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Welcometo Minerva O
n behalf of everyone in Minerva, I would like to invite you to visit the “Best Village in Ohio.” If you have memories of a great hometown where you grew up, or want to have that hometown feeling in your life, then Minerva is the place to be. Whether you are traveling on business or pleasure; looking to start a new business; looking for a great place to raise a family and shop; or just out for a quiet drive; then we have what you are looking for. And who could miss the beautiful views of rolling hills throughout the area and all the shops lining the brick streets of downtown adding to the ambiance of our community. We have outstanding schools, YMCA, public library and historical society; a great pool, parks and golf courses; superb fire and law-enforcement departments; the right mix of manufacturing and retail businesses; and the right infrastructure to start a new business or grow an existing business. When you add easy access to major roads and interstate highways, and close proximity to all the big-city amenities, without the traffic and congestion, then you will come to realize why Minerva is the “Best Village in Ohio.” The Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with local business owners in Minerva, have continued to develop an exciting economic-development plan for our village. This initiative puts Minerva on a path for continued economic growth and prosperity, while maintaining that hometown feeling. We are fertile ground for expanding our current businesses while attracting new ones. We have several ideal locations for starting or expanding a retail business, while our industrial park offers all the infrastructure requirements for industrial or manufacturing opportunities. Please see our website, www.minervachamber.org, for updated information. James F. Arrasmith Executive Director Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development
Welcometo Malvern M
alvern is the second largest village in Carroll County and is nestled in the oldest township, Brown Township. Twelve hundred people call it home. Among those are generations of immigrants who settled here seeking employment in the local brickyards. Malvern’s pride is evident in its excellent school system, “Home of the Malvern Hornets.” Several manufacturing companies are located here and offer opportunities for employment. Among them are Colfor Manufacturing, Perfect Products and GBS Filing Systems. Several family-owned and operated businesses, including Woods’ Grocery, Crowl Lumber, Robertson’s Building Center, Furey Motors, Furey’s Wheel World, Dairy Queen and West End Inn, have been in Malvern for more than 40 years. Beautiful Lake Mohawk, the second largest man-made lake in Ohio, offers an opportunity to settle in and enjoy the beautiful scenery that wraps itself around this quiet community. Malvern’s Historical Society is committed to preserving the rich history of Malvern, as well as promoting the betterment of its present and future. The society developed a Veterans’ Park, next to the historical society building, that features a large gazebo. A wall of honor naming the hundreds of Malvern citizens who have served in the military is being planned. The Malvern Community Development Board has resurrected a timehonored activity, and invites everyone for “Dancing on the Bridge.” The board has used its proceeds to develop a walking track in the park, lights on the new bridge, downtown streetlights and flower boxes, benches and trees in the park, and refurbished its basketball court. Once people live here, most never leave, like the generations of families that still reside in the village. Come visit us and spend some quiet time in our beautiful village park and experience the same beauty expressed in the paintings made famous by local artist Clyde Singer. n
CONTENTS LIVING
Pontiac’s War...................................................................................page 6 Minerva Public Library...................................................................page 10 Malvern Public Library...................................................................page 13 Transportation................................................................................page 29 Safety Services..................................................................... pages 18 & 19 Media............................................................................................page 28 Minerva Historical Society.................................................................page 7 Malvern Historical Society.................................................................page 7 Village of Minerva....................................................................pages 8 & 9 Village of Malvern................................................................ pages 11 & 12 ZIP Codes.......................................................................................page 12 Utilities..........................................................................................page 28
GOVERNMENT
Where to Vote.................................................................................page 18 Village of Minerva Administration...................................................page 15 Village of Malvern Administration...................................................page 16 County Officials..............................................................................page 14 State and Federal Officials..............................................................page 17
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Social Human Services........................................................... page 21 & 22 Senior Center.................................................................................page 41
EDUCATION
Minerva Local Schools..........................................................pages 30 & 31 Brown Local Schools.............................................................pages 32 & 33 Private Schools...............................................................................page 34 R. G. Drage Career Technical Center................................................page 35
RECREATION & CULTURE
Social Organizations.......................................................................page 27 Lake Mohawk.................................................................................page 36 Golf Courses...................................................................................page 37 Parks.............................................................................................page 38 YMCA.............................................................................................page 42 Area Festivals.................................................................................page 39 Area Churches................................................................................page 26 Culture & Fine Arts.........................................................................page 40
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Index of Advertisers..........................................................................page 4 Map.................................................................................... pages 23 & 24
GUIDE STAFF
Writers.......................... Elizabeth Parker, Denise Freeland and Kimberly Lewis Photographers............ Todd Reed and News Leader Staff Graphic Designer.......................................... Wendy Prince Advertising Sales...................... Lynn Bond, Marie Sumser, Diane Ringer and Theresa Sebrell Published February 2012 Minerva & Malvern Community Guide 2012
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Index of Advertisers All-Pro RV . ........................................................................ page 35
Loudon Motors Ford ........................................................ page 32
Another Listing LLC . ........................................................ page 32
Malvern Tax Service .........................................................page 15
BJ Gray Realty.................................................................. page 33
Market Street Art Spot .................................................... page 26
Phone (330) 823-6PRO
Phone (330) 605-9166
Phone (330) 417-7677 or (330) 205-1941
Bartley Ambulance Service ............................................ page 27
Phone (330) 868-9111
Bartley Funeral Home .....................................................page 17
Phone Minerva (330) 868-4114 or Malvern (330) 863-0441
Carroll County Visiting Nurse Association....................... page 6
Phone (330) 627-7625 or 1- 877- 627-7625
Colfor Manufacturing, Inc. ............................................... page 5
Phone (330) 868-3020
Consumers National Bank . .............................................. page 9
Phone (330) 868-7701 or 1-800-948-1262
Convention and Visitors Bureau .................................... page 34
Phone 1-877-727-0103
Crowl Interiors & Furniture................................................ page 30
Phone 1-888-368-8615 or (330) 868-2553
Curves................................................................................ page 38
Phone (330) 868-0367
Cutler, JoAnn Clark . ........................................................ page 39
Phone (330) 323-3362
Diamond T Fencing ..........................................................page 41
Phone (330) 739-4500
Dowell, Dr. Stephen C. .....................................................page 13
Phone (330) 868-5001
Frontier ............................................................................. page 43
Phone (330) 868-5200
Gade, Dr. Ronald B., LLC .................................................page 10
Phone (330) 868-5080
Gionino’s Pizzeria ........................................................... page 34
Phone (330) 868-2525
Gotschall Hutchison Funeral Home ............................... page 28
Phone (330) 868-4900
Kishman’s IGA ................................................................. page 20
Phone (330) 868-7727 or 1-800-874-5028
Kohmann Minerva Mowers ............................................ page 29
Phone (330) 868-9893
J & M Carpentry Ltd......................................................... page 28
Phone (330) 231-0125
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Phone (330) 868-2277 or 1-866-375-CARS Phone (330) 863-1029 or (330) 863-1707
Medicine Center Pharmacy .............................................page 11
Phone (330) 868-6200
Minerva Chamber of Commerce . .................................... page 6
Phone (330) 868-7979
Minerva Eldercare ............................................................page 12
Phone (330) 868-4147
Minerva Public Library ..................................................... page 8
Phone (330) 868-4101 fax (330) 868-4267
Minerva Area YMCA .........................................................page 11
Phone (330) 868-5988
News Leader . ................................................................... page 37
Phone (330) 868-5222 or 1-800-355-5530
Normandy Inn ..................................................................page 18
Phone (330) 868-6040
Rae’s Jewelry ..................................................................... page 2
Phone (330) 868-5900
Rocky’s . .............................................................................page 10
Phone Waynesburg (330) 866-5501 Malvern (330) 863-6426 Minerva (330)868-7015
Ron Ruegg Automotive ....................................................page 31
Phone (330) 488-5428 or (330) 863-4422
Ron The Furnace Man ..................................................... page 44
Phone (330) 875-9300 or 1-877-247-7661
Shorn Sheep Primitives................................................... page 40
Phone (330) 868-6090
St. Luke Lutheran Community ....................................... page 25
Phone (330) 868-5600
Stanley Steemer .............................................................. page 36
Phone 1-800-783-3637
State Farm, Annette Mapes . ...........................................page 18
Phone (330) 868-7781
True Value Hardware .......................................................page 21
Phone (330) 868-7709 or 1-888-330-8688
Unkefer Equipment, Inc. .................................................page 14
Phone (330) 868-6419 fax (330) 868-4963
Woods’ Grocery Inc. .........................................................page 16
Phone (330) 863-0707
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Chief Pontiac’s Warpath “I
included the Great Trail
t is important for us, my brothers, that we exterminate from our lands this nation which seeks only to destroy us. Therefore, my brothers, we must all swear their destruction and wait no longer.” – Chief Pontiac “I have brought with me the relations of the people you have massacred, or taken prisoners. They are impatient for revenge.” - Bouquet Before the car brand (a century before), or the city or province, the man Chief Pontiac walked here, through this valley, along the Sandy Creek. The vision he offered led to the deaths of many hundreds, and the capture, torture, or fleeing of hundreds more, in a time and place where “hundreds” meant a big city. The dead were ritually scalped. Captives could be subject to run the gauntlet, being repeatedly struck with axes and hoes. Female and children captives might face forced marriage or adoption. Homes were likely to be burned. Thus, 200 Ohio women and children, plus 300 soldiers and male settlers, crowded into tiny Fort Pitt through the summer of 1763. They had fled their homes in terror. Fort Sandusky, their outward protection, had been captured and burned to the ground. The soldiers guarding it had all been killed. Fort St. Joseph, Fort Miami, Fort Venango, Fort Ouiatenon, Fort LeBoeuf, and Erie, every source of protection and civilization they knew, had all fallen. Among them would have been any settlers brave enough to call Carroll County home. How alone were these scared people? The next small town, with protection, food, and stores, was 100 mountainous miles away, by foot, along a dirt path, across treacherous forested slopes. There at Fort Pitt, the natives besieged them. For six long weeks, the women, children, and men huddled in fear that their fate would be the same as
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Fort Sandusky, Fort Joseph, and the rest. Death or captivity loomed if Fort Pitt fell. Yet perhaps death would come by disease even if they held. For working among their ranks was another killer, the dreaded disease smallpox. Into this unimaginably grim situation rode Col. Henry Bouquet. Bouquet knew something about Fort Pitt; he had built it, on the site where George Washington laid out a small outpost, and it was his choice to call it Fort Pitt. He knew, too, of soldiering, having served in the British Army throughout the French and Indian War. In July of 1763, however, Pontiac’s War was Bouquet’s war. Pontiac had failed in his siege of Detroit, and retreated into Illinois territory. Yet his war had come to center here, along the Great Trail, from Sandusky to Fort Pitt and on to Bushy Run, where Bouquet and his army would fight them. Guyasuta, once a guide of George Washington, now led. As chief of the Seneca, he shared command with Custaloga, TurtleHeart, and Beaver of the Delaware. Warriors from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes participated, too.
