Benefit walk for ACS

Benefit walk for ACS

YOUNGSTOWN — The Coaches vs. Cancer three-mile walk to benefit the American Cancer Society will be Saturday at Youngstown State University’s outdoor track.

Members of the Youngstown State University men’s basketball team and their coaches are inviting members of the community to register at 9 a.m. and take part in the walk, which will begin at 10.

The noncompetitive event will be held rain or shine, and participants can walk at their own pace.

The entry fee is $10 per person, and there will be a discount for YSU students who show a student ID card. There will be T-shirts, door prizes and a raffle.

Tera DePaoli is the organizer of the event, and sponsors are Bob Evans of Canfield and Coca Cola Bottling Co.

For more information, call the basketball office at YSU, (330) 941-3004, or contact YSUwalk@yahoo.com.

Life Chain protests abortion

WARREN — Hundreds of abortion protesters will line Elm Road again this year for the 18th annual Life Chain from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The life chain will extend from Warren Plaza to Harding High School for 60 minutes of silent prayer and protest.

Pastors will lead their congregations to stand along the route. More than 900 chains will be formed nationwide and in Canada. The event is sponsored by Trumbull County Right to Life.

For more information, call (330) 675-3429.

Dinner to help woman

BOARDMAN — A township restaurant is having a benefit dinner Sunday to help raise money for a woman who was severely injured when a drunken driver collided with the motorcycle she was riding on.

In May, while vacationing in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Susie Reader, 36, of Boardman, and her fiance were hit by a driver who made an illegal left turn. Reader’s fianc was killed, and, after several surgeries, she was left with medical bills and no job.

The all-you-can-eat, chicken-dinner benefit will be from noon to 5 p.m. at Jumpin’ Jack’s Chicken Shack, 9159 Market St.

People can also participate in a 50/50 raffle and a Chinese auction.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children 8 and under, and all proceeds will go toward Reader’s medical expenses and costs of living for her and her 8-year-old daughter. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling (330) 783-0155 or (330) 207-5616.

Donations are welcome; contact Becky Reader at (330) 783-0155.

Clergyman quoted in book

YOUNGSTOWN — The Rev. Lonnie Simon, pastor emeritus of New Bethel Baptist Church, is quoted in a new book, “Epic Journey of the African-American Family” by Janice D. Hollis, which features Barack Obama and his family on the cover.

In 1987, when Simon was conducting a revival in Philadephia, He met Hollis, who had a radio program, and they stayed in touch.

In her book, Hollis mentions Simon, a well-known pastor, community and Civil Rights activist. The book notes Simon remembers Obama speaking at the Democratic convention and thinking of him as a “21st century prophet.”