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ORCHID: To the Warren Family Mission, along with the many, many volunteers and donors that made the annual Thanksgiving meal possible this year for thousands of needy people in our community. The event marked its 25th year of free Thanksgiving dinners. This year, the mission prepared more than 250 turkeys, 100 gallons of corn, 75 pounds of stuffing, 100 pounds of potatoes, 2,500 rolls and more than 4,000 cookies. He said food preparation took more than 45 hours. The mission served 2,253 meals. That's an incredible outpouring of love and support that is a blessing for so many in our community.
ORCHID: To Niles City council for considering legislation to loosen regulations and make it easier for family entertainment-oriented businesses, such as an arcade, to open within the city. Council already has had first reading of legislation to amend codified ordinances that regulate the use of mechanical amusement devices and "unintendedly restrict modern businesses from operating within the city of Niles." Unfortunately, government often gets so wrapped up in attempting to regulate and tax business that it becomes detrimental to encouraging new growth. We are pleased to see this community be forward-thinking and potentially more welcoming to business growth. We encourage the legislation's passage.
ONION: To Lakeview Board of Education members who hastily voted to return a failed levy issues to the next ballot within a matter of days after this month's election. The board moved so quickly, the levy failure hadn't even been certified by the board of elections when it voted to return the issue to the ballot in March. When voters say no, we believe elected officials should heed their desire and look for other options.
ORCHID: To local high school band directors who were among the 400 nationwide chosen to march in Thursday's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Lowellville band director Mellissa Husosky, her husband Tyler, who is the band director at Lakeview, Michael Summers from Liberty, and Warren John F. Kennedy's lower campus band director Kyle Zimmerman all were selected to play as part of the Saluting America's Band Directors project. Alaina Cornfield and Chas Miller from Columbiana, Jennifer Mollenkopf from East Palestine and Emily Bowling from Southern Local also were set to participate, along with Tim Carlson, a retired Grand Valley Schools band director, is in the group as well. We salute these fine educators and musicians for their dedication to this important art. We were thrilled to see the Valley so well represented!
ORCHID: To two local girls who received top honors in state horse-riding competition. Lillian Mease, 5, of Warren, placed first in the 6 and younger category for walk / trot at the National Academy Championship Horse Show held in Tennessee. She was top in the nation in her category. Julia Anderson, 12, a student at Howland schools, earned two second-place awards. She was in the top 10 in her age 11-12 category for the nation. These high honors are a clear testament to the girls' hard work and, undoubtedly, to the support of their families.