Idora history

Idora history

YOUNGSTOWN

Dr. Richard Shale, professor of English at Youngstown State University, will present “Idora Park: A Historic Look Back” at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Gathering Room at Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave.

The hour-long presentation will be a visual, historic look at the amusement park that once stood on Youngstown’s South Side. It will cover the park’s ties to the development of the South Side, its impact on local families and the community.

Shale co-authored the book “Idora Park: The Last Ride of Summer.”

For information or to make a reservation for this free Breakfast Club event, call 330-746-2944, ext. 1555.

SCOPE show set

cortland

SCOPE Inc. of Trumbull County will present its Spotlight show, “Legends,” at 7 p.m. April 21 and 2 p.m. April 22 in Lakeview High School. The show will be a mix of music, dance and comedy. Featured performances will be Niles SCOPE Happy Tappers directed by Donna Crean and Niles choir directed by Heidi Fonce. Tickets are on sale at the center, 330-544-3676, for $8 in advance. Tickets will be $10 at the door.

Furnace explosion

WARREN

An explosion sent coke out of the blast furnace at RG Steel at 5:30 a.m. Monday and into a large steel trash container.

The coke caused a fire in the trash container which had to be extinguished by firefighters, but there were no injuries, said Bette Kovach, an RG Steel spokeswoman. Coke is a solid carbon fuel and carbon source used in steelmaking.

A spokesman at the Warren Township Fire Department said firefighters responded to the fire in the trash container, but the department had no other information on it. The explosion was expected to put the blast furnace out of commission until about 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. Monday, but no disruption of the mill’s production schedule was expected to result, Kovach said.

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