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Benders’ reunion benefits NOAS

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The Benders are coming back to the Robins Theatre for an encore, this time to support Northeast Ohio Adoption Services. “They’re fighting on the side of the angels,” said Jeff Draime, who plays guitar and sings in the band. “The need for foster parents and good role models for the kids, it’s mind blowing, and they’re really trying to to help these kids get into stable environments and give them a chance to turn out to be functioning adults. Having raised four kids myself, it was something that struck a chord.” The Benders — Draime, Dante Cerni, Dave Lemasters and ...

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FALL RETREAT: Christian author and speaker Jennifer Cadamore is returning to Hubbard Church of the Nazarene for the Heart to Heart ladies’ ministry fall retreat 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 12. She will bring a powerful message “God’s Protection-Finding Security in the Shelter of God’s Wings.” This event is open to women and girls of all ages for only $20 due by Aug. 30 (no cost for those 10 to 17) and includes lunch and prizes. Checks may be made out to Hubbard Church of the Nazarene and mailed to 1815 Cherry Lane Drive SE, Hubbard, OH 44425. Include your phone number or email ...

The perfect Fourth of July that wasn’t

Lisa Resnick Column

I know we’re well past the Fourth of July. Most of us have already shifted gears into back-to-school shopping, thinking about the Canfield Fair and making plans for Labor Day weekend. Yet here I am writing about something that feels like it happened eons ago. Maybe that’s exactly why. Some moments deserve to be revisited because what matters never truly disappears. It simply changes form. Kind of like rain. Water evaporates after a storm, rises into the clouds and eventually finds its way back to the earth. It never really leaves. It just continues the cycle, reminding us that ...

Masi 50th

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Jim and Melanie Masi, of Lexington, North Carolina, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 17. A celebration for friends and family was hosted by Sarah and Jessie Sexton, daughter and son-in-law, at Triad Baptist Church, Kernersville, North Carolina, on July 18. Jim and Melanie were united in marriage July 17, 1976. Melanie is a retired medical transcriptionist, nanny and preschool teacher. Jim, a former Valley resident, is a retired budget analyst with the federal government. The couple have four children, Jolyn of Tennessee, Steven of Michigan, Andrew of Phoenix, ...

Couple ministers to war weary from Ukraine

Lifestyles

Most Americans receive news about the war in Ukraine through their local newspaper or occasionally on the television network news. Meeting Ukrainians living amid the now four-year war is another story. I recently returned from a volunteer-in-mission trip to Christian Camp Gideon in Estonia, ...

Warren churches take part in Holy Convocation

Lifestyles

WARREN — Members of churches from Ohio and other states gathered this summer for the 2026 Holy Convocation hosted by the Ohio Central East Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ. Bishop David Herron Sr.,.Prelate, led the convocation, which is an annual gathering that ...