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Jackson Lions host district meeting

Admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:15:38 +0000

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 Valley Leos Club. Delegates of this executive body meet quarterly to review activities of the Ohio Lions and the International Association of Lions Clubs that are passed on to the individual Clubs.

District Governor David Gauch, a member of the Crestwood Lions Club in Mantua, Ohio, was the presiding officer of this meeting. Others accepting reports at this meeting were First Vice District Governor John Woodside of the Jackson Township Lions Club, Second Vice District Governor Tom Zickefoose of the Girard Lions Club and Cabinet Secretary Treasurer Paul Metrovich of the East Liverpool Lions Club. Reports from the zone chairmen, state committees, district committees, governor’s advisory committee and governor’s honorary committee were entered with information to be passed on to Clubs at visits in the coming months.

Accepted at this meeting was a letter from the Jackson Township Lions Club to place John Woodside’s name in nomination for the office of district governor for the 2012 – 2013 fiscal year. First Vice District Governor John Woodside has been a Lion for 48 years. He served as president of the Jackson Township club in 2004-2005, club secretary for six years and served on the district cabinet in various capacities since 1999. He currently is treasurer of the Melvin Jones District 13-D Lions Eye Care Foundation.

Sweetest Day is October 15

Admin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:34:03 +0000

October 15, 2011

Sweetest Day is an observance celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region, and parts of the Northeast United States, on the third Saturday in October.^[1] It is described by Retail Confectioners International as an “occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember husbands, boyfriends, the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.”^[2] Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a “concocted promotion” created by the candy industry solely to increase sales of sweets.^[3]

Origin

Sweetest Day was a promotion concocted by Cleveland confectioners in 1921.^[3] The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s October 8, 1921 edition, which chronicles the first Sweetest Day in Cleveland, states that the first Sweetest Day was planned by a committee of 12 confectioners chaired by candymaker C. C. Hartzell. The Sweetest Day in the Year Committee distributed over 20,000 boxes of candy to “newsboys, orphans, old folks, and the poor” in Cleveland, Ohio.^[3] The Sweetest Day in the Year Committee was assisted in the distribution of candy by some of the biggest movie stars of the day including Theda Bara and Ann Pennington.^[3]

There were also several attempts to start a “Sweetest Day” in New York City, including a declaration of a Candy Day throughout the United States by candy manufacturers on October 8, 1922.^[4] In 1927, The New York Times reported that “the powers that determine the nomenclature of the weeks of October” decreed that the week beginning on October 10, 1927 would be known as Sweetest Week.^[5] On September 25, 1937, The New York Times reported under Advertising News and Notes that The National Confectioners Association had launched a “movement throughout the candy industry” to rank Sweetest Day with the nationally accepted Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and St. Valentine’s Day.^[6] In 1940, another Sweetest Day was proclaimed on October 19. The promotional event was marked by the distribution of more than 10,000 boxes of candy by the Sweetest Day Committee.^[7] The candy was distributed among 26 local charities. 225 children were given candy in the chapel at the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children on October 17, 1940.^[7] 600 boxes of candy were also delivered to the presidents of the Jewish, Protestant and Catholic Big Sister groups of New York.^[7]

Today

Sweetest Day commonly involves women giving their husband or boyfriends candy. While it is not as large or widely observed as Valentine’s Day, it is still celebrated in parts of the United States, despite persistent allegations of being a “Hallmark holiday.”^[8]

Retail Confectioners International describes it as “much more important for candymakers in some regions than in others (Detroit and Cleveland being the biggest Sweetest Day cities)”.^[2] The popularity in Detroit was greatly perpetuated by the Sanders Candy Company. Frederick Sanders of Detroit, Mi was a large promoter of the holiday. In 2006, Hallmark marketed 151 greeting card designs for Sweetest Day. American Greetings marketed 178.^[9]

Criticism

Since Sweetest Day was invented by commercial interests which stood to profit from such a holiday, dissenting Cleveland residents refer to it as a “Hallmark holiday“^[8] (although it was not invented by Hallmark Cards company). Due to its relative historical insignificance, adherence limited to the Great Lakes region and commercial origins, many Clevelanders do not celebrate Sweetest Day

