Road-salt usage

Road-salt usage
RAVENNA -- Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation's District 4, which includes Mahoning and Trumbull counties, say the agency used more road salt during the past winter than in any previous winter.
More than 172,000 tons of salt was used by District 4, which also includes Stark, Summit, Portage and Ashtabula counties, and more than 1 million gallons of salt brine was also used to combat snow and ice.
District 4, which is responsible for nearly 5,000 road miles, spent more than $5 million on salt this past winter.
Trumbull County had 90 inches of snow this winter, and Mahoning had 75 inches. Ashtabula had the most snow of any county in the district with 140 inches.
Boat show at mall
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Ravenna Marina will have a boat show in the Shenango Valley Mall parking lot Thursday through Sunday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Up to 25 different boats will be on display and available for purchase during the show. Anyone buying a boat during the show will also receive a $200 Shenango Valley Mall gift certificate.
In addition to the boat show, a Spring Carnival will take place in the mall parking lot from Friday through May 11. Rides and amusements will be open every day beginning Friday.
Nature center opening
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A ceremony to mark the opening of the Lawrence County West Park Nature Center will be at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The park is on Old Youngstown Road across from the New Castle Airport. The old West Park has been redesigned as a nature center, with walking trails, an observation deck and wildlife gardens.
JoAnn McCready, manager of the Lawrence County Conservation District, and Lawrence County commissioners will attend. A walking tour of the park will follow the ceremony.
Senior citizens prom
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- The Wilmington Area High School chapter of National Honor Society will sponsor a senior citizens prom from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the high school gym.
The event is free to all senior citizens who are residents of the school district. The event includes refreshments and dancing. Music of various eras will be provided by a D.J.
Vandalism at church
MERCER, Pa. -- State police are investigating weekend vandalism in which satanic symbols and profanity were spray-painted on a rear wall at Drake Alliance Church, 1573 Brent Road, in Springfield Township.
The vandalism, which police describe as criminal mischief, institutional vandalism and desecration of venerated objects, occurred sometime between 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.
Anyone with information is urged to call state police at (724) 662-6162.
Stream Cleanup Day
POLAND -- Stream Cleanup Day will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Volunteers should meet in the College Street Parking lot of Poland Woods. Gloves, bags and light refreshments will be provided. The first 40 volunteers also will receive tree seedlings and T-shirts.
"Last year, we had Poland High School students, families from the community, retirees and Poland Forest Board members. It is astounding the amount of trash we removed," said Kim Mascarella of Mahoning River Consortium and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments.
The cleanup, sponsored by the Alliance for Watershed Action and Riparian Easements, the consortium and the village, is made possible through an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency grant.
For more information or to preregister, call Heather Moser at Mahoning SWCD (330) 533-2231 or Mascarella at Eastgate (330) 779-3800.
Trustees special session
COITSVILLE -- The township trustees will meet in special session on Thursday at 9 a.m. at the township hall to appoint a replacement for trustee Frank Sergi. Sergi resigned from the board April 16 citing health reasons.