SOCIETY DIGEST | Book signing at health store

Book signing at health store

NILES

Janet L. DeCesare of Mineral Ridge will sign copies of her memoir, “Ticked Off,” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Cindy’s Health and Vitality Center, 56 Youngstown Warren Road.

In her book the author recounts her struggle with Lyme disease, a tick-born virus.

For more information contact Terry Cordingley at 888-361-9473 or visit terry@tatepublishing.com.

McBride open house, library’s will coincide

HUBBARD

Hubbard Historical Society’s McBride House, 27 Hager St., will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in conjunction with the Hubbard Public Library Open House. The theme is “Create your own story at your library.”

The McBride House will offer material free of charge to get participants started in compiling their own family history.

A walk through the McBride House may reveal a few heirlooms or ancestors.

The society would also like to scan residents’ old photos, get descriptions of the photos for its archives and possibly use them in a publication. They would not be published without permission.

Call Debbie Shields at 330-534-9533 or e-mail tyleepark@att.net for more information.

Alissa Slanina is NAM finalist

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NILES

Alissa Marie Slanina, 16, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Slanina of Niles, has been named a state finalist in the National American Miss Contest. She will be competing for the Ohio title in the 16 to 18 age division July 17 and 18 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus.

The winner will receive a $1,000 cash award, a crown and banner, a bouquet of roses and air transportation to the national pageant in California.

Miss Slanina, a student at Niles McKinley High School, is active in the Italian Club, Drama Club, Students for the Environment, the marching band, and in dance and twirling. She also is a volunteer at St. Mary Church in Mineral Ridge.