Air base to lose 1 plane

Air base to lose 1 plane
VIENNA -- The 910th Airlift Wing at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station was notified Wednesday it will lose one of its 16 C-130 aircraft sometime in the next year. Capt. Brent Davis, airlift wing spokesman, said the order came from a realignment and management move.
The station has a large number of newer aircraft, and the plane most likely will be transferred to a base with fewer and older aircraft, he said. The new station was not announced.
The order also cut the plane's crew of seven mechanics and 25 part-time reservists from the unit, but Davis said whether the unit actually loses any personnel will depend on a number of factors when the plane is transferred.
The loss of the plane is not connected to an ongoing review of bases that may be closed, Davis added.
Youngstown carjacking
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 34-year-old Warren woman told police that she was dragged from her car while stopped at a traffic light on the city's East Side and assaulted before her attacker drove off in her black 2003 Jeep Liberty.
The woman said she stopped at the intersection of McGuffey Road and Cassius Avenue about 4:05 a.m. Wednesday and a man ran up to her car, opened the driver's door, grabbed her right wrist and yanked her out of the driver's seat.
The man bit her on the wrist before driving away, the police report states.
Wine-tasting benefit
NILES -- P.J. Snappers seafood restaurant, 5125 Youngstown-Warren Road, is having a wine tasting from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday to benefit Second Harvest Foodbank.
The event also will feature jazz music by The Big Daddy Revue and SounDoctrine, finger foods and a Chinese auction.
Second Harvest is a nonprofit organization that provides food to hunger relief organizations in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
Second Harvest will receive $10 from every ticket sold for the event.
Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Call (330) 505-9997 for ticket information.
Girard St. Rose festival
GIRARD -- The annual St. Rose Church Family Festival will be from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday on the church grounds.
Rides, food, raffles and bingo will be held each night.
Music will be presented each evening by Champagne, the Del Rezek Orchestra and Al Hreno.
There will be no Mass at 4 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. Saturday, but a polka Mass will combine the intentions for both at 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the church grounds.
The main raffle drawings will take place at 11:30 p.m. Sunday for a $3,000 first prize, a $500 second prize and a $200 third prize.
Baskets for the parish festival basket raffle have been on display after all Masses at the church in the rectory parking lot.
Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and can be purchased in advance or at the festival.
The drawings will be held at the festival's conclusion Sunday.
Contraband charge
CLEVELAND -- A federal grand jury has indicted an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution at Elkton on a charge of possessing contraband. Shelby D. Tuczynski, 21, is charged with possessing less than 1 ounce of suspected marijuana while being held in the prison Jan. 28, 2002. The case was investigated by the FBI. The U.S. attorney's news release did not state the initial charge for which Tuczynski was serving time or where he lived before being imprisoned.
High-grass limit set
COITSVILLE -- The township zoning board recommended Wednesday that trustees set a limit of 10 inches for high grass in residential areas. If accepted, the limit will go into effect in September.
Property owners who fail to keep lawns surrounding houses, garages and out buildings within the limit will be issued a verbal warning. If they fail to comply, a written warning would be issued. If they still fail to comply, the township would cut the grass and bill the property owner. Property owners who fail to pay the bill would have the charges assessed to their property taxes.
Annual Celtic Festival
LEETONIA -- The fifth annual Celtic Festival will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Wick Park.
There will be Celtic music and dance. Vendors will offer Scottish, Irish and Welsh items and ethnic foods.
The day's last event will be a kilted mile race at 5:30 p.m.