Youngstown firefighters retirement, awards dinner is Friday

YOUNGSTOWN — The 22nd annual Youngstown Professional Firefighters retirement and awards dinner will be Friday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Center, 343 Via Mount Carmel. The dinner is at 7 p.m. and the the ceremony at 8 p.m.

Thirteen firefighters who retired will be recognized and 2008-2009 R.E. Mills Mudville Scholarship recipients named. The firefighters are Andrew Kramer, Mark Candor, Edward Cortes, Kenneth Croutch, Gary Minnie, Victor Eck, Edward Holcomb, Richard Ortz, Douglas Kazear, George Zordich Sr., Conrad Lockiec, Ted Everett and Lawrence Cummings.

The scholarships, which range from $500 to $1,500 for Youngstown State University, are awarded to children of firefighters. They are Chelsea Caggiano, Joe Carbon, Jolanta M. Carkido, Gregory DiTullio, Amanda Moore, Edward O’Neill, Benjamin P. Relter, Margaret Russo and Marie Rupert.