CLASSES:
CLASSES:
Reach for Success through Weight Loss Surgery: 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Hempfield Station One, Greenville, Pa.; speaker, Barbara Thompson, motivational speaker and author; Thompson's book is "Weight Loss Surgery: Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You;" there is not cost; call (724) 589-6675 for a reservation.
EDUCATION:
Living with Bipolar Family Members: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, D & amp;E Clinic, 142 Javit Court, Austintown; presented by First Ohio Chapter of The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health; no fee; call (330) 538-0184 or (330) 533-4649.
EVENTS:
Excellence in Practice Awards: Monday, Tara, A Country Inn, Clark, Pa.; UPMC Horizon will recognize 15 nurses for excellence in clinical practice in observance of National Nurses Week. Honorees include: Mary Beckstine, Ronnie Kollar, Robin Sweet, Susanne Hamilton, Stephanie McCloskey, Scott McCloskey, Rosemary Zerr, Nicole Bresnan, Peggy Onderko, Pam Young, Carol Gault, Cherri Artman, Margaret Stuna, Laurie Hardesty and Denise Mertz.
Ryan White Consortium meeting: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, The Ursuline Center, 4250 Shields Road, Canfield; planning body for HIV health care and support services; call (330) 743-3333.
Camp Little Light of Mine: Friday, Saturday and May 16, Villa Maria Education Center, Villa Maria, Pa.; free camp for children who have experienced the death of a loved one; sponsored by Hospice of the Valley; call (330) 788-1992 or (800) 640-5180.
Hospice Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon: noon Tuesday, Holiday Inn, 7410 South Ave., Boardman; Hospice of the Valley recognizes volunteers who logged about 15,000 hours in 2003 of companion care, mailings, office support, bereavement support and fund raising.
Tri-county exercise event: registration, 11:30 a.m., exercise routines noon to 3 p.m. May 16, Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown; area fitness instructors and their classes will participate; program benefits the Columbiana/Mahoning and Trumbull divisions of the American Heart Association; participants are to bring a step for the step aerobics; registration fee, $25, and participants secure pledges or flat donations to sponsor them for the event; Jennifer Dagati, fitness instructor and personal trainer for Q-Club, is coordinator. Call (330) 856-4777.
SCREENINGS:
Skin Cancer: 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Boardman Blood and Cancer Center, U.S. Route 224, Canfield; sponsor, American Cancer Society, free.
MEETING:
La Leche League: Salem-Lisbon group, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Locust Grove Baptist Church, 12015 Washingtonville Road. Topic: benefits of breastfeeding. Call (330) 427-2155.
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