Boardman briefs

Local chiropractor hosts lecture

Chiropractor Ted Suzelis will present a lecture titled, “Natural Therapies for Balancing a Woman’s Hormones” Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at his Boardman office, in the Southbridge Executive Park at 725 Boardman-Canfield Road, Suite K-4.

Suzelis will discuss the myriad of different health problems related to women’s hormonal imbalances from PMS and menstrual cramps to menopausal symptoms.

For information or to register, call 330-729-1350 or email info@ohiond.com. Admission is free.

St. James’ to hold animal blessing

St. James’ Episcopal Church in Boardman will hold its annual Blessing of Animals on the church’s front lawn Sunday at 4 p.m.

All animals are welcome. For safety, dogs must be on leashes, cats in carriers, etc. Owners of animals who do not travel well are welcome to bring photos to be blessed.

Photos will be taken of animals with their owners. Treats for people and animals will be served after the blessing.

St. James’ Church is located at 7640 Glenwood Avenue. For information, contact the church office at 330-758-2727 or e-mail office@stjamesboardman.com.

Boardman resident awarded best publicity

Monica Small was awarded Best Publicity at the 2010 Open Frame Film Fest at Malone University. Small is a senior communication arts major at the university.

Conference offers girls a unique experience

Sunshine Spirit Girl’s Conference, S.O.A.R. (Shine in your Own Amazing Rays), is giving girls a day of discovery, inspiration and seeds to grow on July 21 at Millcreek MetroParks Fellows Riverside Gardens.

The event is for girls ages 8 to 12.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $65 per girl before June 1 and $80 per girl after June 1.

A few scholarships are available.

For information, call 330-509-9642.

Honor mom with wildflowers and a walk

Bring your mom to Ford Nature Center Sunday at 2 p.m. to enjoy the spring beauty of Mill Creek Park during an easy-rated hike.

Children can make a special craft to honor their mother, while parents hear a presentation about wildflowers.

The event is free, but registration is required today. To register, call 330-740-7107.

Mothers of Twins Club awards Mother of the Year

Christine Ruminski has been chosen as “2010 Mother of the Year” for the Youngstown Mothers of Twins Club.

She has been a member for 29 years and has three children. She and her husband, Frank, have been married for 34 years and live in New Middletown.

She will represent the Youngstown Mothers of Twins Club at the Ohio Federation of Mothers of Twins Club (OFMOTC) State Convention June 25 and 26 in Emerald Valley, Ohio, where a State Mother of the Year will be chosen from 15 clubs.

Deadline extension for Resource Guide

The Health Choices Network has announced that it will be extending its deadline of the 2010/2011 Resource Guide to May 15.

Those who are interested in becoming members or advertising in this annual booklet can go to www.healthchoicesnetwork.com or call Kathy Frangos at 330-301-0356 for details.

The Health Choices Network Resource Guide is a free booklet full of the best natural health practitioners, doctors and natural health related businesses and those who support these great businesses.

The booklets are distributed throughout Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Mercer counties.

The online version of the resource guide is available throughout the year as a community resource.

Learn about health care at workshop in Boardman

Area residents interested in pursuing a career in health care are invited to attend a Health Care Career Workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Boardman Park in the Lariccia Family Community Center located at 375 Boardman-Poland Road in Boardman.

Registration for the free workshop begins at 8:30 a.m. Individuals must preregister by calling Danita Logan at 330-965-1787, ext. 7115.

The workshop offers information on health information technology, medical billing and coding, pharmacy technician, electronic medical records, emergency medical tech and many other career paths.

Participants will talk to health care employers, educators and career pathway representatives.

Financial aid services information will also be available on-site.

Participate in the fight against obesity

St. Elizabeth and St. Joseph Surgical Weight Loss Center is raising awareness about obesity by presenting the area’s first “Walk from Obesity” May 15 at Boardman Park.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the walk starting at 10 a.m.

The cost to participate in the Walk is $25. Registration is free for children 12 and under.

To register, visit HMpartners.org and click on the Walk From Obesity link.

Funds raised through this event will support the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation and the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC).

Celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month

Every May, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association celebrates Better Hearing and Speech Month. This event is designed to raise awareness and promote treatment of communication disorders.

Throughout May the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Beyond Expectations Speech Therapy, LLC, will offer free speech and language screenings at 8261 Market St., Suite F, in Boardman.

Call 330-307-7983 to schedule an appointment.

Boardman resident named president

Boardman resident Larry Moliterno has been named President of Meridian Services. He will add this role to his current position as Meridians Chief Executive Officer. Moliterno has more than 25 years of executive leadership in non-profit and for-profit sectors and serves a Trustee for the township.

