Austintown parents hosting press conference Tuesday

June 8, 2012 at 12:00a.m.

The Austintown Parents for the Safe Transportation of Students Committee will hold a press conference June 12 at St. Christine’s School to address the busing of non-public school students.

According to the group, the leadership of the Austintown Local Schools has made the decision to transfer to the Western Reserve Transit Authority its obligation to provide safe, comparable and timely transportation of non-public school students who reside in the Austintown School District.

A number of political and business leaders of the community have committed to attending this event. Also, Catholic school parents from Austintown will be joined by parents of Molly Kessler School and Youngstown Christian School students.

East High School Class of 1964 reunion set

The Class of 1964 has organized a reunion for all classmates of the 1960’s of East High School on August 18th from 3-7 p.m. The reunion will be held at St. George Croatian Center on Vestal Road in Youngstown. The cost is $20 per person and you must register in advance. The registration deadline ends August 6th. For more information contact Ted Boggs at 330-793-1198, Ron Devellin at 330-793-8882, or Janice Easton Kutsko at 330-360-1574.

Business women to meet June 12

The Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will hold its June 12 meeting at the Blue Wolf Catering on Lockwood Blvd., in Boardman.

The dinner will be stuffed chicken, house salad, penne pasta with meatballs, green beans and dessert. The cost is $15.50.

Guest speakers will be newest members Liz Notman, Marilyn Abramski and Susan Shaw. Call Darlene Demjen at 330-755-9089 after 6 p.m.

Tri-Gold women to award scholarships

The Tri-Gold Chapter of The America Business Women’s Association will meet June 13 at A La Carte Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. A social at 5:50 will proceed the dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Cost is $15 and will include chicken, potato salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw, tossed salad, rolls and butter, tea or coffee and lemon delight desert.

For reservations, call 330-533-8730 or 330-757-9368. Highlights of the evening will be the presentation of scholarships to Cassandra Clyde and Dena Tufaro.

Get Fit at Curves in Austintown

Curves in Austintown is offering free Silver Sneaker and Silver and Fit memberships at their location. Eligible women can get fit for free, based on their participation in Medicare Supplemental Insurance. For more information, call 330-793-9802.

Passport to fishing set

This program provides fishing skills, techniques and information for beginning anglers to start fishing in their own communities.

Come join us on June 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for this fun and educational experience.

Fishing equipment will be provided. For ages 17 and under.

Lunch will be provided for a fee of $5. Call 330-740-7106 to register. Event is at MetroParks Farm.

MetroMutts Hike to be June 30

The MetroParks will host MetroMutts hike on June 30 at 10 a.m. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ford Nature Center with your favorite canine companion as we hike the All People’s Trail and explore the center’s grounds.

Enjoy cake and refreshments afterwards. Meet at Ford Nature Center. Easy rating.

Play strawberry hide and seek

Children ages 3-5 years will discover strawberry plants hiding throughout the Family Garden on June 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. or June 23 from 11 a.m. to noon. The children will also decorate a pot for their special plant to grow in all summer. Snack and story will be enjoyed along with the activity. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register.

In The Time of Dinosaurs set

Fellows Riverside Garden will host In the Time of Dinosaurs on June 23 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. What kinds of plants are growing in the Family Garden that might have been growing in the time of the dinosaurs? Each child age 6 and up will learn about prehistoric plants and be given a ginkgo tree to take home. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register. The cost is $10 for residents and $14 for non-residents.

Take yoga at the gardens

Fellows Riverside Gardens will host yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. throughout June. A blend of energizing yoga styles will help you keep a healthy outlook

Students at all levels are welcome. Bring a mat. Classes are outdoors, weather permitting. Meet at the information desk.

Call Fellows Riverside Gardens for information. The cost is $10 per class.

Family Garden Fun set

Plan a drop-in visit to the Family Garden on fair weather Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays throughout June to dig, water, pot a plant to take home or read a book.

The programs will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. The Family Garden Greeter will tell you about the plants and has free hands-on activities for children to enjoy with their favorite adults.

Call Fellows Riverside Gardens for more information.

Meditation in movement set

Join Julie Thomas in the Tara Dance on June 24 from noon to 2 p.m. Through simple, graceful movements you learn to focus on inner strengths and appreciate the beauty of the surrounding gardens. Meet in the Gazebo. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens for information. The cost is $10.

Austintown business CFO speaks at national conference

Keith Campanelli, chief financial officer and Practice Manager for Austintown Pediatrics, Inc., a local pediatric office, was a featured panelist at the recent HIMSS conference’s Summit for Health Information and Financial Technology held in Las Vegas Feb. 21–24.

Campanelli spoke on the evolving role of the provider CFO and how he has successfully balanced his practice’s requirements of health IT funding management with the everyday tasks associated with maintaining a healthy revenue cycle.

Austintown Pediatrics has reduced both patient processing time and bad debt by 50 percent utilizing technology-based systems for health-care management and timely insurance claims submission, as well as instant insurance validation/verification.

Make ice cream at the farm

The MetroParks Farm invites you to make ice cream in a bag and watch a Moo to You video on June 9 and 23 at 11 a.m. The cost is $2 for residents and $3 for nonresidents.

Cook with whole grains

Three local chefs will demonstrate how to cook breakfast items with whole grains that are ground at Lanterman’s Mill today from 8 to 11 a.m. Enjoy samplings and take the recipes home. Call the Mill to register. Class is limited. The cost is $15.

