Warming up to Warren’s ice rink

WARREN — Apparently there are still some people who didn’t get to try out Warren’s downtown ice skating rink last year who are giving it a try now.

“Last year we didn’t get to do it, so we’re going to do it this year,” said Cliff Thomas of Warren, adjusting his ice skates beside the Courthouse Square Ice Rink on Saturday afternoon.

Thomas couldn’t take his granddaughter, Janessa Mobley, 9, of Warren, to the ice rink last year because he was preparing to deploy with his Ohio National Guard unit, the 237th Brigade Support Battalion of Cleveland.

Thomas, 53, is a Philadelphia native who has lived in the Mahoning Valley for about 30 years. He has five grandchildren.

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