METRO DIGEST || SARR class Jan. 22 in Beaver County

SARR class Jan. 22 in Beaver County

Beaver Pa.

Orientation and registration for the 2012 U.S. SARR Corps Academy class will take place at 10 a.m. next Sunday at the Wildflower Reserve Nature Center of Raccoon Creek State Park in Beaver County.

The academy offers a professional training program for the certification of a U.S. SARR Corps SARR Tech (Search, Rescue, Recovery Technician). This extensive training prepares the student in all aspects of search, rescue and recovery for locating missing people as an unpaid professional volunteer.

For a detailed registration information pack, call Nancy Vickroy at 330-524-4409. Visit www.ussasrr.org for further information.

Woman, dog escape fire started by heater

YOUNGSTOWN

An electric heater caught clothes on fire causing damage to a St. Louis Avenue home.

Firefighters were called at 4:08 a.m. Saturday to a fire at 48 St. Louis Ave. Francis Adams, who lives in the house, escaped before firefighters arrived. But her dog was inside the home. Firefighters went inside and saved the dog.

The fire was contained to the bedroom. The fire department estimates damage at $1,300.

Firefighters say an electric heater in the bedroom caught nearby clothes on fire.

ICU Blockwatch to meet Monday

YOUNGSTOWN

The ICU Blockwatch will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Metro Assembly Youth Facility. For more information or transportation to the meeting, contact Victoria Allen at 330-360-8460.

Genealogy workshop set in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Historical Center Archives/Library 2012 Winter Workshop Series begins Saturday with “Intro to Genealogy at YHC Archives/Library.”

The workshop runs from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Youngstown Historical Center, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown. The cost is $10 per person per session. Reservations may be made by calling 330-941-1314 or 330-941-1433.