Hospital honors patient
ALLIANCE – Aultman Alliance Community Hospital recently honored a patient by naming new imaging equipment after her.
The first patient scanned by the combined PET/CT camera was Brenda Jewell, and the suite housing the updated equipment was named “Jewell” in her honor during a ceremony June 26. She received the first nuclear bone scan with the new equipment and shared with the technologists her story of surviving breast cancer.
In spring 2025, the imaging department at the hospital received a new GE Nuclear Medicine 850 SPECT CT unit through a donation from the Alliance Community Health Foundation. Single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) scans use a radioactive substance and special camera to create 3D images.
CT scans use X-rays to create cross-sectional images of the body. This new machine provides clear images and combines functional information from SPECT imaging and anatomical information from CT imaging. These improved images will allow for easier detection and diagnosis of diseases, the hospital said.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
CANTON – Stark County’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be Sept. 27 at Centennial Plaza, 330 Court Ave. NW. Registration is at 8:30 a.m., the ceremony is at 9:45 a.m., and the walk (one-mile and three-mile lengths) begins at 10 a.m. For more information and to register, volunteer or donate, visit https://tinyurl.com/5ese9xnn.
Free brass quintet concert
JACKSON TWP. – A free concert with a brass quintet from the Canton Symphony Orchestra, part of the annual Summer Serenades in the Park concert series, will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at Tam O’Shanter Park, 5055 Hills & Dales Road NW. Bring a chair or blanket for seating. For updates, visit starkparks.com/serenades or cantonsymphony.org.
Bon Jovi tribute band to perform
JACKSON TWP. – Living on a Bad Name: A Bon Jovi Tribute will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Nash Family Jackson Amphitheater, 7454 Community Parkway NW. Doors open at 6 p.m. Parking is free. Bring a chair or blanket for seating. For more information, visit jacksonamphitheater.com. Tickets are sold only on Eventbrite.
Southern Gospel group to perform
LAKE TWP. – Southern Gospel group the Triumphant Quartet will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Hartville Kitchen, 1015 Edison St. NW. Doors open at 6 p.m. For tickets ($49 and $59), visit hartvillekitchen.com/events or call 330-877-9353.
Great Trail Festival features history, crafts
MALVERN – The Great Trail Festival will continue Aug. 24, 30, 31 and Sept. 1 at the Great Trail Festival grounds on state Route 43.
The festival is a French and Indian era re-creation and special celebration of American folk art, with contemporary and country crafting. Kettle-cooked foods and refreshments will be available. Visitors can enjoy traditional and Appalachian musicians and see living history exhibits and reenactments.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $5 for ages 12-18. Children younger than 12 are free. Parking is free. For more information, visit www.greattrailfestival.com.
Story and Art Time for children
MASSILLON – Children will learn about creativity in the Massillon Museum’s Main Gallery during a Story and Art Time collaboration from 11 a.m. to noon Aug. 29. A Massillon Public Library storyteller will tell a story, then the Massillon Museum education department will lead a related art activity.
The free program is geared to children ages 2 through 5, but all ages are welcome. Registration is requested. Visit MassMu.org/Tickets or call 330-833-4061.
Arts in the Garden event seeks crafters
MASSILLON – Crafter and artisan booth space is available for the Massillon Woman’s Club’s Arts in the Garden scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4.
Booth space is $50. The free family-friendly event will include artisans and crafters, wine tastings, live music, food trucks, baked goods and face painting for children. The gift shop will be open. Call 330-833-4896 for details.
Brown Bag Lunch program topic is female moonshiners
MASSILLON – “Honeys of the Hooch” will be Massillon Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch program from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Aug. 26. Lynette Reiner, science director at the McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, will tell the tales of female moonshiners, bootleggers, and rumrunners.
Brown Bag Lunch events at the museum, 121 Lincoln Way E, are free and open to everyone. No reservations are required.
Guests may bring sack lunches or buy lunch at the new TWiLite Café in the lobby. The café offers smoothies, sandwiches, paninis, salads, soup, and bakery treats. The Massillon Museum provides free cookies and coffee.
Rotary Foundation offering grants
MASSILLON – The Massillon Rotary Foundation is accepting grant applications through Sept. 30 from nonprofit organizations that sponsor projects focusing on health, wellness and other charitable purposes.
The foundation provides grants specifically for the Massillon and western Stark County areas. Grant applications are reviewed quarterly. Applications and guidelines are available via the link at www.massillonrotary.org under the Rotary Foundation tab.
Friends of Massillon Public Library sets book sales
MASSILLON – The Friends of the Massillon Public Library’s “Last Saturday” book sales are held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month through October The next date will be Aug. 30.
Items available for sale include books, audiobooks on CD, CDs, DVDs, and more. This month’s special deal is $5 for an entire bag of items. Payment is by cash or check only. The sales are held in the library’s book garage, across the street from the library at Lincoln Way East and Second Street SE.
The Friends of Massillon Public Library is a nonprofit organization that encourages library use, sponsors events, and contributes funds for library operations. For more information or to join, call the library at 330-832-9831, ext. 332 or visit the “Friends of Massillon Public Library” Facebook page or www.massillonlibrary.org/friends/.
Artisan market planned
NIMISHILLEN TWP. – The Quarry Artisan Market will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27 and 28 at 6670 State St. NE. The juried show of artisans and makers includes fiber, pottery, jewelry, painters, bakers, florals, glass and live music. The outdoor show will happen rain or shine. Admission and parking are free.
Walsh University to host 9/11 survivor
NORTH CANTON – Walsh University’s Education for Life Colloquium Series will feature Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the last survivor pulled from the wreckage of the World Trade Center on 9/11. She will share her story at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 in the Barrette Business and Community Center. The public is invited.
Following the program, guests are invited to a book signing and reception beginning at about 7:45 p.m. Copies of her memoir, “Angel in the Rubble,” will be available for purchase. To learn more or to register to attend this free event, visit www.walsh.edu/angel.
Program on ‘British War Children’
NORTH CANTON – Megan Pellegrino, director of museum studies and director of the Hoover Historical Center, will present a program on “British War Children” at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the North Canton Civic Center, 845 W. Maple St.
She will talk about how 84 children of Hoover Co. employees in Great Britain arrived at Hoover Camp in North Canton after fleeing the Germans’ impending bombing in World War II.
Tribute bands for Queen, U2 to perform
PLAIN TWP. – Queen Flash: A Queen Tribute will perform from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Plain Township Amphitheater, 2600 Easton St. NE. For tickets, visit plaintownshipamphitheater.com/events. One: A Tribute to U2 will perform a free concert at the amphitheater from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 29.
Stark Parks offers activities
Stark Parks will offer the following programs and activities. Visit StarkParks.com for class information and registration for all events and programs.
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