Friday April 25, 2008     Commandment 11, a contemporary duo from South Carolina, will be ministering in the Canton area during the first weekend of May. This is part of their 2008 Mission to Pennsylvania Prisons Tour as they share their message locally, and throughout the state of Pennsylvania, enabling them to share the Gospel as they are invited to present concerts in the PA state correctional instit...

Friday April 25, 2008     Donations from local businesses, organizations and individuals are coming in for the Canton War Memorial Pool's Chinese Auction which will be held at Canton Elementary School on April 26.    The grand prize will be a gas grill. Among the other prizes: a toaster oven, a two month membership at Curves, a simple will or power of attorney from Lepley Engelman & Y...

Friday April 25, 2008     When poet Larry Bassett says that poetry is for everyone and that poetry is fun, he speaks from experience, drawing on more than 30 years of writing, teaching, and publishing poetry and traveling hundreds of miles to perform in schools, libraries, and coffee shops on his "got poetry?" tours.    Bassett will be reading from his book Possum Love and Other Poems and...

Friday April 25, 2008     The Canton High School will host its semi-annual Book Fair from Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 2, 2008 in the CHS library. The Book Fair will be held from 8:15 am-3:30 p.m. each day for students, with special “family & community hours” from 4:00-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, April 29. Parents, grandparents, children, friends, and members of the community are cord...

Friday April 25, 2008     Senator Hillary Clinton met expectations by winning the Pennsylvania primary by "double digits," defeating Senator Barack Obama 55% to 45%. Any surge on behalf of Senator Obama seemed to be curtailed by his remarks contrasting the "bitter" Pennsylvanians with the sophisticates of San Francisco. If so, it is charged with irony, since Senator Clinton has spent her adult life expr...

Friday April 25, 2008     Maida P. Chaney, 76, of Millersburg, Ohio, died Tuesday evening, April 15, 2008, at Sycamore Run Nursing Home, Millersburg, after an extended illness.    Maida was born November 17, 1931, in Montoursville, the daughter of Robert Sr. and Blanche (Kuchenbrod) Pidcoe, and married Robert D. Chaney Sr. on June 13, 1970. He survives.    She was a member ...

Friday April 25, 2008     Floyd H. Haight, 92, of Troy, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the Troy Community Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Marceil (Kendall) Haight who passed away in 1999.      Born on April 18, 1915 near Mountain Lake, Pa, he was the son of the late Sewart M. and Ethel (Hamilton) Haight.      He graduated from Troy ...

Friday April 25, 2008     On the morning of Tuesday, April 22, 2008, Vivien Helen (McNett) Matthews passed away quietly at her Union Township residence. She was 87 years of age.    Born in Leolyn, Tioga County on April 20, 1921, she was the daughter of Morris and Daisy (Bates) McNett.  As a young woman, Vivien happened to meet a man named Cleon Matthews picking apples in Landon's Orc...

Friday April 25, 2008     Harry Mundrick, Sr., 71, of Canton, Pa. passed away April 16, 2008 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.    Born on May 2, 1936 in Cascade, PA , he was the  son of the late Emerson and Emma (Wettlaufer) Mundrick.      He attended Ralston and Canton schools.  On February 16, 1963 he married the former Phyllis DeLong in the Ralston Un...

Friday April 25, 2008     On April 17, 2008, well-known Canton resident Anna Lee Marjorie (Barnes) Owen, 81, passed away quietly at the Bradford County Manor in West Burlington.    Born in Elmira, NY, on Feb. 16, 1927, she was the daughter of Henry and Dorothea (Brown) Barnes.    She grew up on the family farm on Barnes Hill, Canton Township.    She was a 194...

Friday April 25, 2008     Leora S. Wilston, 75, Middlebury Center, PA died April 20, 2008 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital.    Born on September 8, 1932 in Canton, she was the daughter of   the late Harold and Leola Hicks Sargeant.    She was a graduate of Troy High School "1950", a homemaker, and member of the Independent Bible Church in Wellsboro. Survi...

Friday April 25, 2008     From April 21-25, 2008, the nation will recognize and celebrate National Library Week in our nation’s libraries.  So librarians are in the news!    Thirty librarians from the counties of Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan and Tioga Counties met at Canton High Sch...