Discussions of Bouquet today center on “germ warfare,” on a letter from his commander suggesting the purposeful spread of smallpox to the Native Americans. Overlooked is the dire situation in which the natives had placed the white women and children of the region “themselves subject to smallpox from being confined to the close quarters of Fort Pitt. Overlooked, too, is how impossible diplomacy then appeared. On June 2, 1763, local Ojibwas staged a game of stickball, a forerunner of lacrosse, outside Fort Michilimackinac, Mich. The soldiers watched the game, as they had done on previous occasions. The ball was hit through the open gate of the fort. The teams rushed in and were given weapons which native women had smuggled into the fort. The warriors killed about 15 of the 35man garrison in the struggle; later they killed five more in ritual torture. On Oct. 11, 1763, Bouquet led an army of 1,500 men through Minerva and Malvern. “I have brought with me the relations of the people you have massacred, or taken prisoners,” he told Guyasuta. “They are impatient for revenge.” n
Minerva Historical Society Malvern Historical Society T
he Minerva Historical Society is located in the Haas Museum in downtown Minerva. The building, built in 1928, housed the Minerva Bank and Trust, and was donated to the historical society in the 1970s by Arthur and Odessa Haas. The museum holds the history of the Minerva area and the people who helped build the village. The society holds an annual banquet on the third Thursday of April and an annual fundraiser during the Stockers and Streets car show in September. Sue Scharf is the current president of the society, while Wade Mitchell serves as vice president and John Drews, treasurer. Anyone interested in learning more about museum hours or how to join the historical society can contact Scharf at 330-894-2368, Drews at 330-868-3349 or Mitchell at 330-862-2072.
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he Malvern Historical Society is located at 108 E. Porter St. in downtown Malvern. This small museum tells the history of the Malvern area and holds many reminders of the days when Malvern was known as Clay City. The building itself is historical, having been built in 1880, and serving as the location of a harness shop, meat market, newspaper office, and the public library. The building was donated to the Historical Society in 2000 by Margaret Woods. The museum is usually open on Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. Members are currently in the process of doing an identification and inventory of the collection. Anyone wishing to help with this project, or to become involved in the organization may stop in any Saturday, or call Fran Montella 863-0598, Sonia Strock 863-0149, or Linda Byrd 863-1222. n Minerva & Malvern Community Guide 2012
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Minerva is...
...a beautiful small town snuggled in the hills of A
northeast Ohio
lthough the location gives the town an out-ofthe-way feel, the village is actually located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 30 and state Route 183, making it a convenient drive to many larger areas, including Alliance, Akron, Canton and Youngstown. Minerva is also in three different counties — Carroll, Columbiana and Stark counties.
The area offers many opportunities to residents of all ages for a full and satisfying lifestyle.
THE GREAT TRAIL
Before the village was founded, the area was along the American Indian version of a super-highway. The Great Trail was used by the Indians and early pioneers to make their way to the Detroit area for trading and settlement. The trail was used during the many conflicts between the French and the English as the new world was being founded. It also served as a route for Revolutionary War soldiers, as they fought for independence.
MINERVA IS FOUNDED
In 1818, surveyor John Whitacre purchased 123 acres to build a log mill on the Little Sandy Creek. The first child born in the new unnamed settlement was Whitacre’s niece, Minerva Ann Taylor. Whitacre later honored his niece by giving his settlement her first name.
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In the 1820s, the new village was introduced to what is still a local legend today. The nephew of a French soldier came to the area after having read his uncle’s diary, which told the story of 10 French soldiers who came through the area with gold and silver that was to be delivered to Fort Duquesne. The men were told to bury the treasure should there be any signs of trouble. It is believed that, in the area between East Rochester and Minerva, the French spotted British soldiers and buried their treasure. A skirmish with the British killed eight of the 10 French men. It is believed the treasure is still buried somewhere in the Minerva area.
SANDY BEAVER CANAL AND THE RAILROAD
From the 1820s to the 1840s, the village found itself along the new Sandy Beaver Canal. The canal became a major way of transporting people and goods between southern and northern Ohio. The village began to grow with this new and modern mode of transportation.
The canal was soon replaced by another even more modern type of transportation — the railroad. Minerva became an important stop along the Pennsylvania Railroad. William Pennock, who was one of the first graduates of Minerva High School, and his brother, Issac, started a railcar manufacturing business in the village. William is noted as having revolutionizing rail cars with the invention of the press-steel rail car and car trucks. The introduction of the railroad helped the small village to start to grow.
month a meet-the-artist reception is held at the gallery, with live music and refreshments. The village’s North Market Street is the site of the annual Brick Street Jazz Festival, held in May, and a fall Oktoberfest, both of which feature live music, food, art, crafts, and children’s activities. Minerva Community Theater also offers opportunities for local thespians.
MINERVA TODAY
The area is full of recreational opportunities for residents of all ages. The village is home to two beautiful and well-kept parks. Municipal Park is the historical park that offers new play equipment, tennis and basketball courts, and a skate park. Bicentenial Park has a beautiful walking track, a disk-golf course, and sand volleyball, tennis and basketball courts. The village also has three smaller parks — Minerva Veterans Memorial Park, Rotary Park and Mayor’s Park. There are a full range of activities for children, including leagues for almost all sports at the local parks. There are well-established dance and martial arts studios within the village. The Minerva Area YMCA offers many ways to work out in a modern weight and workout room, as well as many programs for adults and children. Several beautiful golf courses are also found in the area. The Village of Minerva has been able to hold onto its small-town charm, while keeping up with a quickly changing modern world. The area offers an array of opportunities to individuals, as well as all types of business. n
Today, situated at the intersection of two major roadways, Minerva is a perfect location for all types of manufacturing and service industries, and its small, inviting downtown is a wonderful location for a variety of specialty shops.
SCHOOLS
Minerva Local School District offers a brand new elementary school, a new middle school and an updated high school. The district takes pride in the individual attention given to each student, teachers who care about the young people they influence, and a community that is supportive of the mission of the district.
ARTS
The Minerva area is very supportive of the artistic interests of the village residents. The downtown area hosts the Market Street Art Spot, an artists’ cooperative gallery, displaying the work of locals artists in a variety of mediums. On the second Friday of each
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Minerva Public Library has served area residents since 1913 from a variety of locations
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ompletely renovated and remodeled in 2003, the library today is conveniently located just off U.S. Route 30 at 677 Lynnwood Drive, adjacent to the Minerva YMCA and Minerva Elementary School. The library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays. The library may be contacted by phone at 330-868-4101, by fax at 330868-4267 or through the library website at www.minerva.lib.oh.us . The Minerva Public Library relies on the Ohio Public Library Fund for 95 percent of its funding, with the remaining income from local fines, fees and donations. A seven-member board of trustees, made up of Minerva-area residents, oversees library administration. The library director and fiscal officer, hired by the board, plan and manage the operations of the library. The library strives to offer resources and services that meet the needs of users, including: • More than 100,000 books, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs and music CDs and more to check out and enjoy. • Free downloadable e-books, audiobooks, music and video for a variety of personal digital devices.
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• 16 computers for public use that access the Internet, with printing in both black and white and color. • Free wireless Internet access throughout the library. • Artwork to check out and brighten your home. • Fax service, photocopying and notary service for a fee. • Golden Buckeye registration, basic federal and state incometax forms, HEAP forms and voter registration forms. • Meeting and study rooms for community groups and personal use. The library is a member of the SEO library consortium and shares materials with more than 75 public libraries in Ohio. Library-card holders have direct, quick and free access to millions of books, CDs, DVDs and more that are not found on the shelf at their own libraries. The library offers programs for library users of various ages and interests. • Book Beginnings is a weekly story time for children ages 0-3 years and their caregivers. • Story Time each week during the school year for children ages 3-5. • Creative Activities and Various Entertainments for teens every day after school in the Youth Services Department. • A popular summer reading program that includes weekly activities for children and programs for teens, and a special family program each Friday. • Special programs throughout the year for children and their caregivers. • Programs on various topics for adults and for families throughout the year. Past favorites include author visits, gardening, astronomy, the Civil War and area railroads. • Basic computer instruction classes and Internet-searching classes for adults offered regularly by library staff. • Two local book discussion groups meet monthly at the library. A Minerva Public Library card is the ticket to a vast world of learning, recreation and entertainment. The library staff and trustees are pleased to be able to serve the Minerva area community and are always open to ideas to make the library better and able to meet local needs. They invite the community to visit the library often and encourage all area residents and visitors to make good use of the many resources and services offered by the library. n
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is a picture-perfect Ohio town
he quiet, tree-lined streets and friendly residents make the village an inviting place to live, do business and raise a family. Malvern is located along state Route 43, a short drive from the Canton and Akron areas. The village offers a location that is convenient to the more metropolitan areas, while still providing the opportunity for people to live in a charming small town.
BROWN TOWNSHIP
The Village of Malvern is part of Brown Township, the oldest and largest township in Carroll County. Founded in 1815, the township is named for John Brown, who was the builder of the first mill in the area, which was located in Pekin. Other early settlers in the area were Richard Vaughn, who settled the Oneida area and Moses Porter who settled the area that is now Malvern.
MALVERN IS INCORPORATED
Malvern came to be from the combination of two villages, the Village of Troy and the Village of Lodi, both settled with plans to be prosperous villages along the Sandy and Beaver Canal. When the canal failed after a short run, the villages combined to become the Village of Malvern. The village was incorporated on May 31, 1869, with George Hardesty serving as the first mayor.
the opportunity to live a full, active and happy life.
DOWNTOWN
The small and friendly downtown is home to several businesses that are well supported by the village residents. Residents are very active in keeping their village beautiful. Each season brings out the Malvern Development Board to decorate the village with flowers in the spring and summer and Christmas decorations in the winter. Each year the Dancing on the Bridge festival attracts people from all over to the downtown area for a weekend of food, fun and fellowship.
ORGANIZATIONS
Although the area is small, residents take
PIONEER CLAY CITY
In 1886, John Kratz and Ross Rue founded the first clay plant in the area, and Malvern soon became known as Pioneer Clay City as the industry continued to grow throughout the village. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Malvern was known nationwide for producing quality clay products. The Malvern Clay Company won gold medals at the World’s Fairs in Chicago and St. Louis for their new modern paving bricks.
MODERN MALVERN
In the new century, Malvern continues to hold onto its smalltown charm while becoming a modern village. The area offers
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pride in their town and several service organizations are very active. The Rotary Club of Malvern, the Alpha Sorosis Women’s Club and the American Legion Valley Post all work hard to support area residents and sponsor many opportunities for local young people.
SCHOOLS
The Brown Local School District offers a cozy and safe environment for learning to the youth of the village. Classes are small and teachers take a one-on-one interest in their students. The district constantly works toward meeting and beating state standards. Strong sports and arts programs offer students many opportunities to share and develop their talents.
PARK
The Malvern Park is a beautiful area of the village, offering many opportunities for family fun and exercise. The park, located along the Little Sandy Creek, offers an updated play area, walking track and sand volleyball and basketball courts. There are several pavilions in the park that are available for parties and family reunions. There are several ball diamonds in the park where the many baseball and softball leagues in the village are often found competing.
