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Pontiac’s War ..................................................................................page 6Minerva Public Library ..................................................................page 10Malvern Public Library...................................................................page 13Transportation ...............................................................................page 29Safety Services .................................................................... pages 18 & 19Media ...........................................................................................page 28Minerva Historical Society ................................................................page 7Malvern Historical Society ................................................................page 7Village of Minerva ...................................................................pages 8 & 9Village of Malvern ............................................................... pages 11 & 12ZIP Codes ......................................................................................page 12Utilities .........................................................................................page 28

GOVERNMENTWhere to Vote ................................................................................page 18Village of Minerva Administration ..................................................page 15Village of Malvern Administration ..................................................page 16County Officials .............................................................................page 14State and Federal Officials .............................................................page 17

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESSocial Human Services .......................................................... page 21 & 22Senior Center ................................................................................page 41

EDUCATIONMinerva Local Schools .........................................................pages 30 & 31Brown Local Schools ............................................................pages 32 & 33Private Schools ..............................................................................page 34R. G. Drage Career Technical Center ...............................................page 35

RECREATION & CULTURESocial Organizations ......................................................................page 27Lake Mohawk ................................................................................page 36Golf Courses ..................................................................................page 37Parks ............................................................................................page 38YMCA ............................................................................................page 42Area Festivals ................................................................................page 39Area Churches ...............................................................................page 26Culture & Fine Arts ........................................................................page 40

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONIndex of Advertisers .........................................................................page 4Map ................................................................................... pages 23 & 24

GUIDE STAFFWriters ......................... Elizabeth Parker, Denise Freeland

and Kimberly LewisPhotographers ...........Todd Reed and News Leader StaffGraphic Designer ......................................... Wendy PrinceAdvertising Sales .....................Lynn Bond, Marie Sumser,

Diane Ringer and Theresa SebrellPublished February 2012 

Welcome to Minerva

On behalf of everyone in Minerva, I would like to invite you to visit the “Best Village in Ohio.” If you have memories of a great hometown where you grew up, or 

want to have that hometown feeling in your life, then Minerva is the place to be. Whether you are traveling on business or plea-sure; looking to start a new business; looking for a great place to raise a family and shop; or just out for a quiet drive; then we have what you are looking for. And who could miss the beautiful views of rolling hills throughout the area and all the shops lining the brick streets of downtown adding to the ambiance of our community.

We have outstanding schools, YMCA, public library and histori-cal society; a great pool, parks and golf courses; superb fire and law-enforcement departments; the right mix of manufacturing and retail businesses; and the right infrastructure to start a new busi-ness or grow an existing business. When you add easy access to major roads and interstate highways, and close proximity to all the big-city amenities, without the traffic and congestion, then you will come to realize why Minerva is the “Best Village in Ohio.”

The Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with local business owners in Minerva, have continued to develop an exciting economic-development plan for our village. This initia-tive puts Minerva on a path for continued economic growth and prosperity, while maintaining that hometown feeling. We are fertile ground for expanding our current businesses while attracting new ones. We have several ideal locations for starting or expanding a retail business, while our industrial park offers all the infrastructure requirements for industrial or manufacturing opportunities.

Please see our website, www.minervachamber.org, for updated information.

James F. ArrasmithExecutive DirectorMinerva Area Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development

Welcome to Malvern

Malvern is the second largest village in Carroll County and is nestled in the oldest township, Brown Township. Twelve hundred people call it home. Among those are generations 

of immigrants who settled here seeking employment in the local brick-yards. Malvern’s pride is evident in its excellent school system, “Home of the Malvern Hornets.”

Several manufacturing companies are located here and offer oppor-tunities for employment. Among them are Colfor Manufacturing, Perfect Products and GBS Filing Systems.

Several family-owned and operated businesses, including Woods’ Grocery, Crowl Lumber, Robertson’s Building Center, Furey Motors, Furey’s Wheel World, Dairy Queen and West End Inn, have been in Malvern for more than 40 years.

Beautiful Lake Mohawk, the second largest man-made lake in Ohio, offers an opportunity to settle in and enjoy the beautiful scenery that wraps itself around this quiet community.

Malvern’s Historical Society is committed to preserving the rich history of Malvern, as well as promoting the betterment of its present and future. The society developed a Veterans’ Park, next to the historical society building, that features a large gazebo. A wall of honor naming the hun-dreds of Malvern citizens who have served in the military is being planned.

The Malvern Community Development Board has resurrected a time-honored activity, and invites everyone for “Dancing on the Bridge.” The board has used its proceeds to develop a walking track in the park, lights on the new bridge, downtown streetlights and flower boxes, benches and trees in the park, and refurbished its basketball court.

Once people live here, most never leave, like the generations of families that still reside in the village. Come visit us and spend some quiet time in our beautiful village park and experience the same beauty expressed in the paintings made famous by local artist Clyde Singer. n


INdEx Of AdvErTISErSAll-Pro RV ......................................................................... page 35 Phone(330)823-6PRO

Another Listing LLC ......................................................... page 32 Phone(330)605-9166

BJ Gray Realty ................................................................. page 33 Phone(330)417-7677or(330)205-1941

Bartley Ambulance Service ........................................... page 27 Phone(330)868-9111

Bartley Funeral Home .....................................................page 17 PhoneMinerva(330)868-4114orMalvern(330)863-0441

Carroll County Visiting Nurse Association ...................... page 6 Phone(330)627-7625or1-877-627-7625

Colfor Manufacturing, Inc. .............................................. page 5 Phone(330)868-3020

Consumers National Bank ............................................... page 9 Phone(330)868-7701or1-800-948-1262

Convention and Visitors Bureau ................................... page 34 Phone1-877-727-0103

Crowl Interiors & Furniture ............................................... page 30 Phone1-888-368-8615or(330)868-2553

Curves ............................................................................... page 38 Phone(330)868-0367

Cutler, JoAnn Clark ......................................................... page 39 Phone(330)323-3362

Diamond T Fencing .........................................................page 41 Phone(330)739-4500

Dowell, Dr. Stephen C. ....................................................page 13 Phone(330)868-5001

Frontier ............................................................................ page 43 Phone(330)868-5200

Gade, Dr. Ronald B., LLC .................................................page 10 Phone(330)868-5080

Gionino’s Pizzeria .......................................................... page 34 Phone(330)868-2525

Gotschall Hutchison Funeral Home .............................. page 28 Phone(330)868-4900

Kishman’s IGA ................................................................. page 20 Phone(330)868-7727or1-800-874-5028

Kohmann Minerva Mowers ........................................... page 29 Phone(330)868-9893

J & M Carpentry Ltd ........................................................ page 28 Phone(330)231-0125

Loudon Motors Ford ....................................................... page 32 Phone(330)868-2277or1-866-375-CARS

Malvern Tax Service ........................................................page 15 Phone(330)863-1029or(330)863-1707

Market Street Art Spot ................................................... page 26

Medicine Center Pharmacy ............................................page 11 Phone(330)868-6200

Minerva Chamber of Commerce ..................................... page 6 Phone(330)868-7979

Minerva Eldercare ...........................................................page 12 Phone(330)868-4147

Minerva Public Library .................................................... page 8 Phone(330)868-4101fax(330)868-4267

Minerva Area YMCA ........................................................page 11 Phone(330)868-5988

News Leader .................................................................... page 37 Phone(330)868-5222or1-800-355-5530

Normandy Inn ..................................................................page 18 Phone(330)868-6040

Rae’s Jewelry .................................................................... page 2 Phone(330)868-5900

Rocky’s ..............................................................................page 10 PhoneWaynesburg(330)866-5501Malvern(330)863-6426Minerva(330)868-7015

Ron Ruegg Automotive ...................................................page 31 Phone(330)488-5428or(330)863-4422

Ron The Furnace Man .................................................... page 44 Phone(330)875-9300or1-877-247-7661

Shorn Sheep Primitives ................................................... page 40 Phone(330)868-6090

St. Luke Lutheran Community ...................................... page 25 Phone(330)868-5600

Stanley Steemer .............................................................. page 36 Phone1-800-783-3637

State Farm, Annette Mapes ............................................page 18 Phone(330)868-7781

True Value Hardware ......................................................page 21 Phone(330)868-7709or1-888-330-8688

Unkefer Equipment, Inc. .................................................page 14 Phone(330)868-6419fax(330)868-4963

Woods’ Grocery Inc. ........................................................page 16 Phone(330)863-0707



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Chief Pontiac’s Warpath included the Great Trail

“It is important for us, my brothers, that we exterminate from our lands this nation which seeks only to destroy us. Therefore, 

my brothers, we must all swear their destruction and wait no longer.” – Chief Pontiac

“I have brought with me the relations of the people you have massacred, or taken prisoners. They are impatient for revenge.” - Bouquet

Before the car brand (a century before), or the city or province, the man Chief Pontiac walked here, through this valley, along the Sandy Creek.

The vision he offered led to the deaths of many hundreds, and the capture, torture, or fleeing of hundreds more, in a time and place where “hundreds” meant a big city.

The dead were ritually scalped. Captives could be subject to run the gauntlet, being repeatedly struck with axes and hoes. Female and children captives might face forced marriage or adoption. Homes were likely to be burned.

Thus, 200 Ohio women and children, plus 300 soldiers and male settlers, crowded into tiny Fort Pitt through the summer of 1763.

They had fled their homes in terror. Fort Sandusky, their outward protection, had been captured and burned to the ground. The soldiers guarding it had all been killed. Fort St. Joseph, Fort Miami, Fort Ve-nango, Fort Ouiatenon, Fort LeBoeuf, and Erie, every source of protection and civilization they knew, had all fallen.

Among them would have been any settlers brave enough to call Carroll County home.

How alone were these scared people? The next small town, with protection, food, and stores, was 100 mountainous miles away, by foot, along a dirt path, across treacherous forested slopes.

There at Fort Pitt, the natives besieged them. For six long weeks, the women, children, and men huddled in fear that their fate would be the same as 

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Minerva Historical SocietyThe Minerva Historical Society is located in the Haas Mu-

seum in downtown Minerva.The building, built in 1928, housed the Minerva Bank and Trust, 

and was donated to the historical society in the 1970s by Arthur and Odessa Haas.

The museum holds the history of the Minerva area and the people who helped build the village.

The society holds an annual banquet on the third Thursday of April and an annual fundraiser during the Stockers and Streets car show in September.

Sue Scharf is the current president of the society, while Wade Mitchell serves as vice president and John Drews, treasurer.

Anyone interested in learning more about museum hours or how to join the historical society can contact Scharf at 330-894-2368, Drews at 330-868-3349 or Mitchell at 330-862-2072.

Fort Sandusky, Fort Joseph, and the rest. Death or captivity loomed if Fort Pitt fell.

Yet perhaps death would come by disease even if they held. For working among their ranks was another killer, the dreaded disease smallpox.

Into this unimaginably grim situation rode Col. Henry Bouquet.Bouquet knew something about Fort Pitt; he had built it, on 

the site where George Washington laid out a small outpost, and it was his choice to call it Fort Pitt. He knew, too, of soldiering, having served in the British Army throughout the French and Indian War.

In July of 1763, however, Pontiac’s War was Bouquet’s war. Pontiac had failed in his siege of Detroit, and retreated into Il-linois territory. Yet his war had come to center here, along the Great Trail, from Sandusky to Fort Pitt and on to Bushy Run, where Bouquet and his army would fight them.

Guyasuta, once a guide of George Washington, now led. As chief of the Seneca, he shared command with Custaloga, Turtle-Heart, and Beaver of the Delaware. Warriors from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes participated, too.

