Classes:

CLASSES:
Basic yoga class: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23, Clayman Community Room of the McKinley Birthplace Home and Research Center, 40 S. Main St., Niles; registration is required, class is free. Participants need to bring a mat or towel on which to exercise. Call (330) 652-1704 Ext. 212.
Youngstown YMCA fall programs: Begin Monday; swim lessons for age six months to adult, youth sports leagues including indoor soccer for ages three to 10 years, flag football for ages five to 16, basketball for ages five to 15, youth strength and conditioning, T-ball for ages three to five, and gym programs ages two to five. Call Janice Grasso at (330) 744-8411 for information and to register at the YMCA, 17 N. Champion St., Youngstown.
EVENTS:
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week: Sept. 19-25; The local American Cancer Society, offering information about prostate cancer and tips to reduce prostate cancer risk; in 2004, about 230,900 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 29,900 will die from it; the ACS offers the Man-to-Man prostate cancer support program for men and their families for peer support and information, 525 N. Broad St., Canfield, and the African-American Prostate Cancer Support Group, at Beulah Temple Church, 523 Griffith St., Youngstown. For information visit the ACS's Web site at www.cancer.org. or call (330) 533-0546 or toll-free at (888) 227-6446.
Cancer Survivorship Day: Today from 2 to 4 p.m., Trumbull Country Club, Warren; 15th annual offered by Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren; purpose, recognize cancer survivors; free event open to cancer survivors, their families and friends; guest speaker, Mark Horstman, who will share his personal story of a father's hope and courage as he accompanies his child through cancer diagnosis, treatment and survival; refreshments provided; live butterfly release on the lawn; event sponsor, TMH Foundation. Call (330) 841-1900 for more information.
HMHP Mobile Medical Clinic: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Youngstown YWCA, 25 W. Rayen Ave.; for anyone who does not have a doctor and needs medical attention; parent or legal guardian must accompany children; call (330) 746-6361; appointments suggested but not required.
SCREENING:
MammoVan: Appointments for breast cancer screenings begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 20, Youngstown YWCA, 25 W. Rayen Ave.; financial assistance may be available for those who qualify; free transportation by appointment only; sponsored by the YWCA's ENCOREplus breast cancer awareness program; funded by Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; call (330) 746-6361 for costs, eligibility requirements and appointments.
MISCELLANEOUS:
ACS Look Good, Feel Good programs: Free American Cancer Society program teaches beauty techniques to female cancer patients in active treatment; 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at Salem YWCA Community Center, 1098 N. Ellsworth Ave.; 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 20, American Cancer Society office, 525 N. Broad St., Canfield. Volunteer cosmetology professionals lead the classes; to register, call (330) 533-0546 or (888) 227-6446.
Make A Wish car wash: On Saturday professional car washes across the country will join together to implement Wash U.S.A., an event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation; rain date, Sept. 25; local participating car washes include: WaterWorks Auto Wash, 6830 Tod Ave, Lordstown, Gernat's BP Carwash, 5373 Youngstown Road, Niles.
ACS Community Investment Grants: For public and private nonprofit agencies; purpose, support local and regional efforts to provide cancer education to communities; application deadline, Oct. 1; for applications, call the American Cancer Society at (888) 227-6446.
Students need more sleep than adults: Dr. Michael Sateia, president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, says between 8.5 and 9.25 hours a night; also, two-thirds of all children experience one or more sleep problems a few nights a week, which further diminishes quality of sleep and daytime performance; parents should detail sleep schedules that are clear and kindly but firmly enforced; parents should be aware that there are behavioral, social and biological effects when adolescents do not get sleep.