Safety day in Boardman

Safety day in Boardman

BOARDMAN — “Stay Fire Smart: Don’t Get Burned” is the theme of the township fire department’s safety day today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the main fire station, 136 Boardman-Poland Road.

Visitors can tour the station, see burn demonstrations, participate in interactive fire- extinguisher classes, view an extrication demonstration and learn fire-safety tips.

Firefighters will give out free helmets, stickers and coloring books to children. Refreshments will be provided.

Taste of the Valley

YOUNGSTOWN — The 18th annual Taste of the Valley to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Stambaugh Auditorium, Wick Avenue, on the city’s North Side.

More than 25 of the Mahoning Valley’s finest dining establishments will donate their time and talents to present a vast array of appetizers, entr es and desserts to more than 400 expected guests.

This year, Taste of the Valley’s sponsors include more than 45 businesses, civic groups, religious organizations and individuals.

Festivities will include a Chinese auction presented by Richard Basinger and music by Stan Miller and Kelly Connors. Auction items include vacations, airline tickets, original artwork and jewelry.

All funds raised at the event will be used to feed the hungry in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

‘H1N1 Flu and You’

BOARDMAN — The American Red Cross Mahoning Chapter will host several one-hour presentations on the bird flu/H1N1 pandemic at the chapter on Tod Lane across from the St. Elizabeth Hospital Boardman Campus on McClurg Road.

“H1N1 Flu and You” is offered Tuesday, Oct. 20 and 27 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, Oct. 15, 22 and 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; and Oct. 17, 24 and 31 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Call the chapter at (330) 726-6063 to register for one of the free presentations, or to schedule one for your group, church or family.

Learn what to expect; similarities and differences between seasonal flu and H1N1; how the influenza virus spreads; prevention, care, survival and recovery; and what your community is doing to prepare.

Flu cases at YSU

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University reported two student cases of Type A influenza Friday.

Type A is an indicator of the H1N1 virus, but students aren’t tested for H1N1 unless they are hospitalized, said YSU spokesman Ron Cole. Hospitalization wasn’t required in these cases, he said.

YSU had one earlier case of Type A influenza at the beginning of the semester, he said, noting that student wasn’t hospitalized either.

The university follows the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation for isolating students ill with the flu until their symptoms clear, he said.

Two of the three students affected live in campus housing. The third lives in an apartment near campus, he said.

Mathews bond forums

VIENNA — Community forums offering information about the 8.1-mill bond issue proposed for Mathews schools will be Tuesday at Neal Middle School, 3385 Youngstown-Kingsville Road, Fowler, and Oct. 19 and 28 at Mathews High School, 4429 Warren-Sharon Road.

All forums begin at 7 p.m.

The 37-year bond issue would pay off the $22.5 million — plus interest — that the district wants to borrow to build a grades K-12 building that would replace all four of the district’s current schools.