Milton Fire Dept. gets $2,500 award

Milton Fire Dept. gets $2,500 award

Lake Milton

The Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department was awarded $2,500 through America’s Farmers Grow Communities.

The department used the funds to purchase a new defibrillator, according to a news release.

Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, gives farmers the opportunity to win $2,500 for their favorite local nonprofit organizations.

Sam Hamilton was the winning farmer in Mahoning County. He recognized the importance of volunteer fire departments and directed the donation to the Milton Township Fire Department.

“I have always respected volunteer firefighters,” Hamilton said in a news release. “They are ready to help someone in need any time of the day. Of all of the public services that one could do, it is one of the most selfless jobs out there.”

United Way meeting

HOWLAND

The annual meeting of the membership of the United Way of Trumbull County will be at noon April 17 at Leo’s Ristorante, 7042 E. Market St., for the purpose of electing members to the board of trustees and board of directors.

Rain-barrels auction

HOWLAND

Rain barrels to be auctioned off can be viewed at the Howland Township Administration Building, 205 Niles-Cortland Road, through April 30.

The barrels were hand-painted by Howland High School students in this third annual fundraiser for the Bolindale Food Pantry.

The barrels can be viewed from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. weekdays through April 30, the final day of the silent auction.

Child program sign-up

youngstown

Registration at the award-winning Child Development Center at Youngstown Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, begins April 30.

The center provides care and education for children age 6 weeks to 12 years.

Parents who call to schedule an orientation between April 30 and May 4 will have the $50 registration fee waived. Call Joie Mozena, director, at the JCC at 330-746-3251, ext. 119, for details.

The CDC uses a Creative Curriculum. The center received a Step up to Quality Star 3 rating, the highest quality rating available.

Mock derailment

lordstown

The Trumbull County Local Emergency Planning Committee will have a mock train- derailment exercise in the village starting at 8 a.m. April 21 and lasting up to seven hours.

It will involve derailment of two real train cars, one eastbound transporting hazardous materials and one westbound transporting passengers, LEPC said.

Lordstown police and fire will be the original responding agencies, and they will request mutual aid from surrounding agencies.

Others involved are fire, emergency medical service, Haz-Mat team, tanker shuttle, hospitals, rail companies and government. The exercise will be evaluated by Ohio Emergency Management and other agencies.

MADD workshop

CHAMPION

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Ohio presents a free Power of Parents workshop from 7 to 8 p.m. April 18 at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center, 528 Educational Highway.

Power of Parents is a communication tool that parents and caregivers can use to talk with their teenager about underage drinking. Surveys show nearly 75 percent of teenagers turn to their parents for guidance on drinking, MADD says.

Power of Parents is a workshop that uses research-based materials. Speaker will be Randall Young, MADD Ohio program coordinator and a father who lost a teenage daughter in an alcohol-related crash.

To RSVP, call 330-675-9625.

Book festival April 28

Youngstown

The sixth annual Plant the Seed to Read Book Festival is April 28. It will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28 at Fellows Riverside Gardens in the Mill Creek MetroParks.

The festival, which will feature children’s book authors Betsy Snyder and Dr. John Becker, is a collaboration among Altrusa, Mill Creek MetroParks, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County and Western Reserve Public Broadcasting, according to a news release from the MetroParks.