From standing manned kettles include Beach City Lions $676.65, Belloni Foods $655.50, TSC $203.95.

Counter kettle income from Carlo’s $126, Anderson’s Soap & Candle Shop $36.56, Lucas Market $48.27, John’s Scriptshop Pharmacy $160.94, Station Restaurant/ Wandle House $14.81, Family Dollar Store, Brewster $16.07, Mauger’s Meat Market $3.85, National City Bank $34.41, Navarre Drive Thru $31.51, Brewster Federal Credit Union $4.84, Kremeland in Navarre $16.95, Apple Creek Bank, Beach City $.23.

Fairless Clergy Association donated $500, Navarre Bethlehem Twp. Community Fund donated $535, St. James Church donated $230.50, Private donations totaled $95.

Grand total collected was $3391.04. With your continued support, we are able to keep on “doing the most good” for the people of this community.

Joe Madzia, Chairman
Navarre Salvation Army Service Unit
Serving the Fairless School District

Red Lantern Flames
Dances are held at the Red Lantern Barn, Mt. Eaton Road, just outside of Brewster, they are held the second and fourth Friday of each month from 8-11:00 pm. Cost of the dances is $10 per couple. The next dance will be held Friday, August 22, Dick Mackey, caller; Chuck Berry, cuer. Sponsored by Harvey’s Auto Sales and Tire Center.

Blood Drive
The Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Thursday, September 4th at the Massillon Senior Center, 39 Lincoln Way West from 2 to 6 pm. Donors are needed and will be greeted warmly. Sandwiches and cookies will be available and free 2 hour parking is available in the deck behind the Center. The elevator in the deck will bring you down to G1 and you can walk across to the rear entrance of the Senior Center where the red rails are.

We invite all family and friends to help us with meeting our goal.

The Massillon Senior Center is located in downtown Massillon right next to the Chase Bank and across the street from First Merit Bank. Our phone number is 330-837-2784 for more information or call Red Cross at 1-866-426-0922.

Family Fun Kick-Off
The annual campaign of United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties will kick-off with its first Family Fun Night on Thursday, August 28 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The kick-off event, which is open to the public, will be held at Acres of Fun (3889 Friendsville Rd., Wooster), the premier family fun and recreation center in the Wayne and Holmes County area.

A family of up to four people can enjoy unlimited access to the facility for just $10.00. If your family has more than four people, the cost is just $2.00 for each additional person.

“We are excited to host our community kick-off event at this wonderful, family-oriented facility,” said United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties’ Executive Director Brenda Linnick. “Thanks to Bob Johns, owner of Acres of Fun, for his willingness to make this an affordable night of family entertainment. We encourage families to come out and enjoy the evening at this drastically reduced price. Along with having fun, you and your children can learn more about the great work being accomplished by United Way and by our partner agencies.”

Your admission that evening gets you three hours of unlimited use of all of the facilities at Acres of Fun (excluding video games). For planning purposes, you are encouraged to RSVP to (330) 264-5576 or bgood@uwwayneholmes.org; however, no pre-sale tickets will be sold - admission will only be available for purchase on the night of the event.

There will be a brief United Way presentation to announce this year’s campaign goal and other business items, starting at 6:15 p.m. inside Wooster Skateland on the grounds of Acres of Fun. The public is invited to attend the presentation.

Fall Craft &
Trade Show
Crafters and small business owners wanted on October 11 & 12 at the Richville Community Park Hall. Only one “Brand Name” will be accepted on a first applied basis. We have Tastefully Simple & Avon. This show will be Saturday & Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Good food and drinks will be available for sale. For application or more information, contact Margie at 330-837-6697 or email request to mjmtreasures@sssnet.com.

Bluegrass Bonanza
The hills around Valley View Community Church in Sugarcreek, will be filled with Bluegrass music on August 30. The Bonanza will feature the harmonies of The Hart Brothers (Guysville, OH) and Idletymes (Guysville, OH), the pickins of The Stockdale Family (Bolivar, OH) along with a local favorite Holmes County Bluegrass. All four bands are comprised of outstanding musicians and vocalists. Music will fill the air beginning at 1:00 pm and wind down at 9:00 pm. Concessions will be available. In the event of inclement weather the Bonanza will be held in the FLC. Admission is $10.00 per person, children under 3 no charge. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for an afternoon/evening of awesome foot stompin Bluegrass!!