Meridian Services is an innovative non-profit agency that provides prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for those battling addiction and its related issues.

Boardman resident receives academic honor

Boardman resident and Malone University senior Ashley Shevel was initiated into the Rho Tau chapter of Kappa Delta Pi for the 2010 spring semester.

The society inducts only those individuals who have exhibited the ideals of scholarship, integrity in service and commitment to excellence in teaching and its allied professions.

Buy spring plants from students of MCCTC

The Horticulture program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center has begun its spring plant sale.

Students of the school have prepared assorted annuals, hanging baskets, tomatoes, peppers and flats of flowers and will sell them until the supply runs out.

The Horticulture Gift Shop is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Bond with babies, books at the library

Join the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County Thursday at 10 a.m. for developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help babies 6 to 23 months old become successful readers.

A similar program design for children 2 and 3 is offered on all Wednesdays in May at 10 a.m. Children aged 4 and 5 can attend a reading program on Tuesdays in May at 10 a.m.

Eliminate potential health hazards from the home

Residents can help aging loved ones clear clutter from their homes and dispose of it May 8 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Locations will include Grace Fellowship Church, 2150 Niles Cortland Road in Warren, Boardman Township Administration Building, 8229 Market St. in Boardman and the Austintown Police Department, 92 Ohltown Road in Austintown.

The Mission Medicine Event is being sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care, Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office and their Senior Service Unit and the Boardman and Austintown Police departments.

Learn how to manage all your stress

Catholic Charities Regional Agency’s family support counselors will present a one-hour free stress management and self-help strategies workshop May 19 at 2:30 p.m. at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.

For information, contact Marlene Hanisko or Nancilyn Gatta at 330-744-3320.

Summer Festival of the Arts seeks volunteers

The 12th annual Summer Festival of the Arts, scheduled for July 10 and 11 on YSU’s campus, is seeking volunteers for the event.

Volunteers are needed for artist registration; information booths; in the children’s hands-on art tent; for technical assistance at performance sites and at the Festival of Nations international area, among others.

Various shifts are available for the two-day event. Each volunteer receives a festival T-shirt, cold water and reserved free parking.

Those needing service hours logged, such as that for National Honor Society, sorority or fraternity service, may also participate. Service verification forms will be completed.

Interested individuals or teachers advising service organizations may obtain an application by calling 330-941-2307, by email at lafactor@ysu.edu or logging on to www.ysu.edu/sfa for a downloadable form.

Dinner and auction to benefit soccer team

The Ursuline High School boys soccer team will host a spaghetti dinner and Chinese auction May 23 at Lucianno’s Caf and Banquet Center, 1739 S. Raccoon Road in Austintown, at 12:30 p.m.

The auction will begin at 4:15 p.m. Take out is available.

Playhouse presents award-winning show in May

The Youngstown Playhouse will present musical comedy murder mystery “Curtains,” May 14-16 and May 21-23.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

Ticket prices for “Curtains” are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students.

For reservations and information, call the box office at 330-788-8739.

Open house features football great

The Partners for Urology Health, 6262 Mahoning Ave. is hosting a public open house May 8 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Special guest Hall of Fame football player Joe DeLamielleure will present a speech on prostate cancer education and sign autographs.

DeLamielleure was an offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills from 1973-1979 and 1985. He played for the Cleveland Browns from 1980-1984 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003.

Refreshments will be provided.

Spring clean and donate items to Goodwill

Get an early start on spring cleaning and donate to the Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries.

Items needed include clothing, housewares, small kitchen appliances, glasses, dishes and home decor.

Goodwill will take computers and computer equipment as part of the Dell Reconnect recycle program.

Donation location centers can be found in the Boardman Plaza, Hermitage Hills Plaza, Warren Plaza, Shenango Towne Center and at 2747 Belmont Ave. in Liberty.

Become a Hospice of the Valley Volunteer

The Hospice of the Valley’s is looking for new volunteers and will offer a volunteer training class May 25 in the Hospice House conference room. The classes are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday for six weeks.

Volunteers will learn what the team of doctors, nurses, social workers and chaplains do for the patients and their family and how volunteers fit into that team.

The Hospice House is located at 9803 Sharrott Road, Poland, on the campus of The Assumption Village. For information and to register, call 330-788-1992

Learn how to develop a plan to open a business

The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County and SCORE will host a business and investment center small business seminar Monday at 6 p.m. at the Boardman branch.

Members of SCORE will address the business plan, the marketing plan, the financial aspects of starting a new business, and technology and your business.

