Thursday, April 19, 2012
Class to get update
MINERAL RIDGE
The high-school curriculum for the former Home Economics class will get an update to a Consumer Science class for the 2012-13 school year. The Weathersfield board of education approved the change Wednesday, and schools superintendent Damon Dohar explained that the class will be modeled after one currently in use at the Trumbull County Career and Technical Center, which also is adjusting its curriculum guide for the class. The new curriculum will teach students to “manage your household from A to Z,” Dohar said. The class will modernize its methods in cooking, managing the health of family members, being physically ready and teaching different types and styles of cooking.
Volunteer needed
EAST LEWISTON
The Beaver Township Park Board is preparing for its 2012 education program at the nature preserve and is looking for a volunteer naturalist to help. “Basically, we would like to see someone who has a knowledge of the vegetation and wildlife at the nature preserve and the ability to answer questions and work with people to better their understanding of what all the nature preserve has to offer,” said Scott Conway, parks administrator. Volunteers have been transforming the 80-acre nature preserve into an outdoor classroom, built benches and planted trees, among other activities, Conway said. For information about volunteer opportunities or activities, call the park board at 330-549-9552.
Road work to begin
Resurfacing work begins Monday for more than two miles of state Route 45 about a mile south of state Route 558 just south of County Road through the village of Teegarden in Salem Township in Columbiana County. The contractor for the $1.2 million project through the Ohio Department of Transportation is Superior Paving & Materials Inc. from North Canton. The completion date is July 31.
Also, work begins Monday to resurface about seven miles of state Route 172 from state Route 9 to U.S. Route 30 in Hanover Township. ODOT’s contractor for this $1.4 million project is Central-Allied Enterprises Inc. from Canton. The completion date is June 30. Flaggers will maintain traffic at all routes.
Cleanup day planned
lowellville
Lowellville has set spring cleanup day for Saturday. Participants are meeting at 10 a.m. at the Lowellville High School baseball field. They will pick up litter at the ball fields, then on the bike trail to the downtown gazebo. Lunch will be provided, and participants will receive a free T-shirt.
Work days set
YOUNGSTOWN
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. is sponsoring Idora Neighborhood work days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, rain or shine. Volunteers will meet at the Youngstown Playhouse on Glenwood Avenue and Playhouse Lane. Scheduled events are tending to the community garden, a street-by-street cleanup and cutting and painting boards to secure vacant homes. If you have questions, call YNDC at 330-480-0423.
Brunch at golf club
SAlem
The Columbiana County Educational Service Center will have its “Heads Above the Rest” brunch at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Salem Golf Club, 1967 S. Lincoln Ave., to honor the 21 public-school seniors in the county who scored above the 97th percentile on the national college-entrance exams.
Also being honored at the event are 14 educators named as having the greatest influence on last year’s “Heads Above the Rest” students.