Friday April 25, 2008     Vendors are being sought for the annual flea market which is held during JessFest in Ralston.    This year's event is scheduled for June 21.    Cost for a booth is only $10, with vendors keeping all their proceeds.    The $10 vendor fee goes to the Jesse Michael Sammons Memorial Scholarship.    Contact Robin Sammons, 3...

Friday April 25, 2008     Like "The Little Engine that Could...I think I can, I think I can", the Little Red Schoolhouse that Could, otherwise known as THE THOMAS SCHOOL will reemerge as a one room school May 3, rededicated at the Farm Museum and Historic Village, Alparon Park, Troy at 2 P.M. The school was last used as a school in 1924, with the late Mildred Wright as its last teacher, and the late Lon...

Friday April 25, 2008     Workshops have been set at the Home Textile Tool Museum in Orwell, PA. They include two Saturday workshops, May 10 and 24. All others are held mid week. HTTM welcomes you to join in to learn a new skill, history and have fun with your project. Class size minimum is four. Register early to be sure you have a place.    The instructors need time to prepare your mate...

Friday April 25, 2008     The SHARE food program, which provides area residents the opportunity to purchase food at a low rate ($19 buys $35 worth of food), announces the choices for May.    Order by 5:00 pm, Monday, May 5, at the Independent-Sentinel office, 4 W. Main Street, Canton, and receive on Saturday, May 17, between 7:00 and 9:00 am at the Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) ...

Friday April 25, 2008     At the regular monthly meeting of the Canton School Board, members approved the volunteer project agreement between David DeCristo and the school board to build the concession stand and the restroom facilities on the school grounds.     This much needed project will be at no cost to the taxpayers of the Canton School District. He will use only volunteer help, ma...

By: Al SpencerFriday April 25, 2008

Baseball Towanda - 13  Canton - 0     The Black Knights broke open a close game with 12 runs in the fifth enroute to the win.    Lee, Cole, Parker, and Peterson shared the mound duties for the Warriors. Reese Holmes, Luke Bailey, and Matt Cole had hits for Canton.     Wellsboro - 11  Canton - 10   &nb...

Thursday April 17, 2008     Canton Borough Council held its regular meeting April 14 with President Ken Robertson and Councilors Alfonse Ciaccio, Roger Tracey, Nichole Trick, Craig Parker, Will Holmes and Sheila Riggs. Other Borough officials present included  Mayor John Mosser, Borough Administrator Amy Seeley, Street Foreman Lewis Howell and employee George Jennings, Police Chief Doug Seeley, Solic...

Thursday April 17, 2008     The Canton Area School District Board of Education met on April 10 with President Harold Hopkins and directors Bill Baker, Gary Black, Patsy Shaffer, Duane Castle, Dennis Sourbeer, Tom Wright, Don Brown and Eric Anderson. The main topic of public interest was the possible naming of the recently-opened sports facility at the High School.  the naming of the new sports facili...

Thursday April 17, 2008     McNett Township is offering fill from the ditches and rights-of-way to any resident of McNett Township who is interested.    The township will haul the material from the work areas to the resident's site within one mile of the work area.  It will be dumped only, not leveled.    If you are interested, please call 673-3968 and leave your name....

Thursday April 17, 2008     April 2008 has been declared "Grange Month", so the Windfall Grange is extending an invitation to all community residents to an open house on April 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Windfall United Methodist Church.    Bring a dish to pass. Meat and beverage and table service will be provided.    Program for the evening will feature Mike and Janet Pratt, Stat...

Thursday April 17, 2008     The Granville Center Church of Christ will have a spring and summer clothing giveaway at the church fellowship hall on April 19 from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon. Everyone is welcome. All the clothing is in good condition and free to all who come. There will be clothing for everyone. Refreshments will also be served. So, come on in, get the clothing your family needs and have ...

Thursday April 17, 2008     Beech Flats Grange will be host for the Bradford-Sullivan visitation program on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the social room of the East Canton United Methodist Church.    Program Chairman is Minnequa Grange and officers will be from Wilmot Grange.    Visitors bring cookies or sandwiches for refreshments.    Tri-County visita...

Thursday April 17, 2008     On April 13, 2008, Canton resident Richard L. Bastion 67 passed away quietly at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.    Born in Williamsport on February 27, 1941, he was the son of Arthur Stanley and Clara Mae (Bassett) Bastion. Dick served his country during the Vietnam War with the US Army Armored Division.    In August 1967, he married the forme...