References

^ Cridlin, Jay (2006-10-21). “A sweet day for Hallmark”. St Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
^ ^a ^b Sweetest Day, retailerconfectioners.org. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 15, 2005.
^ The New York Times, October 8, 1922.
^ The New York Times, October 10, 1927.
^ The New York Times, September 25, 1937.
^ ^a ^b ^c The New York Times, October 18, 1940.
^ ^a ^b Arnett, Lisa. “Sweet wine o’ mine”. The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2007-02-21.^{[dead link]}
^ Orsborn, Kimberly (2006-10-20). “Sweetest Day born in Ohio”. Mount Vernon News. Archived from the original on 2007-03-26. Retrieved 2007-02-21.

Reenactors storm battlefield in Zoar Ohio

Admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:54:02 +0000

By Denise Sautters

CantonRep.com staff report

ZOAR —Johnny came marching home Saturday afternoon, following the Battle of Bull Run.

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Confederate and Union “soldiers” from as far away as Canada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and New York gathered to muster in this historic village to commemorate the 1st Manassas (Va.) Battle in 1861, the first major land battle of the Civil War that occurred three months following the battle at Fort Sumter.Uniformed reenactors conducted battlefield demonstrations, camp living, and home-front activities Saturday. Activities continue today through 10 p.m. More events are scheduled Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing through 5 p.m.

HISTORY LESSON

Abby Cole of Akron took advantage of the day’s activities to learn about the Civil War as part of her history class.“I’m home-schooled, so this is a history lesson for me,” she said. “It is pretty interesting.”

Her grandmother, Ginny Cole of Akron, is her teacher, and made sure they took advantage of seeing history taking place.

Another student of history attending the activities Saturday was Jacob McCowan of Chillicothe.

“I just really love history,” he said.

CONFEDERATE ARMY

Larry O’Donnell portrayed Confederate Gen. Jeremy Gilmer. He was in charge of topography. His brother, Jim O’Donnell, also participated, but did not take on a different persona. He did serve as Gilmer’s assistant during the weekend activities.

Both are from Michigan, but are part of the 4th Texas Co. E Citizens for Independence in Bold Springs, Texas.

“I am a licensed land surveyor,” said Larry O’Donnell, commenting he lived in Virginia when he first got involved in Civil War reenactments five years ago. “I love this. People do this for a lot of reasons. For me, as a land surveyor, this just seemed to be a natural for me.”

Dena James of Canton, a funeral director at Spiker-Foster-Shriver Funeral Home, described herself as a camp follower.

“We help feed the soldiers,” she said. Dressed in Civil War garb, she and her son, Seth, got a fire started to prepare a meal for Confederate soldiers, while her older son, Corey, a corporal, prepared for battle with the 4th Virginia Regiment. “We follow our soldiers wherever they go.”

Using a hatchet to grind coffee beans, Gregory Renault came from Toronto, Canada, to serve in the Confederate Army.

“A lot of Canadians fought in the Civil War,” he said. “Most of them fought for the North, but there was a fair number of them who supported the South during the war.”

Enjoying the fruits of his labor was Freda Baldwin, also from Toronto, a civilian.

“There were a lot of sympathizers in Canada,” she said. “There were 50,000 Canadians who fought in the war. A lot of Canadians also helped with the Underground Railroad.”

UNION ARMY

Bob Mattocks of Pennsylvania, proudly wore a buck deer tail on the back of his Union hat, a symbol of the 150th Bucktail Infantry marksmanship. The tail had to be from a buck the soldier shot.

“We are supposed to be part of the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, one of the first units in the war,” he said. “We fired the opening volley at the first Bull Run battle.”

In another area of the “northern” camps, John Aaron, Jim Miller and Sue Lener from Meadville, Pa., also were part of the 150th Bucktail Infantry.

“Women who could pass themselves off as men served in the war,” said Lener, dressed as a soldier. For the purpose of Saturday’s event, her name was Samuel. “Some of the women even moved up in rank.”

Participating in his first reenactmentment, Andrew Sheffer of New Bethlehem, Pa. “I am definitely a private in this event,” he said.

“His friend, Dan Landers, of Clarion, Pa., has been a reenactor for eight years and is a sergeant.

