Orchids & onions
ORCHID: To Warren Police officer Doug Hipple who will receive in May a national award for his heroic efforts during a fatal fire last year in which he was seriously injured. Hipple is one of 10 officers who will receive the Top Cops Award from the National Association of Police Organizations. A letter to Hipple from NAPO states he was chosen from among hundreds of nominations. He also has been nominated for the America’s Most Wanted All Star Award. ORCHID: To the local chapter of the American Red Cross. March is ‘‘Red Cross Month.’’ the American Red Cross of Trumbull and Mercer counties, has been thanking the many supporters and volunteers whose efforts enable the organization to respond to disasters, as they say, down the street, across the country and around the world. ORCHID: To the Liberty Historical Society, which is holding its annual spring banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Church on Logan Avenue. The society is honoring retired police Capt. Fred P.
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