Sprouted Acorn Concert
Buddy Greene brings his unique blend of roots, Gospel, and bluegrass music to the Sprouted Acorn house concert series in Charm, on Saturday, September, 6.

Buddy Greene's live show is equal parts hymn sing, jam session, church house revival, and journey through his own musical history.

Joining Buddy is Jeff Taylor, a band leader/keyboard player/multi-instrumentalist on numerous theatre productions, live shows, and recording sessions. Live highlights include 2 years as bandleader at the Ryman auditorium ("Always Patsy Cline"), hundreds of shows as bandleader at Opryland theme park and the General Jackson Showboat, The Skaggs Family Christmas Tour, and many appearances on the Grand Ole Opry with numerous artists. Jeff also plays accordion and sings with the Grammy nominated western swing group "The Time Jumpers".

Buddy Greene and Jeff Taylor will perform at the Sprouted Acorn house concert series in Charm, on Saturday, September 6. A potluck dinner begins at 5:30 with music beginning at 6:30. A jam session will follow the show; musicians should bring their instruments along. Sprouted Acorn house concerts are open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling 330-893-7788 or e-mailing sproutedacorn@gmail.com. Tickets are $12 per person. Visit www.sproutedacorn.blogspot.com for more information.

Quilt Show
The Tree City Quilt Guild presents their 2008 Quilt Show on Friday and Saturday, August 15 and 16 at Ida Sue School, 266 Oldman Road, Wooster, OH, 44691. The hours are 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day. Admission is $3.00

Featured will be a Keepsake Quilting Challenge Traveling Exhibit, vendors, a boutique, and many quilted items made by the members of the Tree City Quilt Guild.

Also tickets will be available for a raffle quilt. Proceeds from the raffle quilt will go to the Free Clinic and Ida Sue School here in Wooster.

Ida Sue School is west of Burbank Rd. on Oldman Rd. diagonally across from the Wooster High School.

Community
Garage Sales
Beach City Community-wide Garage Sales will be held on August 14-17.

Mother Mentor Program
The Mother Mentor program of Families First of Stark County, Inc. is seeking donations from the Stark County community of new and gently used baby items to be given away to pregnant and parenting teens. Items needed include but are not limited to: freshly laundered baby and toddler clothes (up to size 4), toys, diapers of all sizes, formula, car seats, cribs, etc. We are also seeking new and gently used items such as clothing, shoes, coats, purses, accessories and school supplies to be given to the young mothers for “Back To School”.

Mother Mentor holds meetings at the Stark County District Library main branch on Market Ave in Canton. Interested parenting or pregnant teens are encouraged to join us for encouragement, friendship and support. Next meeting scheduled for Monday, August 18th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Baby Story Time provided by the Children’s Department of the Stark County District Library. Please call Brennan McKelley at (330) 456-5470 for information and a schedule of upcoming events.

Families First of Stark County, Inc. is seeking volunteers for the Mother Mentor Program. The program seeks to make a positive difference in the lives of teen mothers by providing one-on-one mentorship, parenting, educational, and social activities throughout the year. Patient and caring adult volunteers who are able to offer guidance, support, and encouragement to area teen moms are encouraged to call for more information. Please call Brennan McKelley at (330) 456-5470 for an application.

Families First of Stark County, Inc. strengthens families by developing positive parenting skills through education and support for those who parent children. Visit our Web site at www.familiesfirst-starkcounty.org

Send It To The Far Corner!
Just a note from the folks at The Far Corner. If you would like your dinner, event, fund-raiser, award-winner announcement, or meeting published in The Far Corner, just send your press release to us! Our address is : The Far Corner, P.O. Box 92, Brewster, Ohio 44613, email to cheryl@farcorner-online.com or you can fax it to us at 330-767-3734.

This is an online version of our local paper, we try to keep the events published of that nature too. Occasionally, we will publish other articles as we have room. Thanks so much for your support!