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Guy R. Harris and Marlana R. LaCivita

Guy R. Harris and Marlana R. LaCivita

Guy R. Harris and Marlana R. LaCivita


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Mr. and Mrs. James E. McMurray

Mr. and Mrs. James E. McMurray

Mr. and Mrs. James E. McMurray


Trumbull County League of Women Voters recently had its annual Public Officials Luncheon at Cafe 422 in Warren. The event is by invitation and allows League members and various state and local officials an opportunity to meet in an informal setting to discuss plans for the upcoming year. LWV of TC meets on the fourth Monday of each month at various locations. Meetings are open to the public and published on the website: www.orgsites.com/oh/lwvtc, and in the local media. Contact Kirsten Burkey at 330-638-7536 for membership information. Seated from left are Janice Hardman, LWVTC president; Ohio 11th District Judge Cynthia Rice; Eddie Wolcott, event chairwoman; and Judge Ronald Rice, Trumbull County Eastern District. Standing from left are Ohio state Rep. Casey Kozlowski, R-99th; Ken Kubala, 2011 Trumbull County Fair Board director and safety compliance manager at the Trumbull County Engineer’s Office; McDonald Mayor Glenn Holmes; Girard Municipal Magistrate Mark Finamore, president of the Trumbull County Township Association; Dr. Humphrey Germaniuk, Trumbull County coroner; Newton Falls Mayor Lyle Waddell; Al Haberstroh, board member of the Trumbull County Educational Service Center; and Ohio state Rep. Tom Letson, D-64th. Missing from the photograph are Ohio state Rep. Sean O’Brien, D-65th; Lordstown Mayor Arno Hill; and Judge Richard James, Trumbull County Family Court.

Trumbull County League of Women Voters recently had its annual ...

Trumbull County League of Women Voters recently had its annual Public Officials Luncheon at Cafe 422 in Warren. The event is by invitation and allows League members and various state and local officials an opportunity ...


Jaclynn and Amanda Choma of Austintown Fitch High School have been chosen to represent Austintown at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award conference for three days in late February. They will meet with other juniors from Northeast Ohio. In all, 88 students and presenters will attend the event, which will take place at the Avalon Inn in Warren. The twins, who are active in the Rotary-sponsored Interact Club at Fitch, will separate as a way to meet the maximum number of new people. The Rotary Club of Austintown provided full financial support for the three-day event, an annual project.

Jaclynn and Amanda Choma of Austintown Fitch High School have ...

Jaclynn and Amanda Choma of Austintown Fitch High School have been chosen to represent Austintown at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award conference for three days in late February. They will meet with other juniors from ...


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ROBERT K. YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR: The Mahoning County Medical Society Alliance is hosting its eighth annual champagne brunch and fashion show February 23 to benefit the Midlothian Free Clinic and Second Harvest Backpack program. From left are Susan Yarab, Dr. Michael Engle, and chairwomen Cassi Calderone and Tammy Engle.

ROBERT K. YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR: The Mahoning County Medical ...

ROBERT K. YOSAY | THE VINDICATOR: The Mahoning County Medical Society Alliance is hosting its eighth annual champagne brunch and fashion show February 23 to benefit the Midlothian Free Clinic and Second Harvest Backpack program. ...


The seventh annual “Celebration of Scouting” fundraiser breakfast will take place at 7:15 a.m. March 6 at the Holiday Inn in Boardman. The Whispering Pines District of the Greater Western Reserve Council of Boy Scouts of America will celebrate Scouting’s local impact by recognizing families with generations of Eagle Scouts. Guest speakers will include Eagle Scouts Dr. Timothy Kneen and Anthony Calautti, and GWRC executive Jason Wolf, at far right, who will deliver the “State of Scouting Report.” Members of the event steering committee are, from left, chairman Mark Luke, George and Beth Basista, David Deibel, Holly Baker, George Grim and Jennifer Hunt. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting Wolf at 330-898-8474 or jason.wolf@scouting.org. Donations can be made online at www.bsa-gwrc.org or by sending a check to Boy Scouts of America, 4930 Enterprise Blvd. NW, Warren, OH 44481. Local businesses and friends of Scouting are encouraged to contact Wolf about sponsorship opportunities for this year’s event.

The seventh annual “Celebration of Scouting” fundraiser breakfast will take ...

The seventh annual “Celebration of Scouting” fundraiser breakfast will take place at 7:15 a.m. March 6 at the Holiday Inn in Boardman. The Whispering Pines District of the Greater Western Reserve Council of Boy Scouts ...


JESSICA M. KANALAS | THE VINDICATOR: The Annual Snowflake Ball sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will take place Saturday at Stambaugh Auditorium. Beverly Fortune, left, is a co-chairwoman of the event. Brenda Moore, middle, and Alnita Russell, right, are committee members. Co-chairwoman Sandy Smith-Graves is not pictured.

JESSICA M. KANALAS | THE VINDICATOR: The Annual Snowflake Ball ...

