Youngstown CityScape Residents honored for good looks

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown CityScape has achieved its goal to help beautify downtown Youngstown and surrounding areas.

The organization honored local residents for helping during its fifth annual Youngstown City- Scape Beautification Awards ceremony at Fellows Riverside Gardens.

Nearly two dozen awards were presented, including to businesses and institutions and to individual homeowners and neighborhood groups.

Carol Franklin and Clark Babb, representatives of the Clark Bar on Mahoning Avenue, were among the first-time honorees. They said the award was a surprise.

Award recipients each received award certificates and signs they can display in their yards or gardens. CityScape group members hope more people will get involved because beautification promotes growth and can help the economy, they say.

The honorees follow:

Institutional: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Humility of Mary Health Partners, Hungarian Presbyterian Church, Mahoning United Methodist Church, VA Outpatient Clinic and Wick Neighbors Inc.

Corporate/Business: DSV Builders Inc./The Federal Building, The Clark Bar, Taco Bell and West Side Sparkle Market.

Individual: Christopher Barzak, Alexander Calder, Earl C. Johnson, Rodney J. Cheatham, Dr. Barbara Brothers and Larry Haims, Mike and Marilyn Kraynanski, Alec and Mary Martincheck, George and Barbara Niski, Carol Smith, Ronnie and Randy Smith, the Stevic family and Richard and Kay Wiser.

Neighborhood Group: Wick Park Neighborhood Association.