METRO DIGEST || St. Casimir event Saturday before final service

St. Casimir event Saturday

before final service

YOUNGSTOWN

The Ethnic Heritage Society will sponsor a presentation on the history of St. Casimir Polish Roman Catholic Church, 149 Jefferson St., at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The main speaker will be the Rev. Joseph Rudjak, EHS president, who grew up in the parish. The church will have its final service at 4 p.m. Feb. 25.

The church has been a landmark in the historic Brier Hill neighborhood since 1906, when Polish American residents of the district requested permission to establish a new parish. The parish grew steadily over the next two decades, prompting construction of the current Spanish Mission-style church completed in 1927.

Also at the meeting will be Sandra Cika, co-director of EHS, and lifelong member of St. Casimir Church.

The event is open to the public, and refreshments will be provided by members of the parish.

Meeting planned

NILES

The Trumbull County Young Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at party headquarters in the Eastwood Mall, Suite 750, near Dillard’s. All interested people age 40 and younger are invited to attend, including high school and college students.

Lottery winner

YOUNGSTOWN

A Lake Milton man is the latest winner of a top prize on an Ohio Lottery instant game. Wayne A. Reinhart won $100,000 after he scratched Bingo X 10.

After mandatory federal and state taxes totaling 31 percent are withheld, Reinhart receives a check for $69,000.

He purchased the ticket from Lakers Food Market, 15723 Mahoning Ave., Diamond. The business receives a $1,000 agent bonus for selling a top prize-winning instant game.

Special meeting

LIBERTY

The township trustees will have a special meeting at 11 a.m. today at the administration building, 1315 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, to declare a property for the Trumbull County demolition program.

WRTA schedule

YOUNGSTOWN

Western Reserve Transit Authority buses will be running on a Saturday schedule Monday in observance of Presidents Day, said Tom Nugen, director of transportation for the WRTA.

Grants awarded

COLUMBUS

State Rep. Craig Newbold of Columbiana, D-1st, announced Wednesday that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has awarded grants aimed at reducing litter to Knox and Middletown townships. Each will receive $2,000 to assist in public area cleanup activities and education efforts that will take place between March 1 and May 31. The grants are funded through tipping fees levied upon waste received at construction and demolition debris landfills.

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