THE FUTURE
The Village of Malvern continues to hold onto its smalltown charm as it looks into the future and its part in this modern and changing world. The area offers, and will continue to offer, many opportunities for local residents and new business and industry. n
Local Zip Codes Malvern............................................................... 44644 Minerva............................................................... 44657 Alliance............................................................... 44601 Augusta............................................................. .44607 Carrollton........................................................... 44615 Homeworth......................................................... 44634 Kensington......................................................... 44427 Louisville............................................................ 44641 Magnolia............................................................. 44643 Paris.................................................................... 44669 Robertsville........................................................ 44670
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Malvern Branch Library T
he Malvern Branch of the Carroll County District Library has a mission of providing the most wanted materials, print and non-print, which will meet the educational, recreational, informational, and cultural needs of the community. This library truly embodies its goals and has made itself a vital part of the community. The Malvern Branch Library offers programs for citizens of all ages to pride lifelong learning opportunities. A book-discussion group meets each month, choosing titles to inspire meaningful discussion. Computer training classes are made available each April and November to assist adults with ever-evolving technology. Other thought-provoking, entertaining and educational programs are offered throughout the year as well. For children, the library provides a safe and friendly environment offering story times, lap-sit stories and, of course, the always fun and exciting summer reading program. Holiday programming is provided to enrich the seasons and engage young and old in community projects during kids’ off time from school. The library has a working relationship with day-care providers and the public school to provide its teachers with materials to enhance the classroom experience. Malvern Branch Library has a well-trained staff to help community members get the best use of the 24,163 books and other resources offered in its collection. Free public-access computers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. In keeping pace with the electronic world, the library now offers Mango, an online language-learning system teaching practical conversation skills for real communication; Chilton’s auto repair; Ancestry, for genea-
logical research; and more. The library is excited about its local-history collection. Interest in this area has grown and the library is eagerly acquiring items and providing space to house the collection. Yearbooks from the Malvern High School are another very popular resource. The goal of the preservation policy is to maintain the collection so that items can be accessed and used by future generations. Through the Carroll County District Library, the Malvern Branch is a member of the SEO Library Consortium. This membership allows it to obtain materials from other member libraries for the use of local patrons, providing access to millions of materials that can be ordered from personal computers or with the help of the staff. Malvern Branch Library now has access to a digital catalog to support audio and eBook devices and bring digitized books right to patrons’ homes. To obtain a library card, residents just need to complete an application and have proof of current residence. The Carroll County District Library card can be used at all libraries serving Carroll County and many throughout the state of Ohio. The Carroll County District Library is funded through the state of Ohio and by local government. The library is overseen by a board of county citizens. Board members are Cathy Kinney, Jeff Mangun, Kenny Scott, Susie Sell, Linda Shotwell, Paul Snopel, and Dr. Carl Winters. The Malvern Branch of the Carroll County District Library is located at 710 E. Porter St., Malvern. The staff can be reached at 330-863-0636 or on the web at www.carrolllibrary.org. n
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County Officials STARK COUNTY
Current information on all Stark County officials can be found on the county website at www.co.stark.oh.us. Auditor - The Stark County auditor’s office is located at 110 Central Plaza S, Suite 220, Canton. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the phone number is 330-4517357. Bureau of Motor Vehicles - There are several Bureau of Motor Vehicles locations throughout Stark County. Locations include: 3187 Whitewood St. NW, North Canton 44720, 330-498-0255; 907 - 30th St. NE, Canton, 330-4562900; 3029 Cleveland Ave. SW, Canton, 330-484-6488; 2812 Whipple Ave. NW, Canton, 330-477-5555; 513 E. Main St., Alliance, 330-821-4866; and 1972 Wales Road NE, Massillon, 330-833-9026. Clerk of Common Pleas Court - The office of the Clerk of Common Pleas Court is located at the Stark County Courthouse, 101 W. Tuscarawas St., Canton, 330-451-7931. Coroner - The Stark County coroner’s office is located at 4500 Atlantic Blvd. NE, Canton. The office phone number is 330-4511367 and the e-mail address is coroner@co.stark.oh.us . Engineer - The Stark County Engineer’s office is located at 5165 Southway St. SW, Canton, 330-477-6781. Humane Society - The Stark County Humane Society is located at 1801 Mahoning Road NE, 330-451-2343. Prosecuting Attorney - The Stark County prosecuting attorney’s office is located in the Stark County office building at 110 Central Plaza S., Suite 510, Canton, 330-451-7897. Recorder - The Stark County recorder’s office is located at 110 Central Plaza S., Suite 170, Canton, 330-451-7443. Sales Tax - The Stark County sales tax is currently 6.25 percent. Sheriff - The Stark County sheriff’s office is located at 4500 Atlantic Blvd., NE, in Canton, 330-430-3800. Treasurer - The Stark County treasurer’s office is located at 200 Tuscarawas St., Canton, 330-451-7814.
CARROLL COUNTY
Current information on all Carroll County officials can be found on the county website at www.carrollcountyohio.net. Auditor - The Carroll County auditor’s office is located at 119 S. Lisbon St., Suite 203, Carrollton, and can be reached at 330-451-7357 or by e-mail at carrollauditor@tusco.net. Bureau of Motor Vehicles - The Carroll County Bureau
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of Motor Vehicles is located at 155 W. Main St., Carrollton 44615, 330-627-7356. Clerk of Common Pleas Court - The Carroll County Clerk of Common Pleas Court can be contacted at P.O. Box 367, Carrollton, Ohio 44615. The office phone number is 330-627-2450. County Commissioners - The Carroll County commissioners’ office is located at 119 S. Lisbon St., Suite 201, Carrollton. The office can be reached at 330-627-4869 or by e-mail at carcomm@eohio.net . Dog Pound - The Carroll Dog Pound is located at 2185 Kensington Road NE, Carrollton, 330-627-4244. Engineer - The Carroll County engineer’s office is located at 200 Kensington Road NE, Carrollton, 330-627-4110. Prosecuting Attorney - The Carroll County prosecuting attorney’s office is located at 49 Public Square, Carrollton, 330-627-4555. Recorder - The Carroll County recorder’s office is located at in the Carroll County Courthouse, 330-627-4545. Sales Tax - The Carroll County sales tax is currently 6.5 percent. Sheriff - The Carroll County’s sheriff’s office is located at 43 Second St. SE, Carrollton, 330-627-2141. Treasurer - The Carroll County treasurer’s office is located at 119 Public Square, Suite 103, Carrollton, 330627-4221.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY
Current information on all Columbiana County officials can be found on the county website at www.columbianacounty.org . Auditor - The Columbiana County auditor’s office is located at 105 S. Market, Lisbon, 330-425-9515. Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Columbiana County Bureau of Motor Vehicles is located at 7556 state Route 45, Lisbon, 330-424-5155, and 200 E. 2nd St., Suite B, Salem, 330337-0554. Clerk of Common Pleas Court - The Columbiana County Clerk of Common Pleas Court can be reached at 330-424-7777. County Commissioners - The Columbiana County commissioners’ office is located at 105 S. Market St., Lisbon, 330-424-9511. Coroner - The Columbiana County coroner’s office is located at 8473 County Home Road, 330-424-5029. Engineer - The Columbiana County Engineer’s office can be reached at 330-424-1459. Humane Society - The Humane Society of Columbiana County is located at 2180 state Route 45 in Salem, 330332-2600. Prosecuting Attorney - The Columbiana County prosecuting attorney can be contacted at 330-420-0140. Recorder - The Columbiana County recorder’s office is located at 105 S. Market St., Lisbon, 330-424-9517. Sales Tax - The Columbiana County sales tax is currently 7 percent. Sheriff - The Columbiana County’s sheriff’s office is located in the Columbiana Courthouse in Lisbon, 330-4241104. Treasurer - The Columbiana County treasurer’s office is located at 105 S. Market St., Lisbon, 330-424-9514. n
Village of Minerva
Administration
Willoughby, 330-868-7705, ext. 100 Clerk of Council/Administrative Secretary - Brenda Albaugh, 330-868-7705, ext. 103 Finance Director - Gail Bender, 330-868-7705, ext. 101 Income Tax Clerk - Lisa Soles, 330-868-7705, ext. 107 Village Law Director - Clark Battista Chief of Police - Robert First, 330-868-4177 Utilities Clerk - Kay Hilverding, 330-868-7705, ext. 106 Village Administrator - David Harp, 330-868-7705, ext. 102 Water Plant Supervisor - Tom Wickersham
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor - James Waller, 330-868-7705, ext. 103 Council members: Billie Rowe, Phil Davidson, John Shipman, and Gary Ruff
PLANNING COMMITTEE
The Village of Minerva has a charter form of government. The elected council is made up of a mayor and four council members who have with legislative authority over the village. The mayor and village-council members are elected to four-year revolving terms. A village administrator is appointed by village council to assist council and manage municipal organizations and services. All council meetings are held on the upper level of Village Hall on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and can be seen on the local cable channel, channel 21, on Time Warner Cable.
CITY ADMINISTRATION
Accounts Clerk/Records Retention Coordinator - Patti
The planning committee meets the first Tuesday of each month at Village Hall at 5 p.m. Call 330-868-7705 if planning to attend.
ZONING APPEALS
The board of zoning appeals meets the third Monday of each month at Village Hall at 5 p.m. Copies of the zoning code can be obtained at Village Hall. Call 330-868-7705 if planning to attend.
MAYOR’S COURT
Mayor’s Court is held each Monday at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at Village Hall.
CHANNEL 21
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Administration
he Village of Malvern is located in the rolling hills of Carroll County, and is governed by a mayor and village council. The village also employs a Service Department supervisor, tax administrator, village administrator, fiscal officer, village solicitor and Water Department employees. Council meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month and are open to the public. The mayor and council members are elected by the public for terms of four years. Anyone interested in learning more about the Village of Malvern can contact Village Hall, located at 116 W. Main St., Malvern, at
330-863-1316.
VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION
Service Department Supervisor - James Cinson Tax Administration - Alana Evans Village Administrator - Jim Bates Village Fiscal Officer - Nancy Yeager Village Solicitor - Vincent Slabaugh Water Department Billing Clerk - Terry Foster Water Department Plant Administrator - DeeDee Wise Village Council Mayor - Steve Adams Village Council President - Alan Artzer Council members: Angela Lambert, Robert DeLong, Eunice Thompson, Kathy Ritter, and Nevin Crater
PARK BOARD
The Park Board is in charge of making sure the Malvern Village Park is maintained and updated.
MALVERN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
The Community Development Board of Malvern works hard to complete projects that keep the village attractive in any season. Call Village Hall for information on developmentboard meetings. n
Townships BROWN TOWNSHIP, CARROLL COUNTY Trustees - Joe Chiurco, Ed Clark, Rod Wise Fiscal Officer - Jeanne Grimm
Meets the first and third Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the township hall, 200 E. Grant St., Malvern, 330-863-1540
PARIS TOWNSHIP, STARK COUNTY
Trustees - Terry Gram, James Kiko, Larry Palmer. Fiscal Officer - Rudy Evanich.
Meets the first and third Monday at 7 p.m. at the township hall, 14220 Freed St., Paris, 330-862-3575
WEST TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIANA COUNTY
Trustees - Dale Lowmiller, Richard “Hank” McClellan, Glenn
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Fiscal Officer - Jeff Haynam
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State and Federal Officials As of February 1, 2012
STATE
Governor - John Kasich, Riffe Center, 30th Floor, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215-6117; 614-466-3555. Lieutenant Governor - Mary Taylor, Riffe Center, 30th Floor, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215-6117, 614-466-3555. Attorney General - Mike DeWine, 30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 800-282-0515; 614-466-4986. Auditor - Dave Yost, 88 E. Broad St., 5th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 800-282-0370; 614-466-4514. Secretary of State - John Husted, 180 E. Broad St., 16th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 614-466-2655. Treasurer - Josh Mandel, 30 E. Broad St., 9th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 800-228-1002; 614-466-2160.
