Caution urged toward rabies-vaccine baits

Caution urged toward rabies-vaccine baits

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County and Youngstown health departments, with the assistance of the Mahoning-Columbiana Medical Reserve Corps, will spread oral rabies vaccine on the ground Monday through Wednesday.

Residents should avoid the vaccine baits and keep pets confined during the baiting period, even though the baits are not harmful to pets.

In rural areas, airplanes will drop a small plastic sachet, about the size of a ketchup packet, coated in fishmeal.

In urban areas, the vaccine will be inside a hard, brown, 2x2-inch fishmeal block that will be distributed by vehicles. Residents should wear gloves if the bait needs to be moved from a frequented area.

If a person is exposed to the vaccine (red liquid), thoroughly wash any areas of the skin that came into contact with the vac cine with soap and water.

Enriching our kids

WARREN

YWCA Warren’s licensed before- and after-school enrichment program, in partnership with Warren schools, is available for children in grades kindergarten through fifth grade.

The program operates at the district’s four K-8 buildings two hours before school and until 6 p.m. after school.

An annual registration fee of $15 is charged, as well as the following weekly rates: before and after school, $60; before-school only, $30; after-school only, $40. Daily rates are also available.

Anyone interested should inquire at the Trumbull County Job and Family Services office on North Park Avenue to receive assistance. Call 330-373-1010 to register.

Help for flood victims

SHARPSVILLE, Pa.

Cathy Balko of Girard, director of community development for the American Red Cross of Mercer County, was among three area volunteers deployed this week to Harrisburg, Pa., to assist flood victims.

Balko and the others were sent to assist with shelter efforts. This hurricane season, the Mercer County Red Cross chapter has sent 24 local volunteers on 25 deployments (one worker has been deployed twice).

They work in various roles in the relief operation, including working to meet the basic health needs of victims, to helping to provide shelter.

McKinley milestone

COLUMBUS

The Ohio Statehouse will observe the 110th anniversary of Ohio Governor and U.S. President William McKinley’s death Wednesday.

The observance will include an exhibit in the Rotunda, information highlighting McKinley during Statehouse tours and special discounts offered in the Museum Shop and Cafe for individuals wearing a red carnation or dressed in scarlet.

On Feb. 3, 1904, the Ohio General Assembly enacted legislation making the scarlet carnation the state flower. This was done to honor McKinley, Ohio governor and U.S. president, who died Sept. 14, 1901. McKinley, of Niles, regularly wore this type of flower on his lapel.

Howland library

HOWLAND

“Summer in Antarctica” is the topic of a free presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Howland Branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 9095 E. Market St. Robert McKimmy will give a slide-show presentation about his summer stay working at the McMurdo Station in Antarctica. This is a follow-up program to his previous presentation at the library about winter in Antarctica.

Accident injures woman

VIENNA

Kylie S. Davis, 20, of Sharon, Pa., was in serious condition at St. Elizabeth Health Center late Friday after she was involved in a single-car accident on Warner Road just south of Stewart- Sharon Road.

Davis was southbound on Warner Road at 7:45 a.m. Friday when she lost control of her 2001 Dodge Neon, went off the right side of the road and struck a drainage culvert and tree. The Ohio State Highway Patrol continues to investigate.