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Jacksonville Holiday Home Decorating contest winners
The City of Jacksonville Environmental and Appearance Advisory Committee recently named the winners of the 2020 Holiday Home Decorating contest winners. The contest encourages city residents to show their community pride and creativity during the months of October, November, and December.
Halloween category: First place, Raymond and Angela Drye - 108 Fawn Trail; second place, Patrick and Margaret Benjamin - 129 Dublin Lane; third place, Nina Mahlum - 404 Windham Court.
Christmas category: Best Cottage Decoration, George Kelly - 312 Anne Street; Best Classic Cottage Decoration, Timothy and Angela Solum - 100 Keller Court; Best Classic Decoration, Charlie Brown - 2614 Northwoods Drive; Most Welcoming Decoration, The Bader Family - 121 Wesleyan Court; Griswold Worthy Decoration, Michele Vanhorn - 1007 Decatur Road; Best Use of Space Decoration, Marissa Kelly - 121 Arthur Court; Most Patriotic Decoration, Jason and Corey Lagan
Joe Cassese, owner of Cassese’s MVR, stands behind the bar of the well-known restaurant bordering the Youngstown State University campus. Cassese used a Paycheck Protection Program loan of $140,000 to keep his employees working during the viral outbreak.
Upward of 2,600 loans of $150,000 or less through the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal loan endeavor to help keep people employed during the viral outbreak, were given to businesses in Mahoning County.
Companies secured more than $95.8 million in loans that owners / operators used to preserve more than 15,000 jobs, according to data released from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The Vindicator reviewed the latest data dump by the federal government for Ohio, searching for local companies by community listed in the company’s mailing address.