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Committee wants to save pool

NILES — A park and recreation committee with the message ‘‘Save Our Pool’’ wants to use a $67,500 Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant to make needed repairs to reopen the swimming pool at Waddell Park. More than 40 residents, and some city officials, gathered July 18 at the Niles American Legion Hall to discuss what needs to be done at the pool and the pool house building, which has been closed and drained for the past four summers. Aimee Cantola, a committee member, said the grant was received last year to renovate the pool and must be used by June 2018 or it will ...

Vet recalls Vietnam, service as a ‘Walrus’

McDONALD — Four years, three months and 18 days. That is how long David Martin, 75, spent in the U.S. Navy during the middle years of the Vietnam War. Although he never saw combat, he had a close call while his tender ship, the USS Salisbury Sound AV-13, was in port in Cam Ranh Bay in south central Vietnam. “My friend, Joe Coleman, who was a gunner’s mate, told me to pack my bags because the next day we were going out to sea to fix 40-millimeter guns on the boats stationed there,” Martin said. “I went to bed thinking, ‘This is going to be interesting.’ I woke up to the ...

Honor Roll

NILES MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL Fourth Grading Period (* denotes all A’s) FRESHMEN Damion Adams Kaylee Adkins Alivia Airwyke Mason Back* Noralyn Barker Romaro Baskin Cassandra Beach-Groves Shyana Beers Adam Bonneau Hunter Bright Gabriel Brom* Sophia Bruno, Jacob Buttar* Skylar Cain Natalie Campbell Vela Carter Carli Cera* Nyah Chalker Nathaniel Chapline* Vincent Chieffo Aaron Cline Catelyn Cowger Nathan Crouse* Micah Curry* Jayden Davis Christopher Donahue Haley Duncan James Durst Anthony Elbon* Allison Ellwood* Lindsey Ferringer Dominic Fisher Madijah ...

Property transfers

Girard Wanda J. Pullin to Harry and Linda Leith, Liberty, $85,000. Dennis and Mary Ann Courtney to Nadeya Dugan, 520 Hazel, $90,000. Rodney and Audra Deal to Truck World Realty 420 LLC, Hancock, $42,000. Joseph Datchuk to James and Nicole Highland, 18 Hillside, $128,000. Michael Kollar to Arnold Lackey and Toni Campana Lackey, 987 Villa Place, $155,000. James and Jeanette Caruso to VT Larney LTD, 101 Hazel, $172,900. Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. to VT Larney LTD, 105 Morris, $40,700. Michelle Hennen to VT Larney LTD, 621 Lawrence, $19,330. McDonald Jacky Meadors to Joanne ...

Rotary presents awards

Paul Harris Fellows honored at meeting NILES — Rotary Club members Jim Fisher and Steve Simunich were each presented a Paul Harris Fellow Award for their service to Rotary and contributions to the Rotary Foundation. The awards were presented during the Rotary’s annual meeting held at Ciminero’s Banquet Centre. The Paul Harris Fellow Award is one of the most prestigious awards in Rotary and named after the founder of Rotary, Paul Harris. A Paul Harris Fellow recognizes those who has contributed additional gifts to the Foundation. Desirae Monaco, who is the incoming club ...

McKinley debuts phone campaign

Editor’s note: This is part of a weekly series marking the 120th anniversary of Niles native William McKinley’s U.S. presidency. William McKinley was the first presidential candidate to campaign by telephone. Today, we usually hear a recording of the candidate. Many voters see these “robocalls” as irritating, but the practice of using the telephone during a campaign is not new, and in fact, it dates back to the presidential election of 1896. Various newspapers reported on the election, including in-depth coverage from the Canton Repository, founded by Ida Saxton ...