Sparkle store closing

Sparkle store closing

BOARDMAN

The Sparkle Market Association reminds customers that the store at 6315 Market St. in Boardman will close for good Saturday.

Store owner Harry Anzevino declined to comment on the closing.

All 18 other Sparkle Market stores in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, including one at 4121 South Ave., and another at 1135 Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township, will remain open.

Each store is independently owned and operated.

WreckMaster award

YOUNGSTOWN

Vaughn J. Gobel Sr. became the first Youngstown-area towing professional to receive the WreckMaster of the Year award, the towing industry’s seal of excellence.

The International WreckMaster Organization, established in 1991, recognized Gobel for his industry experience, ethics, dedication and respect for his peers. He is vice president of Gobel’s Auto Body & Towing Inc., 1591 E. Western Reserve Road.

ODNR reports on state production

COLUMBUS

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reported the state’s mineral resources produced more than $2.7 billion in geological commodities last year.

Ohio’s natural-gas production increased 18.4 percent. Production of oil, limestone, sand and gravel also spiked, according to ODNR.

For the fifth-consecutive year, Ohio’s coal-production value topped $1 billion.

Holiday shoppers in Ohio already in line

CUYAHOGA FALLS

A few dedicated Thanksgiving sales shoppers in Northeast Ohio have claimed spots in line more than a week before doors open for holiday specials.

The Akron Beacon Journal reported that eager customers started pitching tents outside the Best Buy in Cuyahoga Falls this week, a full 10 days early.

The first was 28-year-old Jonas Allooh of Willowick, who says he and nine friends rotate manning their tent around the clock as required. They’re set up for the wait, with a space heater, bed, microwave oven, television and game console. Allooh hopes to snag a TV and a computer monitor when they start at the front of the line on Thanksgiving Day.

He says the biggest challenge of sleeping in the parking lot is the honking from passing drivers at night.

Rule requires seat belts on large buses

WASHINGTON

New tour buses and buses that provide service between cities must be equipped with seat belts starting in late 2016 under a federal rule issued Wednesday, a safety measure sought by accident investigators for nearly a half century.

Beginning in November 2016, all new motorcoaches and some other large buses must be equipped by manufacturers with three-point lap-shoulder belts, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The rule doesn’t apply to school buses or city transit buses.

Vindicator staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .61, 24.28 —.42

Avalon Holdings,5.07—.01

Clear Channel, .61 24.03 —.47

Cortland Bancorp, 9.75—.05

Farmers Nat., .126.25 —.02

First Energy, 2.20, 33.97—1

FirstMerit Corp., .64,22.25 .22

First Niles Financial, .32,6.990

First Place Fin., 0.000

FNB Corp., .48,12.38—.11

General Motors,37.77—.24

General Electric, .76,26.97—.06

Huntington Bank, .20, 8.81—.06

JP Morgan Chase, 1.52,56.01—.14

Key Corp., .22,12.73—.06

LaFarge, 17.74 .23

Macy’s, 1.00, 50.93.52

Parker Hannifin, 1.80, 114.76—.6

PNC, 1.76,75.10—.4

RTI Intl. Metals,34.89—.43

Simon Prop. Grp.,4.60,150.08—2.04

Stoneridge 12.06 —.34

United Community Fin. 3.64.02

Selected prices at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Provided by Stifel Nicolaus. Not to be construed as an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any security.