Senator (33rd District) - Joe Schiavoni, Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, Ground Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 614-4668285 SD33@senate.state.oh.us. Senator (30th District) - Lou Gentile, Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, Ground Floor, Columbus, OH 46215; 614-466-6508; SD30@senate.state.oh.us. House of Representative (District 61) - Mark Okey, 77 S. High St., 10th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6111; 614-466-1464 . House of Representative (District 1) - Craig Newbold, 77 S. High St., 13th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6111; 614-466-8022.
FEDERAL
House of Representative (District 6) - Bill Johnson, 317 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202-225-5705 House of Representative (District 16) - Jim Renacci, 130 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202-2253876. House of Representative (District 18) - Bob Gibbs, 329 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202-2256265. Senator - Sherrod Brown, 713 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202-224-2315; www.brown.senate.gov. Senator - Rob Portman, 338 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510; 202-224-3353; www.portman.senate.gov. n
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Safety Services
MINERVA FIRE DEPARTMENT
Voter Registration In the state of Ohio, residents are able to vote in person or by mail. Residents with Internet access can go to the Ohio Secretary of State website at http://www.sos.state.oh.us/ to download voter-registration forms. Anyone living in the Minerva and Malvern areas can contact their county board of elections by phone and request a voter application be mailed. The county boards of elections can be contacted at: Carroll County Board of Elections, 330-6272610; Columbiana County Board of Elections, 330-424-1448; and the Stark County Board of Elections at 330-451-8683. Otherwise, forms can be obtained in both villages at Minerva Public Library, Malvern Branch Library, Minerva High School and Malvern High School. Completed applications should be checked for accuracy and then personally delivered or sent by mail to the local county board of elections or the Secretary of State’s office. The deadline to register to vote in the state of Ohio is 30 days before the election. If the application is mailed, it must be postmarked by the registration deadline. Voter qualifications include: United States citizenship; 18 years old on or before the day of the general election; not incarcerated for a felony conviction; not declared incompetent by a probate court; and registered to vote at least 30 consecutive days before the election. Anyone with questions is encouraged to contact his county board of elections. n
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MINERVA POLICE DEPARTMENT
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he Minerva Police Department has set a goal to better serve the community and keep the residents safe. Currently the department has nine full-time officers, seven part-time officers, five full-time dispatchers and one part-time dispatcher. The department strives to stay in close touch with the community it serves, and is available for group tours and speaking engagements. In 2010, the Minerva Police Department answered 14,000 phone calls and completed 953 reports. “Because we are a small town, we ask residents to call the police if they observe suspicious activity,” said Chief Robert First. The average response time for the department is three minutes, so officers can often get to an area while the activity is still going on. Chief First asks that residents also help the police department by keeping an eye out in their neighborhoods and reporting anything suspicious. “Minerva is a great place to live because the residents care about their town,” said Chief First. “People take an active part in helping to keep it a great place to raise your family.”
MALVERN
In 2007, the Village of Malvern switched from a local police department to being served by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department. Residents can contact the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department in case of emergency at 330-627-2141 or 911.
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Fire Departments
Jan. 1, 2012, brought two new fire districts to the Minerva and Malvern area.
SANDY CREEK JOINT FIRE DISTRICT
The Sandy Creek Joint Fire District is a combination of the Minerva Volunteer Fire Department and Robertsville Volunteer Fire Department and will provide coverage to the village of Minerva, Paris Township in Stark County and West Township in Columbiana County. The new district is under the leadership of Aaron Stoller who has served as chief of the Minerva Volunteer Fire Department. The plan is the new district will enable the village and two townships to pool funds to better equip the local fire department to improve protection for the area. “Changes in the immediate future will not be too noticeable besides recruiting more members,” explained Stoller. “But in the future, we will be building new outlying stations.” The hope is the new district will lower insurance rates in the area by increasing the firefighting abilities of local firefighters. Chief Stoller is looking forward to keeping the area on the cutting edge as far as fire operations and equipment. The district will be overseen by a board representing the village and two townships. Board members are Chairman Dave Detchon, Vice Chairman Terry Chilson, Dave Scharf, Laurie Peach, John Shipman, Jim Kiko Jr. and Richard “Hank” McClellan. “The best advice the members of the fire district can give residents to help us keep them safe is to have working smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors and to have the address marked and visible from the street,” said Stoller. “I believe Minerva is a great place to live and work, as it is a close-knit community which truly cares about its residents and its businesses.”
GREAT TRAIL JOINT FIRE DISTRICT
The Malvern Volunteer Fire Department and the Brown Township Volunteer Fire Department have combined resources to become the Great Trail Joint Fire District. This district will be led by Ralph Castellucci who has served as
chief of the Malvern Volunteer Fire Department. With the new district, Castellucci says Malvern-area residents can expect a district with a larger pool of firefighters with a higher level of training. Plans are to put more emphasis at the state level on firefighting training, with firefighters who are striving to go beyond the minimum requirements for training. “Whether it is a first-responder program or training to a national standard, the bottom line is serving the community, customers, to the highest level and standards,” explained Castellucci. “Down the road, we will be looking at consolidating firehouses to save costs and lowering the communities’ insurance standard rating and save everyone’s fire insurance rates.” Castellucci explained the district will be governed by an independent board that will focus solely on the fire-department services. The board will be made up of residents of the community and will coordinate future purchases to eliminate duplication of equipment in a manner that will benefit all residents. “I look forward to working with a great group of personnel and expanding services to the community,” said Castellucci. When asked what would remain the same, Castellucci commented, “If you dial 911, your fire department will show up.” Members of the board governing the Great Trail Fire District are Jeff Kapron, Mike Hulit, Rod Wise and Alan Artzner. When asked what area residents can do to help the fire district keep them safe, Castellucci said, “We urge everyone to make a plan for your fire safety, test and change your smoke-alarm batteries; your family’s life can depend on it.” Castellucci enjoys living and working in the Malvern area, because it has a small-town atmosphere that includes a great school and community. “It can’t be beat; the community really volunteers to make this area a better place to live,” said Castellucci. “Just walk down the street and people will say hello and greet you with a smile.”
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Bartley Ambulance, which became part of Smith Ambulance of Stark-Summit in 2010, has served Minerva and the surrounding communities since the early 1900s. Their paramedic-staffed ambulances are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the service is contracted to provide emergency services to the Village of Minerva, Paris Township and B & M Ambulance District which includes Brown Township, Malvern and Lake Mohawk. CPAP, cardiac monitors with telemetry and ventilators are available for critical-care patients. The ambulances and personnel are located at 200 Roosevelt St. Minerva. Other critical-care services, such as hospital-to-hospital transports for critical-care patients, are available to the communities. A network association with Medflight of Ohio is available for helicopter transports. Smith Ambulance in Minerva can be reached at 330-868-9111.
HOSPITALS
Akron Children’s Hospital, One Perkins Square, Akron, 44308, 330-543-1000 or 800-262-0333, www.akronchildrens.org. Alliance Community Hospital, 200 E. State St., Alliance, 44601, 330-596-6000, www.achosp.org. Aultman Hospital, 2600 Sixth St., SW, Canton, 44710, 330452-9911, www.aultman.org. Mercy Medical Center, 1320 Mercy Drive, NW, Canton, 44708, 330-489-1105
HEALTH-CARE FACILITIES
Carroll Family Health Care, 635 Locust St., Malvern, 44644, 330-863-9061. Great Trail Family Practice, 1028 E. Lincoln Way, Minerva, 44657, 330-868-6044 Minerva Medical Center, 200 Carolyn Court, Minerva, 44657, 330-868-4184. Internal Medical Physicians, 1168 Alliance Road, NW, Minerva, 44657, 330-868-3711. Premier Health Associates, 625 N. Market Ave., Minerva 44657, 330-868-4187. n Minerva & Malvern Community Guide 2012
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Social Services Programs the Minerva & Malvern Area
STARK COUNTY
CARROLL COUNTY
Add Partnership - 330-497-0170 Alliance for Children and Families - 330-829-9104 Autism Society of America, Akron Chapter - 330-666-0058 Canton Community Clinic - 330-454-2000 Catholic Charities, Rent and Utilities - 330-491-0896 Child and Adolescent Service Center - 330-454-7917 Community Harvest - 330-493-0800 Emergency Assistance, Job and Family Services - 330-452-4661 The Employment Source - 330-433-9675 Energy Assistance Line - 800-282-0880 Even Start Family Literacy - 330-438-2559 FACES of Stark County parent support group - 330-455-2520 Fair Housing - 330-451-7776 Families First - 330-456-5470 Family Council - 330-455-1225 Family Information Network - 330-688-2876 Family Life Resources Center - 330-454-6877 Food Stamps - 330-452-4661 GED/Adult Literacy - 330-438-2559 Good Samaritan Clinic - 330-452-4363 Goodwill Community Campus - 330-454-9461 Grandparents as Parents Again - 330-499-1783 Habitat for Humanity - 330-456-4663 Hammer and Nails, Inc. - 330-456-6277 Head Start - 330-456-6218 HEAP - 330-454-9807 Homeless Hotline - 330-452-4363 Housing Rehabilitation - 330-451-7399 Hunger Task Force - 330-455-6667 Information & Referral - Hot Meal Sites - 330-491-9997 Job and Family Services - 330-452-4661 JOBS - 330-451-8400 KidLink Help Me Grow - 330-492-6900 Kids Connection-Early Intervention - 330-493-9904 Lawyer Referral - 330-453-0686 Legal Aid - 800-998-9454 Nantucket Circle - 330-823-9550 Parenting Classes, Goodwill - 330-454-9461 Pregnancy Counseling, Catholic Charities - 330-491-0896 Prescription Help, Catholic Charities - 330-491-0896 Prescription Help, Chrysalis Community Services - 330-455-0374 Section 8 Housing - 330-454-8051 Shelter Crisis Center - 800-958-6630 Stark County Fair Housing - 330-451-7776 Stark County Health Department - 330-493-9914 Stark County Public Defender - 330-451-7200 Stark Metropolitan Housing Association - 330-454-8051 W.I.C. - 330-489-3326 YWCA - 330-453-7644
Big Brothers, Big Sisters - 888-364-5965 Boy Scouts of America - 800-589-9812 Carroll County Department of Job & Family Services - 330-627-2571 Carroll County Help Me Grow - 877-655-8200 Carroll County Health Department - 330-627-4866 Carrollton Family Success - 330-627-0934 Catholic Charities, Inc. - 740-282-3631 COAD Child Care Resource Network - 330-364-8882 Consumer Credit Counseling - 800-355-2227 Crisis Hotline Community Mental Health - 800-354-4357 Family and Children First Council, GED Prep/Employment Prep 330-627-3201 Family Service Association - 740-283-4763
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Goodwill Industries, Inc. - 330-627-1718 Habitat for Humanity - 330-627-2463 Harbor House - 888-214-3927 HARCATUS - Tri County CAO - 800-299-0933 Hilltop Learning Center - 330-868-0444 Hunger Task Force of Ohio, Children’s Hunger Alliance - 800-227-6446 Minerva Malvern Salvation Army Service Unit - 330-868-5808 Woman, Infants, Children Program - 330-627-7641 Youth Change - 800-545-5736
COLUMBIANA COUNTY
Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps - 330-424-0272 COAD Early Child Care & Education - 800-577-2276
