Bull Ride Mania opens Lawrence County fair with top riders
About 600 fans packed the grandstand as Bull Ride Mania kicked off the 47th Lawrence County fair. Promoter Dave Martin showcases bull riding, bull hockey, sheep riding, and cow milking with more than 15 entrants from across the United States. First place went to 19 year old Bump Postawait of Byersville Ohio who won 1400 dollars and led with 80 points. Leo Tortoro finished second with 83 points the highest single-bull score. Postawait has ridden bulls since age eight and plans to pursue a career in riding with his girlfriend Brandy supportive. He noted competing year rounds with breaks of two to three months.
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Lawrence County Fair
Dave Martin
United States
Bump Postawait
Byersville
Ohio
Postawait
Leo Tortoro
Tortoro
Brandy
M&M Memorabilia: Blaine Street Teen’s Candy Collection
Blaine Street resident Michelle DiGia, a 2000 New Castle High School graduate, has spent four years amassing about 100 M&M items. Her room overflows with M&M pillows figures toys and apparel from the catalog and gifts, including a working M&M phone and holiday designs. DiGia does not eat candy and often passes items along, keeping duplicates to a minimum.
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Michelle DiGia
America
DiGia
Blaine Street
New Castle High School
M&m
North Hill
M&M’s
Burger King
Vi&m's
Shenango board fills several vacancies at New Castle News
Shenango Area School Board hired two full time elementary teachers Jody Iannucci at 32946 and Jill Malone at 31810 plus two substitutes for the first semester Jeanine Currie named teacher and Fotia as guidance counselor Currie salary set at 14748 and Fotia at 14992 She will be paid 7952 Michael Henry and Kimberly hired as high school teacher aides at 704 per hour Denise Galmarini named activities secretary at the high school replacing Beth Russo Galmarini paid 837 per hour April Sunseri hired cheerleading adviser at 1293 and Jennifer Body mini-majorette adviser at 484 Board also set substitute teacher rate at 70 per day and reorganized cafeteria staffing increasing hours for four employees.
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Shenango Area School Board
Jody Iannucci
Jill Malone
Jeanine Currie
Joyia
Currie
Fotia
Michael Henry
Kimberly
Denise Galmarini
Beth Russo
Galmarini
April Sunseri
Jennifer Body
Hospital seeks 2000 square foot addition at Ellwood City
Ellwood City Council held a public hearing on Ellwood City Hospital's conditional use request for a 2000 square foot addition on the northwest side. Hospital president Herb Skuba said the structure would store active medical records on the first floor and X rays in the basement to keep history on site for emergencies. Council will act on Aug. 21. Also discussed was wastewater treatment costs allocated to communities whose sewage flows into Ellwood’s system, amid a state order for study and a $10,000 Clean Water Act fine already levied, with future overflow penalties of $1,000.
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Ellwood City
Ellwood City Hospital
Herb Skuba
Skuba
Council
Lawrence Costa
Paul Burke
Franklin Township
State Department of Environmental Protection
Local police report August incidents and arrests in New Castle area
A roundup of thefts burglaries and assaults across New Castle and surrounding townships includes a welfare card theft from Kristy Gardner of Bessemer with $200 charged, a roadside assault on William Heath, a burglary at Sally Parks home and a BowArrows kit stolen from Anthony DiCarlo, plus arrests for drunken driving and careless driving. Other incidents mention a motor vehicle collision in Washington Township a hit and run near New Wilmington and criminal mischief charges against Nathan Smith Ellwood City. Continued on page 3.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania Department of Welfare
Kristy Gardner
Walnut St
Bessemer
Liberty Street
William Heath
Apt. 2
Butler Ave
Heath
Shanalyn Hartzell
Pine St
Frank Knize
West Ave
Sally Parks
Wooley Ave
Anthony DiCarlo
W. Madison Ave
Paul L. Alexander
S. Ray St
Long Avenue
Lori A. Smiley
E. Long Ave
Everett Minteer
Darlene L. Minteer
Slippery Rock Township
Chris Collier
Eastbrook Road
Hickory Township
Carter Road
Washington Township
Jason Gerber
Mercer
William C. Tindall III
Volant
Tindall
Johnson Road
Wilmington Township
Ata Ulhaq
Orchard Terrace
New Wilmington
Skyhill Road
Mahoning Township
Joe Iannarelli
Don Edwards
Butler
Edwards
Trent Russ
Youngstown
Ellwood City
Nathan Smith
Pulaski Township Alters Meeting Schedule and Hires Worker
Pulaski Township supervisors move monthly meetings to 8 p.m. on the second Monday for the rest of the year. They hire Bill Allen Sr. as a part time as needed road worker at $9 hourly rate retroactive to June 19. The board plans to advertise bids for a salt storage building behind the municipal building and donates $125 to the Wilmington Area Soccer Club.
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Pulaski Township
Bill Allen Sr
Wilmington Area
Vo-lech Offers Adult Night Courses at Vocational School
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School will start adult night classes on Sept. 11 including computer classes job training and special interest courses. Registration runs 8 30 to 11 30 a m and 12 30 to 3 p m weekdays at 750 Phelps Way contact 658 4064 for details
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Lawrence County Area
Lottery Pick Four and Pick Three Numbers Summary
Lottery notation shows Buckeye 5 and several daily pick sequences. It lists numbers 11 12 28 29, and 12 13 14 19 26, with Pick Three and Pick Four references and trailing digits 40.
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Buckeye
Lawrence County Planning Commission vice chair corrected
Janet Verone serves as vice chairwoman of the Lawrence County Planning Commission. The Friday Business item misstated her title, and the correction appears in this notice. The BeautiCon independent consultant Mary Lou Diaz’s website was also listed incorrectly. the proper address is www.beautipage.com/MaryLouDiaz.
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Janet Verone
Lawrence County Planning Commission
BeautiControl
Mary Lou Diaz
Beautipage.com
MaryLouDiaz
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