Man arrested in shooting

Man arrested in shooting

NEWTON FALLS — A 43-year-old Newton Drive man is in Trumbull County Jail in the wounding of a 13-year-old girl at his home, John M. Kuivila, chief of police, said Saturday evening.

Two female juveniles, age 12 and 13, went to the house of Jack M Kaczmark about 2 p.m. Saturday.

He was showing them a .22- caliber handgun when he grabbed the 13-year-old and, according to Kuivila, allegedly pointed the gun at her and fired, striking her in the shoulder.

She was taken to Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren and then flown to an Akron-area hospital, where she was reported in stable condition, Kuivila said.

Kaczmark is charged with felonious assault, attempted felonious assault, inducing panic, discharging a weapon in the city limits, obstruction and having a weapon under disability, which means he is allegedly forbidden to have firearms because of previous criminal convictions or charges.

Vocal-talent competition

GREENVILLE, Pa. — The Greenville Symphony Orchestra is seeking competitors for an individual amateur vocal-talent competition.

Auditions will be Feb. 13 at Thiel College. Semifinal auditions will be March 27, and final auditions will be April 23. The semifinals and finals are open to the public.

There are three age categories for the competition: age 10 to 16, age 17 to 25 and age 26 and over.

Prizes will be awarded in each age group. The prize package includes:

UCash or savings bond.

UOne hour of sound studio time toward the production of a CD.

UAn invitation to sing with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra.

UFour tickets to Kennywood Amusement Park.

UAn invitation to sing on the Kennywood stage during Celebrate America Week in July.

Information and applications are available at www.thegreenvillesymphony.org. Competition is limited to 100 individuals in each age category.

Female veterans wanted

WARREN — The YWCA Warren T.E.A.M. Mentoring Program is seeking female Trumbull County military veterans willing to speak to small groups of fourth-grade students about their military experiences from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 at the YWCA, 375 N. Park Ave.

The program is “A Valentine Tribute to Female Veterans.” Each female veteran will have a personal conversation with a group of at least eight students.

Veterans are encouraged to bring photo albums from stateside and overseas assignments and come dressed in camouflage or dress uniforms. The program also includes a tribute to veterans and re-enactments and a presentation by the National Freedom Center.

Female veterans willing to participate are asked to call Toni Blake, T.E.A.M. program coordinator, at (330) 373-1010, ext. 18.

YMHA meet and greet

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority will host a vendor meet-and-greet session at its central offices, 131 W. Boardman St. The event will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 1.

For additional information and registration, contact Thomas Purnell at (330) 744-2161, ext. 219; by fax at (330) 742-4826, or by e-mail at tpurnell@ymhaonline.com.

Teen boys arrested

WARREN — Several teenage boys were arrested Thursday at Reserve Middle School in connection with drugs being sold there.

School principals called police after discovering the problem about 9:30 a.m. After some investigation, an officer received drugs and cash from one 14-year-old boy and took him and another juvenile into custody.

Police also brought in one of their police dogs, which alerted police to drugs in a locker. The student assigned to the locker told police he was holding the drugs for two other students, who he said were selling the drugs. Those three people also were arrested and taken to the Juvenile Justice Center, where they were being held pending a court hearing.

Charges are pending.

The school, formerly Western Reserve High School, houses students in grades six through eight.

Pet first-aid class

WARREN — The American Red Cross of Trumbull and Mercer counties will have a pet first-aid class from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at its Warren office and Feb. 19 at its Sharpsville, Pa., office.

Call (330) 392-2551 for the Warren office or (724) 962-9180 for the Sharpsville office for more information and to reserve a spot.

Tree-revitalization grant

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has awarded $40,000 to New Castle for urban tree revitalization.

State Rep. Chris Sainato, D-9th, who represents Beaver and Lawrence counties, said the grant establishes conservation areas on vacant lots throughout the city.

Pension-fund returns

NEW CASTLE, Pa. – The Lawrence County Employees Pension Fund had a 9.5 return in 2009 and currently stands at $39.4 million.

Joel Bender, of Merrill Lynch’s Canfield office, which oversees the fund, told the Lawrence County Retirement Board last week that the fund is healthy and recovering from the economic difficulties of 2008. He said the average fund earnings of the previous three years was only a half percent.

The county’s fund has a AA+ bond rating. He said the county does not have a Triple A rating, which is the highest possible, because the fund is partially invested in corporate bonds. He said it would have to be totally invested in U.S. Treasury bonds to earn the highest rating.

Free H1N1-flu shots

CORTLAND — Concord Care Center of Cortland, 4250 Sodom-Hutchings Road, is offering free H1N1-flu shots from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 3.

For more information, call (330) 637-7906.