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MEMORIAL DAY MASS: St. John the Baptist Cemetery, 3900 Villa Marie Road, Lowellville, will celebrate a Memorial Day Mass at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel. The Mass is for anyone who has family or friends buried in the cemetery. Refreshments will be served immediately following the service. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS • Corner House Christian Church, 6954 Chestnut Ridge Road, Hubbard — 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 18 to 20 for ages kindergarten to seventh grade. The theme is “The Master’s Workshop.” To register, email janegainard@yahoo.com or call 330-534-4665. • Hubbard ...

Community eats up one man’s desire to serve

AUSTINTOWN — Whether at Heart Reach Ministries in downtown Youngstown in 2010, or at Austintown Baptist Church as recently as this past month, the Mahoning Valley has long been united by the welcoming scent of hot, home-cooked meals prepared by a local man known for his desire to ...

What to do if your cellphone is ‘hacked’

If you use any kind of digital device, you’ve probably heard of the term, “hacking.” Let’s take a minute to explain what hacking means. It happens when someone identifies a weakness in a data system to gain hidden access, steal data or disrupt services. Hackers use their considerable ...

Woman’s spinal pain after surgery fails to improve

DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife is suffering from a failed back surgery that was caused by a neurosurgeon. The operation was four years ago, and she also had a spine stimulator that was implanted three years ago. Her pain management doctor said that she’ll get progressively worse as current medical care hasn’t improved for this condition. She’s currently consuming the maximum dose of pain medication. To your knowledge, is there any “light at the end of the tunnel” for patients with chronic arachnoiditis? — B.B. ANSWER: Persistent spinal pain after surgery (PSPS), which was ...

USAA Poppy Wall of Honor returns to the National Mall

This Memorial Day weekend, USAA’s Poppy Wall of Honor will return to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the seventh year. The temporary exhibit features more than 600,000 poppies, each representing the military members lost in service to our country since World War I. In a time ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

It’s funny how some players get mad at their partners. An acquaintance of mine, Abernethy C. Growler, is a member of this school. Just put 13 cards in his hand, good or bad, and he acquires the wisdom of Solomon and the autocracy of a sergeant with new stripes. Abernethy was playing at the club one day with Aloysius Meek, and he got to four hearts on the deal shown. No sooner had dummy hit the table than Abernethy hit the ceiling. He couldn’t understand how Meek could stop short of a small slam, let alone a grand slam. And he said so in no uncertain terms. After Abernethy calmed ...