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Harvest for Hunger

YOUNGSTOWN — The kickoff of the 19th annual Harvest for Hunger will be Friday at 9 a.m. at Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley, 2805 Salt Springs Road.

Harvest for Hunger is a monthlong food and funds drive in March to help replenish food- bank shelves during the spring and summer months when donations taper off, Second Harvest officials said.

Last year, the Mahoning Valley community raised more than $100,000 and collected 46,117 pounds of food during the drive. All funds raised and food collected stays in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

Anyone interested in conducting a food or funds drive to benefit Second Harvest should contact Becky Miller at (330) 792-5522, ext. 20.

People not able to conduct a food drive or a fundraiser can donate at any local Giant Eagle store or Sparkle Market by tearing off a coupon at the register or dropping food in the collection bin at the front of the store.

Harvest for Hunger 2010 sponsors are: Giant Eagle, 21 WFMJ and WBCB, The Vindicator, Cumulus Radio Stations Y-103, K-105, HOT 101 & Rock 104, UFCW Local 880 and Time Warner Cable.

Body in Liberty ID’d

LIBERTY — Geno Alexander, 42, was identified as the man found Tuesday night at his residence, 3127 Hadley Ave., after township police responded to a “check the welfare” call from a neighbor who had not seen the man in a couple of weeks. When police arrived and looked into a window of the house, they saw body parts strewn around.

Police Chief Richard Tisone said a large pit bull and a large Rottweiler were shot by police because they were vicious. The Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County was called and rescued a large black dog, possibly a Lab mix.

Tisone said a family member told police that Alexander had a medical condition and was sick. The Trumbull County coroner has the body, which was in a decomposed state. Police did not speculate on how long Alexander had been dead.

Gas-station robbery

BOARDMAN — An employee of an East Midlothian Boulevard gas station reported the business was robbed at gunpoint by two masked men.

About 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, police received a call of a robbery in progress at Speedway.

The clerk told police she was inside the store when the two men came in. One of them held a handgun on the employee and two patrons while the other walked behind the counter, told the clerk to open the cash drawer and removed cash and six packs of cigarettes.

Both men fled the store, headed south. A similar crime was reported Sunday at the Shell gas station on Glenwood Avenue.

Seniors community day

CANFIELD — Mahoning County Career and Technical Center will open its doors to the community for the annual Senior Citizens Community Day from 8 to 10 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. Friday.

Students are offering free and discounted services to members of the community 55 and older with a sampling from each of the school’s programs including free manicures and facials by cosmetology students, a free winter check by auto-technology students and tours of the aviation program.

Discounted lunch specials will be available at the student-run Oak Room Restaurant from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Community Day is part of an initiative from SkillsUSA and helps celebrate career and technical education month.

Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling (330) 729-4000, ext. 0.

Rollover accident

CANFIELD — A Boardman woman was treated at St. Eliza-beth Boardman Health Center on Wednesday morning after her sport-utility vehicle rolled over.

Deputies from the Mahoning County sheriff’s office and firefighters from the Cardinal Joint Fire District responded to the accident about 9 a.m. on Western Reserve Road, just east of Raccoon Road.

The sheriff’s office said that Jennifer Long, 31, was traveling westbound on Western Reserve when she encountered ice in the road, struck a snowbank and rolled over.