Jackson Lions host district meeting
The Jackson Township Lions Club hosted the District 13-D Cabinet Meeting at John Knox Presbyterian Church on Nov. 13. The district is comprised of five counties: Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull. Within this District are 57 clubs, which include the Stark County clubs of Canton, East Canton, Jackson Township, Magnolia, North Canton and Sandy [...]
Camp Quality in Brisbane Australia gives kids a day to smile
by Leesa Petfield
CAMP Quality is a very special time for a group of children with cancer, to come together for a day and forget about hospitals, treatments and sickness.
They get the chance to be like ordinary kids and enjoy the entertainment of jumping castles, laughing clowns, face painting, rock wall climbing, Viv’s Farm, swimming, running [...]
Lions clubs represented at annual Lions Vision Research Foundation banquet
Thirty Lions clubs and one Lioness Club from Western Maryland – Carroll, Frederick, Washington, Alleghany and Garrett counties – were represented at the annual Lions Vision Research Foundation banquet Nov. 5 at New Midway Volunteer Fire Company.
More than $19,000 was donated by the clubs present to support the foundation’s work.
The Deer Park Lions Club donated [...]
Nixa, MO. student advances in Lions Club poster contest
By: Headliner News staff, news@ccheadliner.com
Tanner Thompson, a seventh-grade student at Nixa Junior High School, has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Christian County Lions Club.
Thompson’s poster was among more than 375,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 24th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. [...]
Lake Township trustees, Nov. 28 meeting
KEY ACTION Authorized buying a John Deere four-wheel-drive utility vehicle and a snowplow for use with the vehicle.
DISCUSSION The vehicle and plow will be used by the cemetery maintenance department. Sam Miller, supervisor of the department, said the items also will be available for use by the police and road departments. The Gator vehicle will [...]
Lake man sentenced to seven years and says he’ll testify against Mr. Football, Erick Howard
A man who pleaded guilty to taking part in a home invasion and robbery of a North Canton couple in August was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday, as part of a plea agreement where he’s expected to testify against former Hoover High School football star Erick M. Howard.
Stark County Common Pleas Judge Taryn [...]
Thanksgiving 2011 Myths and Facts
Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News
Before the big dinner, debunk the myths—for starters, the first “real” U.S. Thanksgiving wasn’t until the 1800s—and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2011.
Thanksgiving Dinner: Recipe for Food Coma?
Key to any Thanksgiving Day menu are a fat turkey and cranberry sauce.
An estimated 248 million turkeys will be raised for slaughter [...]
Police levy causes stir among Lake Township Residents
By Tracy Valentine | The Suburbanite
LAKE Residents voiced their objections to the passage of Issue 6 in a Nov. 14 standing-room-only Lake Township Trustee meeting.Issue 6 is a 4.5 mill levy that expands the Uniontown Police Department to cover all of Lake Township, except Hartville.
“Why does the rest of Lake have to pay for it? [...]