Downtown http://www.cityofcanton.com/ Gets the Blues!

The Canton Blues Festival returns to downtown Canton today and tomorrow, with a full lineup of local, regional and national performers. The festival is presented by the http://www.cantonchamber.org/. The entertainment schedule follows:

Saturday

1pm: Blues in School band.

2:30pm : soul satyr.

4:30pm: Wallace Coleman.

6:30pm: Jeff Poulos Blues revue.

8:30pm: The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

The fun starts at 1pm Saturday with live music until 10:30. The location is Market Avenue N between Third and Fourth streets. Admission is free.

Canalway Center at Sippo Lake: featuring the Canal Boat Adventure and 10 interactive exhibits showcasing Ohio & Erie Canal history, business innovators and environmental stewardship; Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St NW, Perry Township; (330) 477-3552. Hours 10am-4pm Monday through Friday and 10am-2pm, Saturday.

http://www.mckinleymuseum.org/: Featuring the Discover World interactive science center. "White House Pets," through June 29.

http://www.firstladies.org/: "Team Players: Triumph and Tribulation on the Campaign Trail". Tours of the ancestral home of Ida Saxton McKinley offered Tuesday through Saturday at 9:30 and 10:30am and 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Tours begin at the education & Research Center at 205 Market Ave. Admission charge. Call (330)452-0876 for reservations and more information.

Saturday May 31, 2008

Zing in the City An Amazing Cinematic Adventure performed by

Canton Symphony Orchestra - Free Concert! Downtown Canton

• 5-8:30 pm Free Make-n- Take Activities
• 6-8 pm On-stage and In- Crowd Entertainment
• 8:30 Canton Symphony Orchestra
• 10:30 Fireworks

Family Fun Day at Pegasus Farm: with clowns, a magician, inflatables, obstacle course, animals and concert by Clear fork bluegrass Quartet.

When 11am-6:30pm. Concert 7-9pm. Admission Charge, (330-935-2300)

St Helena Canal Boat Cruises 1,2.3pm Tuesday thru Sunday. Canal Fulton Canalway Center.

Upcoming Events

Arts in Start present the 'June Jams' lunch Concerts downtown

Where: Cultural Center for the Arts

When: noon to 1pm rain or shine

Dates: June 3,11,18,25

Greek Summerfest opens Wednesday June 4, 2008

Where: St Haralambos Church at Harvard and 25th St.

What: Greek food and pastries, music and dancers and midway rides.

Memorial Day is a day we honor all the men and women in uniform who have perished serving our country.

Listed are a few of the many Memorial Day events in the Stark County area.

Canton: Memorial Parade starts 10 a.m., starts at Walnut Avenue and E Tuscarawas Street, continues west on Tuscarawas, turns right on Seventh St NW, to the Wm McKinley Monument. A short ceremony will follow at the monument.

Canal Fulton: VFW Post 9795 Memorial Day Parade, 1p.m., lineup at Lindsay Concrete, proceeding N on Canal Street, turning onto Market Street and ending at City Hall with a short ceremony.

Green: Pancake breakfast, 7:30 to 10:30.,Fire Station No 1, 4200 Massillon Rd,; 10:30 am parade step off from Green High School parking lot, traveling east on Boettler Road, South on Massillon Rd and West on Steese Rd to the Green Intermediate School parking lot; noon, veterans memorial ceremony, John Torok Community and Senior Center.

The Absorption Rate is the theoretical time it takes to clear existing inventory. The Active Listings are the number of current active listings. Listing sold per Month is the average number of unit sales per month over the last 3 months. Months of Supply is the absorption rate inventory derived by Supply/Demand. And last is the Odds of Selling within 90 days. A 5-6 month supply is considered balanced with roughly the same number of sellers as buyers. Higher numbers mean it is a buyers market, while less is a sellers market. Overall Canton has a 2.4 months supply and a 83 % odds of selling within 90 days in certain pirce points. The $20,000 - $29,999 market is selling briskly as an investors market.

