HUBBARD — Residents of Hubbard city and Hubbard Township as well as many visitors came together this weekend to celebrate the history of the communities as part of a new community fest. The fest at the Roosevelt Student Wellness Center on Saturday featured activities inside the building and ...
CANFIELD — Mark Yoder pulled two tours of duty in Germany during the 1970s, and he continues serving as a member of American Legion Post 177 in Canfield and as a member of the local funeral Honor Guard. Yoder was born at Salem Hospital and his family later moved to Canfield where he attended kindergarten through his sophomore year of high school. His family then moved to Arizona, where he graduated from Sahuaro High School in Tucson in 1974. Before graduation, he began his military career. “I joined the Army in February of 1974 under a delayed enlistment program,” Yoder said. ...
GIRARD — It warms Ken MacPherson’s heart that a devastating and tragic event more than two decades ago that claimed three young lives also has given birth to something that continues to be perhaps as enduring and endearing as it is positive. “It was an absolutely horrendous act of evil, but this is about happiness,” he said. MacPherson, a former Warren city councilman, was referring to the Sept. 13, 2005, fire that killed Lena Cross, 22, and her sons, Christian Pizzulo, 1, and Mason Cross, 5, at their Dearborn Street residence. Compounding the tragedy was the later discovery ...
NILES — The annual police vs. fire department softball game became a battle between Trumbull and Mahoning counties Saturday at 717 Credit Union Field at Eastwood with the Youngstown Fire Department winning the day. A game between the Warren fire and police departments was followed by a game between the Youngstown fire and police departments. The winners of the first two games faced off in a final showdown for first- responder bragging rights. “I felt that this would be a good way for our officers to come together, not only our department but Warren PD, and join the fire ...
BOARDMAN — Dazzling blooms in nearly every imaginable color, shape and size were on display over the weekend as more than 35 exhibitors participated in the Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society’s annual Dahlia Show at the Lariccia Family Community Center in Boardman Park. Growers traveled from throughout Ohio, including Columbus, Cleveland and Wooster, as well as Mahoning and Trumbull counties, to showcase the results of months of cultivation and compete for top honors. According to MVDS President Harriet Chandler, judging is based on a variety of factors including size, color, form, ...
YOUNGSTOWN – The Society of St. Vincent de Paul hosted its annual Back to School Children’s Sock & Underwear Giveaway on Saturday. Part of St. Vincent’s Summer Outreach program, the event provides struggling families with essential clothing for children going back to school this fall. Approximately 200 people received items at the society’s pantry on Via Mount Carmel Avenue. Of those receiving clothes 133 were children and 73 adults. “It is part of the outreach program where we actually take our mission out the front door,” said Alan Ricks, executive director of St. ...
