Shepherd celebration

Shepherd celebration

YOUNGSTOWN

Shepherd of the Valley is having a party and prayer service to celebrate 40 years in business today from 5 to 9 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 3300 Canfield Road in Cornersburg.

During the year, Shepherd of the Valley has had events throughout its various communities. They started in May at the company’s first site in Niles and ended last month at its newest site in Howland.

Funds for center

BOARDMAN

The Home Savings Charitable Foundation presented a check for $2,000 to the Boardman Performing Arts Center. The funds will be used to help finance the purchase and installation of a new sound system, which will improve the quality of their productions.

Making connections

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber has a ConnectForLunch program. The program is a way to network and make connections with other chamber members. Through the program, a participant attends up to three lunches in a six-week period. For more information, go to www.connect4lunch.com/Signup.

10-year anniversary

COLUMBIANA

Whispering Pines Village, an assisted and independent- living retirement community in Columbiana, is celebrating its 10th anniversary today from 1 to 4 p.m. with an open house.

Tours of the facility will be provided, and the first 100 people who sign the visitors log will receive a free etched wine glass. Whispering Pines Village is at 937 E. Park Avenue in Columbiana.

Anniversary event

boardman

The Shops at Boardman Park will have a 20th anniversary celebration from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Need a blog?

BEREA

Sonnhalter, a communications firm marketing to the professional tradesman in the construction, industrial and maintenance, repair and operations markets, is hosting a free webinar to help companies decide if a blog should be incorporated into their marketing plans.

It will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. Register online atwww.SonnhalterBlog-Webinar.notlong.com.

Highlighting success

GREENVILLE, PA.

The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development will visit Greenville Neuromodulation Services on Tuesday to highlight the company’s export success.

Greenville Neuromodulation Services makes medical equipment used in deep brain stimulation for patients with Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and essential tremor.

Tire Exhibition and Conference

CLEVELAND

The International Tire Exhibition and Conference is Tuesday through Thursday at the I-X Center, by Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. For a schedule, go to www.itec-tireshow.com/schedule_new.html.

Vindicator staff reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .66, 24.73 —.67

Avalon Holdings,3.68—.06

Clear Channel, .73 67.00 —.68

Cortland Bancorp, 9.60—.64

Farmers Nat., .126.35 —.03

First Energy, 2.20, 43.28—.45

FirstMerit Corp., .64,15.22 —.01

First Niles Financial, .32,6.80.00

First Place Fin., .70—.01

FNB Corp., .48,11.98.26

General Motors,24.14.61

General Electric, .68,22.11.09

Motors Liquidation, .0422.00

Huntington Bank, .16, 7.20.15

JP Morgan Chase, 1.20,41.57.17

Key Corp, .20,9.04.21

LaFarge, 13.99 .21

Macy’s, .80, 39.24—.04

Parker Hannifin, 1.64, 86.38.76

PNC, 1.60,66.781.04

RTI Intl. Metals,24.83.58

Simon Prop. Grp.,4.20,162.701.04

Stoneridge 6.65 —.05

United Community Fin. 3.10.04

Selected prices at 4 p.m. Friday. Provided by Stifel Nicolaus. Not to be construed as an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any security.