Around Town: Canton s Muskellunge Brewing nets medals in contest
Necole Sims
In a year when life s been turned upside down, a downtown Canton establishment has given us a reason to smile.
Muskellunge Brewing Company entered the U.S. Open Beer Championship and came out on top. The competition was in November in Atlanta, Georgia; Oxford, Ohio; and Welland, Ontario, Canada.
Two of its beers won awards. The Sturgeon Russian Imperial Stout received a gold medal in the British Imperial Stout category, and Judy s Buck received a bronze in the Bock category.
Breweries from Luxembourg to Louisiana sent in more than 6,000 beers representing over 140 different styles for judging. According to their website, the competition is the only one to include beers from professional breweries and beers from gold medal winners from the National AHA Homebrew Competition.
Around Town: Women United sends health, safety kits to Stark groups
Local companies and agencies in Stark County recently came together to help those in need during the holiday season.
Volunteers from Employers Health, the Student Council at GlenOak High School and Women United assembled 209 health-and-safety kits. They will be distributed to local agencies.
The kits had two adult face masks, four child face masks, hand sanitizer, liquid hand soap and disinfecting wipes. They will be given to Community Legal Aid, Massillon AHEAD and the Urban League of Stark County.
“We want to make sure people have the resources they need to stay healthy going into the holiday season,” said Nancy Bundy, member of United Way of Greater Stark County’s Women United Steering Committee. “Many of our neighbors do not have enough money to buy the items they need to stay safe and these kits can help them get through this pandemic.”