2002
Jean Willis was recently recognized for her 45 years of service as a correspondent for the Robertsville area for both The News Leader and The Press-News. Thanking Willis for her services were Alliance Weekly Division Managing Editor and The News Leader Editor Sarah Reed, The Press-News Editor Karen Mundy and Bob Shaeffer, general manager of the Alliance Review and Alliance Publishing Company. Willis received a framed certificate and a gift certificate in honor of her achievement.
Members of the 2001-02 Carroll Hills cheerleading team are Stefanie Burdick, Becky Bishop, Amy Crown and Coach Lori Ann Chenevey.
1992
Stacey Richard of Minerva has been selected as an entrant in the 1992 Miss Ohio Teen All American Pageant to be staged in the Grand Ballroom of the Canton Hilton. This event will select Ohio's representative to the 14th annual Miss Teen All American Pageant staged at the Miami Airport Hilton and Marina in Miami, Fla., in August. She attends Minerva High School, where she participates in the International Circle, Key Club and Luther League. Her other activities include being a majorette, swimming, tennis and hiking.
The American Legion Auxiliary, Malvern Valley Post 375, has provided 1,000 copies of a comic book-style magazine to Brown Local Schools. The books, entitled, "Secret of Animal Island," promote personal safety, responsibility, independence and good judgment. Ethyle Ferguson, vice president of the local auxiliary, presented the books to Superintendent James Betts and elementary Principal Robert Cunningham. Betts reports that the books will be distributed to students in grades kindergarten through six at Malvern Elementary. The remaining books will be given to parents of kindergarten students as they are registered.
1982
Minerva Rotary Club announced the club has contracted with the Cleveland Browns for a basketball game to be played at the Minerva High School gym. A basketball team consisting of Cleveland Browns football players will take on the Dan Thomas All-Stars, featuring local dentist Dan Thomas. Also playing for the All-Stars will be former Marlington High School, Ohio State and Cleveland Cavalier's star Luke Witte.
When Raymond Hoffee decided not to run for Malvern village treasurer this past election, it ended a 70-year era of a Hoffee man having the treasurer's position. Hoffee had been the village treasurer for 40 years, and, prior to that time, his father, Florentz E. Hoffee, was village treasurer for 35 years. Hoffee's wife, Harriet, has also been involved in community activities, mostly with the Park Board, of which she was secretary for 15 years.
1972
Completing 20 years as a member of the board of directors of the Minerva Banking Company, Arthur J. Hole, of East Rochester, was recognized on Jan. 12. On behalf of the directors, President Wilford L. Hogue presented a gold, engraved wristwatch to Hole.
Chris Casper, 14, of Malvern was presented the Eagle Scout award at the Court of Honor by Malvern Boy Scout Troop 155. He is a freshman at St. Edwards High School, and, according to existing records, he becomes the second member of Troop 155 to merit the Eagle Scout rank. The only other recipient was Paul W. Dutenhaver in 1949. For his community-service project, Chris conducted a clothing collection for Appalachia.
1962
Employees of the Stark County engineer's department began preliminary operations for the new steel bridge to be built across Little Sandy Creek on East Line Street. The cost of the bridge will be $52,935.85. Carroll County will pay $25,000 of the cost.
Klippert's Variety Store is holding its annual 7-cent sale and offering a variety of new merchandise specially purchased for this sale, with many outstanding bargains being offered at great savings to its customers.
1952
An abandoned rural school in the United Local School District offered for sale at public auction was sold. The school property at Kensington, went for the high bid of $3,500 offered by the Church of Christ of Kensington. The congregation has been meeting there. A few desks and other items brought several more dollars from the Kensington building.
Paul Gartner, a senior at Minerva High School, won third place in the cartoon division of the Stark County Tuberculosis School Press Project. Miss Shirley Leyda, a junior, received honorable mention in the same division.
1942
Workmen were busy this week renewing the appearance and working condition of the huge four-sided clock that hangs at the corner of the Minerva Savings and Bank Co. building. The timepiece, which was installed in 1925, has become a permanent fixture on Market Street and, up until this week, had never been taken down. The mechanism was cleaned and polished; 16 new lights installed inside the clock and coat of copper paint has brightened up the outside appearance.
Marshal J.C. Steffey received a report from two junior-high boys, which immediately caused much concern in the police department. The two boys related they were enroute from the grade school and near the West Lincoln Way and Grant Street intersection were questioned by two strangers as to "What the plant was near the bridge on the other side of town." The boys told them it was Minerva's power plant. They again questioned, "Is that where you get your water supply?" They told them it was, and they said, "Are you sure that is the only place?" The men (the boys said they looked like foreigners) got into a car with New York license tags and drove toward Canton. Several weeks ago signs were posted at the plant restricting anyone from entering the building. We hope this is not an attempt at sabotage.
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