate calf, senior calf, senior yearling, and age cow.
1970
Minerva Sgt. James Nelson quickly answered a robbery call to Stone Inn and was able to apprehend Glen Hofsetter, of Canton. Nelson held Hofsetter in custody until sheriff's deputies arrived from Carrollton. He is charged with grand larceny for taking $85.
Clarence Brookover has purchased Leyda's Corner from Mr. and Mrs. John Leyda. the business will be known as the Corner Restaurant and Lounge. Brookover was owner of G and B Body Shop in East Canton for 18 years.
1960
Mrs. L. B. Orwick, known as "Mary" to her many friends, was honored recently when F.W. Hamper, vice president of the General Telephone Company, presented her with a diamond-studded service pin in recognition of her 35 years of service. When Orwick began her duties as an operator in 1925, there were five full-time operators and one extra with a two-position board. Now there are 23 operators with a 10-position board, serving more than 2,000 subscribers in the area.
Thirty-two Minerva merchants are cooperating in a shopping promotion to acquaint the residents of the Minerva trading area with the fact that they are open on Friday nights for their shopping convenience. Tomorrow night, Aug. 5, an airplane piloted by Fred McGlee will drop 300 white polyethylene baseballs along Minerva's Market Street at 6:30 p.m. Each ball will be good for a valuable prize, gift or discount at the various retailers from 6:30 p.m. until their respective closing times on Friday night only.
1950
Starkey's Texaco service station, corner of Market Street and Lincoln Way, began offering its services to the public again this week following the complete reconstruction of the station during the past few months. Herman Starkey, Jr., who will manage the station, said that its enlarged and improved facilities will enable him to offer complete car-maintenance services.
A parking meter was installed on the standard while Mayor W. Ray Brown and Chief of Police Don McConahey observed the operation. When completed, Mayor Brown dropped the first nickel into Minerva's first parking meter. The 125 meters became operative under the ordinance Tuesday.
1940
Dr. Ralph A. Bates has successfully passed the Ohio State Dental Board. A graduate from Minerva High School in the class of 1931, Ralph attended Mount Union College and graduated from the dental school at Western Reserve University. Dr. Bates will begin his practice in the office of his father, Dr. A. A. Bates. The office which is located over the Minerva Banking Company, has been modernly equipped with a new dental x-ray.
Workmen tearing down the 60-year-old bridge in Malvern to make way for a new cement span, experienced difficulty recently when the old bridge failed to move from its foundation. Plans for moving a 60-ton bridge were made, but estimates are placed that the old structure weighs nearly 175 tons. Failing in all attempts to move the bridge about 40 feet east to be used as a temporary bridge during the construction of the new span, workmen have decided to take the old bridge down in pieces.
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