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Talmer donates to Beatitude House

YOUNGSTOWN

Talmer Bank and Trust recently announced it made a $10,000 donation to the Beatitude House.

The funds will be used for renovations and upgrades to the transitional housing sites, House of Blessing Youngstown and House of Blessing Warren.

The bank also will offer financial-literacy programming for the transitional housing sites.

The Beatitude House, sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown, is committed to all disadvantaged women and children.

New Taco Bell

BOARDMAN

A new Taco Bell restaurant will open in the township later this year, Kutlick Realty LLC announced Wednesday.

Taco Bell will build the restaurant at the corner of Western Reserve Road and South Avenue. The restaurant will offer dine-in and drive-thru services. Construction is scheduled to begin next month.

COACHES Burgers opens in Boardman

BOARDMAN

Kutlick Realty LLC has leased space at 714 Boardman-Canfield Road to COACHES Burgers. The COACHES Boardman location opened Wednesday. It offers burgers, sandwiches, salads and milkshakes. This is COACHES’ third local location. The franchise also has locations in Niles and Poland.

Disney limits fishing after gator attack on toddler

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

Walt Disney World is placing limits on fishing after an alligator killed a toddler at the park earlier this month.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that “No fishing” signs have been erected at areas including Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, the Fort Wilderness campground and Old Key West Resort. Fishing at Disney World is now limited to excursions.

A Disney spokeswoman confirmed that netting has been added to the rope fences that were installed after an alligator attacked Lane Graves, 2, near the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon.

Other changes following the Nebraska boy’s death include hotel beaches being staffed by employees and closing at night, except during fireworks. Disney has beaches at eight hotels and at the Fort Wilderness campground.

Roller coaster stuck in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City firefighters were escorting eight people – including seven children – from a roller coaster that became stuck.

District Chief Benny Fulkerson said there are no injuries and firefighters were walking the stranded riders down a catwalk to safety after the amusement park ride became stuck.

He said the children range in age from 7 to 15.

Fulkerson says the Silver Bullet roller coaster at Frontier City “just didn’t make it over a hill” and became stuck.

Fulkerson says power to the ride was shut off, and the cars were chained to the rail before the stranded riders were escorted down one at a time.

Staff/wire reports