Travel show set Sunday

Travel show set Sunday

BOARDMAN — The Vindicator and American Express Travel VTI are sponsoring a travel show at the Holiday Inn, 7410 South Ave., from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Participants can find out how to plan their holiday travel, cruise, anniversary, family vacation or international tours with representatives from well-known names in the travel industry.

At least 14 vendors will be on hand.

In addition, participants will receive discounts for booking during the show, which costs $3. Children 15 and younger get in free.

A portion of the proceeds benefit the Rich Center for Autism at Youngstown State University. Stop at the The Vindicator booth for a chance to win two United Airline tickets to anywhere in the United States where United flies. Restrictions apply.

As an added bonus, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, is donating an Enshrinement Package — two tickets to the 2010 enshrinement ceremony, two tickets to the hall, two tickets to the Hall of Fame Game, and two tickets to the pre-enshrinement and pregame tailgate parties. Stop by the Hall of Fame booth to try to win the package.

For more information, go to www.vindy.com, or call Julie at American Express VTI at (330) 965-2710, ext. 121.

Fat Man’s investigation

YOUNGSTOWN— Police used a search warrant at a Rush Boulevard home Thursday, seizing two vehicles and two boxes of documents, in an ongoing investigation into Fat Man’s Auto Sales.

Members of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force searched 3013 Rush but did not make an arrest. A black Ford Explorer and a tan Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck were towed, and officers carried off documents related to the sale of vehicles at the car lot.

The search warrant is related to the probe into Fat Man’s Auto Sales on Canfield Road, Boardman Detective Glenn Patton said. “There were some documents we expected to find at the business that weren’t there,” Patton said. “We kind of expected that he may have them, and lo and behold, we were right.” The man being sought was not there.

The investigation began in 2008, and three men, including the car lot’s owner, have been arrested this week on corruption and drug charges.

Police used a search warrant at the Canfield Road car lot Monday.

New Campbell official

CAMPBELL — The city has hired a new finance director.

Sherman Miles will take over for John Leskovyansky, who had the post for six years.

Miles is an attorney with a practice in Youngstown. He said he also has degrees in accounting and finance and experience in government.

Miles was a legislative assistant in the Ohio Senate and U.S. House of Representatives and a management analyst for the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

He will be paid $40,000 a year.

Grant to Second Harvest

YOUNGSTOWN — The Giant Eagle Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley. The funds will be used to support the general operation of the food bank.

Second Harvest Food Bank provides food to 152 hunger relief organizations in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties. They include church pantries, homeless shelters and soup kitchens, shelters for battered women and after- school programs.

Through September, the food bank has distributed 5.5 million pounds of food, including more than 1 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables.

For additional information, call (330) 792-5522 or visit www.mahoningvalleysecondharvest.org.