Malvern Historical SocietyThe Malvern Historical Society is located at 108 E. Porter St. 

in downtown Malvern.This small museum tells the history of the Malvern area and 

holds many reminders of the days when Malvern was known as Clay City.

The building itself is historical, having been built in 1880, and serving as the location of a harness shop, meat market, newspa-per office, and the public library. The building was donated to the Historical Society in 2000 by Margaret Woods.

The museum is usually open on Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.Members are currently in the process of doing an identification 

and inventory of the collection. Anyone wishing to help with this project, or to become involved in the organization may stop in any Saturday, or call Fran Montella 863-0598, Sonia Strock 863-0149, or Linda Byrd 863-1222. n

Discussions of Bouquet today center on “germ warfare,” on a letter from his commander suggesting the purposeful spread of smallpox to the Native Americans. Overlooked is the dire situation in which the natives had placed the white women and children of the region “themselves subject to smallpox from be-ing confined to the close quarters of Fort Pitt. Overlooked, too, is how impossible diplomacy then appeared.

On June 2, 1763, local Ojibwas staged a game of stickball, a forerunner of lacrosse, outside Fort Michilimackinac, Mich. The sol-diers watched the game, as they had done on previous occasions.

The ball was hit through the open gate of the fort. The teams rushed in and were given weapons which native women had smuggled into the fort. The warriors killed about 15 of the 35-man garrison in the struggle; later they killed five more in ritual torture.

On Oct. 11, 1763, Bouquet led an army of 1,500 men through Minerva and Malvern.

“I have brought with me the relations of the people you have massacred, or taken prisoners,” he told Guyasuta. “They are impatient for revenge.” n


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northeast Ohio

Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10am - 8pmFriday & Saturday: 10am - 5pm

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Courteous service in a welcoming atmosphere; books, audio books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, free downloadable e-books; 18 internet computers and free Wi-Fi; meeting rooms and study space: photocopying, faxing, and no-tary service; Children’s storytimes and special programs; Adult programs, computer classes, and book discussion groups; ask a question, get an answer; easy access to millions of items in other Ohio public libraries.

A lthough the loca-tion gives the town an out-of-

the-way feel, the village is actually located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 

30 and state Route 183, making it a convenient drive to many larger areas, including Alliance, Akron, Canton and Youngstown. Minerva is also in three different counties — Carroll, Columbiana and Stark counties.

The area offers many opportunities to residents of all ages for a full and satisfying lifestyle.

THE GREAT TRAILBefore the village was founded, the area was along the 

American Indian version of a super-highway.The Great Trail was used by the Indians and early pio-

neers to make their way to the Detroit area for trading and settlement.

The trail was used during the many conflicts between the French and the English as the new world was being found-ed. It also served as a route for Revolutionary War soldiers, as they fought for independence.

MINERVA IS FOUNDEDIn 1818, surveyor John Whitacre purchased 123 acres 

to build a log mill on the Little Sandy Creek. The first child born in the new unnamed settlement was Whitacre’s niece, Minerva Ann Taylor. Whitacre later honored his niece by giv-ing his settlement her first name.

LOST FRENCH GOLDIn the 1820s, the new village was introduced to what is 

still a local legend today.The nephew of a French soldier came to the area af-

ter having read his uncle’s diary, which told the story of 10 French soldiers who came through the area with gold and sil-ver that was to be delivered to Fort Duquesne. The men were told to bury the treasure should there be any signs of trouble.

It is believed that, in the area between East Rochester and Minerva, the French spotted British soldiers and buried their treasure. A skirmish with the British killed eight of the 10 French men.

It is believed the treasure is still buried somewhere in the Minerva area.

SANDY BEAVER CANAL AND THE RAILROADFrom the 1820s to the 1840s, the village found itself 

along the new Sandy Beaver Canal. The canal became a major way of transporting people and goods between south-ern and northern Ohio.

The village began to grow with this new and modern mode of transportation.

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The canal was soon replaced by another even more modern type of transportation — the railroad. Minerva be-came an important stop along the Pennsylvania Railroad.

William Pennock, who was one of the first graduates of Minerva High School, and his brother, Issac, started a rail-car manufacturing business in the village. William is noted as having revolutionizing rail cars with the invention of the press-steel rail car and car trucks.

The introduction of the railroad helped the small village to start to grow.

MINERVA TODAYToday, situated at the intersection of two major roadways, 

Minerva is a perfect location for all types of manufacturing and service industries, and its small, inviting downtown is a wonderful location for a variety of specialty shops.

SCHOOLSMinerva Local School District offers a brand new el-

ementary school, a new middle school and an updated high school.

The district takes pride in the individual attention given to each student, teachers who care about the young people they influence, and a community that is supportive of the mission of the district.

ARTSThe Minerva area is very supportive of the artistic inter-

ests of the village residents.The downtown area hosts the Market Street Art Spot, an 

artists’ cooperative gallery, displaying the work of locals art-ists in a variety of mediums. On the second Friday of each 

month a meet-the-artist reception is held at the gallery, with live music and refreshments.

The village’s North Market Street is the site of the annual Brick Street Jazz Festival, held in May, and a fall Oktober-fest, both of which feature live music, food, art, crafts, and children’s activities.

Minerva Community Theater also offers opportunities for local thespians.

RECREATIONThe area is full of recreational opportunities for resi-

dents of all ages. The village is home to two beautiful and well-kept parks. Municipal Park is the historical park that offers new play equipment, tennis and basketball courts, and a skate park. Bicentenial Park has a beautiful walk-ing track, a disk-golf course, and sand volleyball, tennis and basketball courts. The village also has three smaller parks — Minerva Veterans Memorial Park, Rotary Park and Mayor’s Park.

There are a full range of activities for children, including leagues for almost all sports at the local parks. There are well-established dance and martial arts studios within the village.

The Minerva Area YMCA offers many ways to work out in a modern weight and workout room, as well as many programs for adults and children.

Several beautiful golf courses are also found in the area.The Village of Minerva has been able to hold onto its 

small-town charm, while keeping up with a quickly chang-ing modern world. The area offers an array of opportuni-ties to individuals, as well as all types of business. n


• 16 computers for public use that access the Internet, with print-ing in both black and white and color.

• Free wireless Internet access throughout the library.• Artwork to check out and brighten your home.• Fax service, photocopying and notary service for a fee.• Golden Buckeye registration, basic federal and state income-

tax forms, HEAP forms and voter registration forms.• Meeting and study rooms for community groups and personal use.The library is a member of the SEO library consortium and shares 

materials with more than 75 public libraries in Ohio. Library-card holders have direct, quick and free access to millions of books, CDs, DVDs and more that are not found on the shelf at their own libraries.

The library offers programs for library users of various ages and interests.

• Book Beginnings is a weekly story time for children ages 0-3 years and their caregivers.

• Story Time each week during the school year for children ages 3-5.• Creative Activities and Various Entertainments for teens every 

day after school in the Youth Services Department.• A popular summer reading program that includes weekly 

activities for children and programs for teens, and a special family program each Friday.

• Special programs throughout the year for children and their caregivers.

• Programs on various topics for adults and for families through-out the year. Past favorites include author visits, gardening, astrono-my, the Civil War and area railroads.

• Basic computer instruction classes and Internet-searching classes for adults offered regularly by library staff.

• Two local book discussion groups meet monthly at the library.A Minerva Public Library card is the ticket to a vast world of 

learning, recreation and entertainment. The library staff and trust-ees are pleased to be able to serve the Minerva area community and are always open to ideas to make the library better and able to meet local needs. They invite the community to visit the library often and encourage all area residents and visitors to make good use of the many resources and services offered by the library. n

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Minerva Public Libraryhas served area residents

since 1913 from a variety of locations

Completely renovated and remod-eled in 2003, the library today is conveniently located just off U.S. 

Route 30 at 677 Lynnwood Drive, adjacent to the Minerva YMCA and Minerva Elementary School. The library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays. The library may be contacted by phone at 330-868-4101, by fax at 330-868-4267 or through the library website at www.minerva.lib.oh.us .

The Minerva Public Library relies on the Ohio Public Library Fund for 95 percent of its funding, with the remaining income from local fines, fees and donations. A seven-member board of trustees, made up of Minerva-area residents, oversees library administration. The library director and fiscal officer, hired by the board, plan and man-age the operations of the library.

The library strives to offer resources and services that meet the needs of users, including:

• More than 100,000 books, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs and music CDs and more to check out and enjoy.

• Free downloadable e-books, audiobooks, music and video for a variety of personal digital devices.


The Village of Malvern...is a picture-perfect Ohio town

The quiet, tree-lined streets and friendly residents make the village an inviting place to live, do busi-ness and raise a family.

Malvern is located along state Route 43, a short drive from the Canton and Akron areas. The village offers a location that is convenient to the more metropolitan areas, while still provid-ing the opportunity for people to live in a charming small town.

BROWN TOWNSHIPThe Village of Malvern is part of Brown Township, the old-

est and largest township in Carroll County. Founded in 1815, the township is named for John Brown, who was the builder of the first mill in the area, which was located in Pekin.

Other early settlers in the area were Richard Vaughn, who settled the Oneida area and Moses Porter who settled the area that is now Malvern.

MALVERN IS INCORPORATEDMalvern came to be from the combination of two villages, 

the Village of Troy and the Village of Lodi, both settled with plans to be prosperous villages along the Sandy and Beaver Canal. When the canal failed after a short run, the villages combined to become the Village of Malvern. The village was incorporated on May 31, 1869, with George Hardesty serving as the first mayor.

PIONEER CLAY CITYIn 1886, John Kratz and Ross Rue founded the first clay 

plant in the area, and Malvern soon became known as Pio-neer Clay City as the industry continued to grow throughout the village.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Malvern was known nationwide for producing quality clay products.

The Malvern Clay Company won gold medals at the World’s Fairs in Chicago and St. Louis for their new modern paving bricks.

MODERN MALVERNIn the new century, Malvern continues to hold onto its small-

town charm while becoming a modern village. The area offers 

the opportunity to live a full, active and happy life.

DOWNTOWNThe small and friendly 

downtown is home to several businesses that are well supported by the village residents.

Residents are very active in keeping their village beautiful. Each season brings out the Malvern Development Board to decorate the village with flowers in the spring and summer and Christmas decorations in the winter.

Each year the Dancing on the Bridge festival attracts people from all over to the downtown area for a weekend of food, fun and fellowship.

ORGANIZATIONSAlthough the area is small, residents take 

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pride in their town and several service organizations are very active. The Rotary Club of Malvern, the Alpha Sorosis Women’s Club and the American Legion Valley Post all work hard to support area residents and sponsor many opportuni-ties for local young people.

SCHOOLSThe Brown Local School District offers a cozy and safe 

environment for learning to the youth of the village.Classes are small and teachers take a one-on-one inter-

est in their students. The district constantly works toward meeting and beating state standards.

Strong sports and arts programs offer students many op-portunities to share and develop their talents.

PARKThe Malvern Park is a beautiful area of the village, offer-

ing many opportunities for family fun and exercise.The park, located along the Little Sandy Creek, offers an 

updated play area, walking track and sand volleyball and basketball courts. There are several pavilions in the park that are available for parties and family reunions.

There are several ball diamonds in the park where the many baseball and softball leagues in the village are often found competing.