JESSICA M. KANALAS | THE VINDICATOR: The Annual Snowflake Ball sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will take place Saturday at Stambaugh Auditorium. Beverly Fortune, left, is a co-chairwoman of the event. Brenda Moore, ...


Brad Palmer and Gina Dowell

Brad Palmer and Gina Dowell

Brad Palmer and Gina Dowell


Austintown residents Ron and Robin Brooks won a new 2012 Ford Focus, which was presented to them in Pittsburgh on Jan. 17. Eat’n Park Restaurants and the Neighborhood Ford Store teamed up for the presentation, a result of Eat’n Park’s Caring for Kids Campaign, which raised money for children’s hospitals and children’s charities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The Ford raffle raised more than $140,000 for the campaign. The Brookses’ winning ticket was drawn Dec. 14 by a patient at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh from more than 70,000 tickets sold. The new car will replace the Brooks family’s minivan, which has racked up more than 250,000 miles. Ron Brooks will use the Focus for his weekly drives to the Cleveland Clinic, where he receives medical treatment. The Neighborhood Ford Store, which comprises 82 Ford Dealers in Southwest Pennsylvania, southeast Ohio and the panhandles of Maryland and Virginia, donated the Focus this year. They also donated a new Ford for last year’s Caring For Kids Campaign.

Austintown residents Ron and Robin Brooks won a new 2012 ...

Austintown residents Ron and Robin Brooks won a new 2012 Ford Focus, which was presented to them in Pittsburgh on Jan. 17. Eat’n Park Restaurants and the Neighborhood Ford Store teamed up for the presentation, ...


David R. Pugh and Amanda L. Davis

David R. Pugh and Amanda L. Davis

David R. Pugh and Amanda L. Davis


J.T. Stenglein of the Youngstown Phantoms (17) knocks the Waterloo Black Hawks’ Eddie Wittchow (51) into the boards during a USHL game Thursday at the Covelli Centre. The game was tied 3-3 in the third period when Mike Ambrosia scored the winning goal to Youngstown the 4-3 victory.

J.T. Stenglein of the Youngstown Phantoms (17) knocks the Waterloo ...

J.T. Stenglein of the Youngstown Phantoms (17) knocks the Waterloo Black Hawks’ Eddie Wittchow (51) into the boards during a USHL game Thursday at the Covelli Centre. The game was tied 3-3 in the third ...


Cleveland State guard D’Aundray Brown, an Ursuline High grad and preseason first team All-Horizon League selection, is averaging 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and a league-best 2.5 steals per game for CSU (17-4, 7-2), which will play at Youngstown State on Saturday.

Cleveland State guard D’Aundray Brown, an Ursuline High grad and ...

Cleveland State guard D’Aundray Brown, an Ursuline High grad and preseason first team All-Horizon League selection, is averaging 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and a league-best 2.5 steals per game for CSU (17-4, 7-2), which will ...


Youngstown State senior guard Kenya Middlebrooks (5) goes up for a shot during an Horizon League basketball
game Thursday against Detroit at YSU’s Beeghly Center. The Penguins dropped the Titans, 80-67, behind
Middlebrooks, who scored a career-high 30 points, including a school-record eight 3-pointers.

Youngstown State senior guard Kenya Middlebrooks (5) goes up for ...

Youngstown State senior guard Kenya Middlebrooks (5) goes up for a shot during an Horizon League basketball game Thursday against Detroit at YSU’s Beeghly Center. The Penguins dropped the Titans, 80-67, behind Middlebrooks, who scored ...


Youngstown Police Department Patrolman Richard Baldwin is shown in a hallway at Chaney High School, where he works as a security officer two days a week. The Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars named Baldwin its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. He will receive the award Saturday at the VFW’s Mid-Year Conference in
Columbus.

Youngstown Police Department Patrolman Richard Baldwin is shown in a ...

Youngstown Police Department Patrolman Richard Baldwin is shown in a hallway at Chaney High School, where he works as a security officer two days a week. The Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars named Baldwin its ...


Jane Haggerty, math coach at P. Ross Berry Eighth and Ninth Grade Academy in Youngstown, uses an ordinary deck of playing cards to help students improve their math skills. The playing cards were on her teacher wish list.

Jane Haggerty, math coach at P. Ross Berry Eighth and ...

Jane Haggerty, math coach at P. Ross Berry Eighth and Ninth Grade Academy in Youngstown, uses an ordinary deck of playing cards to help students improve their math skills. The playing cards were on her ...


Aleishka Rodriguez, a fourth-grader at Youngstown’s Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, enrolled in the
school as a second-grader speaking Spanish. Now, with help from her teacher, Joan Fahey, others at the school and family members, Aleishka speaks English fluently. About 250 students participate in the city schools’
English language learners program for students who speak other languages.

Aleishka Rodriguez, a fourth-grader at Youngstown’s Martin Luther King Jr. ...

Aleishka Rodriguez, a fourth-grader at Youngstown’s Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, enrolled in the school as a second-grader speaking Spanish. Now, with help from her teacher, Joan Fahey, others at the school and family ...