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Correspondent photos / Sean Barron The marching band The Boardman High School Spartans Braves The Rain and Gusty Winde, while during the 47th annual Mahoning Valley St. Patrick's Day Marche on Sunday along the Market Street.

Boardman – In a way, Liam Twohig was a colorful contradiction because he wore almost all of the green, but his favorite aspect of a popular event in which he participated had no green one.

“The potatoes,” said Liam, 11, from Lordstown when he was asked what he prefers to be in the 47th annual Mahoning Valley St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday afternoon.

“I'm all green all the time,” added Liam, a primary school for the western reserve primary school.

He specifically referred to the fact that he had handed over a cooked potato-on-a stick that had one of the delicacies together with the ubiquitous sweets that were thrown to the night swords-for those who lined both sides of the Market Street to observe the celebrations and the Pagantry.

However, the green witness of both took a little courage and added determination, since the audience and those in the parade with periodic showers and winds, which were up to 50 miles per hour, had to do, both of which were part of the storm, which moved through a large part of the area.

From 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Mahoning County reported 1,781 power outages, although the parade started on schedule.

Liam said he remembered that he had been at the popular parade at least three times, even though his number of visitors goes back, his father Shawn said Twohig. Father and son also enjoy the more typical elements that the parade offers every year.

“I just enjoy seeing all people,” said the older one.

An estimated 100 units were at this year's event, thematically “All Hail St. Patrick”, according to the organizers. They included the Boardman High School Spartan Marching Band, The Boardman Police and Fire Departments, The Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, The Purple Cat, Masco Inc., The Cardinal Mooney High School Cheerleaders, Save the Mill Creek Park Deer, The Ymca Of Youngstown, Jeffrey Chrystal Catering, Alta Care Group, The Tri State Detail 494 Marine Corps League Color Guard, Window World, Pet Lodge USA from Boardman, Debartolo Corp. and gateways to Better Living Inc.

One could say that the primary disregard of Ansley Touvilles Hair was his solid brown and was supplemented with light green and blond braids.

Ansley, 9, from New Middletown, said she enjoys seeing the brass bands the most, which her mother Carla Touville also promoted.

“We want to see all the different organizations and children in the bands,” said Carla Touville and added: “It is part of the tradition.”

Tradition certainly fits with the connection of its parents with the long -term parade because they have been adding for about 20 years, added Ansley's father Curt Touville.

It could be said that a topic for the presence of Patty Morris would be “unique”, as was on part of what she was wearing: “This is my only green shirt.”

“I try to come every year, depending on the weather. I thought I would defy the rain, ”said Morris from East Palestine and added:“ I love the bagpipes and different groups. ”

Accompanied Morris nearby was her daughter Ashley Kumrow from Negley, which meant an additional duty for Morris, something that certainly does not matter to her. In particular, Morris was commissioned to collect and pack sweets that had been thrown by the participants of the parade and later distributed them to their two grandchildren, Otto, 2 and Emery, 3, both of which are Kumrows children.

This year's large marshal was the Ursuline sisters from Youngstown, and sister Mary McCormick served as a general superior. The Mayor of Kilkenny was Quench Bar & Grill in Boardman.

The 2025 Ockerman Award recipient was Michael D. McCarthy, a graduate of the Ursuline High School from 1986, who was part of the Special Olympics and is the champions of the Shriners Hospitals for children through the Youngstown Shrine Club. He was also financial secretary for the local old order of the Hibernians, the oldest and largest Irish-Catholic fraternal organization.

In addition, the Magic Tree Pub & Restaurant organized an after-party in the South Avenue, the appearances of the 80s band, almost Freddie, the Burke School of Irish Dance and No Funk, without justice.