Strong Kids 5K run

Strong Kids 5K run

ALLIANCE

The University of Mount Union Physician Assistant Studies Program, in conjunction with the Alliance YMCA, will host the Strides for Strong Kids 5K run and mile walk Saturday.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the YMCA, 205 S. Union Ave., with kickoff for both events promptly at 9 a.m.

Cost is $20 on race day. Early discounted registration also is available at a cost of $15; $10 for UMU students. Registration forms are available at the YMCA and online at www.mountunion.edu/strides.

All who pre-register will receive a T-shirt. The shirts will be available on race day while supplies last. Prizes will be awarded in youth and adult age groups as well as for individual and team participation.

Proceeds benefit the YMCA’s Strong Kids campaign, which provides area families with financial assistance toward the cost of club membership, as well as directly benefiting the YMCA’s youth sports, swimming and camping programs.

For more information, e-mail Lauren Brickwood at brickwlr@mountunion.edu.

Mill Creek meeting

Boardman

The board of trustees of the Mill Creek Memorial Park Association (Forest Lawn Memorial Park) will have its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel.

All owners of lots and family members are invited to attend. Also invited are those interested in becoming members of the new “Friends of Forest Lawn” program.

Ex-coach to speak

HOWLAND

Northeast Ohio native Carl Kokor was a member of the football coaching staff at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., in 1970. He was driving back from a scouting trip when he heard the news that 75 members of the team, coaching staff and crew lost their lives in a plane crash Nov. 14, 1970.

Kokor will be at Howland Branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 9095 E. Market St., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to talk about his experiences of that tragic time, the team’s 1971 season, and of the events that have followed.

He returned to Ohio in 1972 and taught and coached at Brookfield High School.

He also was defensive coordinator for the first year of the Youngstown Hardhats, a semi-pro football team in Youngstown.

In 1976, he began coaching at Westminster College while still teaching at Brookfield. He is now retired from teaching and coaching and was inducted into the Westminster Athletic Hall of Fame.

Kokor is a graduate of Niles McKinley High School. He received a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree from Kent State University.