Tickets are now available for purchase to the 4th Annual Oktoberfest Event being held on Thursday, September 20, 2018. Please click this LINKto purchase tickets.
State Representative Kirk Schuring currently serves in the Ohio House of Representatives for his fourth term. He represents the 48th District, which includes portions of Stark County. He was selected by his peers to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore for the 132nd General Assembly, second to Speaker Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville). He also served as Interim Speaker when Mr. Rosenberger resigned earlier this year.
In 2016, Rep. Schuring chaired a 15 person task force that helped develop the medical marijuana legislation currently on the books.
Since joining the General Assembly in 1993, Representative Schuring has authored dozens of legislative initiatives benefiting health care, economic development, and families that have been passed into law. These include the establishment of Joint Economic Development Districts and Cooperative Economic Development Agreements to help further economic development in communities across the state, as well as bills stiffening penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders and enhancing school safety zones.
Representative Schuring has also been involved in improving Ohio laws regarding organ donation, acupuncture, nursing and chiropractic care. Representative Schuring's dedication to the people of Ohio has brought him numerous accolades. He has been named Legislator of the Year by AMVETS - Department of Ohio, the Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, the Ohio Association of Free Clinics, the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association, the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, the Ohio Society of CPAs, and the Ohio Association of Acupuncturists. Representative Schuring has also been named a Friend of Public Education by the Ohio Federation of Teachers, a Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Businesses and received the legislative award from The Justice League of Ohio, the Friend of Higher Education Award from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, and the Voice of Justice Award from the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. Additionally, he is a past recipient of the Heritage Award for his work in establishing Ohio's Historic Preservation tax credit law.
A lifelong resident of Stark County, Representative Schuring graduated from Perry High School and attended Kent State University. Schuring joined his family's insurance agency in 1978. He has served as president of the CantonJaycees, the Young Republicans, and the Canton Urban League. He has also served as Chairman of the Stark/Wayne Christmas Seal Drive and the Chamber's Vision 1 Committee. He is married and has two adult children.
If you regularly attend our weekly Canton Rotary meetings (and we certainly hope you do), you may have heard long time Rotarian Frank Fleischer proudly mention during Happy Bucks that his son, Maestro Randall Fleischer, is the conductor for a Broadway show/concert called ‘Rocktopia’.
Well, ‘Rocktopia’ is coming to the Akron Civic Theatre on Thursday October 25th! Here’s what their website says about ‘Rocktopia’:
“Direct from its smash-hit run on Broadway, the international music sensation ROCKTOPIA fuses the most iconic 20th-century rock with world-renowned classical masterpieces. ROCKTOPIA features the works of musical innovators across centuries—including Journey, Mozart, Queen, Beethoven, Aerosmith, Handel, Led Zeppelin, Tchaikovsky, U2, Heart, Strauss, The Who and more—performed by an elite lineup of vocalists, a five-piece rock band, a thirty-person choir, and a twenty-piece orchestra.
Created through the unique vision of vocalist and recording artist Rob Evan (Broadway: Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and Maestro Randall Craig Fleischer (Youngstown and Anchorage Symphony), ROCKTOPIA delivers one-of-a-kind, spine-tingling musical arrangements with insanely talented lead vocalists, a 5-piece rock band, select members from the New York Contemporary Choir and featured musicians from The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra.
Adored by audiences and critics alike, Billboard called ROCKTOPIA, “a thrilling musical fusion,” and DC Metro Arts adds, “with rousing peaks and powerful performances, you’ll be rocking and cheering!”
We are working to organize a group fellowship trip to see Rocktopia in Akron and we want to gauge the interest of the club in attending. Frank has indicated that he can arrange a ‘meet & greet’ with his son after the performance.
Tickets are $99.50, $49.50, and $37.50, based on their location in the theatre.
If you think you would like to join your fellow Canton Rotarians for a night at ‘Rocktopia’, please contact the Rotary office via email at info@cantonrotary.org or phone at 330-452-2882, or contact Rick Taylor at rickt@kozmosgrille.com or 330-575-2870. Please indicate what price of tickets you would most prefer. We do NOT require a commitment at this time, just checking on interest. Thanks!
Located in the beautiful countryside of Louisville, the Military Family Center is a comprehensive, community–based organization, established to meet the critical needs of veterans, active duty military and first responders and their families.
Rotary has partnered with Pegasus Farm, a respected therapeutic equestrian center, to provide equine activities as a proven, effective treatment for post-traumatic stress syndrome, brain injury, and other physical and emotional conditions.
We are proud to be hosting a family fun festival in support of these valued services and invite you to join us on Friday, August 10th for an evening of live music (featuring Rotarian Craig Young and Bandog), great food by Mission BBQ (kids 12 and under eat for free!), a petting zoo, car show and many fun activities for kids and adults.
Our military and first responders have the hardest jobs in the world. Let’s show our support and say thank you by visiting the Military Family Center Festival, at 5495 Meese Road in Louisville – Friday, August 10th from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM. View this LINK for a printable version of the flyer. To obtain further information on the Military Family Center view this LINK.
The Rotary Club of Canton will host it's annual golf outing at the Sanctuary Golf Club located at 2017 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton, NEXT FRIDAY on Friday, August 17, 2018. **IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO PLAY GOLF OR HAVE A FOURSOME, PLEASE CONTACT THE ROTARY OFFICE WITH THIS INFORMATION BY THE END OF THIS WEEK!! We must provide information to the golf course by August 13th.
Chairman Bill Liber has made several changes to this year's outing that the golf committee members are very excited about. The new format will be a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. Registration will start at 7:00 a.m. with a light breakfast available. The Four Person Scramble will be followed by a steak dinner in the pavilion.