THE FUTUREThe Village of Malvern continues to hold onto its small-

town charm as it looks into the future and its part in this modern and changing world. The area offers, and will con-tinue to offer, many opportunities for local residents and new business and industry. n


Malvern Branch Library

The Malvern Branch of the Carroll County District Library has a mission of providing the most wanted materials, print and non-print, which will meet the educational, 

recreational, informational, and cultural needs of the community.  This library truly embodies its goals and has made itself a vital part of the community.

The Malvern Branch Library offers programs for citizens of all ages to pride lifelong learning opportunities. A book-discussion group meets each month, choosing titles to inspire meaningful discussion. Computer training classes are made available each April and November to assist adults with ever-evolving technol-ogy. Other thought-provoking, entertaining and educational programs are offered throughout the year as well.

For children, the library provides a safe and friendly environ-ment offering story times, lap-sit stories and, of course, the always fun and exciting summer reading program. Holiday programming is provided to enrich the seasons and engage young and old in community projects during kids’ off time from school. The library has a working relationship with day-care providers and the public school to provide its teachers with materials to enhance the class-room experience.

Malvern Branch Library has a well-trained staff to help com-munity members get the best use of the 24,163 books and other resources offered in its collection. Free public-access computers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. In keeping pace with the electronic world, the library now offers Mango, an online language-learning system teaching practical conversation skills for real communication; Chilton’s auto repair; Ancestry, for genea-

logical research; and more.The library is excited about its local-history collection. Inter-

est in this area has grown and the library is eagerly acquiring items and providing space to house the collection. Yearbooks from the Malvern High School are another very popular re-source. The goal of the preservation policy is to maintain the collection so that items can be accessed and used by future generations.

Through the Carroll County District Library, the Malvern Branch is a member of the SEO Library Consortium. This membership al-lows it to obtain materials from other member libraries for the use of local patrons, providing access to millions of materials that can be ordered from personal computers or with the help of the staff. Malvern Branch Library now has access to a digital catalog to support audio and eBook devices and bring digitized books right to patrons’ homes. 

To obtain a library card, residents just need to complete an ap-plication and have proof of current residence. The Carroll County District Library card can be used at all libraries serving Carroll County and many throughout the state of Ohio.

The Carroll County District Library is funded through the state of Ohio and by local government. The library is overseen by a board of county citizens. Board members are Cathy Kinney, Jeff Mangun, Kenny Scott, Susie Sell, Linda Shotwell, Paul Snopel, and Dr. Carl Winters.

The Malvern Branch of the Carroll County District Library is located at 710 E. Porter St., Malvern. The staff can be reached at 330-863-0636 or on the web at www.carrolllibrary.org. n

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of Motor Vehicles is located at 155 W. Main St., Carrollton 44615, 330-627-7356.

Clerk of Common Pleas Court - The Carroll County Clerk of Common Pleas Court can be contacted at P.O. Box 367, Carrollton, Ohio 44615. The office phone number is 330-627-2450.

County Commissioners - The Carroll County commis-sioners’ office is located at 119 S. Lisbon St., Suite 201, Carrollton. The office can be reached at 330-627-4869 or by e-mail at [email protected] .

Dog Pound - The Carroll Dog Pound is located at 2185 Kensington Road NE, Carrollton, 330-627-4244.

Engineer - The Carroll County engineer’s office is locat-ed at 200 Kensington Road NE, Carrollton, 330-627-4110.

Prosecuting Attorney - The Carroll County prosecuting attorney’s office is located at 49 Public Square, Carrollton, 330-627-4555.

Recorder - The Carroll County recorder’s office is lo-cated at in the Carroll County Courthouse, 330-627-4545.

Sales Tax - The Carroll County sales tax is currently 6.5 percent.

Sheriff - The Carroll County’s sheriff’s office is located at 43 Second St. SE, Carrollton, 330-627-2141.

Treasurer - The Carroll County treasurer’s office is located at 119 Public Square, Suite 103, Carrollton, 330-627-4221.

COLUMBIANA COUNTYCurrent information on all Columbiana County officials 

can be found on the county website at www.columbiana-county.org .

Auditor - The Columbiana County auditor’s office is located at 105 S. Market, Lisbon, 330-425-9515.

Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Columbiana County Bureau of Motor Vehicles is located at 7556 state Route 45, Lisbon, 330-424-5155, and 200 E. 2nd St., Suite B, Salem, 330-337-0554.

Clerk of Common Pleas Court - The Columbiana County Clerk of Common Pleas Court can be reached at 330-424-7777.

County Commissioners - The Columbiana County com-missioners’ office is located at 105 S. Market St., Lisbon, 330-424-9511.

Coroner - The Columbiana County coroner’s office is located at 8473 County Home Road, 330-424-5029.

Engineer - The Columbiana County Engineer’s office can be reached at 330-424-1459.

Humane Society - The Humane Society of Columbiana County is located at 2180 state Route 45 in Salem, 330-332-2600.

Prosecuting Attorney - The Columbiana County pros-ecuting attorney can be contacted at 330-420-0140.

Recorder - The Columbiana County recorder’s office is located at 105 S. Market St., Lisbon, 330-424-9517.

Sales Tax - The Columbiana County sales tax is cur-rently 7 percent.

Sheriff - The Columbiana County’s sheriff’s office is located in the Columbiana Courthouse in Lisbon, 330-424-1104.

Treasurer - The Columbiana County treasurer’s office is located at 105 S. Market St., Lisbon, 330-424-9514. n

STARK COUNTYCurrent information on all Stark County officials can be 

found on the county website at www.co.stark.oh.us.Auditor - The Stark County auditor’s office is located at 

110 Central Plaza S, Suite 220, Canton. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the phone number is 330-451-7357.

Bureau of Motor Vehicles - There are several Bu-reau of Motor Vehicles locations throughout Stark County. Locations include: 3187 Whitewood St. NW, North Canton 44720, 330-498-0255; 907 - 30th St. NE, Canton, 330-456-2900; 3029 Cleveland Ave. SW, Canton, 330-484-6488; 2812 Whipple Ave. NW, Canton, 330-477-5555; 513 E. Main St., Alliance, 330-821-4866; and 1972 Wales Road NE, Massillon, 330-833-9026.

Clerk of Common Pleas Court - The office of the Clerk of Common Pleas Court is located at the Stark County Court-house, 101 W. Tuscarawas St., Canton, 330-451-7931.

Coroner - The Stark County coroner’s office is located at 4500 Atlantic Blvd. NE, Canton. The office phone number is 330-451-1367 and the e-mail address is [email protected] .

Engineer - The Stark County Engineer’s office is located at 5165 Southway St. SW, Canton, 330-477-6781.

Humane Society - The Stark County Humane Society is located at 1801 Mahoning Road NE, 330-451-2343.

Prosecuting Attorney - The Stark County prosecuting attorney’s office is located in the Stark County office building at 110 Central Plaza S., Suite 510, Canton, 330-451-7897.

Recorder - The Stark County recorder’s office is located at 110 Central Plaza S., Suite 170, Canton, 330-451-7443.

Sales Tax - The Stark County sales tax is currently 6.25 percent.

Sheriff - The Stark County sheriff’s office is located at 4500 Atlantic Blvd., NE, in Canton, 330-430-3800.

Treasurer - The Stark County treasurer’s office is located at 200 Tuscarawas St., Canton, 330-451-7814.

CARROLL COUNTYCurrent information on all Carroll County officials can be 

found on the county website at www.carrollcountyohio.net.Auditor - The Carroll County auditor’s office is located at 

119 S. Lisbon St., Suite 203, Carrollton, and can be reached at 330-451-7357 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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The Village of Minerva has a charter form of government.The elected council is made up of a mayor and four 

council members who have with legislative authority over the village. The mayor and village-council members are elected to four-year revolving terms.

A village administrator is appointed by village council to assist council and manage municipal organizations and services.

All council meetings are held on the upper level of Village Hall on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and can be seen on the local cable channel, channel 21, on Time Warner Cable.

CITY ADMINISTRATIONAccounts Clerk/Records Retention Coordinator - Patti 

Village of Minerva Administration

Willoughby, 330-868-7705, ext. 100Clerk of Council/Administrative Secretary - Brenda Al-baugh, 330-868-7705, ext. 103Finance Director - Gail Bender, 330-868-7705, ext. 101Income Tax Clerk - Lisa Soles, 330-868-7705, ext. 107Village Law Director - Clark BattistaChief of Police - Robert First, 330-868-4177Utilities Clerk - Kay Hilverding, 330-868-7705, ext. 106Village Administrator - David Harp, 330-868-7705, ext. 102Water Plant Supervisor - Tom Wickersham

CITY COUNCILMayor - James Waller, 330-868-7705, ext. 103Council members: Billie Rowe, Phil Davidson, John Ship-man, and Gary Ruff

PLANNING COMMITTEEThe planning committee meets the first Tuesday of each month at Village Hall at 5 p.m. Call 330-868-7705 if planning to attend.

ZONING APPEALSThe board of zoning appeals meets the third Monday of each month at Village Hall at 5 p.m. Copies of the zoning code can be obtained at Village Hall. Call 330-868-7705 if planning to attend.

MAYOR’S COURTMayor’s Court is held each Monday at 7:30 p.m. in council 

chambers at Village Hall.

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Village of Malvern Administration

The Village of Malvern is located in the rolling hills of Carroll County, and is governed by a mayor and village council. The village also employs a Service Department 

supervisor, tax administrator, village administrator, fiscal officer, village solicitor and Water Department employees.

Council meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month and are open to the public.

The mayor and council members are elected by the public for terms of four years.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Village of Malvern can contact Village Hall, located at 116 W. Main St., Malvern, at 330-863-1316.

VILLAGE ADMINISTRATIONService Department Supervisor - James CinsonTax Administration - Alana EvansVillage Administrator - Jim BatesVillage Fiscal Officer - Nancy YeagerVillage Solicitor - Vincent SlabaughWater Department Billing Clerk - Terry FosterWater Department Plant Administrator - DeeDee WiseVillage CouncilMayor - Steve AdamsVillage Council President - Alan ArtzerCouncil members: Angela Lambert, Robert DeLong, Eunice Thompson, Kathy Ritter, and Nevin Crater

PARK BOARDThe Park Board is in charge of making sure the Malvern Vil-lage Park is maintained and updated.

MALVERN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARDThe Community Development Board of Malvern works hard to complete projects that keep the village attractive in any season. Call Village Hall for information on development-board meetings. n

TownshipsBROWN TOWNSHIP, CARROLL COUNTYTrustees - Joe Chiurco, Ed Clark, Rod WiseFiscal Officer - Jeanne GrimmMeets the first and third Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the township 

hall, 200 E. Grant St., Malvern, 330-863-1540

PARIS TOWNSHIP, STARK COUNTYTrustees - Terry Gram, James Kiko, Larry Palmer.Fiscal Officer - Rudy Evanich.Meets the first and third Monday at 7 p.m. at the township hall, 

14220 Freed St., Paris, 330-862-3575

WEST TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIANA COUNTYTrustees - Dale Lowmiller, Richard “Hank” McClellan, Glenn 

WhiteleatherFiscal Officer - Jeff HaynamMeets the first and third Tuesday at the administration building, 

8610 Knox School Road, East Rochester 330-894-2110 n


STATEGovernor - John Kasich, Riffe Center, 30th Floor, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215-6117; 614-466-3555.Lieutenant Governor - Mary Taylor, Riffe Center, 30th Floor, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215-6117, 614-466-3555.Attorney General - Mike DeWine, 30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 800-282-0515; 614-466-4986.Auditor - Dave Yost, 88 E. Broad St., 5th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 800-282-0370; 614-466-4514.Secretary of State - John Husted, 180 E. Broad St., 16th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 614-466-2655.Treasurer - Josh Mandel, 30 E. Broad St., 9th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 800-228-1002; 614-466-2160.

