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Tayala hopes to make comeback

NILES — Matthias Tayala sees the progress his athletes are making — looking down on McDonald High School from a throwing circle. It’s the same one on which the Blue Devils and Kent State standout honed his skills. Tayala is an active onlooker these days, giving his advice or an occasional throw of the discus and shot put. Tayala thought about his specialized event in which he thrived in that concrete home — the hammer throw — the weighted metallic ball attached to a chain, and how his tight, circular motion whipped this implement far from its starting point. The late ...

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

• Niles First Christian Church, 33 N. Arlington Ave., 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6-10 for kindergarten to sixth grade. Call 330-652-5839. • Niles First Baptist Church, 26 E. Church St., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 17 to 21. For age 3 to sixth grade. The theme is ‘‘Over the Moat.’’ Visit www.firstbaptistniles. com or call 330-652-4370 to register. • Girard First United Methodist Church, 22 N. Market St., will hold “Mad Camp: Space Pirates” with music, arts and drama July 17 to 21 for kindergarten to eighth grade. Call 330-530-4361. To include a Vacation Bible School ...

Effort under way to start new Moose lodge in Niles

NILES — A Niles man is hoping to get a Loyal Order of Moose lodge re-established in the city to work with the Women of the Moose group. Randy Sheldon, who is leading the effort, said the lodge ended 11 years ago. Most of the items in the building off Niles Road were sold and the lodge lost its charter, he said. Sheldon said Moose Lodges help with Moose Heart to help children through school and assists with sports programs. The lodges also help with Moose Haven, which provides a home for senior citizens. Plans for the not-for-profit would be to meet twice a month and hold bingo, ...

Dunlap hopes to make 2018 Winter Olympics

Miles Dunlap desperately wanted his 400-meter hurdle career to continue and thrive. The 2011 McDonald High School graduate wasn’t running fast enough to run the 400 hurdles and make the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials. Dunlap, a former Kent State University and McDonald High School track standout, got word a bobsled combine was in Geneva at the SPIRE Institute and he should attend because of his speed and acceleration, key attributes to this Winter Olympic event. That was the summer of 2016. His score was high enough to receive an invite to a rookie camp in Lake Placid ...

CHURCH EVENTS

• SUMMER CAMP: Villa Maria Teresa School, 50 Warner Road, Liberty, will host a summer camp run by the Oblate Sisters 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through July 29 for children ages 3 to 12. The camp will include religion, computer classes, Italian lessons, crafts and swimming lessons. For registration, call 330-759-7383. • SERVICE AT FAIR: A nondenominational church service will be held 10 a.m. Sunday at the historical stage at Trumbull County Fairgrounds. Performers include the Golden Street Singers of Farmdale. • PARISH FEST: Blessed Sacrament Parish, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren, ...

AT THE MOVIES

Currently playing ALIEN: COVENANT: B- Ridley Scott’s latest “Alien” tale is a hybrid, part gory scare fest like the original, part chilly existential tale in the vein of “Prometheus.” Michael Fassbender in a dual role is one of the movie’s aces, but there’s a genuine sense of deja vu, which is made worse by the many “Alien” rip-offs that now adorn the galaxy. What was once a slithery straightforward monster movies in spaces has mutated into an impressively ambitious but overly ornate saga. (Rated R for sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality / ...