Veterans’ Council announces awards
Staff report
YOUNGSTOWN
The United Veterans’ Council of Youngstown and Environs named John T. Pariza of Boardman as 2010 Veteran of the Year and Bev Fisher, manager of the Canfield Fair, as its Citizen of the Year.
The recipients will be honored at a banquet Saturday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Hall. The social hour is at 5 p.m., the dinner at 6, and the program at 7. The speaker is Steve Matune, director of the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky.
Also at the meeting, 2011 officers will be elected. They are: Commander, William Pacak; senior vice commander, Stanley Clingerman; junior vice commander and treasurer, Rod Hosler; adjutant, Jan Brown; sergeant-at-arms, Bruce Kirkland; and chaplin, Leo Connelly.
Pariza was instrumental in renaming Interstate 680 the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway. He also spends many hours recounting his experiences during the Korean War to Mahoning Valley students; helped establish the Korean War Memorial in Austintown; was founder of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in West Middlesex, Pa.; and is active in Korean War Veterans Chapter 137.
Fisher is supportive of area veterans, and her help has been invaluable in maintaining the Mahoning Veterans Memorial and adjacent land on the Canfield Fairgrounds. She also helps coordinate veteran volunteers who work during the fair.
For ticket information, call Brown at 330-726-2552.