Niles FOP lodge will provide Christmas dinner for seniors

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SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR: Niles F.O.P. Lodge 27 has announced its annual winter project, which is feeding senior citizens. Dinner for seniors will be served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Niles S.C.O.P.E. Senior Center. From the left are Judy Fabian, Niles Senior Center co-manager; Patrolman Mike Biddlestone, president of F.O.P. 27; and Ray Novotny, Niles center co-manager.

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NILES

Niles F.O.P. Lodge 27 will provide a free Christmas dinner for the senior citizens of Niles.

The dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Niles S.C.O.P.E. Senior Center.

Patrolman Mike Biddlestone, president of Niles FOP, organized the event as the annual winter project. He is a nine-year veteran of the police force.

The senior center will prepare the food, and some of the Niles police officers and staff will help serve the meal.

Everyone attending must get a ticket in advance.

To get tickets, call the center at 330-544-3676 or stop at the center, 14 E. State St., across from the City Police and Fire Safety Complex.