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Struthers High sends off 163 graduates
Struthers High sends off 163 graduates STRUTHERS — Commencement marks both a beginning and an end,
Girard High sends off 121 seniors
Girard High sends off 121 seniors GIRARD — Ben Cario and Zach Rounds each had lofty — but
Miss Rhoads, Mr. Bensinger to exchange vows
NEW MIDDLETOWN Stacy Rhoads and Steven Bensinger, both of Streetsboro, Ohio, are engaged.
Miss Campana, Mr. Hernandez to wed in June
CANFIELD Mr. and Mrs. David G. Campana are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Sherry
Brittany Sirak | Jordan Winters
BOARDMAN Brittany Leigh Sirak and Jordan Bruce Winters, both of Dublin, Ohio, and formerly of
Katlin McDermott | Walton Gouldin
YOUNGSTOWN Katlin McDermott and Walton Gouldin, both of Olympia, Wash., were married in a late
Laura Abernathy | Bradley Mullis
FORT MYERS, FLA. Laura Abernathy of West Lafayette, Ind., and 2nd Lt. Bradley Mullis of Poland
Dana Pitzulo | Cody Allen
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. Dana Anne Pitzulo and Cody Michael Allen, both of Raleigh, N.C., exchanged
Jamie Amero | Zachary Rouch
YOUNGSTOWN Stambaugh Auditorium’s Anne Kilcawley Christman Memorial Hall was the setting of the 2
SENIOR CITIZENS
Commercial Intertech Retirees will meet at noon Tuesday at St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall on Logan Way.
SENIOR MENUS
Easter Seals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60
GARDEN CLUBS
SATURDAY Johnny Appleseed will participate in Streetscape Planting Day from 8 a.m. until finished.
9 receive Wolves Club scholarships
Wolves Club professionals are dedicated to supporting higher education.
Italian Fest seeks nominees for honor
Italian Fest seeks nominees for honor YOUNGSTOWN The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest is
Women's federation bestows honors
The Youngstown Area Federation of Women's Clubs has served the community for 106 years.
SENIOR SIDELIGHTS
Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, closed for the
Valley man returns to ‘Top Shot’
The marksman is part of an all-star lineup on the show By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com
Two officers retire from Youngstown Police Department
Both officers started with the department in the 1970s.
Obama sees threat of terrorism at levels before 9/11
By Robert Burns Associated Press WASHINGTON Some call it wishful thinking, but President
Reunited: Campbell title teams together again
In 1993, the Campbell Memorial Red Devils captured state titles in both basketball and baseball, adding their name to a select group of schools from any division that could boast of winning multiple crowns during a single academic year.
MEMORIAL DAY | Events schedule
Memorial Day events as submitted to The Vindicator. Unless otherwise noted, all events are on
LaBrae softball tops Champion for district title
The Vikings got some late-inning heroics to beat the two-time state champions.
Poland’s Gardner tops JFK’s Abdul-Aal for district title
The two also met in last week’s sectional title match in Boardman.
Canfield’s Max Lee is ready prime time spelling
The eighth-grader has been studying four to five hours per day
Colbert, Williamson among junior qualifiers
Eight players punched their tickets for the junior championship of the Great Golfer of the Valley presented by Farmers National Bank.
Girard girls, Lakeview boys second in D-II district meet
For the second straight year, Girard took second to Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy.
Priest blesses motorcycles in Warren
Father Baker donned a Harley-Davidson sweatshirt, a Hells Angels pin beneath his left shoulder and a black bandanna adorned with Celtic crosses on his head.
Heroism of WWII veterans never dies
Opinion: By Paul Kengor Special to The Vindicator Memorial Day is a wonderful constant. Every year, it
Pop culture Q&A
By Rich Heldenfels Q. I enjoy watching the reruns of “Murder, She Wrote” on the Hallmark Channel,
Welcome to Summer 2013
Associated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches,
Strategies to maintain a drug-free workplace
Opinion: By JAMES D. BURGHAM Special to The Vindicator We’ve seen the news stories. We’ve heard the
Insurance merger
Insurance merger BOARDMAN R. Kashmiry and Associates, of Boardman, has merged with Joseph
Ask Mr. Know It All
Q. I read some movie trivia that claimed Clark Gable was responsible for a decline in undershirt
record reviews
Darius Rucker Album: “True Believers” (Capitol Nashville) Grade: A On his two previous
Rucker rides ‘Wagon Wheel’
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine
Manufacturing making a comeback in America
Associated Press NEW YORK When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it
NATURE’S WAY
McClatchy Newspapers AKRON You might be working harder in the garden than you have to. By
From Vietnam to Oklahoma, poetry delivers us from tragedy
Opinion: BY CHRISTINE M. FLOWERS Philadelphia Daily News There are many kinds of desperation, as many as
McClatchy Newspapers
McClatchy Newspapers Q. Our son’s fifth birthday is in August. He did just fine, socially and
Hollywood groundbreaking holds big payoffs for the Valley
Editorial: Heading into Thursday’s official and long awaited groundbreaking for the Hollywood Slots at Mahoning
Evening of song at Playhouse to aid Cox scholar fund
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN John Cox recalls singing and dancing in the living room with the other
Magellan is the road best traveled for GPS
Q. I have an older navigation system I like, but the maps are sorely out-of-date. Updating the maps
Is it wise to drop out of school?
