Saturday, March 17, 2001
Woman gets prison
EAST LIVERPOOL -- An East Liverpool woman was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud. Carol Yanni, 27, of Purinton Avenue, was accused of embezzling nearly $102,050 from the accounts of an elderly customer who was ill. Yanni was employed at Bank One's Calcutta branch when the crime occurred between November 1999 and June 2000. She was sentenced earlier this week in federal court in Cleveland and ordered to pay restitution of $88,067. Yanni previously paid $13,983 in restitution.
Rally in Columbus
LISBON -- Patricia Baumgarner, executive director of the Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, other board members and other county mental health advocates were among the more than 2,000 people from across Ohio to attend a rally Thursday at the statehouse. Baumgarner said the rally was to call attention to the funding crisis faced by Ohio's mental health system. She said Gov. Bob Taft has decided the school funding crisis will be the focus of the next biennium budget, which calls for no increase in funding for mental health services. More funding is needed for 180,000 chronically mentally ill Ohioans, and the Coalition for Healthy Communities is seeking a 19 percent increase in funding.
Crime Watch meeting
NORTH LIMA -- The Beaver Township Crime Watch meeting will be at 7 p.m Tuesday in the activity center at Shepherd of the Valley, 9111 Sharrott Road. This month's speaker will be Paul Wetzl, one of the weathermen at WKBN TV, who will discuss weather emergencies.
Journalist will speak
SHARON -- Helen Thomas, award-winning journalist who has written about and covered seven presidents, will present the third annual Greenberger Family Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. April 18 in the Penn State Shenango auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. However, tickets are required and will be made available to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 29 and 30, while they last, in Sharon Hall Room 218. For more information, call (724) 983-2905.
Wellness and golf
GREENVILLE -- UPMC Horizon Greenville Wellness Center will offer "Golf Power," a two-part course designed to help golfers prepare for the new season. There is a $10 fee. The first session will be from 6 to 8 p.m. March 21 at the center in Greenville and will offer instruction in pre-golf exercises, including stretches and biomechanics and exercises deigned to improve strength and flexibility. The second session will be from 5 to 6 p.m. March 28 at Greenville Country Club driving range. It will feature swing evaluation and instruction. To register, call (724) 588-3001.
Dinner and a movie
SHARON -- Penn State Shenango will sponsor a bring a friend to dinner and movie night at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the student union. The event is open to all current Penn State Shenango students, Penn State alumni or anyone interested in attending classes at the campus in Sharon. Dinner, which will be served at 6:30 p.m., will be followed by a welcome from William Puffer, campus executive officer. Members of the faculty and staff will make a short presentation. The evening will end with a movie at 8 p.m. For more information, call the admissions office at (724) 983-2903.