Thursday April 17, 2008     E. Lorene Hawthorne, 92, of Troy, Pa. passed away peacefully on April 8, 2008 at the Troy Community Hospital.     A daughter of the late Mary (Mason) and Wilber R. Wright, Ella Lorene was born on September 28, 1915 in Canton.  She was a graduate of Canton High School and Elmira Beauty School.     Lorene was employed as a seamstress i...

Thursday April 17, 2008     Eloise J. Mahood, 89, Dunnellon, FL, died April 2, 2008 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Inverness, Florida.    She was the daughter of the late Hiram G. Sr. and Evelyn Wood, Troy and Canton. She moved to Dunnellon 30 years ago from Horseheads, NY. Before that, she and her husband ran a small grocery and gas store on Canton Street in Troy.  She was employed as a p...

Thursday April 17, 2008     Henry Sayre Morgenstern, 61, Honesdale, PA, formerly of Athens RR 1, passed away April 6, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale.    Born January 22, 1947, in Elmira, he was the son of Jessie Groner Morgenstern and the late Sayre Morgenstern.    He was a 1964 graduate of Troy High School and later served in the US Navy.    In e...

Thursday April 17, 2008     On the afternoon of April 9, 2008, Ralph Starace Sr, 44, Columbia Cross Roads passed away unexpectedly.     Born January 2, 1964 in South Amboy, New Jersey, he was the son of Thomas and Helen (Kajoski) Starace.    For many years he was employed as a cook with Americrown, a food service company catering to the drivers and crews associated with NASC...

Thursday April 17, 2008     Troy Borough Council met on April 9 at 8 a.m. in the Allen Pierce Library.    Mrs. Francis Healy, a resident of the borough presented the council with samples of her tap water. She noted that her furnace, water system, and washer were affected by the recent water main break. The break had compelled the Borough to issue a boil advisory. She was requesting a token ...

Thursday April 17, 2008     Troy Area School Board held their regular meeting on April 15 with one board members absent.    At the work session, Mr. Olsyn told the board he toured the construction project at the Northern Tier Career Center. He questioned some of the classroom designs and the need to eliminate some janitorial staff.     Mrs. Fox reviewed for the Board news fr...

Thursday April 17, 2008     The third marking period honor roll for Canton High school has been released: First Honor RollGRADE 7     Lucas Abercrombie, Tifany Austin, Gemma Bardo, Jacob Barrett, Vanessa Bonnell, Austin Bunner, Victoria Burguess, Courtney Coyle, Emily DeCristo, Felicia Diefenderfer, Natalie Gilbert, Brooks Gleckner, Ashlynn Jennings, Darren Killian, Edward Larcom, Seth Mart...

Thursday April 17, 2008     Canton's Brock Parker came home with a championship medal from the Brute Nationals, held in Kansas City, MO. Troy's Derek Leiby finished fourth and Devon Leiby finished fifth in the Junior Tournament and Canton's Garth Mahosky also finished fifth in the Sophomore Tournament.    Canton's Brock Parker came home with a championship medal from the Brute Nationals, he...

Friday April 11, 2008     What a day, what a celebration! There were dignitaries, former students, and coaches, and a host of family, friends, and supporters of the Canton High School track team and the new, highly anticipated, state-of-the-art, facility...

Friday April 11, 2008     The McNett Country Band will perform at a Community Block Dance in Canton on Saturday, June 28, from 6:30 to 10:30.    The event is sponsored by the Canton Area Chamber of Commerce and no admission is charged.    Many folks come to dance, and many more bring lawn chairs to sit and enjoy the music and the dancers. The Block Dance is one of the most ...

Friday April 11, 2008     The Canton High School Class of 1948 is seeking information on the whereabouts of John Osborne. Please contact the Sentinel office, 673-5151....

Friday April 11, 2008     May 3 will be shiny material Recycling Day in Canton. Please bring only junk mail, catalogs, magazines and shiny paper.    Recycle Day will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at the former Eastern Best Products building just east of the Canton Borough line on Route 414.    The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor cash prizes for non-profit groups or churches ...