Associated Press NEW YORK Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research
Growth Spurt
Associated Press BIGGSVILLE, Ill. Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this
Author to sign Log Cabin Stories
Author to sign Log Cabin Stories COLUMBIANA Author Kathryn Blystone Watkins will appear at a
Don’t get clipped with mowers and tractors
Consumer Reports’ latest mower tests show that Honda is on a roll for performance and value. Testers
Career paths & limelightS
Career paths & limelightS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS Anthony Cafaro Sr. has been named one of
Years Ago
Today is Sunday, May 26, the 146th day of 2013. There are 219 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Agenda Monday
Agenda Monday Brookfield Township trustees, special meeting 11 a.m., administration building,
Vindicator file photo | Lloyd S. Jones
Vindicator file photo | Lloyd S. Jones More than 15,000 people came downtown for the Memorial Day
Collapse raises concerns about Ohio bridge safety
Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio has 278 bridges similar to the one that collapsed on in
Book helps house hunters
Book helps house hunters Marianne Cusato believes finding the right house isn’t about tallying up
publishers weekly BEST-SELLERS For the week ending May 19
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Inferno” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “12th of Never” by Patterson/Paetro
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v “Sesame Street Live! Elmo Makes Music,” 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.: Furry
Artful engineer: A snapshot of his life
Joshua Rupe's latest passion is photography, and he has two books in print — both of Mill Creek Park.
COLUMBIANA, TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS
COURTS COLUMBIANA COUNTY New complaints Vicky Knizat et al v. William Dailey, personal injury.
Blood Drives
Blood Drives today St. Elizabeth Health Center Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, 9
Apathy toward the Phantoms perplexes ‘puck-nut’ from Pa.
Opinion: Apathy toward the Phantoms perplexes ‘puck-nut’ from Pa. A recent article in the Pittsburgh
Birthdays
Birthdays Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 74. Steel- guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate
Red Sox rally past Tribe in eighth
Cleveland held a 4-3 lead entering the eighth inning before falling 7-4.
Poland boys, girls place second in Salem
The Bulldogs finished behind Gilmour Academy in the boys and girls team standings.
Robert Byrd, Diane Young, Lynn Davenport and Larry Longberry all had holes-in-one recently
IN THE CUP! Area holes-in-one Robert Byrd, of Youngstown, aced the 125-yard No. 6 hole at
Recent area golf league results
MEN North Side Jewish Men (Pine Lakes) — (Flight 1) Low gross: Mike Kurjan 39. Low net: Dave
holiDAY | What’s open/closed
A checklist of local, state and federal institutions and local businesses closed Monday. Residents
Inside the ropes with …
Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Saturday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 2-under 68 in the
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Laura Kunovic and Nicholas Pellice, Canfield, girl, May 24.
On the tracks Previews
IZOD INDYCAR INDIANAPOLIS 500 Site: Indianapolis. Schedule: Today, race, noon (ABC, 11
Kyle Busch continues to dominate at Charlotte
Today, he looks to make it a clean sweep of all three series events with a win in the Coca-Cola 600.
Locke strong again for Pirates
He did not allow a run in six innings as Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee 5-2.
12 injured in ride derailment
Associated Press BERLIN, Ohio Authorities say a dozen people suffered minor injuries when a
French soldier stabbed in throat
Associated Press PARIS A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district
Upcoming area golf events
May Today — The Austintown Little Falcons Golf Outing will be held at Pine Lakes Golf Club in
Memorial Day is a time for local veterans to reflect
Veterans say it's the brotherhood they remember most
More than 200 rescued from Texas floodwaters
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods Saturday,
Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass CHAFFEE, Mo. A highway overpass in southeast
MILESTONES
MILESTONES LAWYERS Sworn in as attorney Thomas M. Lyden of Youngstown was sworn in to the Ohio
Pa. prisons to outsource mental health services?
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are opposing a state Department of
Obama urges US to honor fallen soldiers
McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE | Where to watch
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE | Where to watch Preliminary rounds in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
3 more arrested in soldier’s slaying
Associated Press LONDON British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection
British Soccer Camp comes to MetroParks
British Soccer Camp comes to MetroParks Mill Creek MetroParks has teamed up with Challenger Sports
Woman with cancer makes it to graduation
Associated Press CLEVELAND A Cleveland woman stricken with late-stage cancer has been able to
Graduates in Oklahoma town vow to stay
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were
Heroin trial hits close to home
Opinion: (Editor’s note: I’ve been reading the Sheesley-Patterson heroin overdose case. It was a bit close to
Building trust
Associated Press WASHINGTON Within hours of the Boston Marathon blasts, government officials and
Employee killed at Lowe’s store
Employee killed at Lowe’s store NEW CASTLE, PA. A Lowe’s employee in Lawrence County has died
Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon
Associated Press BOSTON Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh