Friday September 7, 2012 Animal Care Sanctuary (ACS) was recently presented with a $640 check from Jake Holmes of Canton, PA. Jake’s softball team won second place in the Ryan’s Hope Memorial Softball Tournament in Canton. The tournament is held annually in memory of Ryan Atherton-Ely. The Team was sponsored by In His Service Catering (IHS) of Canton & consisted of Jake Holmes, Chayne Sauders, Russell Ver...

Friday August 31, 2012 The Oscoluwa Engine and Hose Co. (Troy Fire Department) would like to thank the many businesses for their support of the 13th annual Scott Cole/Lyle Wisel Memorial Golf Tournament held at Corey Creek on August 5. The tournament was sponsored by the Troy Lions Club. Thank you to the 132 golfers who came despite the weather forecast. The weather was great and the three flights completed the course ...

Thursday June 14, 2012 On May 28th, Nicholas Lentz, son of Keith and Laurie Lentz of Granville Summit, embarked on a bicycle trip across the United States to raise money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis with the organization “Bike the U.S. for  MS”. Nick is part of the Northern Tier 2012 Team which consists of 22 cyclists who are part of this event. They began their journey at Bar Harbor, ME on May...

By: Al SpencerThursday June 7, 2012 Warriors Lose In Title Game Canton's quest for the District IV title came to an end on Saturday, June 2 with a 4-0 blanking at the hands of Montgomery. The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday night, had been postponed by bad weather. It was the third consecutive year that the Warriors lost in the District Title game. Canton had only three hits, singles by Scotty Rockwell and Connor Route an...

Thursday May 31, 2012 Women bowlers of Troy's Terrace Lanes Bowling Center joined in with bowlers across the nation to raise money in the battle against breast cancer. More than 150 ladies in Troy, Pa. made donations and received pledges from family, friends and co-workers. By the end of the drive close to $1,400.00 was raised for the Guthrie Troy Community Hospital Patient Mammography Charity Fund to aid women in who...

Thursday May 31, 2012 On May 26th, Tim Layng, a senior from Moraivan College, competed in the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships at Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA. He was among 20 pole vault competitors and finished in 4th place, with a height of 16 feet, four and three-quarter inches. While in California, he was also awarded the Elite 89 Awards, which represents a person with the highest GPA am...

Thursday May 24, 2012 The 18th annual benefit golf tournament for the Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center will be held Wednesday, June 27, at the Towanda Country Club with a noon shot-gun start. The format is Captain and Crew. The fee is $80 for non-members and $60 for members. This includes greens fees, cart, dinner, a free gift and prizes in various flights. There is also a chance to win a hole-in-one cash prize...

Wednesday May 16, 2012 Zeke Shaffer, grandson of Jake and Patsy Shaffer of Canton, son of Jake and Beth Shaffer of Radford, VA, has accepted a Vice Presidential appointment to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, as a member of the Class of 2016. He also received a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Zeke will graduate as Valedictorian of the Class of 2...

Wednesday May 9, 2012 The annual Ryan's Hope Memorial Co-Ed Softball Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 11 and 12, 2012 at the Wysox Firemen's ballfield, approximately three miles east of Towanda. This ball tournament will be held in memory of Ryan Atherton-Ely, who passed away July 1, 2004 of brain and spinal cancer at the age of 23. This will be a benefit ball tournament with all proceeds from the s...

By: Al SpencerWednesday May 9, 2012 Baseball Canton 3, Williamson 2 The Warriors' victory over Williamson was a memorable one, not just because it was an exciting one-run late-inning come-from-behind win, but because it was the 300th victory of Coach Bob Rockwell's career at Canton. The coach gave credit to the players and singled out his assistant coaches over the years, including Jay Perry, Craig Route and Lyle Wesneski. Willia...