Home-buyer workshop

Home-buyer workshop
YOUNGSTOWN -- Family Financial Education Services is sponsoring a first-time home-buyer workshop from 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 25 at the Family Service Agency, 535 Marmion Ave..
The free workshop is designed to cover basic home-buying information such as determining affordability, budgeting, credit problems and the loan application process. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance to satisfy the education requirements for some mortgage programs.
To register, call (330) 782-5664. No reservations will be taken the day of the program.
Hands-on clinics planned
The Home Depot is featuring its "how-to" clinics during thist month.
The series of free hands-on clinics focusing on summer projects are held at area Home Depot stores.
The clinics are: "How to Install Landscape Lighting," 7 p.m. Tuesdays; "How to Install Vinyl Replacement Windows," 7 p.m. Thursdays; "How to Lay Ceramic Tile," 10 a.m. Saturdays; "How to Build a Deck," noon Saturdays; "Turn Your Home into a Safety Zone," 2 p.m. Saturdays; and "Learn Faux Painting Techniques," 2 p.m. Sundays.
For more information, call area Home Depot stores.
Rose festival planned
YOUNGSTOWN -- A rose festival will be from noon to 5 p.m. June 22 at Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park. Sponsored by the Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens, the event will feature a judged rose show, miniature rose sale, rose arranging demonstration by Drs. Gary Barlow and Lewis Shupe and educational exhibits.
A Chinese auction will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and a public sale of exhibition roses will occur at 5 p.m. In conjunction with the festival, Mahoning Valley Rose Society will conduct a rose show from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Entries must be submitted between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitor Center and judging will follow. For information, call Pat Martinec at (330) 755-6348.
Also featured in the Davis Center at the gardens will be watercolor paintings, drawings and prints featuring plant forms and colors by 75 artists from 11 countries. The art exhibit, from Carnegie Mellon University, will be on display through July 13. The Davis Center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Check your gaskets
Do the faucets in your home make a screeching noise when they're turned on? Coincidence? No, it's probably a worn-out rubber gasket in a plumbing valve (the place from which water enters your home) that is the culprit.
This sub-par gasket results in a reedy, screechy sound when water passes over it, which is then transferred to whatever fixture is in use.
The solution is a simple one; the gasket can be replaced inexpensively.
WaterHaven providesunique shower experience
Your shower should be a sanctuary. Kohler, a creator of kitchen and bath designs, understands this and has manufactured a new, invigorating and intense showering system: the WaterHaven ($3,400-$4,600).
Featuring a tower equipped with a hand-shower, two arched shower heads and four movable body sprays, the WaterHaven delivers a unique experience with each shower. The components can accommodate users of various heights and can be adjusted for a bath, hydro-massage or a shower that keeps the hair dry.
The tower, available in brass, nickel or silver, comes as a corner or alcove installation.
Find the WaterHaven and other Kohler bath and kitchen products at area home stores, through www.kohler.com, or call (800) 4-KOHLER.
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