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Vindy.com for December 23, 2018
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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Zion Lutheran Church hosts annual live Nativity
Zion Lutheran Church’s annual live nativity show, now in its 39th year, is a Cornersburg holiday tradition, parishioners said.
Debby Ryan, Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun are engaged
Debby Ryan, Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun are engaged
Saints narrowly upend Steelers and take top NFC seed
Saints narrowly upend Steelers and take top NFC seed
Tsunami hit without warning in Indonesia, killing over 220
Tsunami hits without warning in Indonesia, killing over 220
Man shot at Warren laundromat
A man was reportedly shot in the neck just before 3 p.m. Sunday at the Sac of Suds Laundromat along Summit Street Northwest.
Area kids warmed by NBA player’s charity
Four siblings were among 50 youngsters who received free winter coats
Body of girl who died at US border returns to Guatemala
Body of girl who died at US border returns to Guatemala
6 hurt when car crashes into church, shatters stained glass
6 hurt when car crashes into church, shatters stained glass
White House: Trump would accept less money for border wall
White House: Trump would accept less money for border wall
Documents detail how absentee ballots gathered in NC vote
Documents detail how absentee ballots gathered in NC vote
Meghan Trainor weds actor Daryl Sabara on her 25th birthday
Meghan Trainor weds actor Daryl Sabara on her 25th birthday
Mayfield throws 3 TD passes as Browns down Bengals 26-18
Mayfield throws 3 TD passes as Browns down Bengals 26-18
New rules could close some child care businesses in Ohio
New rules could close some child care businesses in Ohio
'Aquaman' outswims 'Poppins,' 'Bumblebee' with $67.4M debut
'Aquaman' outswims 'Poppins,' 'Bumblebee' with $67.4M debut
Jennie-O recalls more than 164,000 pounds of ground turkey
Jennie-O recalls more than 164,000 pounds of ground turkey
Trump: Mattis out as of Jan. 1; deputy to be acting chief
Trump: Mattis out as of Jan. 1; deputy to be acting chief
Reservations for Boardman Park opening
Boardman Park taking reservations for 2019, will take 2020 next month.
YSU's monthly Walk with a Doc marks 1st anniversary Thursday
“Walk with a Doc,” led by the doctor of physical therapy program at Youngstown State University, celebrates its first anniversary at 9 a.m. Thursday at the center stage outside of Dillard’s at Southern Park Mall.
Japan's first modern emporer without war marks last birthday before abdicating
Japan’s Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday — his last before his upcoming abdication — said he feels relieved that his reign is coming to an end without having seen his country at war and that it is important to keep telling younger people about his nation’s wartime history.
VIDEO | Bertram de Souza riffs on Tressel, Bozanich and his first ride on the new YSU bus
Vindy Editorial Page Editor Bertram de Souza offers commentary on many valley issues in this video bit.
Local veteran remembers witnessing Apollo 8 landing
The year 1968 is remembered for its unprecedented accomplishments: success of the Apollo program and the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Poland senior kicks into gear to earn MVP in Alliance
Poland senior kicks into gear to earn MVP in Alliance By DAN HINER dhiner@vindy.com Alliance
Portman, Brown not pleased with GM’s response
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland, and Rob Portman, R-Cincinnati, said GM executives’ Friday response to their Dec. 11 letter didn’t address their concerns and Lordstown workers “deserve better.”
Ward Beecher dazzles audiences with free holiday show
Youngstown State’s Ward Beecher Planetarium added extra showings to meet demand for its free showing of ‘Let It Snow!’, coordinators said.
Poland’s O’Shaughnessy, Rapp sign letters of intent
Poland seniors Alex Rapp and Braeden O’Shaughnessy may not have a sport in common, but the duo shared the dream of competing in their respective sports on the collegiate level
East Side group sets out to make others’ holidays brighter
The crime-watch group hosted the two-hour gathering
SPORTS DIGEST || Kempe to serve as assistant at Niles
Kempe to serve as assistant at Niles NILES Former Ursuline head coach Larry Kempe has been
Beer equals good business for Columbiana’s Birdfish Brewing
When Josh and Jon Dunn, Jared Channell and Greg Snyder were still home brewing four years ago, the thought they’d one day be operating the fastest-growing craft brewery in the Mahoning Valley never crossed their minds.
Preps at a Glance
Preps at a Glance SATURDAY’S RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Hudson 65, Boardman 47 HUDSON
METRO DIGEST || Coats for kids
Top Flite Financial and Home Builders and Remodelers Association of the Valley donated 29 coats to Liberty’s Guy Junior High School students last week.
MILESTONES
HONORS The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Youngstown & Vicinity will present the
BUSINESS DIGEST || Oil, gas production
Ohio’s Utica Shale produced more oil and natural gas in the third quarter of 2018 compared with the same quarter in 2017, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Loving farewell to 5 young Parkcliffe fire victims
The Rev. Lewis Macklin officiated funeral services for five children Saturday morning in New Bethel Baptist Church. Aleysha Rosario, 9; Charles Gunn, 3; Ly’Asia Gunn, 2; and twins Brianna Negron and Arianna Negron, 1, died Dec. 9 in a fire at their Parkcliffe Avenue home.
