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Norton memorial tabled for a time
An ordinance moving ahead with a Woody William Foundation Gold Star Families memorial in the city center has been tabled.
Read MorePlayground engulfed in flames
Barberton firefighters etinguished a blaze at College Park on the city’s South End.
Read MoreWalk of Fame class of 2022 inducted
It was time once again to celebrate Barbertonians who’ve made good.
Read More‘One-and-done’ turns 32
Bob Morehead Herald Staff Writer The original news release for the first Barberton Mum Festival in 1991 proudly declared the event to be “the first annual Mum Celebration.” That wasn’t 100 percent honest. “It was intended to be a one-and-done,” former parks director Lisa McLean, the “Mother of the Mum Festival,” told The Herald in…
Read MoreMum Fest in a Magic City
“Why what a lovely town!” said Barber’s great grand niece who lives in Colorado. “Yes,” I immediately replied. “Isn’t it.” I had never been more proud than I was on that day.
Read MoreMansion was the finest between New York and Chicago
Surrounding the Mansion was a 40 acre perfectly landscaped park known at the Barber Park. Unfortunately the Mansion was demolished in 1965.
Read MoreMagic City gets a kiku out of mums
Bob Morehead Herald Staff Writer Originally published Sept. 30, 2021 It’s been part of the PR from the beginning. Supposedly, one has to go to the imperial chrysanthemum gardens in Kyoto, Japan for a larger display than Barberton’s million-plus September bloom explosion. Pressed for details, no one’s really sure if it’s still true, even if…
Read MoreBeautiful homes surrounding the mums
As you walk around the Mum Festival, take time to admire the stately homes on Third Street, Lake Avenue and Sixth Street. These are solid built homes, many over 100 years old. The streets closest to Lake Anna, which were Park Avenue, Third Street, Lake and Sixth Street had lots that were slightly larger than…
Read MoreHave you seen me?
Norton’s warrant of the week is Jeremiah P. Kline, 46, 6-foot-2, 245 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes.
Read MoreTea with the Queen
The Queen of England was a given in our lives. We compared notes, and neither Himself nor myself remember a time when Elizabeth, first as Princess Elizabeth and then as Queen, was not a constant, underlying cornerstone of our personal world. My favorite doll, which I have to this day, was a Princess Elizabeth doll. She is dressed as a child.
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