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McDonald WHAT: Board of Education meeting June 21 PRESENT: Thomas Hannon, Wendy Higgins, Jody Klase and John Saganich Board members: • Swore in Joseph M. Cappuzzello, who will complete the rest of former board member Catherine Harvey’s term until the end of the year; • Appointed Klase chair of the personnel committee; • Appointed Higgins chair of the program and policy committee; • Appointed Cappuzzello chair of the buildings and grounds and operations committee; • Appointed Saganich and Klase as chairpersons of the business advisory committee; • Appointed Higgins ...

Art show open until Aug. 21

The Niles Times NILES — To celebrate the centennial of the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial, Chemical Bank and the McKinley Memorial Library are sponsoring a McKinley Art Show Sept. 1-23. Entry forms and contest rules and details are available at the library, all SCOPE centers and the Eastwood Mall customer service center. Artwork and entry forms will be accepted the week of Aug. 21. A gallery opening and awards ceremony will be 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Art Outreach Gallery in the mall. Awards will be presented by President William McKinley, and the ceremony will ...

Hot dog fest celebrates Niles with new attractions

NILES — Helicopter rides and an amphibian and reptile exhibit are among the new attractions at the fifth annual Harry Stevens Hot Dog Day noon to 9 p.m. Sunday in downtown Niles. The event coincides with the city’s Fourth of July parade and festivities include the Little Miss, Junior Miss and Miss Niles pageants. Debbie Barber with the Avenue and Main committee, which plans the event, said most activities will be along East State Street and the bicycle trail trailhead near the Niles Senior Center. There also will be a hot dog eating contest, musical entertainment, food, ...

Niles Rotary honors Jean Williams

NILES — For the past 31 years, Jean Williams dedicated her time to helping meet the needs of residents from Niles, McDonald and Weathersfield. Her years of service and commitment to helping others are among the reasons why the Niles Rotary Club selected her 2017 Niles Citizen of the ...

McKinley Art Show to mark centennial

NILES — To celebrate the centennial of the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial, Chemical Bank and the McKinley Memorial Library are sponsoring a McKinley Art Show Sept. 1-23. Entry forms and contest rules and details are available at the library, all SCOPE centers and the Eastwood Mall customer service center. Artwork and entry forms will be accepted the week of Aug. 21. A gallery opening and awards ceremony will be 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Art Outreach Gallery in the mall. Awards will be presented by President William McKinley, and the ceremony will include musical ...

Event sheds light on Indian history

WARREN — Scholar Dan Cutler will provide visitors to Ohio Chautauqua in Warren a look at an often overlooked perspective of America’s history — American Indian history. He will portray Chief Cornstalk, a prominent leader of the Shawnee nation prior to the American Revolution who lived from 1720 to 1777. Cutler of Elton, W.Va., said his interest in history came from researching events that happened in his own backyard and from historian and writer Allan Eckert, whose historic novels incorporated large amounts of research while presenting the information to readers in an ...