by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
Shortly after graduating from Ravenna High School in 1941, Dale Fosnight entered the military service and served during World War II as a combat infantryman with the 78th Division in Europe. He participated in several major battles, which included the crossing of the... 
by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
Carol Davidson Foley is a 1958 graduate of Ravenna High School. Music has been a part of Carol’s life since childhood. Noted for her beautiful voice in high school, she was involved in choir, chorus and ensembles. In 1962, she graduated from Baldwin Wallace with a... 
by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
Art Fesemyer and his wife Jane live in Ravenna. They have seven children – all graduates of Ravenna High School. Art is a graduate of Donora High School in Pennsylvania. He attended North Carolina State University on a football scholarship. He graduated Magna... 
by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
After completing high school in 1973, Mark attended Kent State University and graduated in 1989 Cum Laude. He attended Ashland Theological Seminary where he graduated in 1993 with a Masters of Divinity degree. Mark began working with youth in 1979 when he took a... 
by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
“Foot” Polichene was a teacher and a coach, but he was far more than that to his students. He was a positive influence, a role model, and a “straight shooter” and encouraged his students to never give up. A 1947 Ravenna graduate, Nunzio... 
by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
Born in 1910, Harold Martin Nething is a graduate of the Linsley Military Academy in West Virginia. In 1933, he married Dorotha with whom he shared his life for fifty-five years. In 1976, Harold retired from the United States Postal Service after thirty-five years of... 
by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
Reverend Ron Mowry was born in 1947 in Belleville, Ohio where he was raised on a farm. His childhood gave him a deep appreciation for nature, hard work, and great faith in the lord. Ron attended Otterbein College and received a Bachelor of Arts in religion and... 
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Charles “Oscar” Knight Jr., a Ravenna native, graduated from Ravenna High School in 1949. Born June 6, 1931, he died December 28, 1997. He was on the Record Courier sports staff for twenty-six years, retiring in 1996. He was also employed full time for the... 
by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
by fsmarketing | Jul 7, 2020 | Hall Of Fame
The first hospital in Portage County opened in 1894 when Dr. White became concerned that accident victims had nowhere to go for medical care. Opened in a private home on Main Street, it was the “great grandfather” of the current Robinson Memorial Hospital....