Senator (33rd District) - Joe Schiavoni, Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, Ground Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 614-466-

8285 [email protected] (30th District) - Lou Gentile, Senate Building, 1 Capital 

Square, Ground Floor, Columbus, OH 46215; 614-466-6508; [email protected].

House of Representative (District 61) - Mark Okey, 77 S. High St., 10th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6111; 614-466-1464 .House of Representative (District 1) - Craig 

Newbold, 77 S. High St., 13th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6111; 614-466-8022.

FEDERALHouse of Representative (District 6) - Bill Johnson, 317 Can-non House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202-225-5705House of Representative (District 16) - Jim Renacci, 130 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202-225-3876.House of Representative (District 18) - Bob Gibbs, 329 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202-225-6265.Senator - Sherrod Brown, 713 Hart Senate Office Building, Wash-ington, DC 20510; 202-224-2315; www.brown.senate.gov.Senator - Rob Portman, 338 Russell Senate Office Building Wash-ington, DC 20510; 202-224-3353; www.portman.senate.gov. n

State and Federal OfficialsAs of February 1, 2012


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MINERVA POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Minerva Police Department has set a goal to bet-ter serve the community and keep the residents safe.

Currently the department has nine full-time officers, seven part-time officers, five full-time dispatchers and one part-time dispatcher.

The department strives to stay in close touch with the com-munity it serves, and is available for group tours and speaking engagements.

In 2010, the Minerva Police Department answered 14,000 phone calls and completed 953 reports.

“Because we are a small town, we ask residents to call the police if they observe suspicious activity,” said Chief Robert First.

The average response time for the department is three minutes, so officers can often get to an area while the activity is still going on.

Chief First asks that residents also help the police de-partment by keeping an eye out in their neighborhoods and reporting anything suspicious.

“Minerva is a great place to live because the residents care about their town,” said Chief First. “People take an active part in helping to keep it a great place to raise your family.”

MALVERNIn 2007, the Village of Malvern switched from a local 

police department to being served by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.

Residents can contact the Carroll County Sheriff’s De-partment in case of emergency at 330-627-2141 or 911.

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Voter RegistrationIn the state of Ohio, residents are able to vote in person 

or by mail.Residents with Internet access can go to the Ohio Secre-

tary of State website at http://www.sos.state.oh.us/ to down-load voter-registration forms.

Anyone living in the Minerva and Malvern areas can contact their county board of elections by phone and request a voter application be mailed. The county boards of elections can be contacted at: Carroll County Board of Elections, 330-627-2610; Columbiana County Board of Elections, 330-424-1448; and the Stark County Board of Elections at 330-451-8683.

Otherwise, forms can be obtained in both villages at Minerva Public Library, Malvern Branch Library, Minerva High School and Malvern High School.

Completed applications should be checked for accuracy and then personally delivered or sent by mail to the local county board of elections or the Secretary of State’s office.

The deadline to register to vote in the state of Ohio is 30 days before the election. If the application is mailed, it must be postmarked by the registration deadline.

Voter qualifications include: United States citizenship; 18 years old on or before the day of the general election; not incarcerated for a felony conviction; not declared incompe-tent by a probate court; and registered to vote at least 30 consecutive days before the election.

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Fire DepartmentsJan. 1, 2012,  brought two new fire districts to the Minerva and 

Malvern area.

SANDY CREEK JOINT FIRE DISTRICTThe Sandy Creek Joint Fire District is a combination of the 

Minerva Volunteer Fire Department and Robertsville Volunteer Fire Department and will provide coverage to the village of Minerva, Paris Township in Stark County and West Township in Columbiana County.

The new district is under the leadership of Aaron Stoller who has served as chief of the Minerva Volunteer Fire Department. The plan is the new district will enable the village and two townships to pool funds to better equip the local fire department to improve protection for the area.

“Changes in the immediate future will not be too noticeable besides recruiting more members,” explained Stoller. “But in the future, we will be building new outlying stations.”

The hope is the new district will lower insurance rates in the area by increasing the firefighting abilities of local firefighters. Chief Stoller is looking forward to keeping the area on the cutting edge as far as fire operations and equipment.

The district will be overseen by a board representing the village and two townships. Board members are Chairman Dave Detchon, Vice Chairman Terry Chilson, Dave Scharf, Laurie Peach, John Shipman, Jim Kiko Jr. and Richard “Hank” McClellan.

“The best advice the members of the fire district can give residents to help us keep them safe is to have working smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors and to have the address marked and visible from the street,” said Stoller. “I believe Minerva is a great place to live and work, as it is a close-knit community which truly cares about its residents and its businesses.”

GREAT TRAIL JOINT FIRE DISTRICTThe Malvern Volunteer Fire Department and the Brown Town-

ship Volunteer Fire Department have combined resources to become the Great Trail Joint Fire District.

This district will be led by Ralph Castellucci who has served as 

chief of the Malvern Volunteer Fire Department.With the new district, Castellucci says Malvern-area residents 

can expect a district with a larger pool of firefighters with a higher level of training. Plans are to put more emphasis at the state level on firefighting training, with firefighters who are striving to go be-yond the minimum requirements for training.

“Whether it is a first-responder program or training to a national standard, the bottom line is serving the community, customers, to the highest level and standards,” explained Castellucci. “Down the road, we will be looking at consolidating firehouses to save costs and lowering the communities’ insurance standard rating and save everyone’s fire insurance rates.”

Castellucci explained the district will be governed by an independent board that will focus solely on the fire-department services. The board will be made up of residents of the community and will coordinate future purchases to eliminate duplication of equipment in a manner that will benefit all residents.

“I look forward to working with a great group of personnel and expanding services to the community,” said Castellucci.

When asked what would remain the same, Castellucci com-mented, “If you dial 911, your fire department will show up.”

Members of the board governing the Great Trail Fire District are Jeff Kapron, Mike Hulit, Rod Wise and Alan Artzner.

When asked what area residents can do to help the fire district keep them safe, Castellucci said, “We urge everyone to make a plan for your fire safety, test and change your smoke-alarm batter-ies; your family’s life can depend on it.”

Castellucci enjoys living and working in the Malvern area, be-cause it has a small-town atmosphere that includes a great school and community.

“It can’t be beat; the community really volunteers to make this area a better place to live,” said Castellucci. “Just walk down the street and people will say hello and greet you with a smile.”

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESBartley Ambulance, which became part of Smith Ambulance of 

Stark-Summit in 2010, has served Minerva and the surrounding communities since the early 1900s.

Their paramedic-staffed ambulances are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the service is contracted to provide emergency ser-vices to the Village of Minerva, Paris Township and B & M Ambulance District which includes Brown Township, Malvern and Lake Mohawk.

CPAP, cardiac monitors with telemetry and ventilators are avail-able for critical-care patients.

The ambulances and personnel are located at 200 Roosevelt St. Minerva.

Other critical-care services, such as hospital-to-hospital transports for critical-care patients, are available to the communities. A network association with Medflight of Ohio is available for helicopter transports.

Smith Ambulance in Minerva can be reached at 330-868-9111.

HOSPITALSAkron Children’s Hospital, One Perkins Square, Akron, 

44308, 330-543-1000 or 800-262-0333, www.akronchildrens.org.Alliance Community Hospital, 200 E. State St., Alliance, 

44601, 330-596-6000, www.achosp.org.Aultman Hospital, 2600 Sixth St., SW, Canton, 44710, 330-

452-9911, www.aultman.org.Mercy Medical Center, 1320 Mercy Drive, NW, Canton, 

44708, 330-489-1105

HEALTH-CARE FACILITIESCarroll Family Health Care, 635 Locust St., Malvern, 44644, 

330-863-9061.Great Trail Family Practice, 1028 E. Lincoln Way, Minerva, 

44657, 330-868-6044Minerva Medical Center, 200 Carolyn Court, Minerva, 44657, 

330-868-4184.Internal Medical Physicians, 1168 Alliance Road, NW, Mi-

nerva, 44657, 330-868-3711.Premier Health Associates, 625 N. Market Ave., Minerva 

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STARK COUNTYAdd Partnership - 330-497-0170Alliance for Children and Families - 330-829-9104Autism Society of America, Akron Chapter - 330-666-0058Canton Community Clinic - 330-454-2000Catholic Charities, Rent and Utilities - 330-491-0896Child and Adolescent Service Center - 330-454-7917Community Harvest - 330-493-0800Emergency Assistance, Job and Family Services - 330-452-4661The Employment Source - 330-433-9675Energy Assistance Line - 800-282-0880Even Start Family Literacy - 330-438-2559FACES of Stark County parent support group - 330-455-2520Fair Housing - 330-451-7776Families First - 330-456-5470Family Council - 330-455-1225Family Information Network - 330-688-2876Family Life Resources Center - 330-454-6877Food Stamps - 330-452-4661GED/Adult Literacy - 330-438-2559Good Samaritan Clinic - 330-452-4363Goodwill Community Campus - 330-454-9461Grandparents as Parents Again - 330-499-1783Habitat for Humanity - 330-456-4663Hammer and Nails, Inc. - 330-456-6277Head Start - 330-456-6218HEAP - 330-454-9807Homeless Hotline - 330-452-4363Housing Rehabilitation - 330-451-7399Hunger Task Force - 330-455-6667Information & Referral - Hot Meal Sites - 330-491-9997Job and Family Services - 330-452-4661JOBS - 330-451-8400KidLink Help Me Grow - 330-492-6900Kids Connection-Early Intervention - 330-493-9904Lawyer Referral - 330-453-0686Legal Aid - 800-998-9454Nantucket Circle - 330-823-9550Parenting Classes, Goodwill - 330-454-9461Pregnancy Counseling, Catholic Charities - 330-491-0896Prescription Help, Catholic Charities - 330-491-0896Prescription Help, Chrysalis Community Services - 330-455-0374Section 8 Housing - 330-454-8051Shelter Crisis Center - 800-958-6630Stark County Fair Housing - 330-451-7776Stark County Health Department - 330-493-9914Stark County Public Defender - 330-451-7200Stark Metropolitan Housing Association - 330-454-8051W.I.C. - 330-489-3326YWCA - 330-453-7644

CARROLL COUNTYBig Brothers, Big Sisters - 888-364-5965Boy Scouts of America - 800-589-9812Carroll County Department of Job & Family Services - 330-627-2571Carroll County Help Me Grow - 877-655-8200Carroll County Health Department - 330-627-4866Carrollton Family Success - 330-627-0934Catholic Charities, Inc. - 740-282-3631COAD Child Care Resource Network - 330-364-8882Consumer Credit Counseling - 800-355-2227Crisis Hotline Community Mental Health - 800-354-4357Family and Children First Council, GED Prep/Employment Prep - 330-627-3201Family Service Association - 740-283-4763

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MINERVA STREET GUIDE1st St .............................................B52nd St ............................................B52nd St ............................................C3Adelaide St ....................................C5Allen Ave .......................................C4Alliance Rd .....................................A6Almeda St ......................................C3Arbor Rd ........................................C5Arrow Rd ........................................C6Barr Rd ..........................................B6Bayard Rd S.E. ...............................C1Bertha St........................................B4Blackburn Dr ..................................C2Bonnieview Ave ..............................C4Booth St .........................................A4Bridge St ........................................B5Brock Ave .......................................C3Carolyn Ct ......................................B5Chestnut St.....................................B4Cindell St S.E. .................................A3Concord Dr .....................................C3Cross Rd S.E. ..................................A1Curry St .........................................B5Delmar Dr ......................................C2Don St ............................................C4East 1st St ......................................C3East High St ...................................C4East Lincoln Way ........................... D3East Line St ....................................C4East Plain St ...................................C4East Southview St ...........................A6East St ...........................................C3

