Family Displays Christmas Lights for a Good Cause

The Forchione family of Massillon set up a Christmas light display and are asking for donations to the North Canton-based charity organization Wishes Can Happen

Perry Panthers Beat Hoover High Vikings 56-48

The Hoover High Vikings were handed another loss this week when they faced off against the Perry High School Panthers in Massillon. Win or lose, North Canton Patch would love to see photos taken by our readers!

COMING UP: Hoover High Marching Band Performs at Massillon Band Show

See the North Canton Hoover High Marching Band, under the direction of Ronald C. Varn, perform at the Massillon Band Show along with others from the area

Big 4th Inning Helps Hoover High Beat Massillon

Hits help push Vikings past the Massillon Tigers 7-3 Friday night after being rained out their regularly scheduled game Monday

North Canton Artist Diane Belfiglio Discovers a New Direction in Latest Exhibit

Belfiglio sheds some (sun)light on her latest exhibit along with growing up admiring the art form

North Canton native Diane Belfiglio was destined to become a staple of the art scene. Though it may sound a bit clichéd, in Belfiglio’s case it rings true. "Art is a way of life,” she said. “Being an artist is what I am and how I think. I really have no choice." As a child, she was always drawing and her first piece was published at the age of 7. Her love of the art form continued to blossom, and by the seventh grade she knew exactly what she wanted. "When my art teacher at Middlebranch Junior High, Mr. Morman, put an ebony pencil in my hand and I saw how black it could get, I was hooked," Belfiglio explained. "I signed up as an art major at (Ohio State University), and the rest, as they say, is history." Belfiglio said ever since visiting…

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House Hunt: Memorial Day Weekend Open Houses

This week's House Hunt features houses in North Canton, Canal Fulton, Canton and Massillon

In the market for a new home? North Canton Patch wants to help you find it! This weekly feature is a photo gallery of real estate open houses planned for the weekend in the North Canton area. Even if you're not home shopping, you can check out House Hunt on North Canton Patch to see what the homes in your neighborhood are selling for!

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Get Out: Bowling Bonanza, CD Release Party and More

Stop by Park Centre Lanes this weekend to help a local mothers' group raise money, or check out some new music around North Canton

1. SPEND A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE BARREL ROOM Where/When: The Barrel Room Wine & Beer Bar, 7901 N. Cleveland Ave., North Canton; 9 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday Why Go: The Ryan Humbert Band performs Friday night and leaves the next day for Nashville, where they’ll record their new CD. Don’t you want to come and wish them luck? As for Saturday, your favorite (and youngest) blues band, the Brighter Side Band, performs. Stop in one night or both for an awesome time. Pricing: No cover 2. WOMACK FAMILY BAND AT MUGGSWIGZ Where/When: Muggswigz, 137 Walnut Ave. NE, Canton; 9-11 p.m. Friday Why Go: Not into the bar scene this weekend? Try this Canton coffee shop if caffeine is more your thing. You’ll still get the live music, but just…

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Grab & Go Kids Planner: Enjoy the Great Outdoors

Get out of the house this week to enjoy nature or catch a baseball game

Our Grab & Go calendar highlights five local activities for families to take part in during the week. Pick and choose from this week’s array of highlighted happenings: a nature center event, clothing swap, baseball game, library anniversary party and wildflower walk. FAMILY BEST BETS OF THE WEEK 1. Family Day at The Wilderness Center When/Where:  10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. SW, Wilmot Why Go: About a half-hour drive from North Canton, the Wilderness Center, a nature center and observation area, includes 10 miles of hiking trails. The trails feature a lake, pond, overlook tower, pioneer and prairie paths and picnic areas. During Family Day, naturalists will help families recycle old paper into new. …

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Video: Foster Children Get the Royal Treatment Before Prom

Stylists at Salon at Belden Place gave free up-do's to girls and haircuts for boys in the North Canton-based Pathway Caring for Children. The kids were on their way to Pathway's prom Friday night

Children from around Stark County got the royal treatment at Salon at Belden Place Friday when hairstylists donated their time to give about 13 foster kids up-do's and haircuts before their prom that night. The kids attend different high schools throughout the county, but they came together through Pathway Caring for Children, a North Canton-based private nonprofit that offers foster care and adoption services. The Pathway prom took place Friday night at Shady Hollow Country Club in Massillon. The kids wore donated suits and dresses, said Kari Willoughby, vice president of training and development for the Junior League of Stark County, a nonprofit women's organization that worked with Pathway to create the prom. "I just think through this …

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