The Absorption Rate is the theoretical time it takes to clear existing inventory. The Active Listings are the number of current active listings. Listing sold per Month is the average number of unit sales per month over the last 3 months. Months of Supply is the absorption rate inventory derived by Supply/Demand. And last is the Odds of Selling within 90 days. A 5-6 month supply is considered balanced with roughly the same number of sellers as buyers. Higher numbers mean it is a buyers market, while less is a sellers market. Plain Township overall shows a 87% odds of selling in 90 days and has a 2 month supply of inventory. Check out the $90,000-$99,000 price range- There is no inventory. $250,000-$299,000 is doing very well.

Thursday, I heard that Papa John was selling pizza for 23 cents. Say what? Gas is $3.79 and I can get two pizzas for 46 cents. Let's go. I tried to call, no answer, not even a ring. OK, I'll go on line, and we'll order two for dinner. How hard can it be? That did not seem to work either. Ok ,we'll drive down there and just wait while they cook it. We can sit in the car while we wait.

I knew things were wrong when I saw the people in line. Not just one line there were two lines. Talking to the kids in front, they said you order now and come back 3 hours later to pick it up. OH MY GOODNESS! My husband said do you want pizza that bad? Well not really, but it 23 cents. We're making history. It's the hunt, the thrill, the adventure.

OK, we'll order and come back and pick it up. How hard can that be.

We stood in line 45 minutes, before we got to the counter. We went home and came back 3 hours later expecting to get in line and just pick it up. That was the line from @%&!. We waited in line for 3 hours before finally getting our pizza.

The one day special collected more than $17,500 with all proceeds going to the LeBron James Family Foundation.

The Papa John promotion was an apology to the cav's fans for a Washington DC store that mocked LeBron James as a "crybaby," during the first round of the NBA playoffs

Sorry LeBron, I don't want any more pizza for a while.

Bird watching at McKinley Museum

The Wm McKinley Presidential Library and Museum is celebrating International Migratory Bird Day Saturday May 10th, with bird watching and other activities.

• A bird walk takes place at 9am
• family activities take place from 11am to 3pm
• All activities are free with museum admission

Stark Parks is sponsoring the annual Richard Fry Memorial Catfish Derby Saturday May 10th.

• Large catfish are stocked into Petros Lake Park.
• Children age 5-15 are encouraged to come out and fish 8-11am
• Each time a child attends a derby, his/her name is entered into a draeing held at the end of the fishing season for a $500 Savings Bond donated by the Berkley Fishing Team.

The winner of the 2007 Savings Bond was Daniel Riggs, age 12, a student at Pfeiffer Middle School, son of Ron and Donna Riggs in Perry Twp.

Mother's Day Wild flower Walk - Saturday May 10th.

Meet a naturalist at Walborn Reservoir (Reeder Rd. parking lot) and learn to identify the beautiful spring wildflowers that are starting to bloom.

Sunday May 11, 2008

Happy Mother's Day

At any one time, there are a few condominium units available in one of the most sought after areas, the Meyers Lake Village in Canton, Ohio.

The local MLS on Saturday, April 19th shows seven active listings for condominiums for sale. Prices range from a very affordable low of $92,500 through a high of $439,000. There is literally a condo for every budget and taste.

I have taken a few more pictures of various condos and their respective associations and will be posting them to my original Meyers Lake Village slide show.

You can view the slide show by clicking on the link:

http://activerain.com/blogsview/469284/Meyers-Lake-Village-Stark

I am always looking for nice people to work with! If you are thinking of either buying or selling a condominium at Meyers Lake Village, why not give me a call?

Thanks,

Best regards,

Jim

Cell 330-685-4615

Meyers Lake! What does living on or near the water at Meyers Lake feel like? One often heard comment is: "...living here at the lake is just like being on vacation year around!"

Thousands of local residents share that same feeling while living in Meyers Lake Village as well as the general area of Meyers Lake in Canton, Ohio.

Meyers Lake Village / Meyers Lake Preserve - A privately owned lake with a unique blend of condominiums. There are as many as eight condominium associations on or near the lake waterfront. Not all are represented with pictures in the slide show, an effort will be made to include the missing associations in the near future.

For more information about Meyers Lake Preserve, visit their official website at:

http://meyerslakepreserve.org/index.htm

For more information about available units, please give me a call!

Thanks,

Jim