Edgewood Blvd ...............................B3Elizabeth St ....................................B4Elmview St S.E................................A2Euclid Ave ......................................B4Grant Blvd South ....................... B4–5Haines St .......................................C4Hanna St ........................................A6Hart Ave ........................................B4Highcliff Ave S.E. ............................A2Hillview Ave .................................. D3Ike St .............................................C3Jackson St ......................................C4Kennel Rd ......................................A6King St ...........................................C4Knox Ct ..........................................A5Kurtz Rd ....................................... D1Latzer Ave ......................................C4Libby St .........................................C5Liberty Church St S.E. ............... A4,D4Lincoln St S.E. ................................A3Lindimore Ave ................................C3Logan St ........................................C3Lucinda St ......................................C3Lynnwood Dr ........................... C4–D3Major Rd ....................................... D4Marihill Rd .....................................C2McDaniel Ave .................................C4McDowell Ave .................................C4McKinley St ....................................B4Morningside Dr ............................. D3Mountainview Dr ............................B5Murray Ave ..............................C4–C5

North Liberty St .............................B4North Main St ................................B4North Market St .......................B4–C3North West St .................................B4Park Ave ........................................C4Park St ...........................................C3Penn St ..........................................B4Pennock St .....................................C5Pennsylvania Ave ...........................B4Preston Ave ....................................C3Prospect St .....................................B4Queen St ........................................C4Radloff Ave ....................................C3Random Rd ....................................C4Ridgeleigh Dr .................................B4Ridgewood Dr ................................B3Roosevelt St ...................................B5Sandy Creek Rd ............................ D2Sandyvale Dr .................................B5Scranton Blvd .................................B5Shallow Run St ...............................C3Sherman St ....................................B4Short St..........................................B4South Hilltop Dr .............................B4South Main St ......................... B4–B5South Market St ...................... B4–B5South West St .................................B4Springdale Ave S.E. ........................A3Squires Ln ......................................B3Stackhouse St .................................C5Stadium St .....................................C3Stafford St .....................................C3

Surrey Dr S.E. ................................B3Surrey Dr .......................................B3Thomas St ......................................B5Tunnel Hill Ave S.E. ..................A1–A2Union St .........................................C4Valley St.................................. A5–B5Venetian Way ................................ D3Vine St ...........................................B4Walnut Pl .................................C4–C5Weimer St ......................................B4West 1st St .....................................B3West High St ..................................B4West Lincoln Way ...........................B4West Line St ...................................B4West Plain St ..................................B4West Southview St ..........................A6Whitacre Ave S.E. ...........................B1Wilson St........................................B4Wine St ..........................................C4Woodale Ave S.E. ...........................A2Yoder Ct .........................................C4Yoder Rd ....................................... D4

POINTS OF INTERESTBicentennial Park ..........................C-4City Hall ........................................B-4M.I Day Elementary School ...........C-4Minerva High School .....................C-3Minerva Middle School ..................C-4Municipal Park ..............................C-3Rotary Park ..................................C-5

Goodwill Industries, Inc. - 330-627-1718Habitat for Humanity - 330-627-2463Harbor House - 888-214-3927HARCATUS - Tri County CAO - 800-299-0933Hilltop Learning Center - 330-868-0444Hunger Task Force of Ohio, Children’s Hunger Alliance - 800-227-6446Minerva Malvern Salvation Army Service Unit - 330-868-5808Woman, Infants, Children Program - 330-627-7641Youth Change - 800-545-5736

COLUMBIANA COUNTYBureau for Children with Medical Handicaps - 330-424-0272COAD Early Child Care & Education - 800-577-2276

Columbiana County Health Department - 330-424-0274Columbiana Metro Housing Authority - 330-386-5970Community Action Head Start - 330-424-7221Community Action Homeless Program - 330-424-4013Community Rescue Mission - 330-385-1950Counseling Center - 330-424-9573Family and Community Resource Center - 330-337-6772Family Recovery - 330-424-1468Family Support Team Meetings - 330-424-0195Help Hotline Crisis Center - 330-424-7767Help Me Grow - 330-424-0288Juvenile Prosecutor - 330-424-9012Lisbon Dental Health Clinic - 330-424-4192Northeast Ohio Legal Services - 800-998-9454One Stop Employment Center - 330-420-9675Poison Information Center - 800-222-1222Public Defender’s Office - 330-424-7675RAPE Crisis Center - 330-424-0036Rescue Mission - 330-744-5485Salvation Army - 330-385-2086Section 8 Rental Assistance - 330-386-5685WIC - 330-424-7293Wrap Around - 330-424-0195Other Minerva-Area ServicesEmergency Clothing - donated by Minerva Schools personnel, avail-able at Minerva Elementary School, 330-868-4011Emergency Help for Families - Ex-Newsboys Association, 330-492-8136, Ext. 427Dental/Vision Vouchers - Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce, 330-868-7979First Christian Church, Deacons Food Pantry, 330-868-4151First Presbyterian Church, Salvation Army Meal, AA and Al Anon, 330-868-5320Paris Israel Church, Food Pantry, Baked Goods Giveaway, 330-871-9797St. Paul’s Luthern Church, Food Giveaway, 330-868-4918Kids for Christmas - Minerva Police Department, 330-868-4177




MALVERN STREET GUIDE1st St ................................................................................ C42nd St ............................................................................... C43rd St ............................................................................... C4Alliance Rd ..................................................................A4, D4Amelia St ...........................................................................B3Avalon Rd ....................................................................B2–C5Avondale Ave .....................................................................B3Bluebird Rd ................................................................. A2–B3Bonnie Dr .......................................................................... C5Brenda Dr ......................................................................... C5Brown Ave ........................................................................ C4Brown Dr ........................................................................... A4Brown Rd .......................................................................... A4Cabin Rd ............................................................................B3Canal St .......................................................................B4–C4Canton Rd ......................................................................... D4Canton St .....................................................................B3–C4Carrollton St ...................................................................... C4Cherry Ave .........................................................................B3Church St .......................................................................... C4Citrus Rd ..................................................................... A1–B3Clay Rd ............................................................................. D4Clay St .............................................................................. C4Coral Rd ........................................................................... D4East Grant St ..................................................................... C4Gascon St ..........................................................................B3Grant St ............................................................................ C4Grim Ln ............................................................................. C6Gween Dr ..........................................................................B4Harding Dr ........................................................................ A4Huron Trl ............................................................................B6June Rd ............................................................................. A5

Lavender Rd ...................................................................... A1Lee Rd........................................................................... C1–3Locust St .......................................................................B3–C3Maple St ........................................................................... A4Market St .......................................................................... C4Mohawk Dr ................................................................. A6–B6Morges Rd .........................................................................B4Oneida Trl ................................................................... A5–B6Plain St ...........................................................................B3–4Pleasant Ave .......................................................................B3Porter St .......................................................................B4–C4Reed Ave .......................................................................... C3Robbins St ......................................................................... C4Sandy St ........................................................................... D4Shoshone Trl .......................................................................B6Sioux Trl .............................................................................B5Sycamore Rd ..................................................................... D4Tower Rd ........................................................................... C3Water St............................................................................ C4Wicker Rd ..........................................................................B3Willow Dr .......................................................................... A4Wilson St........................................................................... C4Wood St .............................................................................B3Yuma Trl .............................................................................B6

POINTS OF INTERESTBethlehem Cemetery ..........................................................D-3Library ..............................................................................C-4Post Office.........................................................................C-4Saint Xavier Cemetery .......................................................C-4Village Hall .......................................................................C-3Village Park ....................................................................... B-4


Area ChurchesAugusta Christian Church – 8150 Andora Road NE, Mechanicstown; 330-895-4561Christ Memorial Church – 2620 Robertsville Ave. SE, Roberts-ville; 330-862-2004Christian Fellowship Church – 8569 Bayard Road, Minerva; 330-894-2440Christian Life Center of Minerva – 104 Murray Ave. Minerva; 330-522-4219Church of God in Christ Mennonite – 5540 Bandy Road, Homeworth; 330-525-7466Church of God Saints of Christ – 4419 Robertsville Ave. SE, Minerva; 330-868-5443First Baptist Church of Malvern – 311 S. Carrollton St., Mal-vern; 330-863-1755First Christian Church of Malvern – 4046 Coral Road NW, Malvern; 330-863-1303First Church of God – 16599 Liberty Church St. SE, Minerva; 330-868-6117First Presbyterian Church – 204 Edgewood Drive, Minerva; 330-868-5230Fox Avenue Church of Christ – 2848 Fox Ave. NE, Minerva; 330-862-3504Glade Run Mennonite Church – 7010 Bane Road NE, Kens-ington; 330-738-4501Grace Chapel – 22797 Ellsworth Ave., Minerva; 330-868-6700Indian Run Christian Church – 8368 Hill Church St. SE, East Canton; 330-488-2938Hebron Conservative Mennonite – 25034 Ridge Road, East Rochester; 330-894-2425Jehovah’s Witnesses – 3713 Paris Ave. SE, Minerva; 330-868-1364Malvern United Methodist Church – 121 W. Wood St., Mal-vern; 330-863-0009Mapleton United Methodist Church – 8628 Mapleton St. SE, East Canton; 330-488-2241Minerva Assembly of God – 501 W. Line St., Minerva; 330-868-3809Minerva Church of Christ – 16735 Bayard Road, Minerva; 330-868-3114Minerva Church of the Nazarene – 16727 Bayard Road, Minerva; 330-868-6128Minerva Community Church – 116 E. Lincoln Way, Minerva; 330-868-3607Minerva First Christian Church – 300 W. Lincoln Way, Mi-nerva; 330-868-4151Minerva United Methodist Church – 204 Main St., Minerva; 330-868-4990Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church – 23250 Main St, Homeworth; 330-525-7879Mt. Zion Church of God – 13353 Lincoln St. SE, Minerva; 330-868-4959Mt. Zion United Methodist Church – 10557 Rochester Road, East Rochester; 330-895-2016New Alexander Christian Church – 7665 Rochester Road, East Rochester; 330-525-5363New Franklin United Methodist Church - 16540 Lisbon St., NE, MinervaParis Israel Church – 12583 Lisbon St. NE, Paris; 330-862-3776Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church - 5230 Arrow Road, Minerva; 330-895-7611Robertsville Wesleyan Methodist – 11255 Lincoln St. SE, Robertsville; 330-862-2507St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church – 125 N. Carrollton St., Malvern; 330-863-0305St. Gabriel Catholic Church – 400 W St., Minerva; 330-868-4610St. John’s Lutheran Church – 16495 Lisbon St. NE, Minerva; 330-862-2316St. Martin Lutheran Church – 301 W. Main St., Malvern; 330-863-1375St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – 515 E. Line St., Minerva; 330-868-4918United Community Church - 423 E Porter St., Malvern; 330-866-4795Wildwood Chapel – 2400 Hein Ave. SE, East Canton; 330-488-6223