Columbiana County Health Department - 330-424-0274 Columbiana Metro Housing Authority - 330-386-5970 Community Action Head Start - 330-424-7221 Community Action Homeless Program - 330-424-4013 Community Rescue Mission - 330-385-1950 Counseling Center - 330-424-9573 Family and Community Resource Center - 330-337-6772 Family Recovery - 330-424-1468 Family Support Team Meetings - 330-424-0195 Help Hotline Crisis Center - 330-424-7767 Help Me Grow - 330-424-0288 Juvenile Prosecutor - 330-424-9012 Lisbon Dental Health Clinic - 330-424-4192 Northeast Ohio Legal Services - 800-998-9454 One Stop Employment Center - 330-420-9675 Poison Information Center - 800-222-1222 Public Defender’s Office - 330-424-7675 RAPE Crisis Center - 330-424-0036 Rescue Mission - 330-744-5485 Salvation Army - 330-385-2086 Section 8 Rental Assistance - 330-386-5685 WIC - 330-424-7293 Wrap Around - 330-424-0195 Other Minerva-Area Services Emergency Clothing - donated by Minerva Schools personnel, available at Minerva Elementary School, 330-868-4011 Emergency Help for Families - Ex-Newsboys Association, 330-4928136, Ext. 427 Dental/Vision Vouchers - Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce, 330-868-7979 First Christian Church, Deacons Food Pantry, 330-868-4151 First Presbyterian Church, Salvation Army Meal, AA and Al Anon, 330-868-5320 Paris Israel Church, Food Pantry, Baked Goods Giveaway, 330-871-9797 St. Paul’s Luthern Church, Food Giveaway, 330-868-4918 Kids for Christmas - Minerva Police Department, 330-868-4177
MINERVA STREET GUIDE 1st St..............................................B5 2nd St.............................................B5 2nd St.............................................C3 Adelaide St.....................................C5 Allen Ave........................................C4 Alliance Rd......................................A6 Almeda St.......................................C3 Arbor Rd.........................................C5 Arrow Rd.........................................C6 Barr Rd...........................................B6 Bayard Rd S.E.................................C1 Bertha St........................................B4 Blackburn Dr...................................C2 Bonnieview Ave...............................C4 Booth St..........................................A4 Bridge St.........................................B5 Brock Ave........................................C3 Carolyn Ct.......................................B5 Chestnut St.....................................B4 Cindell St S.E...................................A3 Concord Dr......................................C3 Cross Rd S.E....................................A1 Curry St..........................................B5 Delmar Dr.......................................C2 Don St.............................................C4 East 1st St.......................................C3 East High St....................................C4 East Lincoln Way............................ D3 East Line St.....................................C4 East Plain St....................................C4 East Southview St............................A6 East St............................................C3
Edgewood Blvd................................B3 Elizabeth St.....................................B4 Elmview St S.E................................A2 Euclid Ave.......................................B4 Grant Blvd South........................ B4–5 Haines St........................................C4 Hanna St.........................................A6 Hart Ave.........................................B4 Highcliff Ave S.E..............................A2 Hillview Ave................................... D3 Ike St..............................................C3 Jackson St.......................................C4 Kennel Rd.......................................A6 King St............................................C4 Knox Ct...........................................A5 Kurtz Rd........................................ D1 Latzer Ave.......................................C4 Libby St..........................................C5 Liberty Church St S.E................. A4,D4 Lincoln St S.E..................................A3 Lindimore Ave.................................C3 Logan St.........................................C3 Lucinda St.......................................C3 Lynnwood Dr............................ C4–D3 Major Rd........................................ D4 Marihill Rd......................................C2 McDaniel Ave..................................C4 McDowell Ave..................................C4 McKinley St.....................................B4 Morningside Dr.............................. D3 Mountainview Dr.............................B5 Murray Ave...............................C4–C5
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North Liberty St..............................B4 North Main St.................................B4 North Market St........................B4–C3 North West St..................................B4 Park Ave.........................................C4 Park St............................................C3 Penn St...........................................B4 Pennock St......................................C5 Pennsylvania Ave............................B4 Preston Ave.....................................C3 Prospect St......................................B4 Queen St.........................................C4 Radloff Ave.....................................C3 Random Rd.....................................C4 Ridgeleigh Dr..................................B4 Ridgewood Dr.................................B3 Roosevelt St....................................B5 Sandy Creek Rd............................. D2 Sandyvale Dr..................................B5 Scranton Blvd..................................B5 Shallow Run St................................C3 Sherman St.....................................B4 Short St..........................................B4 South Hilltop Dr..............................B4 South Main St.......................... B4–B5 South Market St....................... B4–B5 South West St..................................B4 Springdale Ave S.E..........................A3 Squires Ln.......................................B3 Stackhouse St..................................C5 Stadium St......................................C3 Stafford St......................................C3
Surrey Dr S.E..................................B3 Surrey Dr........................................B3 Thomas St.......................................B5 Tunnel Hill Ave S.E....................A1–A2 Union St..........................................C4 Valley St.................................. A5–B5 Venetian Way................................. D3 Vine St............................................B4 Walnut Pl..................................C4–C5 Weimer St.......................................B4 West 1st St......................................B3 West High St...................................B4 West Lincoln Way............................B4 West Line St....................................B4 West Plain St...................................B4 West Southview St...........................A6 Whitacre Ave S.E.............................B1 Wilson St........................................B4 Wine St...........................................C4 Woodale Ave S.E.............................A2 Yoder Ct..........................................C4 Yoder Rd........................................ D4
POINTS OF INTEREST
Bicentennial Park...........................C-4 City Hall.........................................B-4 M.I Day Elementary School............C-4 Minerva High School......................C-3 Minerva Middle School...................C-4 Municipal Park...............................C-3 Rotary Park...................................C-5
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MALVERN STREET GUIDE
1st St................................................................................. C4 2nd St................................................................................ C4 3rd St................................................................................ C4 Alliance Rd................................................................... A4, D4 Amelia St............................................................................B3 Avalon Rd.....................................................................B2–C5 Avondale Ave......................................................................B3 Bluebird Rd.................................................................. A2–B3 Bonnie Dr........................................................................... C5 Brenda Dr.......................................................................... C5 Brown Ave......................................................................... C4 Brown Dr............................................................................ A4 Brown Rd........................................................................... A4 Cabin Rd.............................................................................B3 Canal St........................................................................B4–C4 Canton Rd.......................................................................... D4 Canton St......................................................................B3–C4 Carrollton St....................................................................... C4 Cherry Ave..........................................................................B3 Church St........................................................................... C4 Citrus Rd...................................................................... A1–B3 Clay Rd.............................................................................. D4 Clay St............................................................................... C4 Coral Rd............................................................................ D4 East Grant St...................................................................... C4 Gascon St...........................................................................B3 Grant St............................................................................. C4 Grim Ln.............................................................................. C6 Gween Dr...........................................................................B4 Harding Dr......................................................................... A4 Huron Trl.............................................................................B6 June Rd.............................................................................. A5
Lavender Rd....................................................................... A1 Lee Rd........................................................................... C1–3 Locust St........................................................................B3–C3 Maple St............................................................................ A4 Market St........................................................................... C4 Mohawk Dr.................................................................. A6–B6 Morges Rd..........................................................................B4 Oneida Trl.................................................................... A5–B6 Plain St............................................................................B3–4 Pleasant Ave........................................................................B3 Porter St........................................................................B4–C4 Reed Ave........................................................................... C3 Robbins St.......................................................................... C4 Sandy St............................................................................ D4 Shoshone Trl........................................................................B6 Sioux Trl..............................................................................B5 Sycamore Rd...................................................................... D4 Tower Rd............................................................................ C3 Water St............................................................................ C4 Wicker Rd...........................................................................B3 Willow Dr........................................................................... A4 Wilson St........................................................................... C4 Wood St..............................................................................B3 Yuma Trl..............................................................................B6
POINTS OF INTEREST
Bethlehem Cemetery...........................................................D-3 Library...............................................................................C-4 Post Office.........................................................................C-4 Saint Xavier Cemetery........................................................C-4 Village Hall........................................................................C-3 Village Park........................................................................ B-4
