Local news digest
Donations sought
YOUNGSTOWN
Every year, homeless children living at Beatitude House have an opportunity to pick out a gift for their mothers, wrap it and put it under the Christmas tree. This is made possible through donations from the community.
Items may be practical, such as gloves or socks, or something not-so-practical, like a bath set or perfume. Gift bags and tags also are appreciated especially by volunteers, who help children wrap presents. No candles are accepted.
To donate to the workshop, bring unwrapped gifts to Beatitude House’s administrative offices, 238 Tod Lane on the campus of St. Edward Church. Donations are accepted between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Deadline to donate is Dec. 13. For more information, call 330-744-3147.
Public meeting
MINERAL RIDGE
A public meeting has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District headquarters to discuss development of the Meander Creek Watershed Action Plan. The purpose of the plan is to improve and protect water in the watershed’s 86-square-mile area of Mahoning and Trumbull counties around Meander Reservoir. The meeting will be conducted in Building 19, which can be accessed through the Salt Springs Road entrance to the MVSD.
Pet adoptions
CANFIELD
Angels for Animals will have a Black Friday Cat and Dog Adoption Sale from noon to 8 p.m. Friday. There will be reduced adoption fees on all cats and dogs at the shelter, starting at $50 for cats 6 months old and older, and $70 for kittens with all basic health care, which includes spaying or neutering. Dog-adoption fees are $100 for adult dogs, and $200 for puppies with a $50 refund on puppies upon completion of the puppy-training classes. Angels for Animals is at 4950 state Route 165 in Canfield Township. For more information, visit www.angelsforanimals.org or call 330-549-1111.
Robbery probed
YOUNGSTOWN
City police are investigating the armed robbery of a woman and teenager at a South Side gas station.
According to reports, the 21-year-old Campbell woman and 17-year-old Youngstown boy were at a gas station in the 2300 block of South Avenue just after 8 p.m. Monday when they were robbed by three black males all carrying handguns. Two of the men were wearing masks.
Reports say the thieves took the keys to the 1995 Caprice Classic the victims were driving, then hit each of them in the back of the head before driving off. Police recovered the car just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of Mount Vernon.
World Soil Day
CORTLAND
The Trumbull Soil and Water Conservation District will celebrate World Soil Day by screening the movie “Dirt!” at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Education Center, 520 W. Main St.
World Soil Day was established in 2002 by the International Union of Soil Sciences. “Dirt!” teaches about the environmental, economic, social and political impact that soil has. It tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and under-appreciated fertility source. It is narrated by actress Jamie Lee Curtis. For more information and to register, contact Amy Reeher, district watershed coordinator, at 330-637-2056, ext. 111.
Demolition bids
YOUNGSTOWN
The city school board Tuesday authorized the district’s chief of operations to advertise for bids to demolish the former Lincoln School. The district stopped using the Charlotte Avenue building more than 10 years ago as part of its rebuilding plan.