Businessman honored

Businessman honored
SALEM -- City businessman John Tolson has been named Salem Area Chamber of Commerce's outstanding citizen of the year.
Tolson has been a longtime backer of an improved 911 system in Columbiana County, serving on a technical advisory committee and lobbying for passage of a telephone surcharge to help fund the improved system.
The surcharge was approved during this month's general election. County Commissioner Gary Williams credited Tolson with helping to get the measure passed.
Tolson owns and operates Tolson Comfort Systems.
Women's strength clinic
SALEM -- A women's strength clinic is set for 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 23 at Salem Community Center, 1098 N. Ellsworth Ave. Cost of the program is $15. It will feature information about weightlifting equipment and the typical training routines used to build strength and tone muscles.
Those interested in attending must call the community center by Nov. 21 to reserve a spot. The center's number is (330) 332-5885.
Relocation session
MERCER, Pa. -- Blossom Project Seminar for Victims of Domestic Violence is offering "Relocation," a session through the Farrell office of Northwest Legal Services. The session will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
For more information, contact AWARE Legal Advocate Program, (724) 662-3800, ext. 2542.
Education seminars are offered to educate victims of domestic violence about available options and local resources. One of the goals is to help the victims of domestic violence empower themselves through knowledge.
Firefighters to collect
ELLSWORTH -- Representatives of the Ellsworth Fire Department, seeking funds to pay for much-needed equipment, will go door-to-door over the next few weeks asking residents for $20 donations.
According to Brian Blevins, president of the Ellsworth Firefighters Association, donors will receive certificates for a free 11-by-14-inch color portrait. Portrait sittings will be at the fire department, 6036 S. Salem-Warren Road, Nov. 20 from 2 to 8 p.m.
Expert will lectureon women's health
NILES -- Author Ann Louise Gittleman, an expert on weight loss and women's health, will give a lecture and sign books at Cindy's Health and Vitality Center, U.S. Route 422. The presentation is free.
"Welcoming Fat Back Into Your Kitchen for Health, Beauty and Weight Loss" will take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday. The program will focus on Gittleman's success with the Fat Flush Program, which teaches participants how the right kinds of fat are essential for a person's well-being.
Gittleman is a certified nutrition specialist and has been a frequent guest on several national programs, including "Dr. Phil," "The View" and "Good Morning America."
Disabled man's deathis ruled a homicide
MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- More than eight months after a disabled man was found dead in his freezing northwestern Pennsylvania home, authorities ruled his death a homicide.
Crawford County Coroner Patrick McHenry ruled Monday that Frank M. Brawley, 51, who was found in his Meadville home, about 80 miles north of Pittsburgh, died of hypothermia but was slain.
McHenry said Brawley, whose legs were paralyzed and who used a wheelchair, was beaten, thrown from his wheelchair and then barricaded in his unheated apartment. His body was found Feb. 25.
The suspects, who have not been identified, broke the heater in the apartment and "then opened the windows throughout the house and allowed Mr. Brawley to die of hypothermia," McHenry said.
He said a paralyzed person is more easily affected by the cold.
McHenry declined to describe a motive in the killing.