GARRETTSVILLE — Football coaches at all levels stress the importance of the last possession of the first half and the first series of the second half. On Thursday, Garrettsville Garfield executed both drives and scored. It flipped momentum, and after another hour or so on the field, the ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on the walls and the glowing light from the saltwater tanks. The private Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach, Florida, just north of Fort Lauderdale, is believed to be the first museum in the United States dedicated solely to the translucent invertebrates, and one of the few such spaces in the world, according to the city and the museum’s founders. It was created by Alex and Yana Yanovsky, who previously developed successful ...
TREASURE AND TRUNK SALE: The Poland Lions Club is conducting its 12th annual “Treasures of the Trunk” sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Prince of Peace Church on Center Road. Vendors are welcome for the event at $15 per space. To reserve a spot, call Lion Judy at 330-360-3641 or Lion Karen McFadden at 330-207-2418. Net proceeds from this event will be used to support local charitable and community projects. CEMETERY TOUR: A walking cemetery tour is scheduled noon Saturday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Youngstown, led by historian Steffon Jones. It will focus on the ...
McDONALD — This fall residents will have the opportunity to play disc golf as a course will soon be under construction at Woodland Park. Mayor Ray Lewis said that Turbo Putt Disc Golf has donated installing the 9-hole disc golf course with installation to be in a few weeks. He said there is no cost to the village for the course. The course will take players through different parts of the park, including the wooded areas and near Billy Goat Hill. Those areas will be incorporated into the course without being touched. “I have never played disc golf, but am excited to be able to ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Central YMCA teamed up Thursday to provide essentials to those in need at a community outreach event at the Y downtown. “It’s all about people in need, and neighbors helping neighbors,” said Joe Vivacqua, board vice president for St. Vincent’s Mahoning District Council. “We’re providing a full lunch, clothing, books for kids and adults, and we’re happy to do it.” This event marks a milestone as the first joint event between the two organizations. “It’s the first event with the YMCA, and we’re very proud ...
POLAND — Mary Tursky and Kurt Hildebrand, co-chairs of the America250 Committee, gave an update at this week’s Village Council meeting on the Poland Historical Society soiree set for Oct. 10. “We already sold 60 of the planned 300 tickets for the event,” Hildebrand said. “Of course, we can size that number up or down as needed.” Tursky said Edison Lighting will handle lighting of the grounds, a string quartet will play and set the atmosphere and the band Guys Without Ties will perform as guests “dance under the stars.” “Inside Village Hall, we will have a mini ...