A librarian from the Main Library’s Information Services Department will discuss the role of the Library’s resources and services from business start-up and beyond.

To register, call 330-744-8636 and ask for information services.

Mill Creek business women plan meeting

The Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will meet at A La Cart in Canfield Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The guest speaker at the event will be Paula Campbell, an Aflac agent, who will discuss benefit options to meet your needs.

The membership will also be voting on new officers for 2010 and 2011.

A dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The cost for the meal is $17 and includes swiss chicken, Italian sausage with peppers and onions, sand trap potatoes, vegetables, salad and dessert.

Reservations must be made no later than Tuesday. For reservations, call Darlene Demjen at 330-755-9089 after 5:30 p.m.

Health and wellness walks scheduled for May

Health and wellness walks are planned for 9 a.m. May 26 at the Golf Course overflow parking lot and May 18 at Yellow Creek Park at 6 p.m.

Preschoolers celebrate moms with crafts

Preschoolers ages 3 through 5 can personalize a vase and fill it with a colorful bouquet of carnations at the park today from 11 a.m. to noon.

A snack and story will be included.

The cost is $7 for residents and $9 for non-residents.

Call Fellows Riverside Gardens at 330-740-7116 to register.

Golf camp for new golfers available at park

Link up to golf with a three-day golf camp Tuesday and Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and May 18, 20 and 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Par 3 Golf Course at Mill Creek MetroParks.

This camp is designed for the true beginner. Lessons will focus on putting, short game, and full swing.

The cost is $35. Call 330-740-7112 to register.

Discover the Labyrinth at Ursuline Center

The Ursuline Center, 4280 Shields Rd. in Canfield will host a presentation of the Labyrinth May 16 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Starting at 2 p.m. and every quarter hour until 3:30 p.m. there will be a presentation in the auditorium on the how, what, why, when and where of labyrinths.

After each presentation participants can explore the labyrinth on their own or with a facilitator.

The labyrinth is designed to be used by individuals of all ages, families and groups.

The Labyrinth at the Ursuline Center is handicap accessible and has adequate parking.

Groups and individuals who are interested but unable to attend the open house can contact the center office for information at 330-799-4941 or by visiting theursulinecenter@yahoo.com.

Library will be closed

All branches of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will be closed May 31 in observance of Memorial Day.

Try a paper maze

Children of all ages can try a paper maze and win a prize at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County during regular library hours throughout May.

Donate blood May 15

The Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross will host a blood drive at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County May 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

BHS alum earns animal science degree

Courtney Hull of Boardman, Ohio, will graduate during the University of Findlay’s spring commencement today in the Koehler Complex on campus.

Hull is expected to receive a bachelor of science degree in animal science.

At U, Hull participated in Pre-Vet Club in addition to her animal science major activities.

Hull, a 2006 graduate of Boardman High School, is the daughter of Gail and Mike Hull.

Walk to raise awareness

St. Elizabeth and St. Joseph Surgical Weight Loss Center is taking a step forward in raising awareness of obesity by presenting the area’s first “Walk from Obesity” May 15 at Boardman Park.

The” Walk from Obesity” was established to raise awareness about the obesity epidemic and to support initiatives focusing on prevention, education, research, treatment and advocacy.

The cost to participate in the walk is $25. Registration is free for children 12 and under.

To register, visit HMpartners.org and click on the “Walk from Obesity” link.

Buy or sell baby items at Boardman Park

Boardman Park will host another Baby Bargain Boutique May 22 at the Masters Pavilion from 9 a.m. until noon.

This is a great opportunity to buy or sell good usable maternity clothes, baby and children’s clothing, toys, books and furniture for children under the age of 5.

Registration for tables are available at the Park Office, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The cost for tables inside the pavilion are $15 for Boardman residents and $20 for nonresidents and $10 for Boardman residents and $15 for nonresidents for tables in the outside grass space.

Admission to the sale is free.

For information, call Karen at 330-965-0482 or visit www.boardmanpark.com.

Mystery lovers wanted

The Friends of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will meet at the Boardman branch of the Library May 25 at 6:30 p.m. and sponsor a CSI Y’Town program. The group is open to all area readers, writers and fans of murder mysteries, cozies, whodunits, detective fiction, historical mysteries, psychological thrillers, suspense fiction, police procedures, supernatural thrillers, crime capers or other mystery genres.

Beware of solicitors using Goodwill Industry’s name

Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries has been notified that solicitors are calling people offering to pick up their old computers and charging them a pickup fee, while using Goodwill’s name.

While Goodwill does accept old computers and computer equipment as part of the Reconnect computer recycling partnership with Dell, Goodwill does not solicit or charge people for their computers.

