MLK school open house

MLK school open house

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown City School District will hold a ribbon- cutting and open house at 2 p.m. Sunday at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, 2724 Mariner Ave.

School and elected officials and community leaders are expected to attend.

Paint for water tank

COLUMBIANA — Council expects a company will paint a city water tank before the snow flies.

Council approved a contract with R&M Sandblasting and Painting of Gibsonia, Pa., to paint the million-gallon tank by the end of November. The cost is $93,000 and the paint job should last at least 10 years.

Council also has approved the purchase of a new aerial truck for $162,000. The city has its own electrical system.

Keith Chamberlin, the city manager, said Thursday the city crews did well during the storms earlier in the week. Despite falling limbs, service was restored by 10 a.m. Monday.

Tentative teaching pact

ROGERS — Beaver Local Education Association and the Beaver Local Board of Education reached a tentative agreement today on a new contract.

Details won’t be released until both sides have ratified the pact, the union and board said in a joint press release.

The teachers gave a notice to the board last week that they had planned to strike at 3:30 a.m. Monday. The old three-year pact expired Aug. 31.

Greek Ethnic Day set

NORTH LIMA — The Beaver Township Park Board is sponsoring a Greek Ethnic Day from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Woodworth Park.

The event will feature performances by the Athenian Dancers and dance instruction with audience participation. Admission is free. Various foods including gyros and Greek pastries will be available for purchase. There will also be displays and children’s games. The first dance performance is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., with another to be presented later in the afternoon.

For more information call the park board at (330) 549-9552.

Volunteers needed

BERLIN — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking volunteers to help restore the region’s public recreation areas.

Volunteers are asked to come out Saturday for the corps’ fifth annual National Public Lands Day at Berlin Lake. Projects include trail building, tree planting, campsite renovation and painting.

Call Julie Stone at (330) 547-3781 for more information and the time.

Wellness event at the Y

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — The New Castle Community YMCA, 20 W. Washington St., and Amway Global invite the local community to attend a free wellness event at the Y to kick off America On the Move Week with the YMCA from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

The event will include one-on-one consultations with YMCA wellness professionals, group seminars such as “How to Get Started on the Right Foot: Beginning an Exercise Routine,” fitness programs and activities for all ages, healthful refreshments, and more.

Nutrition and skin care samples, information and giveaways will be available.

The event is free.

Woman beaten, robbed

SHARON, Pa. — A 50-year-old Mercer woman who was visiting a friend at the Willow Village Apartments was beaten in the parking lot as two teenage boys took her purse, police reported.

The assault happened at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, said police Chief Michael Menster. The apartments are in the 300 block of Sterling Avenue.

Police were called to Sharon Regional Health System’s hospital after the woman drove herself there, Menster said.

The woman told police the boys approached her as she was getting out of her car. One of them punched her and she fell, she said.

She was dragged by her purse when she wouldn’t let go, then the other boy started to punch her in the head, she told police.

Both boys began to kick her. They grabbed her purse and ran, Menster said.