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NO TRESPASSING: The Riverbend Tavern, 1105 Poland Ave., Youngstown, will remain boarded up for at least 30 more days and possibly as long as a year. It was raided Nov. 5 on suspicion of drug trafficking and illegal gambling. SKY’S THE LIMIT: Craig Zamary, founder of Green Energy TV, sits atop the Youngstown Business Incubator downtown. Herman Starks receives a a check from Publisher's Clearing House for $10,000 on Tuesday afternoon. LUCKY WINNER: The Publishers Clearing House’s Kaitlyn McCoy, of Long Island, presents a check for $10,000 to Herman Starks at his home in Liberty on Tuesday afternoon. BELATED HONOR: Robert Shuttleworth, 80, is a Navy veteran. he was recently awarded an honorary high school diploma by Weathersfield schools, where he attended until he joined the Navy at age 16. Boardman Township Road Department piles salt inside a silo the township maintains off Market Street. LAKE IS NEXT: Poland’s Vivien Clayton, right, struggles to maintain control of the ball while defended by Canton McKinley’s Tiara Smothers. Poland won and will play Uniontown Lake in the next round. YSU AND HISTORY: Youngstown State University’s history department would take over the daily operations of the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, commonly known as the steel museum, on Wood Street under an arrangement being negotiated with the Ohio Historical Society, which owns and operates the museum. Part of the university’s history department would relocate to the building, which houses exhibits such as the one above depicting a worker clocking in at the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. plant in 1930. The museum would remain open to the public. MUSEUM DISPLAY: An exhibit at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor depicts the hearth of the Buckeye Furnace that made iron in the early 19th century. Youngstown State University is negotiating with the Ohio Historical Society to take over the museum’s operation. DANGER ZONE: Joey Dixon of Austintown stands alongside his brother’s Suzuki motorcycle at one of the most-dangerous intersections in Mahoning County — Mahoning Avenue and state Route 46 in Austintown. Dixon’s own motorcycle was totaled when he was in an accident at the intersection this past summer. He escaped without serious injury. FRIENDLY RIVALRY: Joe Rupert, left, and Mason Shadduck, best friends and members of the Alpha Phi Delta fraternity, stand side-by-side in front of their house. The two are fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns, respectively, and are anticipating the game between the teams Sunday. HANDY CANDY: Manal Hamdan, of Boardman, gives a stick of cotton candy to a hungry onlooker. Hamdan and others celebrated their heritage during and open house for the Islamic Society of Youngstown on Sunday afternoon. CRUISE CONTROL: Chris Craft and Nina Combs, both of Boardman, finalize details on a cruise to Cancun, Mexico, with Apple Vacations. The two attended the first Travel Show at the Holiday Inn in Boardman on Sunday. HANDIWORK: A member of the Islamic Society of Youngstown carefully applies a temporary henna tattoo to a patron’s hand. The Islamic Soctiety had an open house Sunday afternoon at its Homewood Avenue mosque. Meredith Lilly speaks with congressman Tim Ryan at the Mahoning County Country Club prior to the 90th NAACP Banquet on Friday evening. STORY TIME: Bill Dick, of Goshen Township, reads from his new book, “Santa Meets God’s Ukrainian Children,” to Zachary Smith, 4, of Columbiana, and Anna and Luke Shevchik, 2 and 5 respectively of Greensburgh, Pa. They were at the Children’s Center for Science & wTechnology, 139 E. Boardman St., on Friday. ART ON DISPLAY: Suzanne Bort Gray is the art coordinator at the Davis Family YMCA in Boardman. The pieces on display behind her were created by members of the Y and students in Gray’s Y classes. SHARING PRAYER: Rosaries are packed alongside school, medical and dental supplies to be shipped to El Salvador. PACKING SHOES: From left to right, Ginny Pugh, Mary Grace Bucko, Sally Perunko and Sally Pallante grab shoes and tape them together to be packed. Perunko and six others will travel to a village in El Salvador for mission work and will give the 134 pairs of gently worn shoes to the villagers. HELPING HANDS: Volunteers sift through dental supplies donated from area churches and businesses. The supplies will be transported to San Jose Villanueva, El Salvador, as part of a mission trip that includes members of Ursuline High School’s class of 1958. OFF AND RUNNING: Joe Scalzo, a Vindicator sports writer, left, runs his third Peace Race. Scalzo crosses the starting line Sunday on West Indianola Avenue with his wife, Tiffani, center, running her first 10-kilometer race. ELEMENTS: Janice Lessman-Moss, curator of the “Touch and Scale” art display, stands near her weaving combination of silk, nylon, paint and ink that she calls “Elements.” The piece is part of an exhibit of artwork from Kent State University students and faculty. Judy Foster of Enon Valley, Pa., above right, wears a period costume as she talks to Sandy and Patrick Gatta of Poland about the life of Frederick Workman, a Gettysburg veteran who died in 1888. The Gattas said they are considering joining the historical club. HISTORIC EVENT: Greg Ricker, points as he explains the life of J. Smith Cowden, who was buried in 1902 at Oak Hill Cemetery, near downtown Youngstown. Cowden was the third firefighter to die in the line of duty for the Youngstown Fire Department. Ricker, who is dressed as a firefighter, is part of the Mahoning and Shenango Valley Historical Club, which gave a presentation Saturday at the South Side cemetery. HISTORIC EVENT: GThe Mahoning and Shenango Valley Historical Club gave a presentation Saturday at the South Side cemetery. Steffon Wydell Jones is dressed as a Civil War soldier as he talks about the life of Thomas W. Sanderson, a former Youngstown mayor who is buried in this mausoleum. Listening