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Ira Essner’s Childhood Heirloom
t Continued From Page 1 Ira Essner Shares His Childhood Heirloom
The pinecones became staples of their Christmas trees. “We both would look at each other’s family tree to find the ornaments and we would talk about having them,” Ira remembers. “Sometimes our siblings would crack jokes about us trying to find them on our trees. They didn’t have something special like we had.” Essner said his mom gave him his pinecone when he got his first apartment. His cousin passed away in 2010 and never married, so his ornament continues to don his aunt’s tree. (She loaned it to us for the photo.) Essner attended Summit School all nine years and has fond memories. “As I remember, Mrs. Flugan was a very caring teacher, always greeted us at the door, and was always a calm person. I don’t recall her raising her voice to the class,” he said. “Kindergarten was more play and learning to get along back in those days.” Essner, who now serves as the cafeteria manager at Patrick Elementary, said he often wonders how many former Summit School students have that same ornament. “It takes me back to the simpler times. I remember painting it. We wrapped it up,” he said, adding, “My mother cherished it.”
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Cafeteria Manager Ira Essner
Kenny Bellamy
~ Tom Baker
t Continued From Page 1 Superintendent Jeff Talbert: Holidays and Snowflakes
necessities) to helping Santa fill his sleigh with board games and dolls, we are blessed with the most amazing and generous people and organizations. I thank you all. Next, I want to congratulate all of our students who made their honor and merit rolls. Keep working hard! We are proud of you. As of this issue’s deadline, I have not had the need to call a snow day, but I want to remind families that if I do, you will get an alert on ParentSquare. Please consider downloading the app to your phone. Of course, we will also alert the local news outlets and post to social media, as well. Finally, I want to thank everyone who has come to a Community Conversation to learn more about our facilities plan. Your attendance and participation were helpful. The public’s input is extremely important to us as we draft our plans for what we hope is the bright future of the district. Please look inside for full coverage and renderings of the buildings (pg 12). I hope you agree that our children deserve the best. As always, I invite you to get involved in your Canton City School District. Visit us at www.ccsdistrict.org … Go Pups!