“We are part of the 40th Pennsylvania 11th Reserves,” he said as he prepared for the battle.

The North won the war, but the South won the 1st (and second) Battle at Bull Run.

*Photos by Uniontown Lion Bob Kendall

Join the Uniontown Lions Club on Google+

Admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:49:32 +0000

The Uniontown Lions club recently established a presence on Google+, which is a new social networking site. We now have 150 invitations to share.Simply follow the link below and join us on Google+

https://plus.google.com/i/qhBK1O2gPCg:NmMos7Y7pfI

Uniontown Lions Family Picnic

Admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:38:51 +0000

September 14, 2011
6:00 pm	to	8:30 pm

The Club will provide fried chicken, sweet corn and drinks. please bring a dessert or a side dish to share. We will start a 6:00 pm on September 14 with dinner starting at 6:30 pm.

Check out the New Uniontown Lions Page on FaceBook

Admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:56:09 +0000

We have created a new page on FaceBook! Feel free to link to us and share your links and photos as well. We will add more to the page in the coming weeks!

Check out the photo album from the 2011 Uniontown Lions Club Festival.

Uniontown Lions Club on FaceBook

Congratulations Uniontown Lions for another great Festival!

Admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:04:27 +0000

What a Club effort to pull off this event. Everyone I talked to said this was the best Festival in memory, and I’m sure you all agree. Vendors were happy, parade was great, weather was excellent, Club participation was super (as usual) and the end result appears to be outstanding as well.

Thanks to one and all for an outstanding effort!

King Lion Gary

The Uniontown Lions Club Festival – LAST DAY!

Admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:49:46 +0000

Saturday’s Schedule

Download pdf version of the schedule

2:00 – 3:00 pm Bike Decorating Contest – Sweitzer & Hill St.

2:00 – 3:00 pm Pet Contest – Uniontown Vet on Cleveland Ave.

3:00 Parade on Cleveland Ave

4:00 – 7:00 pm Free Glaucoma Screening – In the Lions Tent

4:30 – 5:00 pm Parade Awards

5:45 – 6:45 pm Lake High School Marching Band

7:15 – 8:15 pm Mary Lyn’s Dance and Baton

9:00 – 10:30 pm B & C Band Beatles and Classics

10:45 Fireworks

Saturday Only $13 All Night Pass

Relay For Life in Lake Twp June 10

Admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:42:25 +0000

June 10, 2011 6:00 pm

June 11, 2011 12:00 pm

Lake TWP, Ohio —

The 9th annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Lake Township, set to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 10 through Saturday, June 11 at noon at Lake Youth Football Stadium in Hartville is a celebration of cancer survivor-ship and a fun way to raise the vital funds needed to help find a cure for cancer. The event will celebrate the lives of local residents who have survived cancer, while offering the hope of finding a cure. Some 400 walkers are hoping to raise $81,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society.

“The event will begin with the Survivors Lap where cancer survivors and their caregivers will take a victory lap around the track. The involvement of local cancer survivors is proof of the progress that has been made in improving cancer survival rates and the quality of life following cancer treatment,” said Juanita Ward, Event Chair, for the American Cancer Society.

A candlelight ceremony also takes place to honor cancer survivors and remember those who lost the fight against this disease. The candle lighting will begin at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10, and luminaria bags for the ceremony can be purchased at the event.
Relay For Life is an overnight community event bringing together teams of families, friends, churches, neighborhoods and businesses – all with the same goal of conquering cancer. Teams of walkers keep a continuous presence on the track throughout the night, walking in shifts to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

A full agenda of entertainment is planned, including music, team fundraising activities, fun theme laps, jump house, dunk tank and contests all night long including corn hole tournaments, scavenger hunt and more! Relay For Life is a handicapped-accessible event.

Funds raised during Relay For Life help support the American Cancer Society’s mission of eliminating cancer by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. Visit relayforlife.org/laketwp for additional details.

The Uniontown Lions Club will be helping to serve breakfast on June 11 at &:00 am.

Senior Recognition Night.

Admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:53:52 +0000

The 2011 Hartville/Uniontown Lions Scholarships were awarded last evening to:

Pete Edwards
Emily Paul
Kaylee Cline

Congrats!