SENIOR SIDELIGHTS
Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, Closed. Tuesday,
How history buffs found home on Twitter
By ADAM EARNHEARDT acearnheardt@ysu.edu I have a group of friends who meet every Tuesday
SATURDAY’S OTHER NHL GAMES
Blue Jackets 4, Flyers 3 PHILADELPHIA Although he’s diminutive in size, Cam Atkinson plays big
Moms start companies to fill demand for Spanish books
Moms start companies for Spanish books By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK You
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2018
Associated Press In a year filled with heightened political vitriol, two deaths brought the nation
Senior menu
Easterseals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60
For the Week of Sunday, December 23, 2018
Ronald F. Jankowski et al, to Anthony Genova Jr., Whispering Pines Drive, Canfield, $193,000.
KWANZAA | 2018 celebrations
Kwanzaa is the holiday that honors African heritage in African-American culture and is observed from
COLUMBIANA, TRUMBULL COURTS
COURTS COLUMBIANA COUNTY NEW CASES Velocity Investments LLC v. Brian Mazza, money. Discover
Blood Drives
MONDAY Sebring Fire Department, 135 E. Ohio Ave., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Niles Senior Center, 14 E.
Mahoning Valley Race Course | Saturday’s Results
RACE 1 $29,600 - 2 yo, 6F, MSW 4 Spendaree (Pilares, C.) $13.80 $4.00 $3.00 6 Two Eagles
From Trump to #MeToo, publishing made the headlines
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK The publishing world made headlines in 2018, and
NASA’s 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, a
Constitution exhibit to be unveiled at statehouse museum
Constitution exhibit to be unveiled at statehouse museum COLUMBUS An exhibit featuring the
Fiction
Fiction 1. “The Christmas Hirelings” by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, narrated by Richard Armitage
How to plan your smart home - and weigh privacy risks
How to plan and weigh privacy risks By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK You
TV/RADIO
TV/RADIO TODAY 9 a.m. (NFLN) “NFL Gameday Morning.” 9:30 a.m. (FS1) Soccer: FC Augsburg vs.
Births
Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Yvette Laboy and Christopher Gresock, Youngstown, girl,
Women’s Connection to meet Jan. 9
Women’s Connection to meet Jan. 9 CANFIELD Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will
SPORTS fanfare
Coaches deserve support, respect FANFARE: Your two articles (Dec. 16) regarding parental
christmas | What’s open/closed
A checklist of local, state and federal institutions and local businesses closed Monday, Christmas
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v Rockin’ Around the Town Square, 2 p.m.: An electrified holiday rock
RUNNING RESULTS
RUNNING RESULTS Twas the Night Before 5k At Firestone Park, Columbiana Overall — 1. Jason
US envoy to anti-IS coalition quits over Trump’s Syria move
US envoy to anti-IS coalition quits over Trump’s Syria move WASHINGTON Brett McGurk, the U.S.
poland 71 w. branch63
poland 71 w. branch63 FRIDAY: Boardman at Poland. Tip-off time 7 p.m. FRIDAY: West Branch at
Coulter’s art of deflection
Opinion: Coulter’s art of deflection Columnist Ann Coulter’s offer of a free excerpt from her book, made in
NOTICES
NOTICES baseball Thiel College Winter Baseball Camp — is scheduled for Jan. 13, 20 and 27 for
Christmas wish for 2019: Shop locally
Opinion: I have a Christmas wish for the next year. Buying a Christmas gift for my parents is not easy for
ON THE ALLEYS | AREA BOWLING SCORES
amron lanes H.D. Daivs CPA Mixed Doubles — Justin Cowan 267-694, Steve Bartley 259-637, Alex Cadle
Barber to Sherrod Brown says he’s looking presidential
Associated Press GARFIELD HEIGHTS An Ohio barber said he has a policy of not talking politics in
SATURDAY’S WOMEN’S TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAMES
No. 1 UConn 76, No. 14 California 66 BERKELEY, CALIF. Geno Auriemma expects this UConn team to
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS Simons out at Calvin Klein after 2 high-profile years NEW YORK Less than two years
Tsunami kills at least 43 in Indonesia
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island
Quick solution to shutdown seems unlikely
Associated Press WASHINGTON The federal government was expected to remain partially shut down
MORE MEN’S TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL FROM SATURDAY
No. 3 Tennessee 83, Wake Forest 64 KNOXVILLE, TENN. Grant Williams had 22 points and 10 rebounds
Sherrod Brown is in the spotlight
Opinion: Any United States senator who gets his hair cut by a barber named Carlo (rather than a hifalutin
AROUND THE NBA Saturday’s games
Wizards 149, Suns 146 WASHINGTON Bradley Beal had 40 points and his first career triple-double
Tesla should be Valley’s fallback plan if GM bolts
Editorial: Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich, who will be leaving office at the end of the year, has made a pitch to
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