Metro digest || Marketplace rescheduled

Pulled from burning car

GREENFORD — Three men pulled a Sebring woman from a burning car along state Route 165, just as firefighters arrived to help her out of a coat that was on fire. “She’s one lucky lady,” said Todd Baird, Green Township fire chief. Stella Hardet was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown for treatment. No information was available on her treatment Thursday evening.

Hardet had been having trouble with the heater in her car when it caught fire about 4 p.m. Thursday, Goshen Township police said. She pulled into the lot of South Range Middle School but remained in the car. “She panicked and couldn’t get out of the vehicle,” Baird said.

The engine compartment and front seat were fully engulfed in flames when three men stopped as they were passing by and pulled her out of the car, he said. The names of the men were not available. Firefighters arrived at that time and removed the woman’s coat, extinguished the blaze and took her to the hospital.

African Marketplace

YOUNGSTOWN — The African Marketplace, part of Youngstown State University’s Black History Month celebration, has been rescheduled for noon to 6 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center.

It will offer a wide range of sights, sounds and objects, including art, jewelry and Afrocentric writings and literature. Dance and musical entertainment will be provided by the Harambee Youth Group. The event is open to the public, and free parking is available in the Lincoln Avenue parking deck and lot M-24 next to McDonald’s on Fifth Avenue.

Columbiana Co. taxes

LISBON — Columbiana County Treasurer Nick Barborak is reminding county residents the real-estate taxes for the first half of the year are due March 12, and taxes for manufactured homes are due March 19.

The treasurer’s office has mailed 58,240 real-estate and 4,077 manufactured-home tax bills. People who have not received a bill or have questions about their bill should contact the treasurer’s office at (330) 424-9514. Failure to receive a bill is not a defense against nonpayment. A 10-percent penalty will be applied to tax bills not paid on time.

Dem position to be filled

NILES — Trumbull County Democratic Party Central Committee members from Niles will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at city council chambers, 15 E. State St., to select a replacement for an open councilman-at-large position. They will fill the position left vacant by the resignation of Thomas Scarnecchia, who had one of three at-large seats for nearly 15 years. Scarnecchia resigned in January for health reasons.

Civil War show

YOUNGSTOWN — Steffon Jones of Youngstown, local historical researcher and Civil War re-enactor, will present a performance at 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at Mill Creek MetroParks’ Pioneer Pavilion. The show will be followed by a question-and- answer session. Admission is free, but seating reservations are required.

Jones’ research has familiarized him with many local citizens who served as soldiers, physicians and scholars, and he specializes in bringing the lives of these individuals to light with his historical-interpretation programs. In his show, Jones portrays a black Union soldier of the Civil War. Call (330) 740-7126 to be assured of a seat.

Meeting canceled

POLAND — The Democrats of the 17th and 6th District, a local political organization, has canceled its Tuesday meeting. It will next meet at 7 p.m. March 16 at the Poland Community Baseball Association hall on Sheridan Road.

Hospital restrictions

ALLIANCE — Because the 2010 winter flu season is beginning, Alliance Community Hospital continues to restrict visitation in order to protect patients, staff members and visitors from exposure to H1N1 and/or other flu viruses.

People are asked not to enter the hospital if they are under 18 or if they have any of the following flu symptoms: cough, fever/chills, sore throat, congestion or vomiting.