Friday April 11, 2008     Australian Christian singer and comedian Mike Rayson will perform in concert at the Faith Baptist Church, Canton, Saturday, May 10 at 7 p.m.    Mike was born and bred in the Outback…no, not the steakhouse, the real outback of South Australia. He became a Christian after meeting Jesus through the ministry of the Kyancutta (population five) Methodist Church ...

Thursday April 10, 2008     The Community CROP Walk for the Hungry, sponsored by the Greater Canton Area Ministerium, is back and has been scheduled for Sunday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m. beginning at the Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) of Canton with Registration beginning at 12:30 p.m. The theme is "Walk With Jesus".     Although walkers are the preference for the event (because most o...

Thursday April 10, 2008     Canton Borough has accepted a price quote from Mountain Lake Electric to install twenty new overhead lights in the Canton Fire Station.    Three quotes were received: $3,171 from Mountain Lake, $3,860 from Schoonover's Plumbing & Heating, and $4,118 from Tymeson Electric....

Thursday April 10, 2008     The Jacobs Brothers of Dillsburg, PA will appear at Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), East Union Street at North Minnequa Ave, Canton, Saturday, May 3, at 7 p.m.    The Jacobs Brothers, veterans...

Thursday April 10, 2008     Esther L. Adams, 82, Mansfield, PA, died April 5, 2008, at Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro, PA, after a long courageous battle with breast cancer.     Born November 25, 1925, in Granville Summit, she was a daughter of Allen and Cora (Case) Walborn.     She was the loving and devoted wife of Louis M. Adams, with whom she cele...

Thursday April 10, 2008     Lynn R. Rinebold, 64, Gillett, passed away March 31, 2008, at the Bath Veterans' Hospital, Bath, NY, after a courageous battle with cancer.    Born in Elmira, NY, December 16, 1943, he was the son of the late Earl Rinebold and Ruth Wheet Rinebold, Port Charlotte, FL.    He was an auto racing fanatic who loved participating on the pit crew for Gene ...

Thursday April 10, 2008     Beverly Aston, 70, life-long resident of Alba, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Towanda Memorial’s Skilled Nursing Unit.    A daughter of the late Albert T. and Laurissa J. (Woodward) Segur, Beverly Louise Segur was born on October 9, 1937 at the family home in Alba.  She attended grade school in Alba and Canton High School.  &...

Thursday April 10, 2008     John Spaulding, 84, formerly of Canton, now of Melbourne, FL, passed away on April 2, 2008 at the Atlantic Shores Nursing Home.    Born in Canton on January 5, 1924, he was the son of Horace Andrew and Madeline (MacIntyre) Spaulding.    He was a retired farmer. Mr. Spaulding was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Melbourne, FL. &...

Thursday April 10, 2008     Beverly J. Watson, 71, Columbia Crossroads, passed away April 4, 2008, at home with her family by her side.    Born in Elmira, NY on Feb. 9, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Rexford and Margurite Holton Crippen and was a graduate of Mansfield High School.    She was a homemaker and enjoyed her family; her motherly instincts helped her not rai...

Thursday April 10, 2008     The Cobblestones, the Troy High School show choir, will present a program of sacred music on April 13 at the Faith Baptist Church, Rt. 414 east of Canton Borough.    The evening of music will begin at 6 pm.    The pubic is invited to attend.    A love offering will be taken....

Thursday April 10, 2008     On April 5, 2008 at approximately 1:45 p.m. Canton Police was dispatched to 47 Sullivan Street for a vehicle into a building.  The Police arrived on location to find a hole in the wall of Brown’s Pharmacy.  The Police talked to the driver, a juvenile, ...

Thursday April 10, 2008     The 27th Annual Maple Festival, which is held in Alparon Park, has been scheduled for April 26 and 27, with gates opening at 9 a.m.    Both days will feature a flea market and craft show; vendors and maple products; pancake breakfast, which is served all day; pony rides by Rainbow Riders; pedal tractor pulls for children by B&H; rides and amusements; the seas...

Thursday April 10, 2008     The Canton Area Chamber of Commerce held its April meeting at First Citizens National Bank.    Membership Chair Amy Seeley reported that thirty-five members have been enrolled for the current year.    The Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificate program has been very successful, with over $3,000 worth of certificates spent at local businesses from Alba...