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Area Churches Augusta Christian Church – 8150 Andora Road NE, Mechanicstown; 330-895-4561 Christ Memorial Church – 2620 Robertsville Ave. SE, Robertsville; 330-862-2004 Christian Fellowship Church – 8569 Bayard Road, Minerva; 330-894-2440 Christian Life Center of Minerva – 104 Murray Ave. Minerva; 330-522-4219 Church of God in Christ Mennonite – 5540 Bandy Road, Homeworth; 330-525-7466 Church of God Saints of Christ – 4419 Robertsville Ave. SE, Minerva; 330-868-5443 First Baptist Church of Malvern – 311 S. Carrollton St., Malvern; 330-863-1755 First Christian Church of Malvern – 4046 Coral Road NW, Malvern; 330-863-1303 First Church of God – 16599 Liberty Church St. SE, Minerva; 330-868-6117 First Presbyterian Church – 204 Edgewood Drive, Minerva; 330-868-5230 Fox Avenue Church of Christ – 2848 Fox Ave. NE, Minerva; 330-862-3504 Glade Run Mennonite Church – 7010 Bane Road NE, Kensington; 330-738-4501 Grace Chapel – 22797 Ellsworth Ave., Minerva; 330-868-6700 Indian Run Christian Church – 8368 Hill Church St. SE, East Canton; 330-488-2938 Hebron Conservative Mennonite – 25034 Ridge Road, East Rochester; 330-894-2425 Jehovah’s Witnesses – 3713 Paris Ave. SE, Minerva; 330-868-1364 Malvern United Methodist Church – 121 W. Wood St., Malvern; 330-863-0009 Mapleton United Methodist Church – 8628 Mapleton St. SE, East Canton; 330-488-2241 Minerva Assembly of God – 501 W. Line St., Minerva; 330-868-3809 Minerva Church of Christ – 16735 Bayard Road, Minerva; 330-868-3114 Minerva Church of the Nazarene – 16727 Bayard Road, Minerva; 330-868-6128 Minerva Community Church – 116 E. Lincoln Way, Minerva; 330-868-3607 Minerva First Christian Church – 300 W. Lincoln Way, Minerva; 330-868-4151 Minerva United Methodist Church – 204 Main St., Minerva; 330-868-4990 Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church – 23250 Main St, Homeworth; 330-525-7879 Mt. Zion Church of God – 13353 Lincoln St. SE, Minerva; 330-868-4959 Mt. Zion United Methodist Church – 10557 Rochester Road, East Rochester; 330-895-2016 New Alexander Christian Church – 7665 Rochester Road, East Rochester; 330-525-5363 New Franklin United Methodist Church - 16540 Lisbon St., NE, Minerva Paris Israel Church – 12583 Lisbon St. NE, Paris; 330-862-3776 Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church - 5230 Arrow Road, Minerva; 330-895-7611 Robertsville Wesleyan Methodist – 11255 Lincoln St. SE, Robertsville; 330-862-2507 St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church – 125 N. Carrollton St., Malvern; 330-863-0305 St. Gabriel Catholic Church – 400 W St., Minerva; 330-868-4610 St. John’s Lutheran Church – 16495 Lisbon St. NE, Minerva; 330-862-2316 St. Martin Lutheran Church – 301 W. Main St., Malvern; 330863-1375 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – 515 E. Line St., Minerva; 330868-4918 United Community Church - 423 E Porter St., Malvern; 330866-4795 Wildwood Chapel – 2400 Hein Ave. SE, East Canton; 330-488-6223 page 26 • Minerva & Malvern Community Guide 2012 - 2013
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Social Organizations Lions Community Civic Club, meets on the fourth or last Tuesday of the month at Minerva Classic ‘57, 6:30 p.m. Little Sandy Creek Ruritan Club, meets the third Thursday at various locations, 7 p.m. Malvern Historical Society, 108 E. Porter St, Malvern Tri-County Eagles Aerie 2199, 901 E. Lincolnway, Minerva,
330-868-5400 Minerva Historical Society, meets at Haas Museum in the 100 block of North Market St. Sue Scharf, president, 330-894-2368 Minerva Kiwanis, meets the first and third Tuesday of the month
Alpha Sorosis Woman’s Club, meets the fourth Wednesday of the
month at Malvern United Methodist Church Education Building, 7 p.m. American Legion Valley Post 375, P.O. Box 406, 233 S. Bridge St., Malvern, 330-863-2744 Bayard Grange, meets the second Tuesday of the month at 22242 U.S. Route 30, Minerva, 8 p.m., 330-868-2744 Carroll County Animal Protection League, meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Friendship Center in Carrollton, carrollcountyapl@yahoo.com Don V. Cross American Legion Post 357 and Auxiliary, 103 E. Line St., Minerva
Donald G. Whetstone Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4120, 213 Roosevelt St., Minerva, 330-868-4517 Entre Nous Club Great Trail Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m., Minerva United Methodist Church
at Minerva Classic ‘57, 6:30 p.m. New Franklin Ruritan Club, meets the first Thursday of the month at St. John’s Lutheran Church, New Franklin, 7 p.m. Paris Lions Club, meets the second and fourth Friday of the month at St. John’s Lutheran Church, New Franklin, 7 p.m. Robertsville Grange, meets the second and fourth Friday of the month at the grange hall on U.S. Route 30, 8 p.m. Rotary Club of Malvern, meets on Monday at Malvern United Methodist Church Educational Building, 6 p.m. Rotary Club of Minerva, meets on Friday at Minerva Classic ‘57, 7:30 a.m. Tri-County Eagles Aerie 2199, 901 E. Lincolnway, Minerva,
330-868-5400 Tubal Lodge F & AM, meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 133 Bonnieview Ave, Minerva, 7:30 p.m., 330-8684760 West Township Ruritans, meets the first Monday at various locations, 7:30 p.m. n
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Media
WRQK, 106.9 FM, Canton, Rock WILB, 1060 AM, Canton, Religious WDPN, 1310 AM, Alliance, Nostalgia WJER, 1450 AM, Dover-New Philadelphia, Adult Contemporary WHBC, 1480 AM, Canton, News/Talk WINW, 1520 AM, Canton, Gospel Music
NEWSPAPERS
The Minerva and Malvern area is covered by a local weekly newspaper that is published each Thursday. The News Leader is a source of local information for the residents of the area and provides coverage of the life and times of Minerva and Malvern. The news desk at the News Leader can be reached at 330-868-5164. The advertising department can be reached at 330-868-5222. There are two daily newspapers that provide coverage to the area. The Review, located in Alliance, is a part of the company that publishes The News Leader, so local area news is often used in The Review, which is published Monday through Saturday. The Review can be reached at 330-621-1200 for editorial and advertising information. The Repository is located in Canton and is published Monday through Sunday. Other newspapers in the tri-county area include one daily, The Morning Journal of Lisbon. There are also two weekly papers, The Free Press Standard out of Carrollton and The Press News which covers the Waynesburg and East Canton areas.
RADIO
The tri-county area is covered by several local radio stations. WRMU, 91.1 FM, Alliance, Jazz WDJQ, 92.5 FM, Alliance, Top-40 WHBC, 94.1 FM, Canton, Hot AC WNPQ, 95.9 FM, New Philadelphia, Top-40 WHOF, 101.7 FM, North Canton, Adult Contemporary WQXK, 105.1 FM, Salem, Country
Utilities
Frontier Communications - phone, internet, television - 330-868-5200 Time Warner Cable - cable television - 1-877-772-2253 AEP - electric - 1-800-672-2231 Ohio Edison - electric - 1-800-633-4766 Columbia Gas of Ohio - natural gas - 1-800-344-4077 BMT Sewer District - water and sewer - 330-863-1515 Village of Minerva Water and Sewer Department - water and sewer - 330-868-7705
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Transportation AIRPORTS AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORT
The Akron-Canton Regional Airport is less than an hour from the Minerva and Malvern areas. The airport, located at 5400 Lauby Road NW, North Canton, is a growing airport served by five major airlines. For more information, see the airport website www.akroncantonairport.com.
CARROLL COUNTY - TOLSON AIRPORT
The Carroll County - Tolson Airport is a small airport open to the public. For more information contact the Carroll County Airport Authority, P.O. Box 266, Carrollton, 330-627-5501.
MINERVA AIPORT
The Minerva Aiport is a small private airport. Permission is required prior to landing by contacting the Minerva Flying Association, 14785 Freed St., SE, Minerva, 330-862-2091.
BUS SERVICE STARK AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
SARTA offers routes within Stark County. Fixed route and curb to curb service is offered. Office hours are weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. More information can be found on the SARTA website at www.sartaonline. com or by calling 330-454-6132.
CARROLL COUNTY TRANSIT
Carroll County Transit offers shared-ride transportation for all
Carroll County residents. Vans are available to pick up and deliver passengers anywhere they need to go between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Rides will be based on time and space available, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Trip requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance on weekdays and may be scheduled as much as seven days in advance by calling 330-627-1900.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEM
CARTS enables county residents to have access to health care, school, shopping, employment, public services and recreational opportunities within Columbiana County. Anyone can ride CARTS regardless of age or household income. CARTS is a demandresponse system that provides service Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m.-6 p.m., anywhere in the county. CARTS can be reached at 330-424-4015 for more information on fees and schedules.
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technology available to teachers. LCD projectors are installed in every classroom, enabling teachers to project, capture, and download a wide variety of digital information. Minerva Local School District also continues to build on a foundation of strong academics, with the district as a whole being ranked “Effective” for the 2010-2011 school year. Superintendent Joe Chaddock attributes these successes to the district’s strong focus on improving reading skills, since students must be able to read well to perform well on all segments of the tests, as well as its focus on one year of growth or more for each student. Minerva High School earned an Excellent rating on its report card for the first time during the 2010-2011 school year. Principal Mike Riley attributes part of this success to the emphasis on students having a post-high-school plan in place when they graduate. To prepare students for graduation, the high-school administration and faculty have set aside time every day for students to discuss issues and themes appropriate to their year with staff members. All sophomores take the PLAN test, a practice ACT that also provides information on college readiness and career possibilities. As juniors and seniors, students have the opportunity to study in a wide variety of fields at R.G. Drage Career Technical Center, which prepares them for either a career in their chosen area or college. Students can apply for post-secondary education classes at area colleges or take advantage of dual-credit classes, for which they earn college and high-school credit. The high school also offers the NovaNET Academy, a staffed, online school that provides an opportunity for credit recovery, and has introduced its first blended classroom, in which students work at their own pace on online courses, while a teacher is in the room monitoring their progress and providing instruction. Course offerings at the high school range from honors and advanced-placement classes in math, English, science, history and Latin, to agricultural science, sports nutrition, art, choir, music theory and band. Preparation for the future begins at the middle school, with all eighth graders taking the EXPLORE test, ACT’s college-readiness exam, which helps students explore career-path options. Highachieving students participate in the annual Stark County math tournament, and can also take algebra I, Spanish I, honors geometry and honors physical science as eighth graders. Intervention time is built into every day and Read 180, a reading-intervention program, is available for special-education and at-risk students. At the elementary level, children in kindergarten through third grade continue to receive extra help with early reading skills, such as phonics, word sounding, comprehension and fluency, through federally funded Title programs. Programs for gifted students are
offered beginning in fourth grade with gifted language-arts classes, and elementary faculty at all grade levels collaborate to find ways to differentiate education for all students. The arts are thriving in the Minerva schools, with elementaryschool, grade-level music and art programs, fifth-grade band and choir, and daily middle-school band and choir classes. At the high school opportunities include symphonic, marching, and jazz bands; concert, symphonic and show choirs; art I-IV; and jazz and hip-hop dance teams. Every year, students receive high scores at solo and ensemble instrumental and vocal competitions. The district celebrates all forms of the arts annually at the spring Arts Expo, an exciting multi-genre event attended by several hundred people. The high school’s performance space is frequently utilized for fall drama productions, popular spring musicals, music performances, and community events. An array of athletic opportunities are also available to highschool and middle-school students, including cross country (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), football, volleyball, golf (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, baseball, softball, track (boys and girls), and cheerleading. For more information, see the Minerva Local School District website, http://mlsd.sparcc.org.
ADMINISTRATION
Superintendent — Joe Chaddock, 406 East St., Minerva, 330-868-4332 Treasurer — Jason Schatzel, 406 East St., Minerva, 330-868-4942 Food Service/Business Operations/Transportation Manager — Larry Pottorf, 406 East St., Minerva, 330-868-6293 Special Services/Gifted/Curriculum Director — Gretchen Wearstler, 406 East St., Minerva,
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Meets the third Monday of the month in the board room of the
administration building, 406 East St. Robert Foltz, president and R.G. Drage Career Technical Center board representative, 2780 Paris Ave. SE, paris, term expires Dec. 31, 2013 Stanley Pennock, 407 East St., Minerva, term expires Dec. 31, 2015 Susan Crawford, 795 Union Ave. SE, Minerva, term expires Dec. 31, 2013 Jeff Evans, 16470 Meadowville SE, Minerva, term expires Dec. 31, 2013 Jan Kishman, 525 Lincoln Way W, Minerva, term expires Dec. 31, 2015
SCHOOLS
Minerva High School — 501 Almeda Ave., Minerva, 330-8684134, Michael Riley, principal; Alex Albert, assistant principal; Don Spinell, athletic director. Minerva Middle School — 600 E. Line St., Minerva, 330868-4497, Ray Davis, principal; Gary Chaddock, assistant principal. Minerva Elementary School — 130 Bonnieview Ave., Minerva, 330-868-4011, Michelle Nervo, principal; Diane Ruff, assistant principal.
