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Warren Kiwanis Club new members and honors

(l-r)  Warren Kiwanis Secretary Ken Kimble, new club member Darrin Miller, and President Don Fatobene during the induction ceremony for Miller. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS.

Scrappy and Caeden Rogers.

Bounce A-Round Rentals and Indoor Party Center celebrated the official opening of its new 20,000 square foot indoor open play area, with a ribbon cutting, followed by a full weekend of activities and special guests.
The new indoor play center was filled to capacity as guests enjoyed autographs with the Mahoning Valley Phantoms, visits from YSU's Pete and Penny and Scrappy from the Mahoning Valley Scrappers baseball club, and hourly prize giveaways. Bounce-A-Round owner Linda Gilkinson was overwhelmed by the response from the community, "we have never seen so many people come through our doors. Not only are people booking birthday parties several months in advance, but several people have inquired about our franchise opportunities, simply from seeing the success of this opening."
Bounce-A-Round has planned community activities throughout the spring, including participation in the Mahoning Valley St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday March 16^th and a giant Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday March 22^nd.
For more information on upcoming events at Bounce-A-Round contact 330-726-5781 or visit the website at www.bouncearoundrentals.com.

Mahoning Valley Phantoms Autograph Session.

(l-r)  Longtime members Bill Sauer, Dave Snyder, and Don Mills were recipients of length of service awards from the Warren Kiwanis Club.

The Warren Kiwanis Club recently welcomed its newest member and honored three longtime associates for their service to the organization.
Darrin Miller of Boardman, with Hill Barth & King LLC, was inducted into membership in Kiwanis during a special ceremony at the March 6 club meeting.  Miller was sponsored by Warren Club Secretary Ken Kimble.
Honored during that same meeting for their years of service to the Warren club were:
· Don Mills, Associated Chiropractic Center Inc.  - joined in 1977
· Bill Sauer, retired, Warren Engineering - joined in 1952
· Dave Snyder, David R. Snyder, CPA - joined  in 1976
Warren Kiwanis President Donald Fatobene said, "We are pleased to welcome a new member on board.  Kiwanis is something so good that each of us wants to share it and invite others to join our organization.  Growing our club is one of my goals for the year."
"While we appreciate our new members," Fatobene said, "we continue to applaud longstanding members like Don, Bill and Dave who have given so much time and energy to our organization over the years.  Seasoned members such as these are truly the lifeblood of the organization, and we can't thank them enough for their service to their community through our club."
To learn more about Warren Kiwanis, visit www.warrenkiwanis.org  The club meets each Thursday at noon at the Buena Vista Café in Warren.  Visitors are always welcome..

(l-r) Eric Gilkinson, Linda Gilkinson, Tim DeMain. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

Katsidis, Casamayor meet in title clash

St. Lucy Church fish dinner

As the season of Lent continues, St Lucy's Church in Campbell has been busy serving hundreds of people at their social hall. 172 dinners were served Friday, Feb. 29.
The series of dinners will continue the next tow Fridays, March 7 and 14. The dinners are $8 for adults, $7.50 for seniors and $4 for children. Take out orders are available for $8.
The menu consists of Cod fish; baked or fried, french fries and choice of macaroni and cheese or halushki, coleslaw, bread, punch, or coffee and a dessert.
Everyone is welcome.

Both Joel Casamoyer (left)  and Michael Katsidis are predicting victory in their lightweight title fight on March 22.  Photo Courtesy Golden Boy Promotions.

By Mike Varveris

Michael Katsidis, the unbeaten Australian lightweight boxer, hopes to become the class of the lightweight division as Youngstown's champion Kelly Pavlik has done in the middleweight champion by beating WBC lightweight champ Joel Casamoyer on Saturday, March 22 in Las Vegas. The WBO interim lightweight champ, Katsidis along with Pavlik were  named the most "exciting fighters" of 2007 and both were also involved  in "Fights of the Year," Pavlik in his first battle against Jermain Taylor and Katsidis in his thrilling wins over Czar Amonsot and Graham Earl.
The fight will be staged before a huge crowd at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Vegas and will be televised over HBO's Boxing After Dark at 10:05 p.m. The fight is being promoted by Oscar de La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. Master boxer Casamoyer,  who defected from Cuba, has a 39-3 record with 21 knockouts. At age 36, he is still in great shape, and De La Hoya expects a "classic battle" between the two. Katsidis, who is 25, has a record of 23-0 with 20 KO's. Casamoyor is a battle-tested veteran who has a lot of fight left in him and a few veteran boxing tricks to boot. "I've been on top for a long time, and I'm not about to leave anytime soon," he said. "Katsidis is a good  fighter, and he'll probably be on top of this division someday, but this is my time and I'm no about to lose to him on March 22."
Boxing's latest action hero, Katsidis who is of Greek descent, is compared to Arturo Gatti, who fought his heart out in every fight, He caught the eyes of boxing fans with his thrilling five-round knockout of Earl a year ago in February to win his WBO title.
This March 22, he says he plans to begin his world-class legacy by defeating Casamoyer. "It's an honor to fight a great champion like Casamoyer, and  I'm looking  forward to testing my skills with him," Katsidis said. "I plan on putting on another exciting fight for the fans, and I believe my pressure, power and will carry me on to victory on March 22."

Rotary getting ready for pancake festival

Above: Co-chairperson of the weekly Fish Dinner at St. Lucy Church is Rose Makosky with committee ladies Clara Casale, Vera Texter and Edith Dellick. Their Tartar sauce is the best!
Below: The spacious dining room at the Social Hall is nearly full for their weekly dinner Friday, March 1. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.

Brian Governor (left), chairman of  Boardman Rotary's 25^th annual "Pancakes at the (Boardman) Park," and his co-chairman, Anthony Daprile, are getting ready for what they hope will be a record-breaking event on Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30 and also on April 5-6. It is hoped that more than 3,500 will enjoy those fluffy pancakes as prepared by Ted Thornton and his "experienced" kitchen. The breakfast will also include orange juice and coffee or milk….and there are seconds in pancakes available for the "the hungry ones." This whole yummy breakfast costs only $6 for adults and $3 for youngsters under 5. Get your tickets from any Boardman Rotarian or at the door. Photo by Mike Varveris.