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Carrollton Alumni HOF welcomes four By KIMBERLY LEWIS FPS Editor Four Carrollton High School graduates were welcomed into the Carrollton Schools Alumni Foundation’s Hall of Fame Friday, May 10, at the Atwood Yacht Club. While all four inductees, Dr. Jack Maffett, Dean Rinehart, William Wohlwend and Don Rutledge, gave heartfelt thanks for the honor, they entertained the approximately 100 attendees as they recounted humorous stories of their lives. Foundation Vice President Steven Barnett noted, “It means a lot to be an alumnus of Carrollton High School.”
He pointed out the inductees have “stayed local to Carrollton and made it their home.” Inductee Dean Rinehart started the Carroll County Delivery, as it is called by the Akron Canton Food Bank, with three others. His call to service began in 1997 after attending a Promise Keepers conference with his sons. In 2006, he began picking up food for area food pantries and soon realized it would be easier with a box truck. By 2007, he had purchased the first of five trucks. “It may seem like I purchased the truck, but Carroll Cooperative grant helped
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The 2019 Carrollton High School Alumni Hall of Fame inductees are (front, from left) Dr. Jack Maffett, Dean Rinehart, William Wohlwend and Don Rutledge and (back) their respective nominators Calvin Graham, John Clark, Sean Smith, Carol McIntire and Alumni President Mandie McCort.
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Saying goodbye ...
Brick Street Art & Jazz Festival features Former staff revisit Bell Herron kid-friendly activities By NANCY SCHAAR FPS Correspondent
Former classmates, some recent and some from long ago, gathered in the hallways of Bell Herron Middle School for one last look around before the school is closed and demolished in June. Carrollton students in grades 6 to 12 will attend the new campus that is built along State Route 332 just south of Carrollton. Bell Herron was built originally built in 1926 with a bond passage of $145,000. It served first as Carrollton High School and then was known as the junior high school after the new high school was built. It opened in September of 1927. At first residents questioned the wisdom of building such a large building because there were a few classrooms that were empty and not needed that year. But the wisdom of former superintendents, W.R. Bell and J. Wendell Herron was quickly apparent as families grew during the next five years and all spaces were used. Additional rooms were added in 1937, a farm shop, a music room, and two large locker and shower rooms were added. In 1928 the numbers of students in the district was 1,008. In 1982 it was 3,159. Currently the student count is slightly under 2,000. Carrollton Schools Superintendent Dave Quattrochi welcomed visitors and former students. “You will never forget the memories,
The ninth annual Brick Street Art & Jazz Festival comes to Minerva’s historic North Market Street on Saturday, May 18, featuring a wide range of musical styles, as well as interactive arts activities for all ages, food, and fine crafts. Professional bands will include the Musical Memories Orchestra at noon, playing big band music; Henrique Alvim at 2 p.m., playing Brazilian jazz guitar; The John Trapani Big Band at 4 p.m.; and Moustache Yourself at 5:15 p.m., playing Gypsy jazz. Live music will begin even before the festival officially opens, with saxophonist Denny Ott playing during set up, at 10 a.m. High-school jazz bands performing during the day include
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both good and bad. Whether we like it or not, change is constant. It’s how we embrace the change around us that makes us successful. Next year will be
exciting for our students going into
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By NANCY SCHAAR FPS Correspondent
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Moustache Yourself, a Gypsy jazz band, is one of several professional jazz bands that will perform Saturday at the Brick Street Art and Jazz Fest in Minerva.
Carroll County Relay for Life is Saturday
Members of the community of Augusta enjoyed one last look at every part of the elementary school building they grew up in. These included those who graduated from Augusta High School before they joined the Carrollton Exempted School District. Augusta’s school joined the Carrollton district in 1966. Both buildings will be demolished following this school year in June. All elementary students in the Carrollton School district will attend school this fall in the former Carrollton High School. Grades 6 to 12 will be attending school at the new school campus on State Route 332, just outside of Carrollton near the football stadium. Visitors toured all the nooks and crannies of the building and shared many fun memories with former classmates they ran into Saturday, May 11. It seems everyone in the area wanted one last look at the old building. Visitors jammed the hallways, and people patiently waited their turn to get into a classroom and remember where they sat and which teacher taught which subject during their years at Augusta. In the gymnasium of Augusta Elemen-
The Carroll County Relay for Life will be Saturday, May 18, with opening ceremonies beginning at 6 p.m. at the Carroll County Fairgrounds on state Route 9 in Carrollton. Survivors and their caregivers are invited to dinner served at 4:30 p.m. in the Friendship Center. Under the Grandstands will be a Health and Vendor Fair for everyone to enjoy from 5:30-8:30 p.m. People may also bid in a silent auction until 8:30 p.m. This year, the relay will be four hours, 6-10 p.m. BobKat Entertainment will be keeping participants moving and grooving around the track. A cake walk will be held at 8 p.m. The Luminaria Ceremony will begin around 9 p.m. with the reading of the names and a silent lap for those who have gone too soon. Closing ceremonies are at 10.
Sandy Creek Fire levy fails
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Lauren F. Hennick, holding her five-year-old daughter, Lily, (from left) toured Bell Herron Middle School with her grandmother, Marguerite Carter, and mother, Susan Fiscus. Susan attended Bell Herron for grades 6, 7, and 8. Lauren also attended middle school there. Marguerite graduated in 1951 from Augusta and her late husband, Robert L. Carter, graduated in 1946 from Carrollton.
Former students tour Augusta
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Minerva, 11:15 a.m.; Northwest, 1:15 p.m; Beaver Local, 3:15 p.m.; and Sandy Valley, 6:30 p.m. The festival will offer a wide variety of interactive art activities for all ages. Hands-on projects will be provided by Minerva Public Library, the Kids’ Art Area, sponsored by Minerva Healthcare & Rehabilitation, and some crafters. Games and inflatables will also be available. Other activities will include strolling magic by Tim Angeloni, noon-2 p.m., sponsored by Minerva Area Federal Credit Union; balloon creations by Joe Delagrange, 2-4 p.m., sponsored
Amy Dietz and Debbie Eshler sold Augusta Blue Devil T Shirts during the final open house held at Augusta Elementary school Saturday.
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Although Carroll County voters in the Minerva precinct voted in favor of an additional 3-mill property tax for the Sandy Creek Joint Fire District, the request was rejected district wide, which includes Stark, Carroll and Columbiana counties. According to Amanda Tubaugh, Carroll County director of elections, the Carroll County vote by Minerva precinct residents was 56 For and 37 Against the tax increase. However,
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the unofficial district wide vote in the three counties was 375 For and 536 Against. The lone two voters in the Osnaburg Local School District who were eligible to vote on a 2-mill additional tax levy for the Stark County Library District did not cast any ballots. However, the levy request was approved district wide in the counties of Stark, Carroll, Portage and Summit by an unofficial vote for 13,323 For and 12,716 against.
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