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Ohio Cancer Research is preparing for its annual Grand Illusions Saute honoring Richard Lucas, president and CEO of Main Street Bank. Here, previous honorees and event chairs attend an event luncheon at Undo’s West in St. Clairsville. Seated from left are Nancey Lucas, representing Ohio-West Virginia Excavating and former honoree Dennis Hendershot; Patti Sparachane, Undo’s/former honoree; Kellie Loudin, former honoree/Rumer-Loudin; Robert Vincenzo, former honoree and former mayor of St. Clairsville; Lorinda Saxby-Vincenzo, former honoree and Alberta Cross. Standing from left are Sid Loudin, former honoree/Rumer-Loudin; Nick Sparachane, Undo’s/former honoree/former mayor of Wheeling; Lucas; John Dutton, former honoree/Capstone Holding Co.; and Bill Boggess, executive director, Ohio Cancer Research. Ohio Cancer Research funds individual researchers to help get their projects off the ground to develop better treatments for cancer.