COMMUNITY CHRONICLE

Parma school continues Ukrainian traditions

PARMA, Ohio - The "Ridna Shkola," or School of Ukrainian Studies, at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral here, which is directed by lay teachers and the parish's priests, educates children from pre-school (age 3) and kindergarten to 10th grade. Last year's enrollment at the school was 67 students of various faiths, and the faculty included many new teachers. Above, some of the school children are seen performing during a program in honor of Taras Shevchenko, for whom the school is named.

Mercer County veterans adopt a highway

TRENTON, N.J. - Ukrainian American Veterans of the New Jersey State Department are participating in Mercer County's "Adopt a County Road" program after selecting Route 650 (Lalor Street) for litter clean-up. Route 650 runs along the border between Trenton and Hamilton Township, and is the route used by many officials traveling to the state capital. Several Ukrainian institutions are located in this corridor's area, including Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church, St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, the local Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM-A) headquarters, the Ukrainian American Cultural Center (national home), as well as several Ukrainian-owned businesses. The veterans' civic efforts were recently rewarded with the posting of four colorful signs along Route 650 by the Mercer County government.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, November 23, 1997, No. 47, Vol. LXV

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