21 WFMJ archives  / August 24, 1983 | A lone angler fishes from atop a sandbar at Guilford Lake 41 years ago, taking advantage of the low water level needed to clear the way for the dam and spillway renovation.

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1999: For the first time in more than a decade, the Beeghly Center at Youngstown State University is sold out as more than 6,000 screaming girls welcome Justin Jeffre, Drew and Nick Lachey, and Jeff Timmons, members of the "boy band," 98 Degrees. 

Gander Mountain, an outdoor retailer specializing in hunting, fishing, and family camping gear, is opening its 30th store at the Eastwood Mall in Niles. 

August was a bust at Youngstown's two swimming pools, North Side and Borts. Temperatures broke 80 degrees only twice before the pools closed on Aug. 10.  Total attendance at both pools for the summer was 10,153, compared to 10,749 a year earlier. 

1984: Enrollment in Trumbull County's 11 Catholic elementary schools and John F. Kennedy High School has been the most stable of the Youngstown Diocese's six counties over the last five years. Elementary enrollment is 3,100 this school year, with 650 students at JFK. 

Twin brothers Bill and Bert Hill are captains of the Barbara J, the Conneaut Lake paddle-wheeler cruise boat. 

Capt. Norman Zanders, the new commander of the Youngstown Citadel of the Salvation Army, says he and his wife, Capt. Ruby Zanders is impressed with the spirit of volunteerism they see during their first days in the city. 

1974: Six of Warren's 11 city councilmen say they oppose a revenue-sharing agreement reached between Warren and Howland Township administrators over the proposed annexation of the Golden Triangle. 

A tentative agreement ends a six-week strike at the Lordstown General Motors plant. 

Dr. Lawrence M. Looby, a special assistant to Youngstown State University President John Coffelt, will be the interim athletic director of YSU. 

1949: An appeal hearing will be held in Columbus on the order by State Fire Marshal Harry Callan that the Jungle Inn in Liberty Township be demolished. 

Youngstown combines ten walks with two home runs to rout Oil City, 14-4, before 648 fans in Oil City. 

An American explorer says he has found a fabulous ancient city buried underneath the sands of Arabia. The site of ancient Timna is said to be an archaeological treasure chest.