Reservists to return

Reservists to return
VIENNA -- About 30 Air Force reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing who were deployed in September are scheduled to return to the Youngstown Air Reserve Station on Sunday between 2 and 4:30 p.m.
The reservists have been by flying C-130 missions in support of coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The current combined activation of nearly 500 reservists makes it the single largest activation of reservists in the history of the Vienna air base, said Staff Sgt. Shawn David McCowan, 910th office of public affairs.
Christmas dinner, party
WASHINGTONVILLE -- A free Christmas dinner and children's party will be from noon to 4 p.m. Christmas Day at the Washingtonville VFW, 575 S. County Line Road, sponsored by Point Man's LZ Refuge.
Donations will be accepted but not required. Take-out will be available. The dinner will be from noon to 3 p.m. and the children's party from 3 to 4 p.m.
For more information, call Phil or Vera at (330) 427-6909.
SRU New Year's event
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Swimming, basketball, volleyball, badminton, ping-pong, door prizes, contests and music will be part of the fun when Slippery Rock University's Robert N. Aebersold Student Recreation Center hosts its annual New Year's Eve party from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The public is invited. This family event is limited to the first 200 people who register.
Reservations and payment are due by Dec. 30. Tickets can be purchased in the Recreation Center (ARC) office.
Cost is $3 per person for ARC members and $5 per person for nonmembers. Snacks and refreshments will be served.
A parent or guardian must accompany youths under 16. Drop-offs are not permitted.
Youth groups may attend with a chaperone ratio of one adult per five youths. Youths 16 to 18 are welcome, unaccompanied, with parental approval. Tickets will not be available at the door.
Call (724) 738-4800 or -4895 for more information.
Fire in trailer park
GIRARD -- The cause of a fire that destroyed a trailer in Paul's Trailer Park Friday evening is under investigation, authorities said.
Damage was estimated at $10,000 to $15,000 to the trailer and its contents in the 6:08 p.m. blaze at 48 Frances Ave.
The occupant hadn't been in the trailer for five months, the park manager told firefighters. There were no injuries.
The trailer was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Skirting on two adjacent trailers, one of them vacant, melted in the blaze, the fire department said.