Austintown Community Briefs
New business helps college students
Former MCCTC engineering instructor Bob Dukish has opened a new business in Canfield, Help Buzzer, which helps students gain real-world experience while offsetting some of the costs of college. For more information, visit www.helpbuzzer.com or email bob@dukish.com.
Teen driving survival school set
On Oct. 13, at the Value City Department Store parking lot in Boardman, the Sports Car Club of America will sponsor a Tire Rack Street Survival teen-driving school. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading killer of American youths aged 16 to 19. Tire Rack Street Survival program is a national driver education program that teaches teens the skills they need to stay alive behind the wheel. Students use their own vehicles so that the skills they learn can be directly translated to their own daily driving experiences.
The Tire Rack Street Survival Æ program is open to permitted and licensed drivers ages 16-21. Registration forms can be found online at www.streetsurvival.org. The cost is $75 per student and some insurance companies offer premium discounts to graduates. Space is limited and registration is required.
Pink Ribbon Tea planned Oct. 1
The Junior League of Youngstown will honor breast cancer survivors of the Mahoning Valley for the 18th year at its Pink Ribbon Tea at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Georgetown Banquet Center, 5945 South Ave.
Brenda Rider,a breast cancer survivor and founder of A Way With Words Foundation, will speak. A Way With Words is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to anyone who has been touched by cancer. Rider also has formed the R.O.C.C.K. Children’s Choir, who will perform at the tea. If you or someone you know is a cancer survivor and have not received an invitation to this event, contact call the Junior League of Youngstown office at 330-743-3200.
Public labyrinth walk is Oct. 21
The Ursuline Center, located at 4280 Shields Road, will offer the final guided walk of the season on Oct. 21 from 2-3 p.m. and celebrate the Journey of Autumn and marking the Feast of St. Ursula, for whom the Ursuline Sisters are named. Anyone wishing to walk the Labyrinth but unable to make one of the official walks can come anytime at their own convenience.
There are guides provided at the Labyrinth’s entrance, but there is no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth. People can use the labyrinth in any way they need.
The Ursuline Center Labyrinth is a ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown and open year-round from dawn to dusk for all persons of faith. There is no cost to use the Labyrinth, which is handicapped-accessible and offers ample parking.
Local magician Tom Dowling earns honor
Tom Dowling, president of Youngstown-based Tom Phoolery Productions, Inc., was one of seven professional entertainers selected to lecture at the 2012 KIDabra International Biz Builder Conference held recently in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Dowling is a full-time professional entertainer specializing in themed educational programs for local schools, libraries and commercial events. His company also designs and manufactures original magic effects and props for professional magicians. His selection as a presenter at the KIDabra conference places him in the top 10 percent of professional family magic entertainers.
Bonding with babies and books
This event is for caregivers and their little ones who are 6 to 23 months. There will be 20 minutes of language enrichment including rhymes, songs and stories, followed by time to play and socialize every Tuesday in October at 10 a.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
St. Michael’s hosts dinner and auction
There will be a dinner and auction today at St. Michael’s Parish Hall which will include a 2006 Jeep Liberty 4x4, a 1998 Mercedes Benz SL500, jewelry, Cleveland Browns tickets, gift baskets, a hot air balloon ride, a home security system, and more. Tickets to the dinner auction are $25 each and limited to the first 250 paid registrations. Details and terms of the auction can be seen at www.BasingerAuctions.com.
Tales and talk for 2s and 3s
Join the library for developmentally-appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child (ages 2-3) become a successful reader every Wednesday in October at 10 a.m. Costumes may be work to the event on Halloween. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Fun time for 4s and 5s
Join the Austintown library for developmentally-appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child (ages 4-5) become a successful reader every Wednesday in October at 11 a.m. Costumes may be worn to the event on Halloween. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Family story time at library
The Austintown library will be hosting an event on Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. where you can learn about the “Day-Glo Brothers,” the inventors of paints that glow in the dark. There will be a glow-in-the-dark story. You can explore fluorescence and ultraviolet light through a messy art project and a science experiment. This event is for children in grades K-6 and their caregivers. Children under the age of seven must be accompanied by an adult.
Gotta move story time
The Austintown library will be hosting a fun and interactive story time for children who cannot sit still for long every Tuesday in October at 11 a.m. They will be able to dance and wiggle during an active story time for the young and restless. For ages 2-5. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
iPad play at library
Call 330-744-8636 and ask for an Austintown librarian to schedule your child for a 20-minute session. During your personal appointment, the librarian will briefly demonstrate two specially selected apps and leave the rest of the time for you and your child to interact and explore together using the library’s iPad, or bring your own. Registration is required, and space is limited. For kids from age four to those in sixth grade. Child must be accompanied by an adult.
Kids vote: Buckeye Children’s Book Award
Kids in grades K-5 can experience the voting process during regular library hours from Oct. 27 to Nov. 10. Cast your ballot for one of five nominated books and get a small prize. Grades K-2 and grades 3-5 have separate ballots. The Buckeye Children’s Book Award is an annual kids’ choice award, which began in 1981. The winners will be announced on Dec. 1 at www.bcbookaward.info/.
Disney’s “Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever”
Enter a contest during regular business hours at any library in the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County system to win four tickets for the Oct. 27 performance at the Covelli Centre at 1 or 3 p.m. Contest runs through Oct. 13. Entries available at all PLYMC libraries. To enter, fill out an entry form and write a paragraph on why you like Phineas and Ferb. Drawings will take place Oct. 15 at each branch and the Library will notify winners.
