Enters guilty plea

Enters guilty plea

WARREN

A woman whose 4-year-old son accidentally shot himself to death Aug. 4, 2010, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Amanda R. Stewart, 35, most recently of Windham, could get up to five years in prison when she is sentenced in about five weeks. She entered her plea Wednesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Police said the boy was unsupervised when he apparently used one of six firearms that were unsecured in his parents’ bedroom and shot himself while his mother was “chasing the dog.”

The family, including children 6 months, 21/2 years and 6 years — was living on Trumbull Court in Newton Falls at the time.

Newton Falls police said it appeared that the boy’s father, Michael J. Stewart, 29, was at work at the time. Charges against him are pending.

Teen summit set

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning Valley Task Force on Crime and Violence Prevention on Tuesday will have a mini youth summit, “The Truth: How One Decision Can Impact Your Life,” from 2 to 4 p.m. at Rockford Village, 1520 Dogwood Lane.

The purpose is to educate teens about what could happen to their lives if they make the wrong decisions.

The guest speakers will be Mayor Jay Williams, police Lt. Kevin Mercer, and Lynn Phillips of L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home. The event is open to all Mahoning Valley residents.

Food drive planned

NORTH LIMA

Beaver Township Park Board, in collaboration with the South Range Council of Community Churches, will conduct its annual canned-food drive Saturday at two township locations.

Food will be collected at Woodworth Park off East Western Reserve Road, between Market Street and Southern Boulevard, and the Beaver Township Administration Office at South Range Plaza from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For information about the food drive or other township park activities contact the Beaver Township Park Board at 330-549-9552.

Family fun night

BOARDMAN

Boardman Park will have a family fun night beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday. The free event will include a performance by G-Force, an all-girl band that was on “America’s Got Talent” in 2009, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

A presentation by an astronomy group will begin at 8:15 p.m. followed by a screening of the children’s movie “Monsters vs. Aliens.” Hayrides, a bounce-a-round and face painting also will be offered. Boardman Park is on U.S. Route 224 next to the Shops at Boardman Park. For more information, go to BoardmanPark.com.