The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1999-03-18

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VOL. 77 N(
North Canton, Lake Township and Plain Township
NORTH EDITION
MARCH 18-24,1999
4 Sections 44 Pages
50 CENTS
By SHANE RIGGS
. The Sun Joiimal Stall Writer
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North Canton is ready tor 'Opening Day
i
Field of
Dreams
There may still be snow on
the ground, but workers
continue to put the finishing
touches on fencing for the
backstops at the new North
Canton Little League baseball diamonds on Easton
Street. Opening day for the
league is Saturday, May 1.
The Sun Journal
photo by Jeremy Jones
EMS response time under scrutiny
By CATHY L. BECKER
The Sun Journal Stall Writer
GREENTOWN - It was recent-
ly reported that the Greentown
Fire Department failed to respond
to an emergency call within an adequate amount of time.
The emergency call was received at the Greentown Fire Department at 1:59:10 a.m. on
Thursday, Jan. 21 from the residence of Margaret Rogers.
According to Rogers, more than
20 minutes time elapsed between
the time of the call and the time
someone arrived at the scene.
"The problem was that Mrs.
Rogers put a call into Greentown
and no one was available to answer the call," said Sue Ruley,
Lake Township trustee.
"Because they are a volunteer department sometimes people aren't
available to answer the calls."
Mark Garber, chief of the
Greentown Fire Department said,
"We received a call at 1:59:10 a.m.
and at 2:07 a.m. a fully equipped
medic arrived at the Rogers residence."
"Our patient's care was not
compromised at all. The only
problem we had was that we didn't turn out a squad," said Garber.
According to Garber, the patient was "ready to load and go"
when the Uniontown ambulance
arrived and that Rogers was en-
route to the hospital at 2:22 a.m.
The weather-was bad and the
roads were very icy that night,
but the Medic 1041, Lake EMS,
Paramedic First Response was
enroute by 2:00 a.m.
Ruley stated that the township
has in place a system that alerts a
dispatcher if a oertain department
is not going to be available.
"We are surrounded by other
emergency departments that are
willing to help out, said Ruley.
Tm sure this is something we
can work out It couldVe been just a
quirk or just a lack of communication, but we are checking into it" ■
■ City Little League
moves to new fields
Editor's Note: The Sun Journal
will publish a special commemorative edition to celebrate North Canton Little League's Opening Day.
The special edition promises to retain the flavor and feel of little
league baseball. If you are interested in contributing information,
history or photography, please call
Editor Larry Soper at 966-1121.
By LARRY SOPER	
The Sun Journal Editor
NORTH CANTON - In the
movie "Field of Dreams," the character known as Ray Kinsella
carved a baseball diamond out of
a cornfield on his farm in a sleepy
Iowa town.
The City ofNorth Canton's Little League, has carved out a new
field of dreams of their own.
On Saturday, May 1, the
league, its players, its coaches and
of course, its fans, will get the opportunity to take in the sights and
sounds of the American pastime
it
We used to have
to split up...now
we'll have everyone on one site.
Dr.GaryGiammarco
League President
at ifs new 17-acre facility on Easton Street.
The new home of little league
baseball is being touted as the Jacobs Field or Camden Yards ofthe
youth league.
And, by taking a few glimpses
at the progress being made, it apparently is.
Dr. Gary Giammarco is the
president ofthe league which has
been in existence since 1953.
The new fields have been a
long time coming, he said.
"We used to have to split up
and use Clearmount and Dogwood
(fields)," Giammarco said. "Now
well have everyone on one site."
He said the finishing touches
are in the process of being done.
'The fencing should be done
this week," Giammarco said,
adding that the concession stand
should be finished in about three
See LEAGUE, page All
Meals on Wheels
seeking volunteers
■ Program is a community effort
By CATHY L. BECKER
The Sun Journal Staff vVrffsr
For the small price of 90 minutes of
your time, you can make the lives of
many people just little bit better.
And you will feel a little bit better, too.
We are taught at a v_ry young age
that it is better to give than to receive
and that is exactly what Marta Beswick
is teaching her young son Timothy.
Marta is a volunteer for the Jack-
son/Belden site of Meals on Wheels of
Stark and Wayne Counties.
One day each week, for approximately 90 minutes, Marta delivers meals to
homebound and elderly individuals.
Along with her 11-year-old son,
Timmy, whom Marta home* schools,
the pair bring a little companionship
and some light conversation to many
area residents who might otherwise
not enjoy a hot meal that day
Tve been doing this since last September and Timmy helps with directions
and delivering the meals," said Marta
In January following ore of the many
snowstorms, Marta and Timmy were at-
tempting to deliver a hot, nutritious meal,
but because of the snowfall they were unable to park their car in the driveway
"The snowplow had plowed the
snow up so high at the end ofthe driveway I knew I couldn't pull in there,"
said Marta." So Timmy, with the meal
See VOLUNTEERS, page All
The Sun Journal photo iy Jeremy Jonei
Timmy Beswick, left, and his mother Marta, right, volunteer their time to deliver hot meals to home-
bound Individuals from tlie Meals on Wheels of Stark and Wayne Counties site that operates out of
the McDonaldsvllle St. Paul's United Methodist Church.