Politics & Government

VIDEO: Mayor From Poland Thanks Niles

After coming to Niles for a memorial ceremony, Ryszard Scigala, mayor of Tarnow, Poland, thanked the village board at its meeting.

Before plunging into business, the Niles Village Board welcomed visitors from Poland to its monthly meeting Tuesday. Mayor Ryszard Scigala of Tarnow, Poland, had come to Niles to present a plaque at the Katyn monument in a ceremony Sunday, honoring the late artist Wojciech Seweryn, who was born in Tarnow but lived in Niles for many years.

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Scigala and his delegation posed for photos and exchanged gifts with Niles officials, and he said a few words in Polish, which Niles trustee Chris Hanusiak translated.

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