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Alpha Sorosis Woman’s Club, meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at Malvern United Methodist Church Education Building, 7 p.m.American Legion Valley Post 375, P.O. Box 406, 233 S. Bridge St., Malvern, 330-863-2744Bayard Grange, meets the second Tuesday of the month at 22242 U.S. Route 30, Minerva, 8 p.m., 330-868-2744Carroll County Animal Protection League, meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Friendship Center in Carrollton, [email protected] V. Cross American Legion Post 357 and Auxiliary, 103 E. Line St., MinervaDonald G. Whetstone Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4120, 213 Roosevelt St., Minerva, 330-868-4517Entre Nous ClubGreat Trail Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolu-tion, meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m., Minerva United Methodist Church

Lions Community Civic Club, meets on the fourth or last Tues-day of the month at Minerva Classic ‘57, 6:30 p.m.Little Sandy Creek Ruritan Club, meets the third Thursday at various locations, 7 p.m.Malvern Historical Society, 108 E. Porter St, MalvernTri-County Eagles Aerie 2199, 901 E. Lincolnway, Minerva, 330-868-5400Minerva Historical Society, meets at Haas Museum in the 100 block of North Market St. Sue Scharf, president, 330-894-2368Minerva Kiwanis, meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at Minerva Classic ‘57, 6:30 p.m.New Franklin Ruritan Club, meets the first Thursday of the month at St. John’s Lutheran Church, New Franklin, 7 p.m.Paris Lions Club, meets the second and fourth Friday of the month at St. John’s Lutheran Church, New Franklin, 7 p.m.Robertsville Grange, meets the second and fourth Friday of the month at the grange hall on U.S. Route 30, 8 p.m.Rotary Club of Malvern, meets on Monday at Malvern United Methodist Church Educational Building, 6 p.m.Rotary Club of Minerva, meets on Friday at Minerva Classic ‘57, 7:30 a.m.Tri-County Eagles Aerie 2199, 901 E. Lincolnway, Minerva, 330-868-5400Tubal Lodge F & AM, meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 133 Bonnieview Ave, Minerva, 7:30 p.m., 330-868-4760West Township Ruritans, meets the first Monday at various locations, 7:30 p.m. n

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NEWSPAPERSThe Minerva and Malvern area is covered by a local weekly news-paper that is published each Thursday. The News Leader is a source of local information for the residents of the area and provides coverage of the life and times of Minerva and Malvern. The news desk at the News Leader can be reached at 330-868-5164. The advertising department can be reached at 330-868-5222.There are two daily newspapers that provide coverage to the area. The Review, located in Alliance, is a part of the company that publishes The News Leader, so local area news is often used in The Review, which is published Monday through Saturday. The Review can be reached at 330-621-1200 for editorial and advertising information. The Repository is located in Canton and is published Monday through Sunday.Other newspapers in the tri-county area include one daily, The Morning Journal of Lisbon. There are also two weekly papers, The Free Press Standard out of Carrollton and The Press News which covers the Waynesburg and East Canton areas.

RADIOThe tri-county area is covered by several local radio stations.WRMU, 91.1 FM, Alliance, JazzWDJQ, 92.5 FM, Alliance, Top-40WHBC, 94.1 FM, Canton, Hot ACWNPQ, 95.9 FM, New Philadelphia, Top-40WHOF, 101.7 FM, North Canton, Adult ContemporaryWQXK, 105.1 FM, Salem, Country

Frontier Communications - phone, internet, television - 330-868-5200Time Warner Cable - cable television - 1-877-772-2253AEP - electric - 1-800-672-2231Ohio Edison - electric - 1-800-633-4766Columbia Gas of Ohio - natural gas - 1-800-344-4077BMT Sewer District - water and sewer - 330-863-1515Village of Minerva Water and Sewer Department - water and sewer - 330-868-7705

WRQK, 106.9 FM, Canton, RockWILB, 1060 AM, Canton, ReligiousWDPN, 1310 AM, Alliance, NostalgiaWJER, 1450 AM, Dover-New Philadelphia, Adult ContemporaryWHBC, 1480 AM, Canton, News/TalkWINW, 1520 AM, Canton, Gospel Music


Transportation

AIRPORTSAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORTThe Akron-Canton Regional Airport is less than an hour from 

the Minerva and Malvern areas. The airport, located at 5400 Lauby Road NW, North Canton, is a growing airport served by five major airlines. For more information, see the airport website www.akroncantonairport.com.

CARROLL COUNTY - TOLSON AIRPORTThe Carroll County - Tolson Airport is a small airport open to 

the public. For more information contact the Carroll County Airport Authority, P.O. Box 266, Carrollton, 330-627-5501.

MINERVA AIPORTThe Minerva Aiport is a small private airport. Permission is re-

quired prior to landing by contacting the Minerva Flying Association, 14785 Freed St., SE, Minerva, 330-862-2091.

BUS SERVICESTARK AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYSARTA offers routes within Stark County. Fixed route and curb to 

curb service is offered. Office hours are weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. More information can be found on the SARTA website at www.sartaonline.com or by calling 330-454-6132.

CARROLL COUNTY TRANSITCarroll County Transit offers shared-ride transportation for all 

Carroll County residents. Vans are available to pick up and deliver passengers anywhere they need to go between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Rides will be based on time and space available, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Trip requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance on weekdays and may be scheduled as much as seven days in advance by calling 330-627-1900.

COLUMBIANA COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEM

CARTS enables county residents to have access to health care, school, shopping, employment, public services and recreational opportunities within Columbiana County. Anyone can ride CARTS regardless of age or household income. CARTS is a demand-response system that provides service Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m.-6 p.m., anywhere in the county. CARTS can be reached at 330-424-4015 for more information on fees and schedules.

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TRAIN SERVICEAMTRAKThe nearest Amtrak station is located at Main Street and Webb 

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The Minerva Local School District is built on strong founda-tions, literally and figuratively, as it strives to provide the best facilities and programs it can to prepare students for 

their futures.The district recently finished a major building project, with the 

completion of a new bus garage and administration building in De-cember 2011. Since 2005, the district has constructed a 

new middle school and elementary school, as well as completely renovating and adding onto the 

high school.The new buildings are energy-

efficient and attractive, and provide an excellent learning environ-

ment, with state-of-the-art 

technology available to teachers. LCD projectors are installed in ev-ery classroom, enabling teachers to project, capture, and download a wide variety of digital information.

Minerva Local School District also continues to build on a foundation of strong academics, with the district as a whole being ranked “Effective” for the 2010-2011 school year.

Superintendent Joe Chaddock attributes these successes to the district’s strong focus on improving reading skills, since students must be able to read well to perform well on all segments of the tests, as well as its focus on one year of growth or more for each student.

Minerva High School earned an Excellent rating on its report card for the first time during the 2010-2011 school year. Principal Mike Riley attributes part of this success to the emphasis on stu-dents having a post-high-school plan in place when they graduate. To prepare students for graduation, the high-school administration and faculty have set aside time every day for students to discuss is-sues and themes appropriate to their year with staff members. 

All sophomores take the PLAN test, a practice ACT that also provides information on college readiness and career possibilities. As juniors and seniors, students have the opportunity to study in a wide variety of fields at R.G. Drage Career Technical Center, which prepares them for either a career in their chosen area or college. Students can apply for post-secondary education classes at area colleges or take advantage of dual-credit classes, for which they earn college and high-school credit.

The high school also offers the NovaNET Academy, a staffed, online school that provides an opportunity for credit recovery, and has introduced its first blended classroom, in which students work at their own pace on online courses, while a teacher is in the room monitoring their progress and providing instruction.

Course offerings at the high school range from honors and advanced-placement classes in math, English, science, history and Latin, to agricultural science, sports nutrition, art, choir, music theory and band.

Preparation for the future begins at the middle school, with all eighth graders taking the EXPLORE test, ACT’s college-readiness exam, which helps students explore career-path options. High-achieving students participate in the annual Stark County math tournament, and can also take algebra I, Spanish I, honors geom-etry and honors physical science as eighth graders.

Intervention time is built into every day and Read 180, a reading-intervention program, is available for special-education and at-risk students.

At the elementary level, children in kindergarten through third grade continue to receive extra help with early reading skills, such as phonics, word sounding, comprehension and fluency, through federally funded Title programs. Programs for gifted students are 


offered beginning in fourth grade with gifted language-arts classes, and elementary faculty at all grade levels collaborate to find ways to differentiate education for all students.

The arts are thriving in the Minerva schools, with elementary-school, grade-level music and art programs, fifth-grade band and choir, and daily middle-school band and choir classes. At the high school opportunities include symphonic, marching, and jazz bands; concert, symphonic and show choirs; art I-IV; and jazz and hip-hop dance teams. Every year, students receive high scores at solo and ensemble instrumental and vocal competitions. The district celebrates all forms of the arts annually at the spring Arts Expo, an exciting multi-genre event attended by several hundred people.

The high school’s performance space is frequently utilized for fall drama productions, popular spring musicals, music performances, and community events.

An array of athletic opportunities are also available to high-school and middle-school students, including cross country (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), football, volleyball, golf (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, baseball, softball, track (boys and girls), and cheerleading. 

For more information, see the Minerva Local School District website, http://mlsd.sparcc.org.

ADMINISTRATIONSuperintendent — Joe Chaddock, 406 East St., Minerva, 

330-868-4332Treasurer — Jason Schatzel, 406 East St., Minerva, 

330-868-4942Food Service/Business Operations/Transportation

Manager — Larry Pottorf, 406 East St., Minerva, 330-868-6293Special Services/Gifted/Curriculum Director — 

Gretchen Wearstler, 406 East St., Minerva, 

BOARD OF EDUCATIONMeets the third Monday of the month in the board room of the 

administration building, 406 East St.Robert Foltz, president and R.G. Drage Career Technical Cen-

ter board representative, 2780 Paris Ave. SE, paris, term expires Dec. 31, 2013

Stanley Pennock, 407 East St., Minerva, term expires Dec. 31, 2015

Susan Crawford, 795 Union Ave. SE, Minerva, term expires Dec. 31, 2013

Jeff Evans, 16470 Meadowville SE, Minerva, term expires Dec. 31, 2013

Jan Kishman, 525 Lincoln Way W, Minerva, term expires Dec. 31, 2015

SCHOOLS Minerva High School — 501 Almeda Ave., Minerva, 330-868-

4134, Michael Riley, principal; Alex Albert, assistant principal; Don Spinell, athletic director.

Minerva Middle School — 600 E. Line St., Minerva, 330-868-4497, Ray Davis, principal; Gary Chaddock, assistant principal.

Minerva Elementary School — 130 Bonnieview Ave., Minerva, 330-868-4011, Michelle Nervo, principal; Diane Ruff, as-sistant principal.

GROUPSMinerva Elementary School PTO — Meetings varyMinerva Elementary Advisory Committee — Meetings varyMinerva Middle School Advisory Committee — Meetings varyAthletic Boosters — Meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Hall 

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Brown Local School District’s strong sense of family enables its students to succeed in academics, athletics and the arts, in an envi-

ronment where teachers take an interest in students’ progress from kindergarten until they graduate. “You take ownership of those kids when they come in 

and you never have to pass them off completely to some-body else, because you’re always able to see them as they progress through the stages of their life, and watch them be successful,” said Superintendent Connie Griffin. “It always touches me when I go to gradua-tion and I see elementary staff sitting there.”

This individual attention is a great benefit to Malvern students, as evidenced by Malvern High School’s excellent graduation rate and the school 

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district’s outstanding academic performance.The district’s dedication to its students can also be 

seen in its many programs for children of all ability lev-els and interest areas.

Brown Local offers all-day, every-day kindergarten, at no charge to parents, and provides free breakfast for all elementary students. Teachers saw a big difference in students’ energy levels and performance when the free-breakfast program began, Griffin said. Free breakfasts are also available for students in sixth through 12th grade.

