Friday, June 22, 2012
The North Canton resident uses his own money to care for stray cats around town. He's also passionate about his job at the County of Summit Developmental Disabilities Board.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
If you ask Mary Lynne Zahler about her husband Gary, she’ll probably tell you he is “the best ever.” But she won’t stop there. He’s a wonderful father to their 4-year-old daughter Ava, a dedicated caseworker at the County of Summit Developmental Disabilities Board, a supporter of the American Heart Association, the best cook and a loyal husband who helps her at her job at Akron Children’s Hospital. Those are just a few (OK, more than a few) reasons Mary nominated her husband Gary for North Canton Patch’s Greatest Person feature. We’ll let Mary tell you more. “The kindest and most tender thing he does is something very few people know about,” Mary wrote to us in her nomination letter. “We always have rescued animals and we have two rescued …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The North Canton doctor uses chiropractic care to help not only local athletes, but our military men and women
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The career path Tim Novelli has chosen connects him with Olympians, actors and young North Canton athletes (something he can relate to, having been one). But would you have guessed that career path is chiropractic care? Novelli, of Novelli Chiropractic Clinic in North Canton, didn't choose the career for the excitement of who he can meet and where he can go, but because of the experience he had when he was treated by a chiropractor. And since earning his license, he's given back to the community in countless ways. Patch viewer Nicole Erhard knows well Novelli's giving nature and nominated him for North Canton Patch’s “Greatest Person” feature. Novelli had treated her father and “saved his life,” Erhard said. “I am indebted to him,” she …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The North Canton resident will transition out of the group at the end of the year, but she's got lots of memories and proud points to share before she goes
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
December marks the last month Jennifer Reider will be a member of the North Canton Jaycees, as she transitions out of the group for those 18 to 41 years old. Reider describes her upcoming departure as bittersweet. "I was at the egg hunt and I kind of stepped back and thought 'Wow, I'm kind of done!'" she said. "But it’s so great we have such amazing new people who have joined in the last year or two. It’s definitely a good time for me to back away and let them go on in do great things here too.” Reider, chairman of the board for North Canton Jaycees and teacher at Faith Friends Preschool, joined the North Canton Jaycees in 2005 after seeing a story in Our Town newspaper that talked about low membership numbers and how that would affect the…
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
What the North Canton Playhouse has going on this week, how you can help us spotlight one great North Canton resident and one little brainy fact for you knowledge junkies. Oh, and timberdoodles.
1. How would you change the city's crosswalks? We're looking for your ideas on how the city could ramp up pedestrian safety, especially at the intersection of Main and Maple streets. Watch for a poll this week! (And make sure to check out our council story from today in which community members said their peace about pedestrian safety.) 2. Greatest Person nominations: We've already received some great recommendations for North Canton's "greatest person," but we'd love more! Think you know someone who's made a difference recently in someone's life? Check out this North Canton Patch story and nominate them today. 3. Timberdoodle doo-dah: Besides being an extremely entertaining word, timberdoodles are also pretty fascinating. Just ask the …
Sunday, March 25, 2012
We're looking for North Canton residents who are making a difference in their communities and beyond
At Patch, we like to support positive role models in the community. We want to find those North Canton residents who are doing great things in the community and shine a light on their good deeds. You know, those ordinary and extraordinary people whose acts of courage, determination, volunteerism and compassion have made a difference in the community and beyond. It's part of a Patch-wide project called the "Greatest Person of the Day," which is being done in cooperation with our sister publication, the Huffington Post. (North Canton resident Rebecca Tolson made it onto the Huffington Post this past January for her work with dyslexic children.) So, think ordinary people doing extraordinary things for friends, families, groups and others — …
Monday, January 16, 2012
Rebecca Tolson is in the spotlight as Huffington Post's Greatest Person of the Day today for authoring and advocating for a bill to bring dyslexia specialists into Ohio schools
Rebecca Tolson, a North Canton resident and a certified academic language therapist, is in the spotlight again. This time, our 2011 North Canton Person of the Year takes center stage today as Huffington Post's Greatest Person of the Day. Tolson authored House Bill 157, which encourages Ohio's Educational Service Centers to hire dyslexia specialists who will provide training for K-4 teachers to help those teachers work with dyslexic children. The bill passed through the Ohio General Assembly in December with resounding support. You can find Tolson featured as our North Canton Person of the Year in this story and the link to the Huffington Post Greatest Person of the Day feature by following this link.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The North Canton resident and mother of three has a passion for helping parents of premature babies
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
After giving birth to two premature babies, Linsey Morgan knows all too well the feeling of uncertainty during pregnancy. She understands the emotions mothers go through when they hear that word: premature. And she knows giving birth to a premature baby has an effect on the mother that never will go away. “People say they that they grow out of being premature, but there’s always that scar there, either with the mother, or the baby has a physical problem and it’s never addressed.” For those reasons, Morgan volunteers with the March of Dimes, a national prematurity awareness organization that promotes healthy pregnancies, and speaks out for babies born premature. She talks with mothers who may be going through the same things she’s …
Heidi Cressman
1:39 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
What is written here does not even scratch the surface. Mary and Gary are both wonderful people who both deserve recognition for the good life they lead in helping those less fortunate than themselves. They rescued our wonderful dog "Murphy". It is because of them that such a beautiful dog has brought our family such joy! Congratulations to Gary for this special honor! more ›