2000
Wendy Reed, an eighth-grader at Hazen Middle School in Minerva, won ribbons on 12 of the 13 pieces she entered at the Stark County Fair this year. This is her second year of entering her works at the fair. Last year she won ribbons on three of five entered projects. After having an interest in art for several years and taking lessons, Reed began entering her art in the fair last year. She entered a shoebox float, soap carving, oil paintings, colored pencil drawings, crayon and charcoal drawings, pencil sketches and paper mache.
Carroll Hills School recently received a Title VI B Grant of $22,000 to purchase a Mac computer G-4 system. The computers will be used to teach life skills such as reading, grocery words, and community sign recognition. Tammy Marchbank, director of children's services at the center, says there is a multitude of software available to teach these much-needed skills, including an adaptation to use as a touch screen for those students unable to use a keyboard.
1990
This past Easter, LeRoy and Donna Dowling of Linden Road contributed an Easter lily to the First Christian Church of Minerva in memory of the couple's parents. After the Easter season, the Dowlings took the plant home. When the blooms dried, Donna decided to plant the lily in a shaded flower garden at the side of their home for greenery. She was very surprised when she noticed that the plant had five new blooms in five different directions. She has told local greenhouse owners about the plant and they said this is very unusual.
Bob Baxter, president of the Baxter Insurance Agency, announced that Karen Jackson has completed the requirements necessary for the Certified Professional Service Representative designation. Jackson has earned her designation in personal lines. Individuals seeking the designation must attend six, one-day seminars that focus on technical skills and agency operations knowledge in the chosen area.
1980
Suzette Hetrick of Minerva has read three and a half stacks of books during the nine-week summer reading program sponsored by the Minerva Public Library. She will be entering second grade at M.I.Day Elementary this year. She was carefully supervised in her selections by her mother who said she started to read while in kindergarten. When Suzette started her nine-week reading spree, the staff jokingly said she would soon read her height in books. It became evident early in the program that she was going to exceed this. Suzette kept a record of the titles of her books.
Paul Bransey, a native of Ada, has been selected by Brown Local Board of Education to fill the position of instrumental music instructor. He succeeds Clarence Barber, who recently resigned from his position. Having two years experience as a band director at Ridgewood Local School, Bramsey was written 20 arrangements that have been used by several colleges and high school bands.
1970
Gerald B. Foster, area office manager of Columbia Gas Company, reports that the new construction of 1,400 feet of two-inch, medium-pressure plastic pipe has been installed on Whitacre Avenue. The new line runs west from Route 183 and is providing better service to the residents along the road.
Todd Smallwood of Minerva, left Sunday for Vienna, Austria. He is a Ph.D. student at The Ohio State University graduate school. He has spent one year teaching history at Purdue University in Indiana. He will spend about two months touring Europe. Todd will receive a one-year dissertation fellowship from the graduate school at Ohio State. In addition, he is being sent to Vienna, Austria, for four months in order to research for his dissertation. He plans to graduate with his Ph.D. in eastern European history in September 1971. He is a 1961 graduate of Minerva High School.
1960
The Minerva Dining Room, located at the corner of North Market Street and East Lincoln Way, is holding a grand opening this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Loland Hoopes and Hilma Scarry have incorporated the former Hilma's Restaurant and former Dining Room, which was located on East Lincoln Way. The restaurant will be open seven days a week, featuring homestyle cooking.
Several Minerva and area musicians have been playing this season with the Alliance City Band at various concerts. Minerva musicians who participated are Harry Smallwood, Sr., Harry Smallwood Jr., Todd Smallwood, James Lab, John Shaffer, James Hetrick, Kenneth Ferris, Lowell La Fever, and Archie Myers. Paul Bortz of Malvern and Phil Ferguson of Robertsville are also members. These musicians are members of the Minerva Village Band.
1950
Esther Chapter No. 120, Order of the Eastern Stars, celebrated its 50th birthday Tuesday. Nettie Hill and Kathryn Shumaker, the only living charter members, were honored. Esther Chapter was instituted by Hadassah Chapter of Massillon in 1900. There were 22 charter members.
Junior Freshley, East Rochester, was selected as camp representative for the coming year on the State Grange Youth Committee according to a recent announcement by Joseph W. Gricter, master of the Ohio State Grange. He is a member of Stillfork Grange in Carroll County, and was selected on the basis of outstanding leadership.
1940
Nature's curiosities will never cease! This week, Fred Creager of Minerva brought a really "believe it or not article" into the Leader office- an egg within an egg! These freakish eggs were laid by a White Pekin duck owned by Creager. The larger egg is of the soft-shell variety, while the inner egg is a hard-shell, chicken sized egg. The large egg measures 3.5 inches long, 2.5 inches wide, and 1.25 inches in height. The shell is so thin that the yellow yolk can be seen inside. The egg within the "aig" measures approximately 2 inches long, 1.75 inches wide and one inch high. Creager stated that the duck usually laid eggs of the larger variety, but this was the first time such a phenomena of an "egg within an egg" ever occurred with his duck or any duck, as far as is known.
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