GROUPS
Minerva Elementary School PTO — Meetings vary Minerva Elementary Advisory Committee — Meetings vary Minerva Middle School Advisory Committee — Meetings vary Athletic Boosters — Meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Hall
of Fame room at the high school Band Boosters — Meets the first Monday of the month in the band room at the high school Minerva High School Parent Advisory Committee — Meets by arrangement. n
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rown Local School District’s strong sense of family enables its students to succeed in academics, athletics and the arts, in an environment where teachers take an interest in students’ progress from kindergarten until they graduate. “You take ownership of those kids when they come in and you never have to pass them off completely to somebody else, because you’re always able to see them as they progress through the stages of their life, and watch them be successful,” said Superintendent Connie Griffin. “It always touches me when I go to graduation and I see elementary staff sitting there.” This individual attention is a great benefit to Malvern students, as evidenced by Malvern High School’s excellent graduation rate and the school
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district’s outstanding academic performance. The district’s dedication to its students can also be seen in its many programs for children of all ability levels and interest areas. Brown Local offers all-day, every-day kindergarten, at no charge to parents, and provides free breakfast for all elementary students. Teachers saw a big difference in students’ energy levels and performance when the freebreakfast program began, Griffin said. Free breakfasts are also available for students in sixth through 12th grade. Tutoring is available at all grade levels. NovaNET, an online school, is offered year-round for credit recovery, and a summer-school Jump Start program is available to help students prepare for the school year. A social worker and a counselor employed by Community Mental Healthcare provide services to children via the Student Support program. Funded through a collaboration of county agencies, the program was founded more than 10 years ago. Today, it offers life-skills training, grief support groups, small groups for children who are coping with divorce, and other services. Malvern students also contribute to the feeling of family in the district through the Big Brothers/Big Sisters school-based mentoring program. The “bigs” are trained to work with the “littles,” and spend time during the school day playing games and doing activities to improve social skills and self esteem, and to help the “littles” academically. A benefit of the district’s single campus is that programs such as this one are logistically possible, Griffin said. “Our elementary kids see those (older) kids and look up to them in daily interactions.” Gifted students
in Brown Local School District can take advantage of a variety of programs. At the middle school, talented writers are encouraged to participate in Power of the Pen, and gifted high-school students can take advantage of the Mount Union Scholars Program, traveling to the campus throughout the year to hear guest lectures. Students can also apply for post-secondary education classes at area colleges. College-level courses from Akron University and Kent State are offered through distance learning and dualcredit instruction at Malvern High School. Students interested in exploring the arts have many avenues open to them, including middle-school, high-school and show choirs; middle-school and high-school band; guitar and drama classes, and art I-IV. Student artwork is showcased in an annual spring art show, and one theatrical or musical production is staged each year. The district’s Excellence Committee sponsors art opportunities for students from kindergarten through 12th grade, including trips to concerts, fine-art activities, museums, the state capitol, Ohio State University, and Washington, D.C. The committee also provides programs at the schools, awards at the end of the year, and celebrations for honor- and merit-roll students for each nine-week grading period. Malvern High School students also have the opportunity to participate in cross country (boys and girls), golf (boys and girls), football, volleyball, basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, track (boys and girls) and cheerleading. At the middle school, students can participate in football, volleyball, basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, track (boys and girls), and cheerleading. There are also a variety of student clubs and organizations. For more information, see the website, www. brownlocalschools.com.
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MINERVA AREA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
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he Minerva Area Christian School, located at 300 E. Lincoln Way, Minerva, offers Christian education opportunities at all grade levels for the children of the Minerva and Malvern areas. The school has a mission to educate children for this life and eternity. The school opened in 1965 when it started providing a Christian kindergarten program, and, in 1973, it added a preschool program. Today, the school has adopted a creative curriculum for the preschool and is offering extended hours and optional three to five days a week. The curriculum throughout all grades is faith-based and offers new interactive computer-based learning. Minerva Area Christian School also offers individual streamlined courses for home-schooled students who need intervention. The school is housed in the education wing on the grounds of the Minerva First Christian Church. The wing was constructed in 1962 when the planning committee envisioned the possibility of reaching out to the community through a Christian school. Minerva Area Christian School is supported by a strong staff of teachers, volunteers, parents and friends, as well as the ministers of the Minerva First Christian Church. Preschool classes start at 3 years old and are offered Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. There are options for two-, three-, four- or five-day-a-week schedules. The 4-year-old classes are offered three or five days a week, from 9 a.m. to noon or 3 p.m. Preschool students take a variety of field trips throughout the year, and family members are welcome to visit the classroom and see class in session. The message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is interwoven throughout the day. Elementary, middle-school and high-school students are offered a Christian environment with a faith-based curriculum, as well as
MINERVA AREA FEDERAL 1001110300 extracurricular learning in music, Spanish, computers, gym, and art. A low teacher/student ratio helps teachers give special attention to learning, and Bible classes are taught to help students with various life applications and to help them prepare for the real world. For more information on all the Minerva Area Christian School has to offer, call 330-868-5728. n
NEW FRANKLIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
The New Franklin Christian Academy is a private school located just outside of Minerva at 16310 Lisbon St. in New Franklin. The school is a coeducational Methodist-affiliated school that offers classes for first through 10th grades. The school can be reached at 330-862-2491. n
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R.G. Drage Career Technical Center T
he R.G. Drage Career Technical Center is committed to offering all students 330 opportunities for challenging experiences and relevant academics. The technical center promotes education that prepares students for careers and college, as well as a lifetime of learning. R.G. Drage strives to keep pace with business and industry and to be on the cutting edge of technology. The school opened in 1977 and has six member school districts, including Minerva and Malvern. The school is accredited by the Ohio Department of Education as a two-year public joint vocational school to provide education through classroom and lab offerings. The school is named in honor of Dr. Raymond G. Drage, who worked in Stark County schools for more than six decades as a teacher, principal, high-school superintendent, county superintendent and county school-board member. R.G. Drage Career Technical Center is located just off the Richville Drive exit from U.S. Route 30 in Massillon. The school offers tech-prep programs, including Administrative Medical Assistant, Animal Science Management Pre-Veterinary Technology, Auto Collision Technology, Auto Service Technology, Bakery/Pastry Operations, Building Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Dental Assistant/Hygienist, Early Childhood Education, Graphic Communications, Health Technologies, HVAC, Heavy Truck Diesel Technology, Metal Fabrication, Power Equipment Engineer Technology and Precision Machining Technol-
ogy. Other programs offered through the career center, but housed at Louisville High School, are Marketing and Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. R.G. Drage Career Technical Center also offers adult education. Those programs include: Computer technology, health services, industry and human interests. For more information on adult-education programs, see the center’s website at www. drage.stark.k12.oh.us . The R.G. Drage can be reached at 330-832-9856. n
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ake Mohawk began as idea in 1962 as Ralph Gibson began purchasing land from local farmers. When the project first began, there was a lack of confidence in the realestate venture as the then-mayor turned down the offer to purchase the first lot in the development. The name Lake Mohawk was chosen to follow an Indian theme, which was used by the American Realty Advertising Co., Inc. on their other lakes. Rae and Nina McLaughlin were the first year-round residents at Lake Mohawk. When they moved into their home near the marina, the roads were not complete yet, and they had to carry water to their home for the first three months. Their daughter had to walk to the gate to meet the school bus. Today, Lake Mohawk consists of
2,000 acres and approximately 940 homes. The neighborhood is gated, with 24-hour security. Lake Mohawk is a boater’s and fisherman’s dream. The 500-acre, spring-fed, manmade lake is stocked with northern pike, walleye, large- and small-mouth bass, bluegill, crappie, catfish and perch. For boaters, there are 14 docking areas and a marina with two boatlaunching ramps, gas pumps and an outpost of the Carroll County Sheriff’s department. The lake offers three beaches. The main beach has a clubhouse, picnic pavilion, swim float, children’s play area, and sand volleyball and lighted tennis courts. There is
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from the longest tees for a par of 69. The course was designed by William Powell and opened in 1948, and has the distinction of being the only course designed and owned by an African American. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Eagle Pass Golf Course, 30757 State Route 172, East RochBig Dawg’s Golf Course Inc., 23446 U.S. Route 30, Miester, 330-223-1773 nerva, 330-868-3294 This nine-hole course is located in East Rochester, and features The Big Dawg’s course is an 18-hole facility in Minerva, featuring 3,012 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par 35. The course 2,655 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 58. The course was designed by was designed by John Ryan and opened in 1975. Harry Matheny Terry Green and opened in 2006. Green manages the course. Edgewater Golf Course, 2401 Fox Ave. SE, Minerva, 330manages the course as the general 862-0207 manager. The Edgewater Golf Course is an 18-hole facility in Minerva. The course features 6,401 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course opened in 1926, and is owned and managed by Diane Simms. Great Trail Golf Course, 10154 Great Trail Drive, Minerva, Carroll Meadows, 1130 Meadowbrook Lane NE, Car- 330-868-3727 This beautiful course is located in Minerva. The course was derollton, 888-519-0576 signed by Romain Fry and opened in 1965. Steve Fry manages the This 18-hole course located in course as owner. Carrollton features 6,366 yards of golf Pleasant View Golf Course, 14605 Louisville St. NE, Paris, from the longest tee for a par of 71. 888-621-7842 The course was designed by John The Pleasant View Golf Club is located in Paris, and features Robinson and opened in 1989. Mike 6,326 yards of golf from the longest tee for a par of 72. The course Pozderac manages the course as coopened in 1964, and was designed by Ferdinand Garbin. It is owned owner/general manager. Clearview Golf Course, 8410 and managed by Donald Orwick. The Quarry Golf Club, 5650 Quarry Lake Drive SE, Canton Lincoln St SE, East Canton, 33044730, 330-422-3178 488-0404 This 18-hole course is located in Canton, and features 7,015 yards The Clearview Golf Course of golf from the longest tee for a par of 72. The course was designed by is an 18-hole facility in East CanBrian Huntley and opened in 2006. Gary Miller is manager of the course. ton, featuring 5,890 yards of golf
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Parks...
MALVERN VILLAGE PARK
The Malvern Village Park is a beautiful resource for fun and exercise for everyone. The park offers four pavilions that can be rented for parties and family reunions by contacting Glen Benedict at 330-863-1004. The rental fee is $45. The park, located along State Route 183 has something for everyone, including a 1/3-mile rubberized walking track, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, badminton courts, basketball courts and tennis courts, as well as nature trails, exercise stations, seven ball diamonds, a bocce court, a Frisbee golf course and, of course, lots of playground equipment.
MINERVA VILLAGE PARKS MUNICIPAL PARK
Municipal Park, often referred to as Brock Park, is located on Brock Avenue, just about a block from U.S. Route 30. This beautiful historic park offers tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, playground equipment, a skate park, and baseball field. The village swimming pool, the Fireman’s Pool, is located adjacent to the park, and there are five pavilions available for rent. For information on pavilion rental, contact Patti Willoughby at 330868-7705, ext. 100. To obtain more information about the Fireman’s Pool contact the Minerva YMCA at 330-868-5988.
BICENTENNIAL PARK
Bicentennial Park has three pavilions available for rent, and offers lots of playground equipment, a rubberized walking track, sand volleyball court, basketball court, tennis courts and two baseball fields. The park is located on Murray Avenue in the village. For information on pavilion rental contact Patti Willoughby at 330-868-7705, ext. 100.
MAYOR’S PARK
Mayor’s Park is located at the corner of Main Street and Line Street. This small park has a gazebo for reading and relaxing and is located near the downtown area.
ROTARY PARK
Rotary Park is a small park located on Grant Street, ideal for small gatherings and Little League games.
PARK DISTRICTS
The area is close to several county park districts. Because three counties converge in the area, residents have access to a wide range of recreational activities. In Carroll County, additional park information can be obtained by contacting the Carroll County Visitor Bureau at 1-277-727-0102 or www. carrollcountyohio.com. Columbiana County Park District information is offered at 330-424-9078 or on-line at www.bicycletrail.com. Stark County Park District can be www.starkparks.com or 330-477-3552.
