Girl Scouts’ new exec

Girl Scouts’ new exec

NILES — Girl Scouts of North East Ohio named Daisy L. Alford-Smith as their first chief executive officer.

Five regional Girl Scout councils realigned into one new council that is based in Akron and serves 45,00 girls and 15,000 adult volunteer members throughout an 18-county region.

Alford-Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the State University of New York; a master’s in technical education from the University of Akron; and a doctorate in urban education from Cleveland State University.

She most recently served as the chief operating officer with the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and the International Commission on Health Care Professions in Pennsylvania.

She served six years as director of Summit County Department of Job and Family Services.

“The realignment is more than jurisdictional and personnel changes. It’s all about the girls and preparing them to be tomorrow’s leaders,” she said.

Artwork on display

BOARDMAN — The works of Marcie Roepke-Applegate are on display this month at the township government center, Market Street.

Each month, the township features the work of a township artist.

Roepke-Applegate creates paintings, drawings, home accessories, hand-painted furniture, faux finishes, decorative wall treatments and silver and glass jewelry.

She is a member of the Artists of the Mahoning Commons and has her working studio in the Ward Bakery Building, Youngstown.

National Denim Day

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Business and Retail Association will celebrate Lee National Denim Day on Saturday.

Participating stores will collect $5 donations to benefit Lee National Denim Day and breast cancer research.

Shoppers are asked to wear blue jeans while they shop. Those who donate will receive a pink ribbon pin and a 15-percent off coupon to buy Lee jeans online. Donations can be made in honor of and in memory of friends and family.

For more information, call (330) 482-9139.

Debates to be on TV

BOARDMAN — Candidate debates will be broadcast live on the Boardman Schools Television Network (BSTN), Armstrong Channels 19 and 204, on Oct. 15.

The debate between the candidates for the board of education — incumbents Robert DeMarco and Ken Berarduce and challenger Carmen Amadio — will run from 7 to 8 p.m., followed by the debate between the candidates for township trustees — Larry Moliterno, Brad Calhoun, Richard Slaina and write-in David Piper — from 8 to 9 p.m. Four-term Trustee Elaine Mancini isn’t seeking re-election, and there is no incumbent in the trustee race.

Questions will be posed by Joe Bell of WKBN TV, Gerry Ricciutti of WYTV and John Darnell of the Boardman News.

The debates will be rebroadcast between Oct. 15 and Election Day.

More sex charges

YOUNGSTOWN — More sex-related charges have been filed against Daniel Tatarciuc, a 56-year-old Glenwood Avenue businessman.

Tatarciuc was arraigned Monday in municipal court on two counts of sexual imposition. He will be back in court Oct. 24 for a pretrial.

He is accused of pinching the buttocks of a 15-year-old boy who was working for him at Paul’s Grocery, 1133 Glenwood, on Sept. 13. Tatarciuc, who has a small trailer behind the store, was arrested there around 3:15 a.m. Sunday.

Tatarciuc already has a sexual imposition case pending in municipal court that involves a woman who worked for him at the convenience store.

He has similar charges pending in Struthers Municipal Court that involve two Campbell women, a customer and a job hunter, who encountered him at a 12th Street restaurant in Campbell that he operated.