Monday, April 16, 2001
Candidate's forum
WARREN -- League of Women Voters of Trumbull County will sponsor a candidate's forum at 7 p.m. Thursday at Beth Israel Temple, 2138 E. Market St.
The forum will include candidates running for Warren city treasurer and council-at-large. For information call Louise Lefkort, (330) 856-4600.
Fire damage
NILES -- A Peffer Avenue woman and her grandson are staying with family after a fire damaged their home.
Firefighters said fire caused about $15,000 damage to the home of Helen Gollner Sunday afternoon. No one was injured. The woman lived at the home with her grandson. She was home at the time of the blaze, but her grandson wasn't, firefighters said.
The fire started in a front bedroom, but the cause hasn't been determined.
Toddler is stable
CLEVELAND -- A 15-month-old boy who fell into a pond this weekend in Farmington Township was in stable condition this morning at Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center. Hospital officials said Bristen A. Nichalove's condition improved Sunday.
Bristen, of Warren, was flown to the hospital around 3 p.m. Saturday after he was found floating in a small pond behind his grandmother's home on Hickory Road. Bristen was in critical condition late Saturday.
Trumbull County Sheriff's Department officials said the boy was taking part in an Easter egg hunt when he fell into the pond.
School board to meet
WARREN -- The city schools board of education will meet in special session at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The executive session meeting has been called to discuss personnel.
The board meets at the district's administration building, 261 Monroe St.
Burglary stopped
YOUNGSTOWN -- A businessman stopped a break-in at his company, Brilex Industries, about 6:40 p.m. Sunday.
Brian Benyo told police he was driving on Interstate 680 to the Crescent Street business when he saw a pickup truck there that didn't belong in the lot.
He found the gate smashed in, and the pickup -- with two men inside -- came around the corner of the building, stopped and went back toward the rear.
Benyo blocked the gate with his vehicle and called 911.
Police found the pickup smashed into the fence and the men gone. A toolbox and grinder were in the pickup.
The building's rear door was open and a welder was loaded on a forklift.
The steering column on the pickup was damaged, but the vehicle had not been reported stolen.
Group meeting
SHARON, Pa. -- Shenango Valley Initiative will have a core team meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in First Presbyterian Church, 600 E. State St.
The meeting is for representatives of member churches and all other people willing to get involved in the work of the multidenominational, faith-based organization that addresses issues and causes of community concern.
"The core team assembly helps to build strong relationships among members of all churches," said Tom Amundsen, chairman of the assembly.