Sunday, August 30, 2009
Angel Food Blessings
YOUNGSTOWN — Crossroads Church, 554 S. Meridian Road, is a host site for the Angel Food Blessings in a Box program that helps reduce the amount spent on groceries each month. The cost is $30 per unit for $75 worth of groceries and includes meats, vegetables, fruit and more. There are no income restrictions or guidelines. Pre-order and prepay with cash, money orders or Ohio Direction Card.
Orders will be taken from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 5, and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11 and 14.
Distribution will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 19.
For more information, call (330) 544-1064, (330)799-9988 or (234) 855-0683.
Mathews band night
VIENNA — The 18th annual Mathews High School band night is planned for 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at the booster field. Participants will be Mathews, McDonald, Mineral Ridge and Western Reserve high schools. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3.50 for seniors and free for children 5 and younger.
Financial program
YOUNGSTOWN — Financial Peace University, a 13-week program taught by Dave Ramsey, has helped more than 750,000 families change their financial future. Crossroads Church, 554 S. Meridian Road, will start the classes at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10. Contact Dave McGeary at (330) 743-1643 or mccidvm@sbcglobal.net for more information or to register.
Among topics are budgeting, buying bargains, getting out of debt, understanding investments and insurance and retirement and college planning.
Ramsey is the author of “The Total Money Makeover,” “Financial Peace” and “More Than Enough.”
Siren testing planned
HERMITAGE, Pa. — The city fire department will conduct its monthly test of the city’s weather-warning sirens at 10 a.m. Thursday. The test will include activation of the Clark, Farrell, Sharpsville, West Middlesex and Wheatland weather sirens. Citizens are asked to disregard the alerting sirens during the test.
Driving workshop
LISBON — Columbiana County Municipal Court has scheduled another free workshop to help drivers either regain their driver’s licenses or get conditional driving privileges.
The event is the fifth offered by Judges Carol A. Robb and Mark A. Frost and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. It will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at the municipal court building, 38832 Saltwell Road.
Three of the people who came to the last workshop at the court in May left with valid licenses, and all the others were given exact information on what they needed to do to get legal.
To register, call (330) 424-5326 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.