Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
Rodman Public Library is VITA drop-off site
ALLIANCE − Rodman Public Library will serve as a drop-off location for the United Way of Greater Stark County’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Trained VITA volunteers help qualifying people file returns for free, looking for all possible deductions and credits. The free tax preparation service is available to households that earn less than $60,000 if filing single and under $90,000 if filing a joint return. Taxpayers with disabilities and those who speak limited English may also be eligible.
VITA is taking appointments to check for eligibility and to schedule drop-offs for February through April for the 2021 tax return season. An appointment is needed for all drop-offs. To take advantage of the VITA program, visit uwstark.org/vita to download and print an IRS intake form and an IRS consent form. Both must be filled out so VITA volunteers can prepare and process taxes. A list of other required documents is also posted on the website.
For more information about the VITA program or to make an appointment, call 330-994-8482.
‘The Music Man’ in Alliance
ALLIANCE – The Carnation City Players will present “The Music Man” on Feb. 24-26 and March 3-5 at the Firehouse Theater, 450 E. Market St.
Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday shows are at 2:30 p.m. For more information and tickets, call 330-821-8712 or visit https://www.carnationcityplayers.org.
Learn about winter survival
ALLIANCE – Scouts from Alliance-area troops will talk about navigating wintry conditions during “Winter Survival 101,” to be presented at Rodman Public Library at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Topics will include fire starting, shelter building, cooking and preparation for winter camping.
This event is presented to complement Alliance’s One Book One Community selection for 2023, “The Children’s Blizzard,” a novel by Melanie Benjamin about a winter storm that struck the Great Plains in 1888. Registration is required; visit https://tinyurl.com/yr9sjuwp.
Opioid symposium is Thursday
CANTON − The Stop Heroin from Killing Committee will hold Let's Save a Life, its eighth annual opioid symposium, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Malone University Johnson Center, 2600 Cleveland Ave. NW. The symposium is free to the public.
Ohio is ranked fourth in opioid overdoses. A way to fight the epidemic is by sharing information and treatment options. At the symposium, speakers will tell their personal stories of addiction and how they were able to turn their lives around. Also present will be representatives from several treatment facilities who have the ability to secure a bed for someone who may decide one evening that they need treatment.
Massillon Cable TV will record the symposium so that it can be shown later as part of its programming. Copies of the program will be submitted to Stark County school superintendents so they may show it to their high school or middle school students.
Tea with the Curator program is Tuesday
CANTON − The McKinley Museum, 800 McKinley Monument Drive NW, will host Tea with the Curator from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday. The event includes breakfast sweets, coffee/tea, a program, and admission to the museum.
Cost is $20 per person. Pre-registration is required. Call 330-455-7043 or visit https://tinyurl.com/4wv3xxhr for more information or for reservations. The program is “A Labor of Love: How Jessie June Burroway Came into the World.”
Musical at the Palace
CANTON − “Menopause the Musical” will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. Admission is $45 plus fees. All seating is reserved. Group discounts are available. Buy tickets at cantontheatre.org. For information, call 330-454-8172.
Stark needs someone to inspect honeybee colonies
CANTON − Stark County is seeking apiary inspectors for the 2023 season. The part-time, seasonal position pays $18 per hour plus 58.5 cents per mile.
Anyone interested should contact Rick Flory at rlflory@starkcountyohio.gov or 330-451-7076; or Barbara Bloetscher, ODA state apiarist, at bbloetscher@agri.ohio.gov or 614-728-6373.
Send a letter of interest including experience, qualifications, certification and/or education by Feb. 28 to rlflory@starkcountyohio.gov or Rick Flory, manager of properties and contracts, Board of Stark County Commissioners, 110 Central Plaza S, Canton, OH 44702.
Movie at the Palace this weekend
CANTON − Palace Theatre will present the movie “The Fabelmans” from Thursday through Feb. 26 as part of its 2023 Award Nominated Film Series.
Doors open at 7 p.m., with showtime at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., with showtime at 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7. Tickets will be available at the door.
Garden club to meet, hear presentation about Singer Lake Bog
GREEN − David J. Kriska, restoration ecologist for the natural areas program at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will speak at the Green Thumbs of Green Garden Club meeting at 6:30 pm Feb. 27 at the John Torok Senior Center, 4224 Massillon Road.
The public is invited. Kriska specializes in rare plant and animal surveys, community ecology and habitat restoration.
Kriska’s talk will be on “Singer Lake Bog: A Fragile Jewel.” The Singer Lake basin is one of the largest and most pristine bog systems remaining in Ohio. The mile-long bog harbors nearly 50 state-endangered or threatened species of plants and animals.
The natural areas program at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History acquires, and manages a collection of natural areas that represent the time in which Northeast Ohio was settled. The museum bought this prehistoric bog in 1999, at the time of a settlement between the city of Green and the Nexus Gas Transmission pipeline construction through Singer Lake.
Ohio attorney general to speak at Crime Prevention Breakfast
PLAIN TWP. − Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will be the keynote speaker for the Exchange Club of Canton-Stark County's Crime Prevention Breakfast at 8 a.m. March 29 at First Christian Church, 6900 Market Ave. N.
The Crime Prevention Breakfast highlights outstanding service provided by law enforcement officers and acknowledges citizens who have worked with law enforcement and the court system in solving or preventing a serious crime. Awards will be given for the Canton City Police Department Officer of the Year, Stark County Sheriff’s Office Deputy of the Year, Community Police Officer of the Year, and the Stark County Crime Prevention Citizen of the Year.
Buy tickets, $20, at cantonchamber.org or by contacting Ashley Winter at the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce at 330-456-7253. For more information, contact James Knight at 330-451-7888 or jnknight@starkcountyohio.gov.
Learn about rain barrels and compost bins
MASSILLON − Stark Soil & Water Conservation District will host a program on rain barrels and compost bins from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28. The program will cover the installation and upkeep of rain barrels, diverter kits and compost bins.
This program will be offered in person at the USDA Service Center Conference Room, 2650 Richville Drive SE, Massillon, OH 44646. It also will be available online via Zoom. Visit www.starkswcd.org or call 330-451-7645 to register.
Walsh University to host Cavs Connect conference
NORTH CANTON − Walsh University will present the Cavs Connect Annual Conference from noon to 6 p.m. March 2 at the university’s Barrette Business and Community Center.
The networking and professional development event is open to the public and brings community supporters, alums, parents, students and friends of the university together. This conference will kick off with a welcome lunch and conclude with happy hour and networking.
Cavs Connect features a lineup of community leaders, Walsh faculty and alums giving presentations on topics including cultural humility, reducing burnout, leadership in a purpose-driven culture, and how music connects us culturally.
The cost is $75 per person and includes a welcome lunch, educational sessions, coffee, cookies, and happy hour. Limited table and sponsorship opportunities are available. For information or to register, visit www.walsh.edu/cavs-connect-annual-conference.
Library hosts program on first ladies and connections to slavery
MASSILLON − Rangers from the National First Ladies Historic Site will present "Women Behind the Women," an all-ages program on first ladies and their connections to slavery and the civil rights movement, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in the Massillon Public Library auditorium, 208 Lincoln Way E.
With a focus on African-American women, this program highlights Ona Judge, Martha Washington’s enslaved maid; and Elizabeth Keckley, designer and seamstress for Mary Lincoln. For more information, call the library at 330-832-9831. Register at https://massillonlibrary.libnet.info/events.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
