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YMCA offers swimming lessons

YOUNGSTOWN

The YMCA of Youngstown is offering swimming lessons to children in the community for age 3 to 12 and 6 months to 36 months. Parent participation is required for the course for infants.

Classes run through April 15, Tuesday through Friday, and are offered at both branches. Registration is $35. Membership is not required.

Classes at the Davis Branch, 45 McClurg Road in Boardman are 6 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. for age 3-12; 6 to 6:30 p.m. for age 6-36 months. Classes at the Central Branch, 17 N. Champion St., Youngstown, are 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for age 3-12; 6:30 to 7 p.m. for age 6-36 months.

Registration is available in person at both locations. Call Chris Hughes at 330-480-5655.

Pinwheel event

WARREN

The Trumbull County Children Services Board will have a Pinwheels for Prevention event at 1 p.m. today on the lawn of the National Packard Museum, 1899 Mahoning Ave. NW.

The event is in conjunction with the Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley Child Advocacy Center. The display of 1,924 pinwheels represents one pinwheel for every report of child maltreatment in the county in 2010.

Park meeting

YOUNGSTOWN

Crandall Park community meeting will be hosted by Parkside Neighbors, city of Youngstown, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and other community organizations at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane.

The meeting will provide an opportunity for residents to offer input on neighborhood issues, challenges and opportunities and to begin the development of a collaborative neighborhood-change strategy.

Representatives from the Parkside Neighbors, the city YNDC and other organizations will provide brief presentations.

Man sentenced

WARREN

Brian D. Turner, 41, of state Route 305 in Bazetta Township, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his sixth conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Turner, who was convicted the most recent time for an arrest in Champion on June 3, 2010, previously was convicted in 2009, 2008, 2003, 2001 and 1998.

Turner received his sentence Monday in the courtroom of Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Judge Kontos also suspended Turner’s driver’s license for 10 years and approved forfeiture of Turner’s 2001 Pontiac automobile.