Fish Fry – July 24, 2021

We would like to Thank all who participated in making our Fish Fry a great success.

You can click on the below photos to enlarge them.

Great job John & Karen O’Leary!

Our Patio is Open for Business

After one week of curing, our new patio is open for business. We hope to soon have the landscape surrounding the patio graded and grass planted. Caution, a temporary wire has been run to power the ramp lights (please be careful). We hope that our members enjoy this great new attrition to our Closed Shelter facility.

Baby Shower

One of our members recently hosted a baby shower in our newly renovated Closed Shelter. We thought that our members would enjoy seeing some photos of our well decorated facility. Thanks Mike W. for sharing. Oh, by the way, it’s a girl.

Goose Fence

We would like to thank our friends Rich Frazzini and Ed Petruzzi for braving the cold on May 3rd and installing our Goose Fence.

Book Club

Our next Book Club Meeting is at 7 PM on May 1st.

Our book Club met on March 2nd and selected this month’s title, “The Giver of Stars” by JoJo Moyes. Per the authors website:

“With characters so real they feel like dear friends and a compelling storyline, this is a beautiful, special novel. I loved it and didn’t want it to end!” —Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies

“Epic in scope and fiercely feminist. . . an unforgettable story.” —PopSugar

Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You

Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically.

The leader, and soon Alice’s greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who’s never asked a man’s permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.

What happens to them–and to the men they love–becomes an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. These heroic women refuse to be cowed by men or by convention. And though they face all kinds of dangers in a landscape that is at times breathtakingly beautiful, at others brutal, they’re committed to their job: bringing books to people who have never had any, arming them with facts that will change their lives.

Based on a true story rooted in America’s past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling. Funny, heartbreaking, enthralling, it is destined to become a modern classic–a richly rewarding novel of women’s friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!

For reviews on Jojo’s books click here.

The “Giver of Stars” may may be purchased at Amazon.com

Gary A. Yuhasz (1948 – 2020)


BOARDMAN — Gary A. Yuhasz, 72, died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, 2020, at his home.

He was born in Youngstown, Feb. 2, 1948, the son of Joseph J. and Betty M. (Davidson) Yuhasz.

Gary was a graduate of Girard High School and attended Youngstown State University. He retired in 2008 after 40 years as a service technician for Sears.

He was a member of the Cortland Conservation Club on Mosquito Lake for more than 50 years serving as president and participating on many social committees. A longtime member of the Lowellville Rod and Gun Club, he ran the Monday trap shoots and planned the lunches. An avid boater, he enjoyed fishing on Lake Erie, boating with friends around Lake Erie Islands, and attending dock parties at Bass Haven Marina. He especially looked forward to his biannual fishing trips to Quebec, Canada with his brother. He loved entertaining at his lake home in Marblehead.

He still enjoyed doing repair jobs for friends and restoring old boats and motors in his favorite hangout, “the big garage” in the backyard.

Gary leaves behind his wife of 45 years, Nancy (Tocheck) Yuhasz, whom he married Sept. 12, 1975; brother, William (Traci) Yuhasz of Niles; two sisters, Sally (Michael) Harvan and Joan (Tom) Coppinger, both of Hickory, N.C.; mother-in-law, Dolores Tocheck of Youngstown; sister-in-law, Mary E. Fiedorczyk and partner Deb West of Maricopa, Ariz.; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews in Arizona and North Carolina.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Joseph and Mary Yuhasz; William and Bernice Davidson; and best dog ever, Layla.

Calling hours will be 11 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at the Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. The funeral will follow at noon at the funeral home. Msgr. Robert Siffrin will officiate. Burial will be in Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown.

Cold April Day

I stopped by the Club this morning to find snow, heavy winds and cold temperatures. How I long for spring! One happy sight, our friend Noah appears to be ready to launch – Randy