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Old-fashioned Christmas returns to Mill Creek Park

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Get a start on holiday shopping at Lanterman’s Mill’s old-fashioned Christmas from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Mill Creek MetroParks.

Visitors can taste chestnuts over an open fire, give Santa a wish list, watch artisans demonstrate crafts such as weaving, pottery, blacksmithing and woodcarving and be entertained by a juggler, a balloon artist and musicians.

Bring a hat, scarf or pair of mittens to help decorate a “Giving Tree.” Donated items will be given to Mahoning County children in need this winter.

Register for coats

YOUNGSTOWN

Salvation Army will continue its Christmas registration of families with children from 4 to 12 years old from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at 1501 Glenwood Ave. Children will receive winter coats through 2011 Project Warm.

Participants must have a valid photo identification, proof of guardianship (birth certificates, custody papers or Mahoning County Job and Family Services papers) and be a Mahoning County resident.

Adult CPR training

WARREN

The American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley is offering Adult CPR/AED training from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at its main office at 661 Mahoning Ave. NW.

The cost is $70. To register, visit www.redcross.org and pay with a major credit card or call 1-800-733-2767 and ask for offering No. 01189133.

Name Valley airport

VIENNA

Members of the organization YNGAir Partners have begun to seek input from the public for a survey on a possible name change for the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.

The survey is five questions and takes five minutes to complete. The online version is available at www.yngairpartners.org. Volunteers also will ask customers at the airport to complete the survey, said Doug Kibby, president of the nonprofit organization whose goal is to support the airport.

Results will be presented to the Western Reserve Port Authority, which runs the airport, in early January.

EGCC moving

Youngstown

Eastern Gateway Community College’s Valley Center will move next month.

The location at Northside Medical Center will close Dec. 5. The college’s new location will open Dec. 6 at Choffin Career and Technical Center, 200 E. Wood St.

Due to strong enrollment growth, more classroom and support-service space is needed. The college will occupy about 20,000 square feet of the fourth floor where classes and labs will be used as well as office space for student services. Faculty members will hold fall semester finals in planned locations and times during the week of Dec. 5. Registration continues daily for the spring semester that begins on Jan. 17. For admissions information, call 330- 884-0860 or visit www.egcc.edu.

Job help for veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C.

President Barack Obama has signed legislation aimed at helping veterans find jobs.

The VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 provides tax credits to companies that hire unemployed veterans and job training to veterans. It includes legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, the Hiring Heroes Act, which helps ease the transition to civilian life for returning men and women in the Armed Forces.