Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch
VIENNA -- The township's Neighborhood Watch meet at 7 p.m. July 14 at the Town Hall gazebo, weather permitting. Meetings are open to all residents. Bring lawn chairs.
The police chief will report on June's 911 and local police reports. Orders for Neighborhood Watch shirts can be placed. They are $8 each and will be worn at the Vienna Celebrates Ohio 200 parade Aug. 2 and at the community bake sale. Raffle tickets for the Ohio Township Bicentennial Blanket may be purchased from any watch member or at Cortland Bank, where the blanket is on display.
At the June meeting, Shirley Wittenauer and Sue Paschke were elected co-chairwomen. Paschke also was elected president; Roseann Kennedy, vice president; Karla Durig, secretary; and Ron Miller, treasurer.
Accommodating blind
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The addition of audible traffic signals at the city's key intersections and Braille menus at downtown restaurants should help blind visitors and residents long after the city hosts a convention for the blind this week, organizers said. The American Council of the Blind's annual convention is expected to bring 2,000 participants to the city's new David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
Volunteers sought
CANFIELD -- Camp Fire USA Northeast Ohio Council is looking for volunteers to serve as Community Family Club facilitators, club leaders, as well as "A Gift of Giving" instructors.
"A Gift of Giving" is a six- to eight-week service learning curriculum for elementary and middle school pupils that can be offered in the classroom. The service project developed and implemented by the class can be geared to address specific skills such as math, science, civics and communications.
Camp Fire USA Northeast Ohio Council serves Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Homes, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Summit, Trumbull and Wayne counties and parts of Stark County. Programs are geared for youths ages 2-18 and their families.
For more information or to volunteer, call toll free in Ohio (888) 533-4426.
Energy-saving grant
YOUNGSTOWN -- A state grant will help low-income homeowners and renters in the Valley make their homes more energy efficient. The $28.6 million given to the Home Weatherization Assistance Program will reduce energy costs for residents of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties by repairing, insulating and replacing home heating systems.
The program pays for inspections and tune-ups that locate and stop energy loss from hot water heaters, ducts, attics, side walls and floors. The Ohio Department of Development says participating households save an average of $184 per year in energy bills.
Trumbull Community Action Program has about $500,000 to spend on nearly 120 homes.