Hooked on History: Three Strasburg men find adventure on canoe trip to New Orleans in 1964
The three ‒ Terry Spidell and Bill Malcuit, then age 17; and Jim Ecenbarger, then age 20 ‒ left Dover on June 14, 1964.
Stay updated with breaking news from Red Malcuit. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The three ‒ Terry Spidell and Bill Malcuit, then age 17; and Jim Ecenbarger, then age 20 ‒ left Dover on June 14, 1964.
When Midvale Speedway opened in 1953, it was one of three race tracks in Tuscarawas County, but it has long outlasted its other two competitors. In the 1950s, fans of auto racing could attend events on Thursday evenings at a track in Strasburg operated by the Strasburg Volunteer Fire Department, on Saturday nights at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover and then on Sundays in Midvale. "Stock car racing has really taken this county, as well as the state, by storm in the past couple of years, and now with the third track being built in the county and the Tappan Speedway Inc. making its ...