Offices close for primary



Offices close for primary
ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. -- The Ellwood City and Slippery Rock offices of state Rep. Frank LaGrotta of Ellwood City, D-10th, will be closed Tuesday for the Pennsylvania primary election. The offices will reopen Wednesday.
Water workshop planned
POLAND -- A workshop to train volunteers in stream water quality monitoring will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 31 at Village Hall.
This workshop marks the beginning of the water watcher volunteer stream monitoring project, in which volunteer teams from local businesses and organizations donate about two hours every three months to monitor local stream water quality.
To register, call Heather Moser, watershed coordinator at the Mahoning County Soil and Water Conservation District, at (330) 533-2231.
First aid, CPR classes
YOUNGSTOWN -- The National Safety Council, Northern Ohio Chapter, will conduct classes in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation Wednesday at the chapter office, 25 E. Boardman St.
Standard CPR for adults, infants and children will be offered from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and standard first aid instruction will be from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Cost is $25 for one course or $40 for both.
Advance registration is required by noon Monday by calling (330) 747-8657.
Roads to close for run
YOUNGSTOWN -- East and West Glacier drives and part of Price Road in Mill Creek Park will be closed from 8-10 a.m. Saturday for the YMCA Memorial Five-Mile Run. During this event, visitors may enter Fellow Riverside Gardens only via McKinley Avenue.
Change in board meeting
BROOKFIELD -- The board of education has changed the time of its meeting Wednesday at the high school cafeteria. The board will conduct a work session at 6 p.m.; business meeting at 6:30 p.m.
'Gamma Gal' workshop
WARREN -- A workshop, "Understanding Ophelia/Raising a Gamma Gal," will take place June 18 at JFK High School with speakers who have experience in family and child studies. The hazing involving Illinois high school students has made the issues to be presented timely.
The workshop is organized locally through the Trumbull County Medical Society Alliance, Warren City Schools, Trumbull County Schools, Notre Dame Schools of Warren and Sts. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic School.
The speakers will be Jacqueline Kirby Wilkins and Marie Dianiaco Economus. Both women are affiliated with the Ohio State University Extension Trumbull County.
The workshop sponsors include TCMSA, Humility of Mary Health Partners, Trumbull Memorial Hospital Foundation, Community Solutions Association, PsyCare Inc., and Trumbull County Department of Job and Family Services.
The workshop costs $35 and includes materials, a continental breakfast and lunch. Checks should be made to TCMSA by the June 2 deadline.
Contact Marjorie Dangaran at (330) 399-6270 or at mdangaran@netzero.net.