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Orchestra festival

BOARDMAN

Boardman High School orchestras will present their annual Winter Orchestra Festival at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Boardman Performing Arts Center on Glenwood Avenue.

The show will feature the classical, chamber and symphony orchestras.

Festival concert admission is $1 for students, $3 for adults and free for senior citizens.

The following night, the annual Boardman High School Holiday Jazz Concert will take place at 7 p.m. at the BPAC. Admission is free.

Robbed at Kmart

AUSTINTOWN

A Youngstown man was robbed in a township department store parking lot Thursday evening after getting out of his vehicle.

The man said he parked at Kmart, 4475 Mahoning Ave., and two men wearing black hooded sweatshirts, dark jeans and white tennis shoes got out of the vehicle next to his, the report said. He said they pinned him between two vehicles and said, “This is a stickup!” the report said.

The man was struck in the face twice, then he handed over his wallet, the report said.

School bus crash

HOWLAND

Police responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus near Greenmont Drive and North Road about 4:15 p.m. Friday, according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

The television station reported the bus was carrying 10 students at the time of the crash. Only minor injuries were reported, and all the students were released to their parents.

Missing dog found

NILES

The dog named Tyson who disappeared from Niles Veterinary Clinic on Youngstown Road Wednesday was found early Friday morning on the porch of a home on Vienna Avenue between 7 and 8 a.m. and returned to its family, the clinic reports.

The dog had undergone a neutering and had been taken outside to a fenced area where he escaped.

Donates gifts for moms

YOUNGSTOWN

Every year each child living at Beatitude House has an opportunity to pick out a gift for their mom, wrap it and put it under the Christmas tree. This is possible thanks to donations from the community. Beatitude House is requesting gift donations.

If you are interested in donating to the workshop, bring unwrapped gifts to Beatitude House’s administrative offices, 238 Tod Lane on the campus of St. Edward Parish. Donations are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. All gifts must be received by Dec. 18. Call 330-744-3147 with any questions.

Asthma at holidays

YOUNGSTOWN

Between going to school all day and staying inside on cold, dark nights, children spend much of the winter indoors in close quarters with pets, bugs, germs and other asthma triggers. The arrival of the holiday season often adds mold, dust and smoke to the mix.

With all of this in mind, representatives of Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley will offer tips to reduce children’s chances of an asthma attack during the holidays in a program to be conducted Wednesday beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Taft Elementary School, 730 E. Avondale Ave., on the city’s South Side.