Learn to cook

Chef David Armstrong will prepare your next summer favorites on Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Armstrong will prepare a fresh watermelon Greek salad served in a martini glass, grilled swordfish steak skewers with a lemon parsley sauce, grilled sausage with caramelized onions and grapes. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register. The cost is $35 or $28 for members.

Garden Forum Summer Flower Show set

The Garden Forum Summer Flow show will be June 16 from noon to 5 p.m. and June 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This summer garden flower show presented by Garden Forum of greater Youngstown will delight the senses.

Mahoning Valley Rose Society Show

The Mahoning Valley Rose Society Show will be June 23 from noon to 5 p.m. and June 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entries from novice and experienced growers will highlight this American Rose Society affiliated show.

FFRG Bulb Pre-Sale set

Place your order now to add colorful alliums, tulips, narcissus, crocus and hyacinths through Friday. Order forms are available at the Gardens and on the MetroParks website for bulbs to be picked up and planted in the fall.

McGuffey Historical Society hosts special guest

The William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society, based in Boardman, will host McGuffey descendant, Shirley Eckley, as a guest speaker at the society’s meeting today at 1 p.m. at the Kravitz Deli, located in the Poland library, Eckley, a retired Youngstown City Schools’ teacher and resident of Hubbard, will recite several stories, based upon the McGuffey Eclectic Readers’ themes of character, citizenship, conservation and the importance of literacy.

McGuffey is known as “America’s Schoolmaster” and was raised in the Mahoning Valley. The local McGuffey Society is the last existing chapter of the National Federation of McGuffey Societies, which once numbered 100,000 members nationwide.

For more information, contact society president Richard S. Scarsella at 330-726-8277.

Play Kinect at the library

The Austintown library will host the Kinect Olympics on June 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Kindergartners through sixth-graders will split into two teams, USA Red versus USA Blue, and battle through different sporting events in Kinect Sports seasons one and two. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or have never tried the Kinect, you’ll be entertained by the larger-than-life graphics and friendly, competitive atmosphere. Come with a good attitude and leave with a new appreciation of all that your library has to offer.

Gather around the fire

The Austintown library invites school-age children to gather around the campfire for songs, stories and crafts on June 27 at 11 a.m.

Wearing your bike helmet could get you free ice cream

The Boardman Optimists, Boardman Dairy Queen and Boardman Police are sponsoring a Bike Helmet Safety program this summer for Valley children.

During June, July and August, officers will be handing out “sweet citations” to children seen wearing their bike helmets. These citations can be redeemed for a free small ice cream cone at the Boardman DQ, located at 6120 Market Street.

Library to close

The Austintown library, 600 S. Raccoon Road will close temporarily until mid-June so that the flooring can be replaced.

The library will extend due dates on items checked out at Austintown library that would have been due back during this closed period. Extended use fees for items checked out at Austintown library will not accrue during the days the branch is closed.

Book drops outside the Austintown library will be available while the branch is closed. Materials can be checked out and/or returned at any of the other public libraries in Mahoning County.

Bereaved Parents meeting set

The Mahoning County Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA meet the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Park Vista of Youngstown, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. The parents meet to honor and remember their children who have passed away.

For more information, call Diane Hunter-Copeland, chapter leader at 330-770-2686.

Wickliffe block watch hosts garage sale

The Austintown Wickliffe Block Watch is accepting clean and usable donations for its garage sale Aug. 28-29. All proceeds from the sale will go toward the group’s annual block party which is open to all Austintown residents. The block party is set for June 30 and will include free food, beverages, games, music, face painting and more. To make a donation, call 330-792-1571.

Greenwood opens new collision repair center

Greenwood Chevrolet has opened its Greenwood Collision Repair Center, located at 4695 Mahoning Avenue.

In addition to traditional auto body services, this new facility also provides customers with front door parking and drive-through estimates, as well as a newly-remodeled waiting area with flat screen TV, complimentary beverages and free WiFi. Early drop-off and pick-up hours are available with 24-hour security cameras.

Greenwood Collision Repair Center is a full-service mechanical, glass and dent repair center with dealer-trained, top-rated specialists who are ASE and ICar Certified.

Italian Fest to be in August

The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest will be held on Aug. 3-5 in downtown Youngstown. The festival is now accepting applications for the Italian Man and Woman of the Year. For more information contact Arlene DeChellis at 330-726-8019.

Wound Care center relocates

The St. Elizabeth Boardman Wound Care Center has moved to 7010 South Ave., Suite 6 in Boardman. The new office, at the corner of South Avenue and Trailwood Drive, opened this morning and is convenient to Route 224 and Interstate 680, providing easier access for patients than its former DeBartolo Place office.

St. Elizabeth Wound Care Center specializes in providing comprehensive care for chronic, non-healing wounds using the latest treatments and technologies.

Treatment is tailored to each patient’s unique needs and requirements, and complements the care provided by the patient’s primary care physician.

The staff consists of physicians who specialize in the treatment of chronic wounds, nurses specially trained to care for patients with these wounds, and experienced technicians. For more information, call St. Elizabeth Boardman Wound Care Center at 330-729-3175.

Car Trunk and Treasure Sale set

The Ursuline Center Car Trunk and Treasure Sale will be July 14 at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of the Ursuline Center on Shields Road in Canfield. Spaces are now available for cars.

The cost for a side-by-side space is $25, but the fee will increase to $30 after June 30. All spaces are first-come, first-served.

The sale will also include food and refreshments on sale as well as a book, bake and furniture sale that be will held inside the center. The sale of pets, firearms and fireworks will not be permitted.

For more information, contact the center at 330-533-3831 or visit www.theursulinecenter@yahoo.com.