Infant boy found dead

Infant boy found dead
GIRARD -- A 6-month-old boy was found dead about 8:10 a.m. Saturday in a reclining chair where he had slept with his mother Friday night at a home on Woodlawn Avenue. Police said the child appeared to have been dead for several hours. The death is under investigation by Girard police detectives and the Trumbull County coroner. According to police, the boy's mother, of Boardman, had an argument with her boyfriend, who is the child's father, and went to Girard to spend the night with a friend. When the child's mother left for work about 7:45 a.m. Saturday, she did not notice her son was dead. He was discovered about 25 minutes later by another person in the house, police said.
Tamburitzans to perform
ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. -- The Duquesne University Tamburitzans will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Lincoln High School Auditorium, Crescent Avenue. The concert is sponsored by the Ellwood City Area Civic Chorale to benefit their 50th anniversary performance trip to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla. The Tamburitzans have not been in the Ellwood City area for 12 years. Tickets bought in advance are $15 for adults and $12.50 for children under the age of 10. All seats will be $17 on the night of the performance. To order tickets, make checks payable to Ellwood City Area Civic Chorale, include $1 postage and handling per order, and mail to Kathy Young, P.O. Box 195, Beaver, Pa. 15009. For information, call (724) 846-8151 or e-mail tickets@att.net.
Zoo attempts breeding
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium is trying to successfully breed an elephant for the third time in five years, and officials are confident they'll succeed.
The reason for their confidence: a male elephant named Jackson, the only naturally breeding bull elephant in the nation. Jackson has sired the zoo's two calves and recently returned to the zoo from a stud tour of Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Fla. where he mated with several elephant cows, producing at least one calf.
On Friday, Jackson was mated with a cow named Nan. He is the father of two baby elephants at the Pittsburgh Zoo: Victoria, born in September 1999, and Callee, born in September 2000.
Blood tests will be performed in about 12 weeks to determine if Nan is pregnant. If the test is positive, she would be expected to deliver in another 20 to 22 months.
Hospital's ribbon-cutting
CRANBERRY, Pa. (AP) -- Officials cut the ribbon on Venango County's newest hospital, UPMC Northwest, on Friday. The $70 million hospital in Cranberry Township is between Oil City and Franklin, the county seat. UPMC Northwest was established when Northwest Medical Center merged with the Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health System in November 2001. Groundbreaking for the new facility followed in March 2002. The hospital will begin admitting patients in early October.
Library's fall book sale
HUBBARD -- The Hubbard Public Library will have its annual fall book sale from Wednesday to Saturday. A preview sale will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are $5 at the door for the preview only, and members of the Friends of the Library will be admitted free. Doors are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There will be a $2 per bargain bag sale Saturday. Books, tapes, videos and CDs will be on sale. Children's book and paperback will be 25 cents; hardcover books, $1. Used printers and computers will be sold for less than $5. All proceeds benefit the library. Donations of used books in clean salable condition will be accepted during the sale.
Wildlife-friendly yards
CANFIELD -- The public is welcome when Ellen Speicher, assistant Horticulture Director at Fellows Riverside Gardens, presents a program on "Creating a Wildlife-Friendly Yard: From Planning to Planting," at the Audubon Society of Mahoning Valley meeting. The society meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the MetroParks Farm on state Route 46.