Those wishing to get rid of old computers and equipment can drop them off at any one of Goodwill’s eight donation centers in Austintown, Boardman, Liberty, Calcutta, Salem, Warren, Hermitage or New Castle.

Businesses, schools or organizations with large quantities can call Goodwill at 330-759-7921 to make arrangements for a pickup.

If you are contacted by someone offering to pick up your computers for a fee and using Goodwill’s name, contact Goodwill.

Join knitting group at the par for a good cause

Help “Warm Up America” with others by making afghans and other projects to donate locally May 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. All helping hands are welcome, both experienced and anyone wanting to learn to knit or crochet.

Donations of yarn and needles are appreciated at any time. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens at 330-740-7116 for information.

Little Falcons Golf Outing May 30

Austintown Little Falcons Golf Outing is May 30 at 8 a.m. with registration from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. at the Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course on Granview Road in Lake Milton.

The outing includes golf, beverages, golf cart, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

There will be a 50/50 raffle, Chinese auction, and hole-in-one prizes.

Cost is $65 per person. For information, contact Mike Cook at 330-501-4577 or Matt Hlebak at 330-398-5512.

Take T’ai Chi at the gardens Wednesdays

Ease stress, improve health and increase vitality with T’ai Chi classes at Fellows Riverside Gardens each Wednesday in May from noon to 1 p.m. Marie Lew will demonstrate warmups, breathing exercises and selected movements from a classic Chen T’ai Chi form. The fee for each class is $10. For information, call Fellows Riverside Gardens at 330-740-7116.

Park preps for summer

Mill Creek Park is reopening many attractions soon in preparation for summer. Lanterman’s Mill will resume its regular summer hours beginning May 1. Glacier and Newport Boathouses reopen May 1, weekends only. Full schedule for the Boathouses resumes Memorial Day weekend.

Local debater takes second prize at Mount Union

Freshman Steven Kandray was awarded second prize at the semi-annual Student Debate at Mount Union College.

Kandray received $60 for his debate in favor of “Resolved: Greater government involvement in economic and social affairs is good for the United States at the present time.”

The debate is coordinated annually by Santosh Saha, professor of history at Mount Union.

Clinic extends hours for required Tdap vaccine

The Ohio Department of Health has issued a new immunization requirement for schoolchildren beginning with the 2010-11 school year.

All in-coming seventh graders will be required to have a Dtap (Tetanus, diphtherial and pertussis) vaccination prior to starting school.

To assist parents, the Mahoning County District Board of Health, 50 Westchester Dr., Austintown, will offer vaccination clinics May 27 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and June 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost of the vaccination is $14.95.

To make an appointment for any of the clinics, call the health district’s Nursing Division at 330-27-2855, ext. 125.

Several programs awarded grants

The Humility of Mary Health Partners Development Foundation was awarded grants to fund HMHP programs benefiting uninsured and underinsured patients.

The grants total nearly $115,000.

The St. Elizabeth Health Center Dental Clinic was awarded a $65,000 grant for a Safety Net Dental Care Program.

Smile Station, HMHP’s mobile dental clinic, was awarded a $24,960 grant by CHP from the Mercy Outreach Fund.

HMHP’s prescription assistance program was awarded a grant by CHP’s Mercy Outreach Fund totaling $24,929.

Boardman Park offers new online reservations

Boardman Township Park is offering a new and improved online reservation system on its Web site.

Residents can see available rentals, rates, rental times and payment options. The payment system will accept all major credit cards.

Reservations can still be made in person at the rental office, but only payments in cash, money order or check can be accepted.

Visit the Web site at www.boardmanpark.com. For information, call the park office at 330-726-8107.

Help Neighbors showcase your summer fun

Summer is fast approaching and Neighbors would love to hear about your organization’s plans for spring and summer festivals, Vacation Bible School programs, community events and sports camps and outings.

Just let us know who, what, when, where and why and we’ll get the word out for you.

Then, don’t forget to send us pictures of all the fun so we can share them with your neighbors

Local alum receives honor from university

Jamie Amero, Boardman alum and third-year Pharmacy student, has been inducted into the Aurora Chapter of Mortar Board at Ohio Northern University, based on her excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.

Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service.

Students receive prestigious scholarships

The University of Findlay has awarded merit scholarships and endowed scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year.

Boardman High alumni Austin Clark, a pre-veterinary medicine major, was awarded the Trustee’s Scholarship.

Ann E. Bonifas was awarded the Memorial Scholarship. Courtney Hull, an animal science major, was awarded the Dean’s Scholarship.