By: Stacey SegurThursday April 10, 2008     On Wednesday, April 16, 2008, teachers and administrators from Canton High School (CHS) and admissions officers and professors from Mansfield University (MU) will be meeting to discuss curricula, expectations of students, and future collaboration.  CHS will have the following participants involved in the meeting: Mr. Jeffrey Johnston (Superintendent), Mr. Craig Coleman (Pr...

By: Brian LavertyThursday April 10, 2008     We saw during the Johnson and Nixon administrations the misuse of our intelligence agencies to spy on American citizens who the administrations thought might be a threat to their power and war policies. The FBI and CIA spied on civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King and others who were looking to end the carnage that lasted ten years in Vietnam. Political opponents had...

Thursday April 10, 2008     What makes Tracey run? It is dedication, hard work, fulfilling a life-long dream, and reaching a goal that she set for herself when she was only 12 years old. A track has always been a part of her life. In high school she was on the track and field team and cross country.     Many area residents have seen Tracey Wright streaking pass them as she continues to tra...

By: Al SpencerThursday April 10, 2008 Baseball    The Warrior baseball team had a good week with wins over Mansfield, Elkland, Bishop Neumann and Williamson, but closed out its week with a loss to Muncy    Canton 15, Mansfield 10 - It took two trips to Mansfield but the Warriors came back with a solid 15-10 win.  Canton had 14 hits on the day, paced by Reese Holmes (4 for 5, a homer and 4 RBI); Mat...

Thursday April 10, 2008     The 2008 Wheel Inn Benefit Softball Tournament will be held on July 26 and 27 at the Wheel Inn Field. Depending on the number of teams that register, play may begin on July 25.    The tournament will be double elimination.    The tournament's goal is to raise money for worthy causes and to have fun while doing so. Therefore, preference will be give...

Thursday April 3, 2008     A special meeting of the Canton School Board was held March 27. Members present were President Harold Hopkins, Dennis Sourbeer, Gary Black, Donald Brown, Tom Wright, Bill Baker, Patsy Shaffer, and Duane Castle. There was an audience of twenty-five.    The board voted to hire Eva Kriebel as a speech and language impaired teacher at a rate of $425 per day for three...

Thursday April 3, 2008     This is to inform Borough residents that funds are again being made available for sidewalk repair or replacement grants on a first come, first serve basis.  This is a grant (depending on income) for low and moderate income homeowners in the Borough.    “It is recognized that numerous Borough property owners are on a fixed income, which makes it difficu...

Thursday April 3, 2008     The Canton School Board is considering whether or not the new athletic complex at Canton should be named in honor of John P. "Jack" Livezey, beloved and highly esteemed educator, administrator, coach, mentor and gentleman. At a special meeting on March 27 the board put off a decision to name the field after Mr. Livezey or to give it any name at all.    We have he...

Thursday April 3, 2008     On Tuesday, April 8 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at Canton Elementary School, come and join a fun-filled evening, “From Our Farms to Your Arms”.  Bite sized samples of locally produced foods such as veal piccata, veal meatba...

Thursday April 3, 2008     March Forth is coming to your area with an exciting gospel music ministry proclaiming the Savior, Jesus Christ. They have been ministering for several years throughout the United States at gospel sings, local churches, evangelistic crusades, and campgrounds reaching those who seek Christ.     March Forth has seven recordings and was honored in 2002 to be invited...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Local businesses, organizations and individuals are asked to help support the Canton War Memorial Pool by making a generous donation to the Pool's Chinese Auction.  Merchandise prizes, gift certificates or cash would be appreciated.    The pub...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Monthly Recycling at East Canton United Methodist Church is accepting two more items.    Beginning April 12 Mixed Paper/Junk Mail and Magazines/Catalogs will be accepted.    Mixed Paper/Junk Mail includes envelopes, phone books, and office paper.    Magazines and catalogs must be bagged separately.     The church will...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Harold E. Brannaka, 78, Roaring Branch; passed away March 31, 2008, at the Gatehouse in Divine Providence Hospital.    He was a retired employee of Coleman Campers where he was an engineer and salesman. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed watching football. He was also a member of the NRA.    Mr. Brannaka will be sadly missed by his wif...

