BOE's picnic shows why Struthers is great place to live, residents say

STRUTHERS

For a few hours Thursday afternoon, Joseph Nohra, superintendent of Struthers City Schools, assumed grill duty.

It was something he was more than happy and even excited to do, as the event for which he was grilling — a picnic at Mauthe Park sponsored by the Struthers Board of Education — was meant to be a way for the school district to show its appreciation to the city’s senior citizens.

“We wouldn’t have a school system if it wasn’t for the folks sitting there,” Nohra said, gesturing to the more than 100 senior citizens who had gathered at the Struthers Rotary Pavilion. “The school system is what it is because of their hard work.”

Thursday’s cookout, which ran from 4 to 6 p.m. and cost $2 per person, was the second event during this school year intended to thank senior citizens for their past and present support of and contributions to the school district.

The other event was a turkey dinner in December, and Nohra said he hopes to make both the dinner and the picnic into annual events — and even to “do more and more of this” type of community outreach in the future.

Read more about the picnic and the what residents think about their community in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.