are Virginia and Ed Mannion of Columbiana and Alma Gabriel of Warren. THE MESSAGE: One of the quotes on a bulletin board at Chaney Middle School is shown. The quotes, coupled with surveys and presentations, are designed to reduce violence in the Youngstown school district. PEACEMAKERS: Youngstown students, from left, Mallory Kimble, Janae Ward and A’Ja Glover, stand in front of a message board at Chaney Middle School featuring quotes on nonviolence. The three organized a project to reduce violence in their schools. WITH HONOR: McGuffey Elementary kindergartners Bernard Thomas, right, and Timothy Davis applaud as Richard Scarsella, president of the William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society, honors Gilbert “Gibby” James of Canfield, far left, with the fourth annual Pioneer Award. The award is given to local individuals for notable contributions to literacy and historical preservation of the Mahoning Valley. STORY TIME: First-graders Kailey May, left, and Shandi Coe listen to a story told by Regina Rees of Youngstown State University, who previously won the William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society’s Pioneer Award. CHANT LEADER: Rick Joseph, a member of the American Postal Workers Union Local 443, leads pickets Friday at the downtown post office as they chant, “Save our service. Keep them open. SOS.” POSTAL PICKETS: About 30 pickets, most of them postal workers, march in front of the main post office, 99 S. Walnut St., demanding that the East and South side post offices, which are on the endangered list due to U.S. Postal Service belt-tightening, remain open. The fate of those offices will be announced after Thursday. SERVED HIS COUNTRY: Herbert W. Seelbach of Girard served in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. POND MIXUP: Youngstown’s engineering department approved construction of a detention pond a short distance from the sidewalk along Fifth Avenue where a drugstore is being built. The department, however, didn’t require the developer to first get the location approved by the city’s design review committee. Principal Diane Hunsbarger helps cut a ceremonial ribbon alongside students, faculty, school board administrators, consultants and others outside the new Volney Rogers Middle School during its Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Wednesday evening. Eighth grader Taylor Spencer, 14, opens her new locker at Volney Rogers Middle School alongside her siblings Michael Spencer, 10, and Allyson Barnes, 6, during the school's Open House on Wednesday evening. Medical Director of Mahoning County District Board of Health, Dr. John Vanglarick, holds up two fingers to attendees during a forum on the H1N1 virus at Struthers Middle School on Tuesday evening. Two represents the number of groups at greater risk of developing complications from the H1N1 virus including those persons between the age of 6 months and 24 years-old and those adults from 19-64 with a chronic disease. Youngstown State's Andre Elliot (2) sacks Austin Peay's Trent Caffee (7) during the fourth quarter on Sept. 12 at Stambaugh Stadium. MEN AT WORK: Workers from J.S. Northeast Co., Girard, inspect an area where the new 12-inch waterline will replace the current 6-inch line along North High Street in Cortland. Therese Powell sits outside her recently forclosed home of more than 20 years on Youngstown's North Side. The local activist is the co-chairwoman of Peace Action — Youngstown. HIGH TECH: Nancy Walker, a resident of Howland and a 30-year employee at St. Joseph Health Center, stands beside a new GE Definium 5000 digital-imaging machine at the new and expanded Urgent Care Center on the St. Joseph Campus on Niles-Cortland Road in Howland. Walker is one of the technicians who operate the high-tech device. HISTORIC TREES DOWN: Katie Bell of Cortland leans against one of the large trees in her front yard cut down by the city to make way for the construction of a new higher-capacity waterline. Most of the 10 large maple trees cut down were around 100 years old. John Breedlove addresses Congressman Tim Ryan during the Health Debate at the Jewish Community Center in Youngstown Monday evening. U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-17) responds to questions from invited audience members during a discussion on the current health care bill at the Jewish Community Center in Youngstown Monday evening. Butterfly release during an event celebrating Cancer Survivorship Day at Lincoln School in Warren on Sunday afternoon. Moira Fair, of Canfield, gives Sander, a Border Collie, a lil push as he competes in the doggie paddle competition during the Pooch Pentathalon at the Davis Family YMCA in Boardman on Sunday afternoon. Ben, a Golden Retriever, belonging to Rebecca Onuska, of Youngstown, emerges from the pool with a toy during the Pooch Pentathalon at the Davis Family YMCA in Boardman on Sunday afternoon. Ben suffers from severe bilateral hip dysplasia and Onuska was originally told he wouldn't be able to walk by the age of two without surgery. Instead, Onuska decided to pursue wholistic methods utilizing an underwater treadmill, adequan (injectable glucosomine), and keeping active. Now at the age of four Ben is active both in and out of the water, competing in obedience and acting as a therapy dog. YSU's Kevin Smith (1) is caught by Austin Peay's Nick Clark (48) while driving down field during the fourth quarter on Saturday afternoon at Stambaugh Stadium. PRAYER TIME: Jeff Magada, director of Flying High Inc., Youngstown, pauses for prayer at the Pray 3 Days event at the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown. Flying High provides economic opportunities to residents and mobilizes young people to be part of neighborhood revitalization efforts. The prayer vigil, which began Thursday, ends Sunday morning. YSU's Andre Elliot (2) sacks Austin Peay's Trent Caffee (7) during the fourth quarter on Saturday afternoon at Stambaugh Stadium.
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