Tutoring is available at all grade levels. NovaNET, an online school, is offered year-round for credit recovery, and a summer-school Jump Start program is available to help students prepare for the school year. 

A social worker and a counselor employed by Com-munity Mental Healthcare provide services to children via the Student Support program. Funded through a collaboration of county agencies, the program was founded more than 10 years ago. Today, it offers life-skills training, grief support groups, small groups for children who are coping with di-vorce, and other services.

Malvern students also contribute to the feeling of family in the district through the Big Brothers/Big Sisters school-based mentoring program. The “bigs” are trained to work with the “littles,” and spend time during the school day playing games and doing activities to improve social skills and self esteem, and to help the “littles” academically.

A benefit of the district’s single cam-pus is that programs such as this one are logistically possible, Griffin said. “Our elementary kids see those (older) kids and look up to them in daily interac-tions.”

Gifted students 

in Brown Local School District can take advantage of a variety of programs. At the middle school, talented writers are encouraged to participate in Power of the Pen, and gifted high-school students can take advantage of the Mount Union Scholars Program, traveling to the campus throughout the year to hear guest lectures. Students can also apply for post-secondary education classes at area colleges. College-level courses from Akron University and Kent State are offered through distance learning and dual-credit instruction at Malvern High School.

Students interested in exploring the arts have many av-enues open to them, including middle-school, high-school and show choirs; middle-school and high-school band; guitar and drama classes, and art I-IV. Student artwork is showcased in an annual spring art show, and one theatri-cal or musical production is staged each year.

The district’s Excellence Committee sponsors art op-portunities for students from kindergarten through 12th 

grade, including trips to concerts, fine-art activities, museums, the state capitol, Ohio State Univer-sity, and Washington, D.C. The committee also provides programs at the schools, awards at the 

end of the year, and celebrations for honor- and merit-roll students for each nine-week grading period.

Malvern High School students also have the opportunity to participate in cross country (boys and girls), golf (boys and girls), 

football, volleyball, basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, track 

(boys and girls) and cheer-leading. At the middle school, students can participate in football, volleyball, basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, track (boys and girls), and cheerleading. There are also 

a variety of student clubs and organizations.

For more information, see the website, www.brownlocalschools.com.


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MINERVA AREA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

The Minerva Area Christian School, located at 300 E. Lincoln Way, Minerva, offers Christian education oppor-tunities at all grade levels for the children of the Minerva 

and Malvern areas. The school has a mission to educate children for this life and eternity.

The school opened in 1965 when it started providing a Christian kindergarten program, and, in 1973, it added a preschool program.

Today, the school has adopted a creative curriculum for the preschool and is offering extended hours and optional three to five days a week. The curriculum throughout all grades is faith-based and offers new interactive computer-based learning.

Minerva Area Christian School also offers individual streamlined courses for home-schooled students who need intervention.

The school is housed in the education wing on the grounds of the Minerva First Christian Church. The wing was constructed in 1962 when the planning committee envisioned the possibility of reaching out to the community through a Christian school.

Minerva Area Christian School is supported by a strong staff of teachers, volunteers, parents and friends, as well as the ministers of the Minerva First Christian Church.

Preschool classes start at 3 years old and are offered Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. There are options for two-, three-, four- or five-day-a-week schedules. The 4-year-old classes are of-fered three or five days a week, from 9 a.m. to noon or 3 p.m.

Preschool students take a variety of field trips throughout the year, and family members are welcome to visit the classroom and see class in session. The message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is interwoven throughout the day.

Elementary, middle-school and high-school students are offered a Christian environment with a faith-based curriculum, as well as 

NEW FRANKLIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMYThe New Franklin Christian Academy is a private school located 

just outside of Minerva at 16310 Lisbon St. in New Franklin.The school is a coeducational Methodist-affiliated school that of-

fers classes for first through 10th grades.The school can be reached at 330-862-2491. n

extracurricular learning in music, Spanish, computers, gym, and art. A low teacher/student ratio helps teachers give special attention to learning, and Bible classes are taught to help students with various life applications and to help them prepare for the real world.

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R.G. Drage Career Technical CenterThe R.G. Drage Career Technical 

Center is committed to offering all students 330 opportunities for 

challenging experiences and relevant academics.

The technical center promotes education that prepares students for careers and college, as well as a lifetime of learning. R.G. Drage strives to keep pace with business and industry and to be on the cutting edge of technology.

The school opened in 1977 and has six member school districts, including Minerva and Malvern. The school is accredited by the Ohio Depart-ment of Education as a two-year public joint vocational school to provide education through classroom and lab offerings.

The school is named in honor of Dr. Raymond G. Drage, who worked in Stark County schools for more than six decades as a teacher, principal, high-school superintendent, county superintendent and county school-board member.

R.G. Drage Career Technical Center is located just off the Richville Drive exit from U.S. Route 30 in Massillon.

The school offers tech-prep programs, including Administrative Medical Assistant, Animal Science Management Pre-Veterinary Technology, Auto Collision Technology, Auto Ser-vice Technology, Bakery/Pastry Operations, Building Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Dental Assistant/Hygienist, Early Childhood Education, Graphic Com-munications, Health Technologies, HVAC, Heavy Truck Diesel Tech-nology, Metal Fabrication, Power Equipment Engineer Technology and Precision Machining Technol-

ogy. Other programs offered through the career center, but housed at Louisville High School, are Marketing and Sports Medicine and 

Rehabilitation.R.G. Drage Career Technical 

Center also offers adult education. Those programs include: 

Computer technology, health services, industry 

and human interests. For more information on adult-educa-

tion programs, see the center’s 

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Lake Mohawk began as idea in 1962 as Ralph Gibson began 

purchasing land from local farmers.When the project first began, there 

was a lack of confidence in the real-estate venture as the then-mayor turned down the offer to purchase the first lot in the development.

The name Lake Mohawk was cho-sen to follow an Indian theme, which was used by the American Realty Ad-vertising Co., Inc. on their other lakes.

Rae and Nina McLaughlin were the first year-round residents at Lake Mohawk. When they moved into their home near the marina, the roads were not complete yet, and they had to carry water to their home for the first three months. Their daughter had to walk to the gate to meet the school bus.

Today, Lake Mohawk consists of 

2,000 acres and approximately 940 homes. The neighborhood is gated, with 24-hour security.

Lake Mohawk is a boater’s and fisherman’s dream. The 500-acre, spring-fed, man-made lake is stocked with northern pike, walleye, large- and small-mouth bass, bluegill, crap-pie, catfish and perch. For boat-ers, there are 14 docking areas and a marina with two boat-launching ramps, gas pumps and an outpost of the Carroll County Sheriff’s department.

The lake offers three beaches. The main beach has a clubhouse, picnic pavilion, swim float, children’s play area, and sand volleyball and lighted tennis courts. There is 

a Lake Patrol for safety.The Lake Mohawk neighborhood of-

fers many opportunities for residents, including a nine-hole golf course, Ski 

Club, Fish Club, Sportsman Club, Friends and Neighbors, Women’s C i v i c  Club, Mohawk Trail 

Garden Club, and Fellowship Circle.

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Big Dawg’s Golf Course Inc., 23446 U.S. Route 30, Mi-nerva, 330-868-3294

The Big Dawg’s course is an 18-hole facility in Minerva, featuring 2,655 yards of golf from the longest tees for 

a par of 58. The course was designed by Terry Green and opened in 2006. Green 

manages the course as the general manager.

Carroll Meadows, 1130 Meadowbrook Lane NE, Car-

rollton, 888-519-0576This 18-hole course located in 

Carrollton features 6,366 yards of golf from the longest tee for a par of 71. The course was designed by John Robinson and opened in 1989. Mike Pozderac manages the course as co-owner/general manager.

Clearview Golf Course, 8410 Lincoln St SE, East Canton, 330-488-0404

The Clearview Golf Course is an 18-hole facility in East Can-ton, featuring 5,890 yards of golf 

Golf Coursesfrom the longest tees for a par of 69. The course was designed by William Powell and opened in 1948, and has the distinction of being the only course designed and owned by an African American. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Eagle Pass Golf Course, 30757 State Route 172, East Roch-ester, 330-223-1773

This nine-hole course is located in East Rochester, and features 3,012 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par 35. The course was designed by John Ryan and opened in 1975. Harry Matheny manages the course.

Edgewater Golf Course, 2401 Fox Ave. SE, Minerva, 330-862-0207

The Edgewater Golf Course is an 18-hole facility in Minerva. The course features 6,401 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course opened in 1926, and is owned and managed by Diane Simms.

Great Trail Golf Course, 10154 Great Trail Drive, Minerva, 330-868-3727

This beautiful course is located in Minerva. The course was de-signed by Romain Fry and opened in 1965. Steve Fry manages the course as owner.

Pleasant View Golf Course, 14605 Louisville St. NE, Paris, 888-621-7842

The Pleasant View Golf Club is located in Paris, and features 6,326 yards of golf from the longest tee for a par of 72. The course opened in 1964, and was designed by Ferdinand Garbin. It is owned and managed by Donald Orwick.

The Quarry Golf Club, 5650 Quarry Lake Drive SE, Canton 44730, 330-422-3178

This 18-hole course is located in Canton, and features 7,015 yards of golf from the longest tee for a par of 72. The course was designed by Brian Huntley and opened in 2006. Gary Miller is manager of the course. 


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MALVERN VILLAGE PARKThe Malvern Village Park is a beautiful resource for fun and 

exercise for everyone.The park offers four pavilions that can be rented for parties and 

family reunions by contacting Glen Benedict at 330-863-1004. The rental fee is $45.

The park, located along State Route 183 has something for everyone, including a 1/3-mile rubberized walking track, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, badminton courts, basketball courts and tennis courts, as well as nature trails, exercise stations, seven ball diamonds, a bocce court, a Frisbee golf course and, of course, lots of playground equipment.

MINERVA VILLAGE PARKSMUNICIPAL PARKMunicipal Park, often referred to as Brock Park, is located on 

Brock Avenue, just about a block from U.S. Route 30.This beautiful historic park offers tennis, basketball and volley-

ball courts, playground equipment, a skate park, and baseball field.The village swimming pool, the Fireman’s Pool, is located adja-

cent to the park, and there are five pavilions available for rent.For information on pavilion rental, contact Patti Willoughby at 330-

868-7705, ext. 100. To obtain more information about the Fireman’s Pool contact the Minerva YMCA at 330-868-5988.

BICENTENNIAL PARKBicentennial Park has three pavilions available for rent, and offers 

lots of playground equipment, a rubberized walking track, sand vol-leyball court, basketball court, tennis courts and two baseball fields.

The park is located on Murray Avenue in the village.For information on pavilion rental contact Patti Willoughby at 

330-868-7705, ext. 100.

MAYOR’S PARKMayor’s Park is located at the corner of Main Street and Line 

Street. This small park has a gazebo for reading and relaxing and is located near the downtown area.

ROTARY PARKRotary Park is a small park located on Grant Street, ideal for 

small gatherings and Little League games.

PARK DISTRICTSThe area is close to several county park districts. Because three 

counties converge in the area, residents have access to a wide range of recreational activities.

In Carroll County, additional park information can be obtained by contacting the Carroll County Visitor Bureau at 1-277-727-0102 or www.carrollcountyohio.com. Columbiana County Park District information is offered at 330-424-9078 or on-line at www.bicycletrail.com. Stark County Park District can be www.starkparks.com or 330-477-3552.

