METRO DIGEST || Crisis shelter kick-off

Campaign for shelter in New Castle kicks off

New Castle, Pa.

The annual campaign kick-off for Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County, 1218 W. State St., will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday.

The keynote speaker will be a survivor whose personal testament encourages victims not to suffer in silence. The shelter is the only domestic-violence and sexual-assault agency in Lawrence County. The shelter provides counseling services for victims of violence and abuse, legal and medical advocacy for victims, emergency shelter and transitional housing.

To donate to the campaign, call 724-652-9206.

Emergency radio demonstrations set

YOUNGSTOWN

Radio operators from the Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association, in cooperation with Mill Creek MetroParks, will demonstrate how they respond in times of emergencies from noon June 22 through 2 p.m. June 23.

Several stations will be set up and operated for 24 hours throughout the MetroParks Farm, across from Canfield Fairgrounds. The exercise is an annual event in the United States and Canada put together by the American Radio Relay League.

The event will also allow the public to see how quickly amateur radio can provide emergency communications when it’s needed.

Computer systems, antennas and power distributions are assembled to connect with thousands of other stations across the country without using domestic power and support. Morse Code and other methods of digital transmission systems will be used by the stations, and ARRL predicts that more than 35,000 radio hosts participate each year.

Steel St. fire

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown firefighters were called to a fire in a vacant structure at 930 Steel St. at 10:03 p.m. Saturday. Further details about the fire were not available Saturday night.