Rohde wins New Castle Soap Box Derby qualifier
Thaddeus Stevens pupil Thaddeus Rohde, 9, piloting car No 7, edged Eric Lawrence, 13, by a fraction to secure New Castle's spot in Akron's 63rd All American Soap Box Derby. Both cars were impounded and will be reunited in Akron.
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Stephen Rohde
Rohde
West Pittsburg
Thaddeus Stevens
Eric Lawrence
New Castle
Akron
Bruce & Merrilees
Tony
Shenango Area
Justin Lambert
Union Area
Justin
Scott Hooks
West Washington Street
Tim Fulkerson
Fulkerson
The
Soap
Lawrence County Brass Band
Marine Corps League
Robert Salem
Victor P Cubellis
Nate Akins
Harley-Davidson
Martin Irwin
Cranberry
Jenna Lane
Moravia Street
Dallas W. Hartman
Memorial Classics Weekend Dog Show Despite Rain Draws 7000 Dogs
Lawrence County Fairgrounds hosted the Memorial Classics Weekend with over 7000 dogs from 141 breeds across the United States Japan Mexico and Canada. Four kennel clubs sponsored events including Bushy Run Butler County Trumbull and New Castle clubs with judges from Florida California and several states. Dog show enthusiasts persisted despite overcast skies and rain with participants noting only severe weather would deter them.
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Lawrence County Fairgrounds
United States
Japan
Mexico
Canada
Bushy Run Kennel Club
Butler County Kennel Club
Trumbull County Kennel Club
New Castle Kennel Club
Lee Herr Sr
Florida
California
Doug Young
Rushville
Ohio
Young
Gretta
Obituary notices for five residents across local towns
Chester M. Badger aged 88 of Shenango Township died at home. Salvatore Cercone aged 92 residing at Rochester Manor has died. Rosalene Frabotta aged 74 of 239 W Pittsburgh Road passed away. John Komar aged 90 from New Bedford is reported dead. Norma McLaughlin aged 79 of 211 W Moody Ave died recently.
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Chester M. Badger
Shenango Township
Salvatore Cercone
Rochester Manor
Rosalene Frabotta
Pittsburgh Road
John Komar
New Bedford
Norma McLaughlin
Moody Ave
Montoya Wins Indy 500 Amid Racing Civil War
Juan Montoya detours from auto racing’s civil war to win the Indianapolis 500. The victory marks a surprise triumph, highlighting Montoya’s skill as rival teams clash over strategy and dominance. Details appear on page 13.
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Juan Montoya
Gunman kills Christian man in Lebanon border area violence
A Muslim guerrilla in Amaish village shoots dead a 50 year old Christian man and wounds another before police arrest the suspect. Two girls die and a father is injured when a land mine explodes as a bulldozer clears rubble. Israeli border troops fire stun grenades and warning shots as tension rises along the Fatima crossing, with U N peacekeepers yet to deploy. Lebanese demonstrations continue while Barak calls border conditions delicate and fragile.
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Kfar Kila
Lebanon
Israel
Amaish
Hezbollah
South
U.N
Israel Army
Fatima
Beirut
Ehud Barak
Honor and valor in Lawrence County veteran’s coma and praise
Stever W. Losten, Lawrence County’s most decorated veteran since World War I, lies in a coma at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Butler. His wife, Jennie Dachko Losten, recalls his 26 years of service and rare wartime discussions, noting he earned the Distinguished Service Cross for valor on February 1 and 2, 1945, with the award presented October 20, 1945.
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Lawrence County
Stever W. Losten
Jennie Dachko Losten
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Butler
Losten
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Victory Lane
Nancy Lowry
New Castle News
Frank Pidro
Agway
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Atlantic Avenue
Tom Lightcap
Potstown
Chawkeen Graham
Shenango St
David Banko
Mitchell Road
Rochele Blair
West Middlesex
Shovts
Avro Sa
Pamela Kay Schmalenberger
Stephen Rhode
Eric
Stephen
Pamela Kay Schmalenke
Hap
Matthew Norman
Toronto
Ontario
Matthew
Edna L. Needler
DeSoto
Ind
Anna Marie Neyman
Dravesburg
Eleanor Rhodes
Mercer Road
Hilda Ridenbaugh
N. Beaver St
Kenneth F. Smith Sr
Madison Ave
Mary Alice Meli
George G. Laszlo
Ellwood City
Tesi
Judy Hruska
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