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Fire closes 224

CANFIELD

Crews worked for several hours Saturday to put out a fire at a storage facility behind Peaberry’s Cafe & Bakery, closing part of U.S. Route 224 for about two hours.

The blaze began around 4 p.m. at the facility at 4350 Boardman-Canfield Road. The road was shut down from Summit Drive to Westford Drive.

Firefighters from Cardinal Joint Fire District, Austintown and Boardman were on the scene until about 7:25 p.m., reports state. The cause is still under investigation.

No loss estimates were available late Saturday, but multiple storage units sustained damage, firefighters said.

Civil War POWs

WARREN

A free presentation about the life of prisoners of war at Johnson’s Island Civil War Military Prison is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW.

Speaker will be David R. Bush, professor of anthropology at Heidelberg University, who also directs the Center for Historic and Military Archaeology and has been a national lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America. He wrote “I Fear I Shall Never Leave This Island: Life in a Civil War Prison.” He provides unique insights into the trials and tribulations of captivity as actually experienced by the men imprisoned at Johnson’s Island.

For information about more library programs and services, call 330-399-8807, ext. 128 or visit the library’s website at www.wtcpl.org.

Park Vista program

YOUNGSTOWN

Dr. Greg Ferro will present “U.S. Foreign Policy: Implications, Impact, Common Denominators 1945-2011” at Park Vista Retirement Community’s Lifelong Learning Institute during a program at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 15.

The interactive presentation will focus on the challenges and opportunities of U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century.

Ferro earned a doctorate at Pennsylvania State University, teaching at its College of Business Administration and at State College Area Senior High School. He is a published author.

The cost is $10 for Park Vista residents and priority members and $15 for the public. The fee includes the lecture and lunch.

Reservations are due by Tuesday at 330-746-2944, ext. 1555.