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Niles to celebrate luck of the Irish

LUCK OF THE IRISH: The annual St. Stephen Luck of the Irish Celebration is set March 14 at Ciminero’s Banquet Centre, 123 N. Main St., Niles, beginning at 5:30 p.m., with one winner going home with a grand prize of $3,000. The St. Stephen Luck of the Irish Celebration, named to honor the early Irish settlers who founded St. Stephen Church in 1853, is an annual community-wide event that includes a reverse raffle with more than $6,000 in cash prizes, live music from DJ Jeff Burke, silent and basket auction items, and numerous games and prizes to be won. The event is open to the public. ...

Agenda

• The TRUMBULL COUNTY DATA PROCESSING BOARD has canceled its meeting for today due to no agenda items. • VIENNA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES have rescheduled their meeting to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • TRUMBULL COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Plats and Zoning Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the conference room of the planning commission, 195 E. Market St., Warren. The public relations committee of the planning commission will meet immediately following. • NILES PARK BOARD will meet at 4 p.m. today at the Niles Wellness Center. • CHAMPION TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will ...

Agenda

• TRUMBULL COUNTY DATA PROCESSING BOARD will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the third floor training room at the county administration building, 160 High St, NW, Warren. • CORTLAND CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. • HUBBARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:30 p.m. • VIENNA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the township hall. • BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the township administration building. • LORDSTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6 p.m. ...

Women’s History Month events

Women’s History Month is in March. Various events in the Mahoning Valley are planned to celebrate the works and achievements of women. • March 1-31 During Women’s History Month, the Struthers Library, 95 Poland Ave., will hold “Women’s History Month Dress Up and Learn. Costumes of influential women throughout history will be available. Children can dress up and have a picture taken. Informational sheets on each of these women will also be available. • March 9 — Warren-Trumbull County Public Library will host a “Craft Corner: Women’s History Month” event at 3 p.m. ...

Honorable mention for YSU student in international contest

Youngstown State University student Jacob Norton recently earned an honorable mention in the International Trombone Association’s Alto Trombone Competition, placing him among some of the most accomplished young trombonists in the world. Norton, a third‑year trombone performance major in the Dana School of Music, was part of an international division with musicians 25 and under. The virtual competition drew applicants ranging from undergraduate students to professional orchestral players and graduate‑level musicians. “It’s really cool to be in that kind of company,” Norton ...

Jewish Community Center to host Purim Carnival

PURIM CARNIVAL: The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown will hold a Purim Carnival from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at 505 Gypsy Lane. Carnival games and food will be from noon to 2 p.m. The costume contest will be at 2:15 p.m. Admission is free. Game play is unlimited with a $10 wristband. Food is available for purchase. All families are welcome. Purim commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an Achaemenid Persian Empire official who was planning to kill all the Jews in the empire, as recounted in the Book of Esther. AAUW TO MEET: American Association of University Women ...