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NATURE CENTERLocated between 

Minerva and Alliance on State Route 183 is the 

John T. Huston, Dr. John Brumbaugh Nature Center, op-erated by University of Mount Union. The 141-acre nature 

center offers a pond, an en-closed bird-viewing area, several 

miles of walking trails, and a four-mile wheelchair-accessible board-

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ALGONQUIN MILL FESTIVALThe Algonquin Mill Festival is hosted by the Carroll County Histori-

cal Society. Held each October, the festival centers on the history of the steam-powered mill, which is in operation for the celebration. High-qual-ity arts and crafts, a children’s area, a pioneer village, musical entertain-ment and old-fashioned foods are features of the event. The Malvern High School band and show choir can be found on the entertainment schedule, in addition to a wide variety of other musical groups.

BRICK STREET JAZZ FESTIVALThe Brick Street Jazz Festival, a free New Orleans-inspired street 

fair, is held on Minerva’s historic North Market Street in May, offering a full schedule of music, food, and fun.

Professional jazz bands, as well as those from local school districts, are featured, and games and make-and-take art projects are offere for children. Artists demonstrate their skills, food vendors offer Cajun dishes, barbecue, root-beer floats and kettle corn, and crafters and vendors have many unique items for sale.

CARROLL COUNTY FAIRFor 162 years the Carroll County Fair has been a major event 

in the area for a week each July. The fair celebrates the effort and achievements of the many young people who bring animals and other projects to be judged at the junior fair. It is also a fast-paced week of tractor pulls, horse racing and a large and loud demolition derby. Amusement-park rides are featured on the midway.

COLUMBIANA COUNTY FAIRSince 1845, area residents “Wheel on Down” to the Columbiana 

County Fair in Lisbon. This fair is held for one week between late July and early August. It offers live grandstand entertainment, a combine demolition derby, great food and midway rides. As always, visitors are welcome to walk through the barns and witness the outstanding future of agriculture in Columbiana County by viewing the junior-fair exhibits.

DANCING ON THE BRIDGEEvery September, the Village of Malvern celebrates the progress 

of the community with a street fair called Dancing on the Bridge. Vendors line the downtown area and music from rock and roll to gospel fills the streets. Two performance stages, a car and motor-cycle show and a children’s area are highlights of this street festival.

GREAT TRAIL FESTIVALThe Great Trail Festival has been held on Great Trail Farm near 

Malvern for the last 30 years. The traditional festival is a living-histo-ry reenactment and offers an arts-and-crafts show, traditional music and food. The festival celebrates the Great Indian Trail that passed through the area in the early days of America. The festival is held the weekend before and the weekend of Labor Day each year.

MALVERN HOMECOMINGThe Malvern Homecoming is held each May and kicks off with a 

parade that ends loudly with fire trucks that come from all around the area. The festival is sponsored by the fire department and is fun for all area residents. Rides and entertainment are provided each night of the homecoming, which takes place in Malvern Village Park. Talented village residents are scheduled to perform each evening. Local organi-zations hold raffles and drawings throughout the week as fundraisers.

MINERVA HOMECOMINGThe Minerva Homecoming is planned by the Minerva Commu-

nity Association. Each year the homecoming kicks off with a large parade, followed by a four-day festival with rides and games, which is held in Municipal Park. The stage provides a venue for local performers to entertain throughout the festival. Local businesses and organizations are able to highlight themselves in booths in the Community Building. Several local organizations hold raffles and drawings throughout the week as fundraisers.

ON THE BRICKS CAR SHOWEach September the Stockers and Streeters Car Club holds a 

car show on the brick street in downtown Minerva. Music from the 50s and 60s is provided to enhance the atmosphere.

STARK COUNTY FAIRThe Stark County Fair is held each September at the fairgrounds 

in Canton. The Stark County Fair features a week of entertainment, including the Stark County High School Marching Band Show where the Pride of Minerva performs each year. The fair offers rides, food and a lot of fun, and many area young people can be found showing off their junior-fair projects. n


MARKET STREET ART SPOTThe Market Street Art Spot is located in downtown Minerva. The 

gallery is an artists’ cooperative, which also displays the work of other area artists.

Each month the work of a featured artist is exhibited and a meet-the-artist reception is held on the second Friday of the month, with live music and refreshments. 

The gallery also hosts an annual Plein Air Paint Out and in 2012 will sponsor a woodturners’ competition.

The Art Spot has had a successful first year, and resident-artist and display-artist positions are available. For more information on these opportunities, contact the Art Spot at 330-868-7900.

The current hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 1-6 p.m., or by appointment at 330-868-7900. The Art Spot can be found on the web at www.marketstreetartspot.com.

MINERVA COMMUNITY THEATERMinerva Community Theater provides an outlet for community 

members of all ages for performance, participation or viewing of artistic events.

The organization has produced events such as dinner theaters, movies in the park, art shows, and a battle of the bands. 

Minerva Community Theater has two types of memberships - participating and voting. A participating member is any person who participates in a production. Participating members can attend organizational meetings. Voting members are any individuals who pay membership dues.

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CARROLL COUNTY ARTSCarroll County Arts works to educate, exhibit, inspire creativity, 

and teach an appreciation for the arts.The center is located at 204 West Main St. in Carrollton and is 

housed in a beautifully restored historic feed mill.Carroll County Arts has been a part of the community since 1993 

and has the support of the local community, which has helped the center to exhibit and build a collection of work by local artists. The arts center nurtures the creative spirit of the community through classes, workshops and concerts.

Many programs are offered through the center including the Carroll County Chorale, Mountain Dulcimers, Summer Youth Camp, Summer Concert Series, Art for Everyone and Kids Klass.

To learn more about opportunities, the center can be reached at 330-627-3739 or found on the web at www.carrollcountyartscenter.org.


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Minerva Senior CenterThe Minerva Senior Center is a meeting place for Minerva- 

and Malvern-area seniors, offering fun, friendship and food.

The center was built in 1982 and is located at 1200 Valley St., providing group activities and a daily meal for senior citizens. The center works hard to meet the needs of Minerva and Malvern resi-dents with information, friendship and good conversation.

The center offers a TV, VCR and extensive collection of books and magazines, as well as a pool table. The center is not just for relaxing, but is also a place to stay active and social.

Monday through Friday dinner is served for anyone 55 or older. Reservations are taken between 9 a.m. and noon on the day of the dinner, and the suggested donation for a meal is $6. Senior citizens are welcome to bring family members, and diabetic salads and des-serts are available upon request. 

Chapter #1808 of the AARP meets at the center for a noon meal, followed by a meeting and a program, the fourth Tuesday of each month. The suggested donation is $6.

Bingo is held each Wednesday, 1-3 p.m., and on Monday and Friday, 10 a.m.-noon, card games are held. Friday, 7-9 p.m., a euchre party is held with a cost of $2 per person, which includes refreshments. On the third Friday of each month, a birthday dinner features special entertainment. Ceramics classes are offered to members and the public for $1 each class.

On Wednesday of each week, the senior center’s van will take seniors into downtown Minerva for groceries and banking.

The center of-fers many special scheduled activities, including day trips. Interested individuals can call the center at 330-868-6004 to learn more about the trips and to sign up.

To help fund the center, the Minerva Area Commission on 

Aging, Inc. holds a Swiss-steak dinner the sec-ond Saturday of every other month. The cost for the tickets for adults is $10, $5 for children 3 to 12, while children under 3 are free.

In January, the AARP sponsors free tax services for local seniors by appointment.

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The Minerva Area YMCA was founded in 1981 when a group of citizens became concerned about having activities for young people in the community.

Today the Minerva Area YMCA is housed in a beautiful facility located in a great spot between the public library, the middle school and the elementary school. The location allows the YMCA to more effectively serve the community.

The Minerva Area YMCA offers a Wellness Center, com-plete with cardio and strength machines, that is free to all members who are 13 years and older. An orientation to the center is required.

The cardio machines are easy to set up with several programs to choose from to customize a workout. They are grouped together in front of three television sets and include three treadmills, two arc cross trainers, two ellipitcals, two recumbent bikes and one expresso bike.

The strength machines include a Cybex and Life Fit-ness and are grouped together for a user-friendly workout. The machines work the core, upper body and lower body. There is a free-weight area with a variety of free weights and benches. Members are able to chart their progress.

The gymnasium offers a basketball court, lateral climbing wall and walking track.

A Child Watch area is available for children age 2 months through grade five while parents or guardians use the YMCA facilities.

A multipurpose room hosts Silver Sneakers, Corepole and Weight Watchers.

The Minerva Area YMCA also offers two Wellness Pro-grams — Wellness 101 and Wellness Center Orientations are free to all members 13 years and older.

Group exercise classes offered include, Total Body Toning, Strength Explosion, Cardio Combo, Pilates, Aerobic Step Interval, Cardio Mix, Corepole, Mix It Up, Mild Salsa, Silver Sneakers Muscular Strength and Range of Movement, Se-nior Strength and Zumba.

Several programs are offered to youth members. A martial-arts program allows kids to learn self-defense, self-confidence, and self-discipline, and improve agility, flexibility and coordina-tion. Girls volleyball is offered for fifth and sixth grades. Small Stuff Basketball is available for boys and girls ages 3 through 5 and includes the help of parents. A large soccer program is offered to boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Teen patrons can take advantage martial arts, traveling basketball for seventh- and eighth-grade boys, and a high-school boys basketball league. A Girls Circle for sixth- and eighth-grade girls gives middle schoolers the chance to have a discussion to promote girls’ critical thinking about their choices. Mix It Up is a six-week program for middle-school 

and high-school students that includes Pilates, Corepole, basic step, total-body toning and cardio cross training.

There is an adult martial arts program and a men’s bas-ketball league. For older adults a Silver Sneakers program works on muscular strength and range of movement. Senior Strength is a gentle exercise program is designed to maintain and increase flexibility and strength.

The Minerva YMCA is know for its child-care program. The child-care center was awarded a Star #2 from the Ohio De-partment of Job and Family Services, Bureau of Child Care and Development. This agency is responsible for licensing and promoting high standards in child-care programs.

The child-care program is open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m., and is offered through school breaks, spring break and snow days.

The center is licensed by the state of Ohio. All staff members are trained and certified in child-abuse identification and pre-vention, common childhood illness, first aid, CPR, bloodborne pathogen awareness, and child development. The director of the child-care program holds an associate’s degree in educa-tion technology and an elementary teaching certificate for pre-k.

The curriculum teaches the traits of trustworthiness, re-spect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.

A school-age program is offered before and after school and is available for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program hours are 6 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. The program is located at the Great Trail Community Church of God and includes snack time, outdoor crafts and gym time.

The Fun Club is a program for children in kindergarten through fifth grade and is held on school holidays and snow days. Each day is theme-based and incorporates many activi-ties. Pre-registration is required for this program. A registration form is needed and payment of the annual registration fee.

The Y Preschool is a full-day child-care program for children 3 to 5 years old. Children are exposed to creative movement, language arts, and science and math readiness. Students bring their own lunch and drink, but the program provides a morning and afternoon snack. The preschool is located at the Great Trail Community Church of God, and is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A Summer Day Camp program is available to children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Each week has a theme and incorporates adventure with a variety of activities, including, crafts, games, singing, gym fun, swimming and field trips. Chil-dren are to bring their own lunch and drink daily, while snack is provided. The hours of the program, which is located at the Great Trail Community Church of God, are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information on the child-care program, contact the director, Beth Holderbaum at 330-868-0901 or 330-868-5988. n


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