Sunday, February 20, 2011
Gas, oil drilling
Canfield
A free program about landowner and community issues relating to oil and gas drilling is set for 6 to 9 p.m. March 1 at Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road.
This program is for educational purposes only, and no part of it is considered legal advice.
Tom Murphy, extension educator of Penn State University Extension, Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research; and Rick Simmers, statewide Enforcement Manager of Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Management, will present the program.
Pre-registration is required; call the Ohio State University Extension Office in Mahoning County at 330-533-5538.
Energy upgrades
McDONALD
McDonald village has received a $50,000 grant from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council to implement methods that result in reduced energy consumption.
The grant will be used to replace a 10-year-old truck with a more fuel-efficient model, install energy-efficient tennis-court lighting, and outfit an antiquated village marquee with energy-efficient lighting.
The award is part of nearly $16 million in Powering Our Communities grants that NOPEC is distributing to the 129 communities throughout the nine Northeast Ohio counties that it serves.
NOPEC, founded in 2000, is the largest nonprofit government energy aggregation in the nation and uses no taxpayer dollars. It uses bulk-buying techniques to reduce energy costs.
Fishing and ’cakes
VOLANT, Pa.
The Pennsylvania Fish Commission will stock Volant’s Neshannock Creek with 10,000 trout March 5, beginning about noon. Catch-and-release areas will be available for fishing.
In addition, the Volant Volunteer Fire Department will have an all-day pancake-and-sausage dinner. Many of the shops in Volant also will have “fishy” treats for shoppers.
The shops, on Pa. Route 208 four miles east of New Wilmington, are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.