Thursday April 3, 2008     On March 31, 2008, Muncy resident Berton Kenneth Clark, 77, went home to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer. At the time of his death, he was a resident at Gatehouse Hospice, Williamsport.    Born May 12, 1930 at Cogan House Twp., he was the son of Henry S. and Sadie (Miller) Clark.    As a young man, he answered his country's c...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Samuel Roberts Evans died March 25 after a brief illness.    Born April 17, 1915 in Norristown, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Helen R. Evans.    He graduated from Norristown High School in 1932 and graduated from Haverford College in 1938.    The Evans family moved to Bloomsburg from Lexington, VA in 1956. Before he retire...

Thursday April 3, 2008     W. Dale Greene, 93, of North Main Street, Mocksville, NC, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC.    He was born March 1, 1915, in Watauga County to the late William Johnson and Ada Coffey Greene. Mr. Greene was a retired dairy farmer.  He had also worked for H. Rockwell & Son Feed Service in...

Thursday April 3, 2008     William A. "Bill" Knapp, 97, formerly of Bradford, PA, died March 29, 2008 in Troy.     Born February 7, 1911, in Bradford, PA, he was the oldest son of William B. and Augusta Schneider Knapp.    Mr. Knapp retired from Kendall/Amalie Division of Witco Chemical Corp. in 1976 after 42 years, where he served in several capacities, including laborer, ...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Shirley Ann (Bodine) Mills, 73, Southport, NY passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was the loving wife of Kenneth R. Mills, who she married on July 18, 1953.  The couple had 54 happy years together.    Born on November 30, 1934 in Burlington, she was the daughter of the late Meldon and Lucille (Darrow) Bodi...

Thursday April 3, 2008     On the morning of Tuesday, March 25, 2008, Veronica Erma Conjalko of Canton passed away quietly at Memorial Hospital in Towanda. She was 81 years of age.    Born in the western Pennsylvania town of Trafford, she was the daughter of Roy and Myrtle Veahman.    Erma was a well-known, well-loved resident of McCallum Manor.  Though friendly and out...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Elizabeth Newhart, 76, of Troy.    Little… but mighty, sometimes a bit feisty.  Loving…babies were her joy.  Courageous…she always insisted on the moral path.  Insightful…she was a counselor.  Loving…she was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.  Human…she died on March 28, 2008 leaving ...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Abby Holmes Potter, a long-time summer resident of Armenia Mountain, Troy, died on March 25, 2008, at Fox Run, her home since 2007.  Together with Tom Potter (1917-2003), her husband of nearly 62 years, she enjoyed the beauty and tranquility of the Pennsylvania mountains and the ancestral history that helped define her. Since 1918 she spent nearly every summer at Woodburn,...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Mary B. Wilkes, 87, formerly of Gillett and Sayre, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2008 with her daughters by her side.    The funeral service was conducted on March 29 at the Olthof Funeral Home, Elmira NY. Graveside services followed in the Gillett Cemetery. Rev. Clifford Proper officiated.    Memorial donations may be directed to the Hillcres...

Thursday April 3, 2008     On the morning of April 2, 2008, former Grover resident Donald Ellsworth Wilston, 80, passed away quietly at Twin Oaks Personal Care Home, after a courageous battle with cancer.    Born April 25, 1927, in Canton Township, he was the son of Floyd and Loretta (Elliott) Wilston.    Throughout most of his working years he was a truck driver. At first, ...

Thursday April 3, 2008     Do you like to read? Especially if it is for a good cause and could raise money for that good cause? Well the entire student body of Troy Middle School did just that recently when they held a read-a-thon.    On March 20 the students began collecting pledges for a read-a-thon which would raise money for the Burgert/VanKuren (Fallen Deputy) Memorial Fund. Members o...

Thursday April 3, 2008     The Canton War Memorial Pool recreation association board of directors held its March meeting with President Sandy Navone, Vice President Donna Raudenbuch, Directors Karen Robertson, Bruce Tymeson and Fran Trick, and Secretary John Shaffer.    The board accepted with regret the resignation of Treasurer Kay Morse. Mrs. Trick was  appointed treasurer. &nb...

By: Al SpencerThursday April 3, 2008     The Warrior softball and baseball teams opened their season with shutouts over Cowanesque Valley, 24-0 in softball and 9-0 in baseball.    Saturday's tournament and the baseball game were postponed due to bad field conditions.    In softball, the Lady Warriors received 19 walks in the win over Cowanesque. Canton had five hits off three pitchers. Th...