Blockwatch meeting

Blockwatch meeting
YOUNGSTOWN -- Buckeye Eyes & amp; Ears Blockwatch will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Word of Grace Church, 2724 Mount Vernon Ave. Dr. David G. Ruffer will speak about the new Children's Museum of the Valley opening this summer in downtown Youngstown. Refreshments will be served.
Mosquito spraying
LORDSTOWN -- Mosquito spraying in the village is set for June 10 and 24 and July 8 and 22. Spraying will begin at 8 p.m. and finish by 3 a.m. In case of inclement weather, spraying will take place on the next clear day. Residents are advised to stay indoors during spraying and to keep pets and food inside.
Scrap tire collection
LORDSTOWN -- The village will collect scrap tires again at the street department's garage on Salt Springs Road. Collections are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14-18 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 19. Each household is limited to eight tires, and the collection is free to village residents.
Junk Car Week
NILES -- Junk Car Week in the city is set for June 7-13. Police officers will check each ward in the city for junk vehicles. Any owners of inoperable vehicles or vehicles without current license plates will be cited in Niles Municipal Court.
Girl Scouts event
NILES -- Lake to River Girl Scouts will sponsor a Summer Sampler for all girls in first through fifth grades. The event is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14-16 at Waddell Park on Warren Avenue in Niles.
Participants will sample hands-on activities in science, arts and crafts, and sports. The cost for the program is $25. Participants need to bring a bagged lunch and their swimsuits for afternoon swimming each day.
Registration is limited to 50 girls, and the deadline is June 8. For information, contact Lori Ciminero at (330) 652-5877 ext. 16 or (800) 362-9430.
Cemetery buyer sought
BEAVER, Pa. (AP) -- A Beaver County cemetery that has been owned by the same family since the 19th century is running short on funds and the family wants to sell it, but no takers have come forward.
About $4,000 is remaining in a maintenance account for Union Cemetery in Center Township, down from $12,000 when Elvin Batchelor died late last year.
Two funeral homes owned by the Batchelor family were sold this year, but the cemetery was not part of the deal.
Batchelor's son, Bob, who lives in Newport Beach, Calif., said the fear is that the cemetery will begin falling into disrepair. One investment group that did say it would take over the cemetery asked for $20,000 to refill the maintenance fund.
New coaster for park
ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- A new $4 million roller coaster is set to open June 18 at 108-year-old Waldameer Park & amp; Water World. The park in Millcreek Township is the 11th oldest continuously operating amusement park in the country. The ride, the park's first steel roller coaster, is 51 feet at its highest point. It will feature cars in which two pairs of people sit back to back, and riders will travel over 1,400 feet of track in about 70 seconds at speeds of up to 38 miles per hour.