Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Ohio State Highway Patrol will announce the location Friday morning
Portage County is becoming a popular location for sobriety checkpoints this year. The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Thursday morning that Portage will again be the site for a drunk driving checkpoint Friday evening. The street location for the checkpoint will be announced Friday morning. Check Patch for updates. The checkpoints are federally funded and local police departments assist in the operation. The purpose is to "deter and intercept impaired drivers," according to the OSHP. "Based on provisional data, there were 332 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 359 people were killed last year and 7,507 injured in Ohio,” Lt. Nakia Hendrix, commander of the Ravenna Post, said. “State troopers make on average 25,000 OVI arrests each year…
The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and Quest Recovery and Prevention Services will present a free event to inform the public about the real issues around prescription medication/opiate use and abuse. The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. at Stark
You know what we're talking about — just the right amount of sun-to-shade ratio, a great view and maybe a good drink to go along with it
A patio in the spring and summertime is a thing of beauty, isn't it? And here in North Canton, we're not lacking in great outdoor patios. That was made evident when we asked for your recommendations for this week's Readers' Choice poll. Here's what we heard: Don't see your favorite North Canton patio on the list? It's probably because you didn't get your nomination in on time! We'll close this patio poll at 5 p.m. Friday and announce the winner on Saturday. In the event of a tie, Local Editor Morgan Day will choose the winner based on which business has the most reviews on its Directory listing. (We're talking about positive reviews.) Now here's something we have to say: "Voting results posted in real time shall not be deemed official …
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We want your bird photos, your bird observations. Heck, we'd even like to see your birding videos!
Seriously, my favorite radio station is any public radio station and I often pester the editors with re-enactments of the stories I hear. So when WCPN featured The Cleveland Natural History Museum's Harvey Webster in a show all about birding I was inspired to reach out to you directly. In the program, Webster mentioned the Audubon Society's weekly bird watching events at parks across the region and several great local bird blogs. But I'll bet North Canton has some undiscovered bird bloggers. And I personally invite you to start your own blog and share your bird photos, observations, heck you can even post a video if you have it. Are you already blogging about birds? You can post your blog on Patch and reach a wider, local audience. …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Playhouse debuts the side-splitting musical Thursday night
This Thursday, Director Brenton Cochran brings you a rip-roaring musical about a rapping witch, a Little Red Riding Hood who wolfs down goodies and lots of other fairy tale characters gone awry. Tickets for the North Canton Playhouse event cost $13 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. Show times: (May 17-27) 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 2:30 p.m. Sundays Looking for more info about Into the Woods? Check out this North Canton Patch event listing from the Playhouse.
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The Blues in Schools Band performs while you chow down on angel hair or penne pasta, garlic bread and salad at Contessa's Pizzeria
The Vikings will play a semifinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday at Ohio State University against the Grove City-Teays Valley winner
Looking for a good volunteer opportunity? Girls on the Run of Stark County is looking for volunteers to help out at a 5k on June 1 and June 2.
Students in Todd Alkire's science class get the chance to race in the Gravity Racing Challenge at Derby Downs Hill in Akron this Saturday
This Saturday, North Canton Middle School students who never thought they'd be part of a Soap Box Derby team are getting the chance to do just that. Many will strap on helmets and hop into super stock cars that they and their teammates built as they compete at Derby Downs Hill in Akron at the Gravity Racing Challenge, sponsored by the All-American Soap Box Derby. "They're pretty jazzed about it," Todd Alkire said of his sixth-grade class. "They've been working for at least three solid weeks building the cars." The project provided several lessons for the students, from learning to build a race car to understanding the scientific concepts that apply to racing. The project falls into line with a STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, …
