Cordray at the Chevy for Save Our Homes

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Richard Cordray

Cordray at the Chevy for Save Our Homes

YOUNGSTOWN — State Treasurer Richard Cordray will meet with the Save Our Homes Task Force from Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Portage counties from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Chevrolet Centre, 229 E. Front St.

There will be local and statewide updates on: Ohio foreclosures, Economic Future for Ohio national trends and Initiatives Youngstown.

People interested in attending should RSVP by Monday to Tito Brown at (330)740-2460, Ext. 7767, or jamael.brown@mahoningcountyoh.gov.

Fire damage at $3,000

YOUNGSTOWN — Overheated ceramic fiber molds in a dryer were listed as the source of a fire that caused about $3,000 damage at Fireline Inc., 300 Andrews Ave.

Firefighters said Fireline employees told them the company was working on a new product and the molds overheated during the drying process around 11:40 p.m. Thursday.

Workers used fire extinguishers to put out the flames before firefighters arrived. There were no injuries.

The company’s services include ceramic shapes and cores, crucibles/pouring cups/ladle liners and melting products, according to its Web site.

Man shot multiple times

WARREN — An 18-year-old Hamilton Street Southwest man was in the emergency room at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital on Friday morning after being shot multiple times while in the Hampshire House apartment complex Thursday night.

Police said the man was inside 1339 Fifth Street S.W. when he was shot at around 11:20 p.m. by someone he knew.

Police don’t have a motive. They ask anyone with information to call (330) 841-2665.

Event to remember 1983 Beirut bombing

STRUTHERS — A service marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 23, 1983, will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Beirut Memorial by the Tri-State Detachment of the Marine Corps League.

There were 241 servicemen killed in the attack, 220 of whom were Marines. Fourteen of the men were from Ohio and three were local residents: Marine Lance Cpls. Edward Johnston of Struthers and Stanley Sliwinski of Niles and Sgt. James McDonough of New Castle, Pa.

The memorial is located beside Lake Hamilton on state Route 616 (Poland Avenue) between Hamilton Boulevard and Fifth Street. It can be reached from Youngstown by following state Route 680 south; U.S. Route 224 east to Poland, then following Route 616 north toward Struthers. From downtown Struthers, take Route 616 south.

Fire station open house

BOARDMAN — The township fire department will have its annual open house and ice cream social from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the main fire station, 136 Boardman-Poland Road, to conclude Fire Prevention Week.

Alzheimer’s fundraiser planned at fairgrounds

CANFIELD — The Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network invites all interested parties to join in “Walking Together” at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Canfield Fairgrounds to help raise funds for the network’s local services for the disease.

Registration is at 12:30 p.m.

This is the fourth year for the three-hour walk, which raised about $10,000 last year.

Alzheimer’s disease is debilitating for the sufferer and extremely difficult to manage for the patient’s family and caregivers.

This weekend, families and friends of Alzheimer patients will be walking, riding and standing to raise awareness about the disease and its impact on those around them, said Dorothy Barto, network director.

Founded in 2004, the mission of the Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network is to help area families dealing with the responsibilities involved in tending to loved ones suffering with this progressive brain disease. It utilizes educational seminars, speaker’s bureau presentations, family mentoring and support groups.

The public is invited to contact AARN for more information on its programs at (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102.