Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Student's hair on fire
YOUNGSTOWN -- "Your hair's on fire!" a 15-year-old student in The Rayen School cafeteria heard Monday.
She then felt pats on her head as a friend put out the fire and a ninth-grade boy could be heard saying, "I'm sorry."
Later, the 15-year-old Lilburne Avenue boy told police, "I didn't mean to light her hair on fire. I was just messing around."
Police were unable to find the cigarette lighter the boy said he'd tossed into the trash.
The boy was taken to the juvenile justice center pending the filing of an aggravated arson charge.
Free booster shots
CAMPBELL -- Campbell sixth-graders can get free booster shots against measles, mumps and rubella from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday at the city's health department. Students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. It is only for sixth-graders. Call (330) 755-2173 for an appointment.
Youth charged
YOUNGSTOWN -- Officers responding to a report of a boy with a gun near Elm Street and Benita Avenue on Monday had to tackle the 16-year-old from Norwood Avenue when he tried to break free and run.
During the struggle, a loaded 9mm handgun fell out of his sweatshirt pocket.
The boy told police he had just been suspended from The Rayen School for fighting. He was taken to the juvenile justice center pending a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
Classes canceled
HUBBARD -- All classes are canceled for Wednesday for the funeral of Jack L. Arvin, a 30-year teacher and coach here. Services will be at 10 a.m. in the high school auditorium. Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. today there.
Arvin, 61, of 163 Fifth Ave. died of a heart attack Saturday.
Raising funds for child
VIENNA -- A fund-raising carnival will be from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at Mathews High School for Bobby Rhine, a Currie Elementary School first-grader diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer.
More than 30 items will be auctioned, including a photo collage of race driver Dale Earnhardt, who died last month at the Daytona 500 race.
Attendance award
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mahoning County has received the high attendance award at the winter conference of the Ohio Township Association.
The three-day conference focuses on township government issues. OTA keeps track of the percentage of clerks and trustees in attendance from each county and Mahoning had the highest number in attendance again this year.
Elaine Mancini, Boardman Township trustee, said 13 of Mahoning's 14 townships were represented.
Child abuse funds
YOUNGSTOWN -- Applications are available for area organizations interested in Ohio Children's Trust Fund money.
Services must be related to child abuse and neglect, said Rachilla Basista, Mahoning County Family and Children First Council administrator.
The council, appointed by Mahoning County commissioners, allocates the funds.
Deadline is 4 p.m. April 30. Organizations will be notified the week of May 21. Call Basista at (330) 788-2481.
Grant awarded
YOUNGSTOWN -- Addiction Programs of Mahoning County has received a $15,000 grant from Youngstown Foundation for renovations at the women's rehabilitation center on Ridge Avenue.
The award is the same as the one the program received last year.
The center serves pregnant women, women with children and adolescents with alcohol and drug problems.
AARP seminar
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown Post Office is host for a seminar on fraudulent solicitations for AARP members Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in St. Augustine Church, 614 Parmelee Ave. Speakers include representatives of the postal service, the Ohio Attorney General's Office and Youngstown Police Department.