Scrambled pumpkins hosted at library
Unscramble the clues hidden in the pumpkins at the Austintown Library during regular hours. Figure out the secret message, and show the librarian for a creepy surprise. This event is for school-age children all throughout the month of October.
Author visits the library
Join Teen Xtreme to meet and greet Printz award-winning author Rick Yancey of Monstrumologist fame when he visits Austintown library at noon on Oct. 16. Yancey has also authored the adult Effective Detectiveseries and the children’s Alfred Kropp series. Feel free to brown bag it for this lunchtime event and we’ll provide a light dessert and beverage. Registration is limited. Call the Library at 330-744-8636 or register online from the library’s teen page. Visit www.libraryvisit.org/teens and click on Austintown. This event is for teens in grades 7-12 and their families.
The grossest thing I ever read
Share your favorite loathsome literary moment from any book you’ve read by filling out our entry form at any library branch during regular hours or online at www.libraryvisit.org/teens. The Teen Advisory Board will select the grossest of the gross entries and the winners will receive autographed copies of ”The Monstrumologist” by Rick Yancey. For teens in grades 7-12.
Danielle Scott Memorial Poetry Contest 2012
Danielle Scott was a beloved Teen Advisory Board member who was lost to cancer. To honor Danielle, the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahonin County is sponsoring the fourth annual Danielle Scott Memorial Poetry Contest. This year, to correspond with Teen Read week author Rick Yancey and his Monstrumologist series and in keeping with the 2012 Teen Read week theme of “It Came From the Library”, poems entered should have a horror-related theme: monsters, the supernatural, the gothic and so on. Entries may be submitted online at http://www.teenxtremeonline.org/submityourwork.cfm or on standard 8 Ω” x 11” paper (not to exceed two pages) to any public library in Mahoning County by Oct. 31. If you submit your entry online, please select the writing type “Poem” and be sure to include your phone number. Hard copies must be typed and be sure to include your name, telephone number, grade and school on your entry. Entries are not returnable. One winner will be chosen and will be awarded a plaque and a monetary prize. Eligibility: All entrants must be in grades 7-12 and either live in or attend school in Mahoning County.
Monster hunt for teens
To be a good monster hunter, you first have to know where to find them. Make the teen area of the Austintown library safe for humans by finding the hidden monsters all through the month of October during regular hours and you could win. This event is for teens in grades 7-12.
PS2’s day set at library
Play video games in the meeting room of the Austintown library on Tuesday and Oct. 9 after school. For teens in grades 7-12
Library hosts Kindle klass
Bring your Kindle to the Austintown library on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. and the librarians will show you how to download eBooks from the Library’s Digital Catalog on the website. Space is limited and sign-up is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Austintown Library to sign up.
Nook night is Oct. 24
Bring your Nook to the Austintown library on Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. and they will show you how to download eBooks from the Library’s Digital Catalog on our website. Space is limited and sign-up is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Austintown Library.
Austintown Friends of the Library meeting
Learn about the life of a major league umpire from behind the plate when Austintown resident Brian Onora speaks to Austintown Friends and guests on Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. Onora is a professional umpire with the National and American Baseball Leagues. He has and is currently having an eventful career both behind the home plate and around the baselines.
Fall events at White House Fruit Farm
Special fall outdoor events will continue every weekend at the White House Fruit Far in Canfield through Oct. 21. Fall hours for the market are Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday noon–5 p.m. White House Fruit Farm is located 10 minutes south of Canfield on Route 62. Additional information is available online at www.whitehousefruitfarm.com.
School of nursing to host annual alumni luncheon
The 25th annual alumni luncheon for the Trumbull Memorial Hospital School of Nursing will be held on Oct. 6 at The Center at Brittany Place, 336 Vienna Ave (Route 46), Niles.
Monstrous art contest to be hosted
First read the book, then bring it to life in art. “The Monstrumologist” author Rick Yancey will be coming to the main library on Oct. 16 and to coincide with his visit, for the 2012 art contest, you can illustrate your favorite character or scene from any of the Monstrumologist books. Any visual medium is welcome. You can submit your drawing, painting, sketch, photograph, computer-generated art, etc. on paper no larger than 11-by-17, to any library in Mahoning County. Be sure to put your name, telephone number and grade on the back of your artwork. Entries will be judged in two groups (grades 7-9 and grades 10-12) and prizes will be awarded to one winner and one runner-up from each group. Prizes include dinner with the author, a signed copy of “The Monstrumologist” and a monetary award. Entries must be received by no later than Oct. 6. This event is for teens in grades 7-12 who live in or attend school in Mahoning County.
Libraries to have Sunday hours
Austintown, Boardman, and Poland libraries are not open from 1-5 p.m. on Sundays.
Get fit for free at Curves
Free Sneaker and Silver and Fit memberships are offered at Curves in Austintown, now located at 4330 New Road. Eligible women can workout for free based on their participating Medicare Supplemental Insurance. Call 330-793-9802 for more information.
Local doctor offers free health lectures
Dr. Kathleen Padgitt, local kidney specialist, is presenting a series of lectures for healthy living. The program will be hosted in St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center’s Azalea Room. The lecture is free and open to the public. To register, call the Humility of Mary Healthline at 330-480-3051 or, toll free, 1-877-700-4647. Future lectures scheduled for the same time and location are: Raw/Living Foods, Oct. 23 and Juicing/Smoothies/Fasting, Nov. 27. Registration for all the programs are through the Healthline.