The Financial Planning and Supervision Commission, Mansfield City School District, met Tuesday with seven resolutions on the agenda; but Resolution 15-006, which approves service contracts over $5,000, was discussed at great length. Paul Marshall asked for clarification regarding the contract with the newly created City Mills Technology. “Looking at item 23, which talks […]
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Phil Vassar, local band Sy’Velt kick off Rock-n-Ribs
North Central State College (NCSC) kicked off the 29th annual Rock-n-Ribs with performances by Sy’Velt and Phil Vassar. Seven rib vendors, as well as other concessions, offer items that included barbecue, fries, funnel cakes and lemonade. Each year the festival bestows a people’s choice award to one rib vendor. The judging is done utilizing a […]
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Mansfield city employees to receive pay raise
Members of AFSCME Local #3088 will receive a pay raise of one percent thanks to a resolution passed by Mansfield City Council at their last meeting before summer recess. The union was not due for negotiations until 2015, however a provision of their current contract allowed this portion to be re-opened if other city employee […]
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Runner stops in Mansfield on cross-country quest
Over the years people have chosen to walk, bicycle, and even run, from coast to coast across the United States. In the 1950s a woman who called herself Peace Pilgrim ushered in a new era of social activism as a motivation for these journeys. A 12-year-old from Florida used his journey as a platform to talk about […]
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GOBA Reflections: Connect, be bold, and when all else fails, laugh
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret — I’m not an extraordinary athlete, and I never have been. If I can ride GOBA, so can you. If a paraplegic can ride GOBA (and yes, that happened), so can you. If a five year old, an eighty year old, a man with prosthesis, and […]
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Mansfield schools commission tables resignation/rescind discussion
The Mansfield City Schools Financial Planning and Supervision Commission met Tuesday afternoon at which four reports were read and resolutions passed, excluding a portion of one resolution. Commission Chair Paul Marshall recommended that the commission table their decision regarding the rescinded employee resignation that occurred at the June 17 Mansfield City School Board meeting. “I […]
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Behind the bikes, gear, and fuel required to tackle GOBA
Let’s begin by getting one thing perfectly clear–I rode a mountain bike with very fat tires and 29 inch wheels on a road biking tour. To all the 92 pound riders on wispy little road bikes that one could lift with a pinky finger–I really was aware of what I was riding and your snarky […]
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Notes from GOBA: The simple joy and power of cycling
While I was still training for GOBA I interviewed the Woosleys for a preview story. Sandy said something that really stuck with me that day. She said, “I guess I just really like how it feels to go somewhere under my own power.” Cycling does make me feel powerful. I have to imagine others feel […]
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Why We GOBA
My first day on the road I stopped at a lemonade stand in the front yard of some darling children. As I was drinking my lemonade the kids asked me questions. “Are there like a million of you er what?” said a girl who I estimated to close to seven or eight years old. “No,” […]
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GOBA Midweek: Gobaville
Gobians (those who ride GOBA) reside in a traveling tent city, population 2,500, called Gobaville. The town is never in the same place for more than two days in a row and it only exists eight days of the year, but it’s residents are fiercely loyal none the less. Gobaville has communal transportation, food, showers, […]