Sending holiday wishes

Sending holiday wishes

The Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes invite local families to express holiday wishes to military personnel and others away from home through free webcasts.

The webcast program is an opportunity for families to send their spouse, parent, son, daughter or other relatives a personalized greeting.

Those wanting to participate can choose from three Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home locations and three days for recording their message. Times for recording are from 1 to 3 p.m. each day.

Messages may be recorded on the following days: Monday at 4303 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; Tuesday at 2726 Center Road, Poland; and Dec. 29 at 3701 Starr’s Centre, Canfield.

The staff of Higgins-Reardon will send the messages to recipients through e-mail invitations.

Gift-wrapping fundraiser

BOARDMAN — The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown has launched its 12th annual Gift Wrap Fund Raiser.

Volunteers from the center as well as teens from area high schools will be on hand to help with the wrapping.

The program runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily now through Christmas Eve. The gift wrap booth is directly across from Macy’s near the BW3 entrance.

All gifts are wrapped for a donation, and boxes are available for purchase. All proceeds benefit the center’s scholarship programs.

Recycling holiday items

AUSTINTOWN — The Mahoning County Recycling Division, better known as the Green Team, encourages people to collect their wrapping paper and greeting cards in brown paper bags and deliver the material to any one of the 42 recycling drop-off sites between Friday and Jan. 15.

For a complete list of the locations, call the Green Team at (330)740-2060, or refer to the Web site at www.greenteam.cc

CareerLink office hours

SHARON, Pa. — The Pennsylvania CareerLink office in Mercer County is open from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Dec. 31. The office is closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, but will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Normal operating hours will resume Jan. 2. The online CareerLink system is available 24 hours a day at www.cwds.state.pa.us. CareerLink helps Pennsylvania residents find jobs and provides employers with access to prospective workers.

New Castle council

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — City council will have its regular monthly meetings next year on the second and fourth Thursday of each month unless otherwise announced. Work sessions will be the Tuesday before each regular monthly meeting. All sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the City Building, 230 N. Jefferson St.