Workshop will target first-time home buyers

Workshop will target
first-time home buyers

YOUNGSTOWN — Family Financial Education Services, a program of the Family Service Agency, is sponsoring a free First Time Home Buyer workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at 545 Marmion Ave.

The program will include topics such as how to determine affordability, budgeting, credit problems and the loan application process.

Call (330) 782-5664 to register.

No registrations will be taken the day of the program.

Coo Clocks provide
whimsy and the time

You don’t have to be 5 years old to enjoy the whimsical Coo Clocks, but they are designed with kids in mind.

Breathing new life into the cuckoo clocks of yesteryear, inventor Dan Koval uses classic farmyard animals and jungle-theme characters to give the clocks personalities.

The newest addition is MewCoo, the cat that pops out the clock’s front door and sounds a hearty “meow.”

A light sensor shuts off the character when the room turns dark, so you don’t have to worry about kids waking up.

Nine other characters — cow, horse, pig, chicken, dog, sheep, donkey, elephant and monkey — are part of the lineup. Made of plastic, they run on batteries.

Cost is $49.99; available at www.headsupco.com/clocks or call (866) 239-2236.