Arrested in break-in try

Arrested in break-in try

YOUNGSTOWN — City police arrested and jailed a 54-year-old man on an attempted burglary charge shortly after a woman told them she observed him trying to break into a house in the 200 block of Fairgreen Avenue while she was inside. James Kovach, who resides in the same block of Fairgreen Avenue, was arrested at 1 p.m. Sunday in an Elm Street convenience store after the woman said she observed from a second floor window as he tried to enter the house by pounding on a door and then walked away. Police said they saw Kovach drop something in an empty lot in the 1400 block of Elm Street while running away and they later recovered a screwdriver and pry bar in the grass. The officers observed a missing screen door knob and pry marks at two other doors at the house.

Boardman band set
for parades in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Some 236 members of the Boardman Spartan Marching Band from Boardman High School will march in the 27th annual Orlando Citrus Parade on Dec. 29. The following day, the band will march through Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, and the high school’s Jazz Ensemble 1 will play at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe. On New Year’s Day, the band will march in Universal Studios’ Macy’s Holiday Parade. The band’s Orlando Citrus Parade appearance will be broadcast at 3 p.m. Dec. 30 on WYTV Channel 33 in Youngstown.

Coats for Kids giveaway

WARREN — Councilman Bob Dean’s fourth annual Coats for Kids Giveaway will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the gymnasium of North Mar Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, 3855 E. Market St. Hundreds of coats donated by the Cleveland Browns’ organization will be delivered to the church at 1 p.m. Friday by U-haul. Coats are both newly purchased by the radio station WTAM and gently worn and donated to the Cleveland Browns by the public. Coats will be given first come, first served. The event is sponsored by Community Volunteer Council and the church. For more information call Dean at (330) 883-8326 or Community Volunteer Council at (330) 395-5888.

‘Believe’ at St. Michael

CANFIELD — “Believe,” an ecumenical Advent and Christmas pageant for all ages, will be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in St. Michael Church on state Route 46. The production will feature holiday music and liturgical dance; and Glenn Stevens, WFMJ-TV newscaster, will narrate from Scripture. The 38-member cast will be accompanied by a six-piece orchestra. The Move Over Broadway production will benefit the St. Michael Family Life Center Building Fund. Admission is free.

Clothing giveaway days

YOUNGSTOWN — Clothing will be given away from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Victory Lutheran Church, 2110 Glenwood Ave. All are welcome.