Electric-program mailers

Electric-program mailers

Mailers will be sent to residents in Austintown and Canfield townships concerning the townships’ new electric-aggregation programs.

Residents will automatically be enrolled in the three-year program unless they return the opt-out card in the mailer, according to news releases sent by both townships.

The mailers are expected to begin arriving today, and residents will have 21 days to return the opt-out notice to FirstEnergy Solutions, the company offering the aggregation.

Austintown Administrator Mike Dockry and Canfield Trustee Tony Bettile said residents in both townships will save about $150 over the three-year period, according to the news releases.

Residents with questions should contact FirstEnergy Solutions at (866) 636-3749.

Folk jam this Sunday

ALLIANCE — The John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center will host a folk jam at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Participants are encouraged to bring an instrument or just come to listen. Beginners are welcome.

No registration is required. The center is located six miles south of Mount Union College on Daniel Street, just off state Route 183.

For more information, contact the center at (330) 823-7487.

Sign Our Streams grant

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Engineer’s Office has used a $5,000 grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental-education fund to erect 88 signs marking 14 streams where county roads cross them in the Mill Creek watershed.

The goal of the Sign Our Streams program is to increase public awareness of the importance of water-pollution prevention.

ACT preparation classes

CANFIELD — The Ursuline Center, 4300 Shields Road, will be the site of Sunday classes to prepare students for the April 10 ACT college admission test.

The course will meet from 11 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. on five Sundays beginning this Sunday.

Tuition for the 13-hour course is $175. Strategies for all question types will be presented.

Pre-registration is required and must be made by contacting David Diciccio of SuperCourse Reviews at (330) 755-2710.

VA February seminar

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Shirley Noga, director of the Lawrence County Veteran’s Affairs office, will host the VA’s February seminar at the Lawrence County Government Center meeting room from 10 a.m. to noon Monday.

The topic will be the Butler VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, with speakers Jim Torok, Butler VA health systems specialist, and Melinda Hogue, social worker at the Ridgewood Center (formerly known as Troggio’s).

Angel Food Blessings

YOUNGSTOWN — Crossroads Church is taking orders for Angel Food Blessings in a Box.

The Angel Food program is intended to reduce the amount people pay for groceries each month. A box of meats, vegetables, fruit and more, valued at $75, costs $30. There are no income restrictions.

Orders for food will be taken on the following dates:

USaturday and Monday: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

UWednesday: 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

UFeb. 13 and 15: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Cash, money orders and the Ohio Direction Card are accepted.

Food will be distributed Feb. 20 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Crossroads Church is at 554 S. Meridian Rd.

For more information, call (330) 544-1064, (330) 799-9988 or (234) 855-0683.