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Located between Minerva and Alliance on State Route 183 is the John T. Huston, Dr. John Brumbaugh Nature Center, operated by University of Mount Union. The 141-acre nature center offers a pond, an enclosed bird-viewing area, several miles of walking trails, and a fourmile wheelchair-accessible boardwalk. For more information, the center can be contacted at 330-823-1487. n
Area Festivals
ALGONQUIN MILL FESTIVAL
The Algonquin Mill Festival is hosted by the Carroll County Historical Society. Held each October, the festival centers on the history of the steam-powered mill, which is in operation for the celebration. High-quality arts and crafts, a children’s area, a pioneer village, musical entertainment and old-fashioned foods are features of the event. The Malvern High School band and show choir can be found on the entertainment schedule, in addition to a wide variety of other musical groups.
BRICK STREET JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Brick Street Jazz Festival, a free New Orleans-inspired street fair, is held on Minerva’s historic North Market Street in May, offering a full schedule of music, food, and fun. Professional jazz bands, as well as those from local school districts, are featured, and games and make-and-take art projects are offere for children. Artists demonstrate their skills, food vendors offer Cajun dishes, barbecue, root-beer floats and kettle corn, and crafters and vendors have many unique items for sale.
CARROLL COUNTY FAIR
For 162 years the Carroll County Fair has been a major event in the area for a week each July. The fair celebrates the effort and achievements of the many young people who bring animals and other projects to be judged at the junior fair. It is also a fast-paced week of tractor pulls, horse racing and a large and loud demolition derby. Amusement-park rides are featured on the midway.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY FAIR
Since 1845, area residents “Wheel on Down” to the Columbiana County Fair in Lisbon. This fair is held for one week between late July and early August. It offers live grandstand entertainment, a combine demolition derby, great food and midway rides. As always, visitors are welcome to walk through the barns and witness the outstanding future of agriculture in Columbiana County by viewing the junior-fair exhibits.
DANCING ON THE BRIDGE
Every September, the Village of Malvern celebrates the progress of the community with a street fair called Dancing on the Bridge. Vendors line the downtown area and music from rock and roll to gospel fills the streets. Two performance stages, a car and motorcycle show and a children’s area are highlights of this street festival.
GREAT TRAIL FESTIVAL
The Great Trail Festival has been held on Great Trail Farm near Malvern for the last 30 years. The traditional festival is a living-history reenactment and offers an arts-and-crafts show, traditional music and food. The festival celebrates the Great Indian Trail that passed through the area in the early days of America. The festival is held the weekend before and the weekend of Labor Day each year.
MALVERN HOMECOMING
The Malvern Homecoming is held each May and kicks off with a parade that ends loudly with fire trucks that come from all around the area. The festival is sponsored by the fire department and is fun for all area residents. Rides and entertainment are provided each night of the homecoming, which takes place in Malvern Village Park. Talented village residents are scheduled to perform each evening. Local organizations hold raffles and drawings throughout the week as fundraisers.
MINERVA HOMECOMING
The Minerva Homecoming is planned by the Minerva Community Association. Each year the homecoming kicks off with a large parade, followed by a four-day festival with rides and games, which is held in Municipal Park. The stage provides a venue for local performers to entertain throughout the festival. Local businesses and organizations are able to highlight themselves in booths in the Community Building. Several local organizations hold raffles and drawings throughout the week as fundraisers.
ON THE BRICKS CAR SHOW
Each September the Stockers and Streeters Car Club holds a car show on the brick street in downtown Minerva. Music from the 50s and 60s is provided to enhance the atmosphere.
STARK COUNTY FAIR
The Stark County Fair is held each September at the fairgrounds in Canton. The Stark County Fair features a week of entertainment, including the Stark County High School Marching Band Show where the Pride of Minerva performs each year. The fair offers rides, food and a lot of fun, and many area young people can be found showing off their junior-fair projects. n
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The Arts MARKET STREET ART SPOT
The Market Street Art Spot is located in downtown Minerva. The gallery is an artists’ cooperative, which also displays the work of other area artists. Each month the work of a featured artist is exhibited and a meetthe-artist reception is held on the second Friday of the month, with live music and refreshments. The gallery also hosts an annual Plein Air Paint Out and in 2012 will sponsor a woodturners’ competition. The Art Spot has had a successful first year, and resident-artist and display-artist positions are available. For more information on these opportunities, contact the Art Spot at 330-868-7900. The current hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 1-6 p.m., or by appointment at 330-868-7900. The Art Spot can be found on the web at www.marketstreetartspot.com.
MINERVA COMMUNITY THEATER
Minerva Community Theater provides an outlet for community members of all ages for performance, participation or viewing of artistic events. The organization has produced events such as dinner theaters, movies in the park, art shows, and a battle of the bands. Minerva Community Theater has two types of memberships - participating and voting. A participating member is any person who participates in a production. Participating members can attend organizational meetings. Voting members are any individuals who pay membership dues.
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CARROLL COUNTY ARTS
Carroll County Arts works to educate, exhibit, inspire creativity, and teach an appreciation for the arts. The center is located at 204 West Main St. in Carrollton and is housed in a beautifully restored historic feed mill. Carroll County Arts has been a part of the community since 1993 and has the support of the local community, which has helped the center to exhibit and build a collection of work by local artists. The arts center nurtures the creative spirit of the community through classes, workshops and concerts. Many programs are offered through the center including the Carroll County Chorale, Mountain Dulcimers, Summer Youth Camp, Summer Concert Series, Art for Everyone and Kids Klass. To learn more about opportunities, the center can be reached at 330-627-3739 or found on the web at www.carrollcountyartscenter.org.
Minerva Senior Center T
he Minerva Senior Center is a meeting place for Minervaand Malvern-area seniors, offering fun, friendship and food. The center was built in 1982 and is located at 1200 Valley St., providing group activities and a daily meal for senior citizens. The center works hard to meet the needs of Minerva and Malvern residents with information, friendship and good conversation. The center offers a TV, VCR and extensive collection of books and magazines, as well as a pool table. The center is not just for relaxing, but is also a place to stay active and social. Monday through Friday dinner is served for anyone 55 or older. Reservations are taken between 9 a.m. and noon on the day of the dinner, and the suggested donation for a meal is $6. Senior citizens are welcome to bring family members, and diabetic salads and desserts are available upon request. Chapter #1808 of the AARP meets at the center for a noon meal, followed by a meeting and a program, the fourth Tuesday of each month. The suggested donation is $6. Bingo is held each Wednesday, 1-3 p.m., and on Monday and Friday, 10 a.m.-noon, card games are held. Friday, 7-9 p.m., a euchre party is held with a cost of $2 per person, which includes refreshments. On the third Friday of each month, a birthday dinner features special entertainment. Ceramics classes are offered to members and the public for $1 each class. On Wednesday of each week, the senior center’s van will take seniors into downtown Minerva for groceries and banking. The center offers many special scheduled activities, including day trips. Interested individuals can call the center at 330-868-6004 to learn more about the trips and to sign up. To help fund the center, the Minerva Area Commission on
Aging, Inc. holds a Swiss-steak dinner the second Saturday of every other month. The cost for the tickets for adults is $10, $5 for children 3 to 12, while children under 3 are free. In January, the AARP sponsors free tax services for local seniors by appointment. To learn more about the center or to make reservations for any service or activity, call 330-868-6004. n
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The Minerva Area YMCA... T
he Minerva Area YMCA was founded in 1981 when a group of citizens became concerned about having activities for young people in the community. Today the Minerva Area YMCA is housed in a beautiful facility located in a great spot between the public library, the middle school and the elementary school. The location allows the YMCA to more effectively serve the community. The Minerva Area YMCA offers a Wellness Center, complete with cardio and strength machines, that is free to all members who are 13 years and older. An orientation to the center is required. The cardio machines are easy to set up with several programs to choose from to customize a workout. They are grouped together in front of three television sets and include three treadmills, two arc cross trainers, two ellipitcals, two recumbent bikes and one expresso bike. The strength machines include a Cybex and Life Fitness and are grouped together for a user-friendly workout. The machines work the core, upper body and lower body. There is a free-weight area with a variety of free weights and benches. Members are able to chart their progress. The gymnasium offers a basketball court, lateral climbing wall and walking track. A Child Watch area is available for children age 2 months through grade five while parents or guardians use the YMCA facilities. A multipurpose room hosts Silver Sneakers, Corepole and Weight Watchers. The Minerva Area YMCA also offers two Wellness Programs — Wellness 101 and Wellness Center Orientations are free to all members 13 years and older. Group exercise classes offered include, Total Body Toning, Strength Explosion, Cardio Combo, Pilates, Aerobic Step Interval, Cardio Mix, Corepole, Mix It Up, Mild Salsa, Silver Sneakers Muscular Strength and Range of Movement, Senior Strength and Zumba. Several programs are offered to youth members. A martialarts program allows kids to learn self-defense, self-confidence, and self-discipline, and improve agility, flexibility and coordination. Girls volleyball is offered for fifth and sixth grades. Small Stuff Basketball is available for boys and girls ages 3 through 5 and includes the help of parents. A large soccer program is offered to boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade. Teen patrons can take advantage martial arts, traveling basketball for seventh- and eighth-grade boys, and a highschool boys basketball league. A Girls Circle for sixth- and eighth-grade girls gives middle schoolers the chance to have a discussion to promote girls’ critical thinking about their choices. Mix It Up is a six-week program for middle-school page 42 • Minerva & Malvern Community Guide 2012 - 2013
and high-school students that includes Pilates, Corepole, basic step, total-body toning and cardio cross training. There is an adult martial arts program and a men’s basketball league. For older adults a Silver Sneakers program works on muscular strength and range of movement. Senior Strength is a gentle exercise program is designed to maintain and increase flexibility and strength. The Minerva YMCA is know for its child-care program. The child-care center was awarded a Star #2 from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Bureau of Child Care and Development. This agency is responsible for licensing and promoting high standards in child-care programs. The child-care program is open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m., and is offered through school breaks, spring break and snow days. The center is licensed by the state of Ohio. All staff members are trained and certified in child-abuse identification and prevention, common childhood illness, first aid, CPR, bloodborne pathogen awareness, and child development. The director of the child-care program holds an associate’s degree in education technology and an elementary teaching certificate for pre-k. The curriculum teaches the traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. A school-age program is offered before and after school and is available for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program hours are 6 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. The program is located at the Great Trail Community Church of God and includes snack time, outdoor crafts and gym time. The Fun Club is a program for children in kindergarten through fifth grade and is held on school holidays and snow days. Each day is theme-based and incorporates many activities. Pre-registration is required for this program. A registration form is needed and payment of the annual registration fee. The Y Preschool is a full-day child-care program for children 3 to 5 years old. Children are exposed to creative movement, language arts, and science and math readiness. Students bring their own lunch and drink, but the program provides a morning and afternoon snack. The preschool is located at the Great Trail Community Church of God, and is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. A Summer Day Camp program is available to children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Each week has a theme and incorporates adventure with a variety of activities, including, crafts, games, singing, gym fun, swimming and field trips. Children are to bring their own lunch and drink daily, while snack is provided. The hours of the program, which is located at the Great Trail Community Church of God, are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information on the child-care program, contact the director, Beth Holderbaum at 330-868-0901 or 330-868-5988. n
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