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Hubbard School District
Student Showcase

Niles lad's wish comes true, meets Kelly Pavlik                             

Joe McGuire meets and shakes hands with his idol, Kelly Pavlik  That's his mother next to him along with some folks from Make-A-Wish. Photos by Mike Varveris.

The "Hubbard School District Student Showcase" featuring the talents of students in Art, Graphic Design, Woods Technology and Video will be held on Monday, May 14th, 2008 from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. at the Hubbard High School.
All three schools, Roosevelt Elementary, Reed Middle, and Hubbard High will be represented with student entries.
Students were selected to serve on the 8th Grade Art Show Committee to help set up the show all day on May 14th. They are Nicole Angelo, Hollie Baker, Alex Carter, Mia Daly, Kat Foley, Pat Goclano, Taylor Greathouse, Morgan Hardman, Nicholas Hodnicky, Heather Inglis, Ashley Jahoda, Katelyn Kasula, Tim Kemner, Maggie Logan, Pat Mangan, Jess Marando, Brittany Mesmer, Becky Myers, Bethany Nation, Jolene Novello, Taylor Novotny, Tyler Pagley, A.J. Pantone, Anthony Pesce, Matt Papiernik, Chris Poullas, Brianna Rock, Bob Schaider, Alyssa Sikora, Connor Spiech, Amy Thomas, Sarah Tombo, and Taylor Ward. This event is free and open to the public. Bring the family for a night of cultural entertainment. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.

Joe holds the boxing gloves given to him by Kelly and poses with the champion.

By Mike Varveris

The local Make-A-Wish Foundation made a wish come true for a 14-year-old  Niles youngster last week at the Southside Boxing club gym
Joe McGuire, who has been diagnosed with acute lymphobiastic leukemia  (a cancer affecting his white cells) had one wish. He met his hero, Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik, middleweight champion of the world who was in training at the gym. The lad got more than he bargained for. Not only did he meet Kelly, shake hands with him and see him in training, he received a pair of red boxing gloves signed by the champ.
The thrill of being with Kelly in center stage could be seen in his eyes. When asked what he thought of meeting the champ, he expressed himself with one loud word, "HAPPY!!" Asked what he thought of receiving the gloves from the champ, he said, "SWEET"!!
He later said Kelly signed one of the gloves for his friend "who has the same thing I do." With him were his mother and a group from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Recently, Larry Lencyk of Canfield and Jeff Simon of Poland bought a pair of gloves signed by Kelly for $3,000 each. That money was then donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation that Simon said is a "charity which I always support for the work it does for these kids.".
Since 1980, he Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions by granting them their great wish…no matter what the cost.
Seeing these kids with a smile on their faces and a twinkle in their eyes in the midst of their illness as they receive their wishes is the goal of the Make-A-Wish volunteers.

LEAP Group enjoys a night of Bingo and Fellowship

On Wednesday, April 23 the Trumbull County LEAP group members along with their parents and guardians enjoyed a night of bingo and fellowship at the Children's Rehab Center in Howland. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.

Operation USO Care Package

Hundreds of thousands of military personnel are serving in far-off places defending the liberties we hold so dear--away from their families, friends and the comforts of home. To show these troops that they have not been forgotten and to help boost their morale, the USO created the Operation USO Care Package program.
Since 2001, the USO has distributed more than one million care packages to troops deploying to Afghanistan, Iraq and other overseas locations, as well as those arriving and departing on rest and recuperation (R&R) flights.
Due to heightened security, individuals can no longer

send letters and packages marked for delivery to "Any Service Member." Through Operation USO Care Package, you can sponsor a care package to support and thank a service member. Care packages can contain prepaid international phone cards, snacks, sunscreen, toiletries, compact discs and other items requested by service men and women. Recognized and supported by the Department of Defense, the Operation USO Care Package program is a way to send a message to encouragement, thanking the troops for their service and sacrifice.