Following the dinner, prizes will be presented including this year's featured prize: a two-year lease of a 2018 Lincoln MKZ Sedan, courtesy of Liberty Ford Lincoln in Canton. (This prize is for a hole in one on #6).
This event is a great opportunity to invite prospective members and recruit foursomes from other area Rotary Clubs. Registration is up and running, so if you would like to sign your foursome up or as just an individual golfer, please follow this LINK.
Here is the LINK to download this year's Annual Four-Person Scramble Golf Outing flyer.
Mark your calendar for the 2018 Annual Canton Rotary Oktoberfest - the one and only classic Oktoberfest in the City of Canton! This unique event will take place on Thursday, September 20, 2018, in the heart of downtown Canton.
Not only is the Canton Rotary Oktoberfest a fantastically FUN event, but all net proceeds go to support the amazing things that Canton Rotary does for our community and throughout the world.
Sponsorship's are available at various levels, including a new $500 "Canton Rotarian One-Time Ask" sponsorship, for which you will receive: 2 complimentary event tickets; a listing on all event signage as a sponsor; a listing on the Canton Rotary website and social media sites. You will also get credit for a $100 commitment for 2018 - 19 President - Elect's Canton Rotary Charitable Fund campaign, a $100 credit to the Rotary Foundation/Paul Harris fellowship, and $300 toward the 2018 annual golf outing (which includes one foursome).
Please consider making the Oktoberfest one of your Rotary commitments! Follow this LINK to view all sponsorship opportunities.
At the August 3, 2018, meeting, President Michelle Mullaly welcomed the 54 members and 15 guests to the meeting. She thanked former Canton Rotarian Jack Brannen for filling in for the Club's "piano man", Bill Sparks, who was out of town.
President Michelle asked anyone celebrating an August birthday to please stand and be recognized.
Rotarian Bill Liber gave the Invocation.
The winner of the 50/50 drawing worth $80.00 was Rotarian Dave Schrade.
President Elect Mark Rojek welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Gregg Ficery (speaker); John Adcox (guest of speaker); David Zwick, Margy Vogt, Phil Elum, Bill Dorman, Bailey Yoder, Mandy Altimus Stahl, and Gary Harwood (guests of PP Rick Taylor); Larry Marcus (guest of Jeff Scott); Joshua Lee and Preston Elavsky (guests of PP Dan Matthews and James Boggs); Mitch Kendall (Rotarian-Massillon); Joe McNamee (Rotarian-Cuyahoga Falls) and Jack Brannen (guest of the Club).
The "Happy News" was then provided by the following:
Paul Hervey - happy for his son's return from the Holy Land...and the start of the Michigan football season;
PP Rick Taylor - happy to have his guests from Massillon in attendance and to invite eveyone to the LaFlavour concert that night in Massillon
Margy Vogt - happy about the Massillon Museum expansion, including the Paul Brown permanent exhibit - opening soon!
Golf outing chairman Bill Liber took to the podium to remind everyone about the upcoming "Four Man Scramble" which will take place on Friday, August 17, 2018. If you have a team or plan to play and need paired up with a team, please RSVP so we can get things finalized with the course.
PP Rick Taylor announced the upcoming "Oktoberfest" taking place on September 20, 2018. Rick reminded our members that the Oktoberfest replaces the longtime "Pancake Day" fundraiser. For the pancake fundraiser, Rotarians were asked to pay $100 to receive tickets for the event. The Oktoberfest is designed to raise money from outside the Club, but needs sponsor support to continue to grow.
PP Rick then introduced the speaker for the meeting, Gregg Ficery, who provided a presentation on the professional Canton/Massillon football rivalry from the early 1900's.
President Michelle presented a Canton Rotary pen to speaker, Gregg Ficery, and asked him to sign a book to be donated to the Stark County Public Library. She then made the following announcements to conclude the meeting:
next week's speaker will be State Representative Kirk Schuring. He will have an update on Ohio's medical marijuana law.
there was to be a Military Family Center committee meeting following the conclusion of the Rotary meeting.
The following Rotarian turned in a makeup during Friday's meeting: Phil Lattavo (1-Canton South; 2-Massillon).
State Representative Kirk Schuring currently serves in the Ohio House of Representatives for his fourth term. He represents the 48th District, which includes portions of Stark County. He was selected by his peers to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore for the 132nd General Assembly, second to Speaker Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville). He also served as Interim Speaker when Mr. Rosenberger resigned earlier this year. 
If you regularly attend our weekly Canton Rotary meetings (and we certainly hope you do), you may have heard long time Rotarian Frank Fleischer proudly mention during Happy Bucks that his son, Maestro Randall Fleischer, is the conductor for a Broadway show/concert called ‘Rocktopia’.
The Rotary Club of Canton will host it's annual golf outing at the Sanctuary Golf Club located at 2017 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton, NEXT FRIDAY on Friday, August 17, 2018. **IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO PLAY GOLF OR HAVE A FOURSOME, PLEASE CONTACT THE ROTARY OFFICE WITH THIS INFORMATION BY THE END OF THIS WEEK!! We must provide information to the golf course by August 13th.
*Editor's note: last week's article stated the wrong date for this event. The Health Screen will take place on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Mark your calendar for the 2018 Annual Canton Rotary Oktoberfest - the one and only classic Oktoberfest in the City of Canton! This unique event will take place on Thursday, September 20, 2018, in the heart of downtown Canton..jpg)
At the August 3, 2018, meeting, President Michelle Mullaly welcomed the 54 members and 15 guests to the meeting. She thanked former Canton Rotarian Jack Brannen for filling in for the Club's "piano man", Bill Sparks, who was out of town.
