Friday, March 29, 2013
Benefit golf outing to be July 20
The eighth annual sunshine benefit golf outing will be held on July 20 at Lakeside Golf Course. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and shotgun start at 9 a.m. The event will be a three-person scramble. The cost is $225 per team and includes a T-shirt, continental breakfast, lunch, drinks and a steak dinner to follow at Ball Busters Sports Bar.
Register at Ball Busters Sports Bar, 3661 Mahoning Ave., by July 16 or by calling Johnny Mashiska at 330-519-6753, Mark Kellerman at 330-397-7652 or Dale Brady at 571-292-0264.
Hole sponsorships are available for $100 and program ads for $50. Cost for just the steak dinner is $30 per person or two for $50.
All proceeds benefit James Krokoski.
Benefit cornhole tournament set
Ball Busters Sports Bar and Grill, 3661 Mahoning Ave., will host a cornhole tournament on July 21. Registration begins at 2 p.m. and first bag toss is at 3 p.m. The cost is $40 per team and includes a hot dog lunch. The tournament will include double elimination, 50/50 and a raffle. All proceeds will benefit James Krokoski. For more information, call Tom Miller at 330-565-2573.
Friends meeting and program set
The Friends of the Austintown Library will host its meeting and program on April 15 at 10 a.m. Theresa Lyden from the Holborn Herb Growers Guild will teach about herbs. The guild, which just celebrated its 30th anniversary, maintains the gardens at the Western Reserve Historical Village in Canfield Fair grounds and Boardman Park gardens.
Get ready for your baby
The Austintown library will host a library baby shower on April 13 at 11 a.m. Gia Ramsey from Safe Kids Mahoning Valley Coalition will be there to talk about car seat safety and infant safe sleep. The library’s assistant children’s services specialist, Starr Jones, will speak about baby brain development and pre-literacy. There will be light refreshments and each family will leave with baby’s first book. One family will also win a prize. For adults only. Registration is required. Call 330-744-8636 to register.
Smart Money for 4s and 5s
The Austintown library will host Smart Money: Fun Times for 4s and 5s on April 24 at 11:30 a.m. The program will include developmentally-appropriate stories and activities that will help your child (ages 4-5) learn about money. Each child will receive a piggy bank. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Give blood at the library
The Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive at the Austintown library on April 23 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Class features Nook for newbies
Adults can bring your Nook to the Austintown library and the librarians will show you how to download eBooks from the Library’s Digital Catalog on their website on April 8 and 29 at 6 p.m.
Kindle class set in April
Bring your Kindle to the library and the librarians will show you how to download eBooks from the Library’s Digital Catalog on their website on April 24 at 6 p.m. Space is limited. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for specific library to register.
Buzz about books at library
The Austintown library will host Page turners: Book Buzz on April 11 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hear what others are reading and share your favorite read, or just come in and join the fun.
Smart money program set
The Austintown library will host Smart Money: Tales and Talk for 2s and 3s on April 24 at 10 a.m. The program will include developmentally-appropriate stories and activities that will help your child (ages 2-3) learn about money. Each child will receive a piggy bank. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Learn architecture play angry birds
The Austintown library will host architecture and Angry Birds on April 9 at 6:30 p.m. Children of all ages are invited to learn about some of the world’s amazing, human-made constructions. Build your own structures then knock them down —Angry Birds style.
Have Earth Day fun at library
Children of all ages are invited to try their hand at paper mazes and or matching games at the Austintown library during the month of April. Show the librarian your finished project and receive a surprise.
Annual art show set
Enjoy art work by Fitch High School students at this very special art show. A reception, open to the public, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Austintown library on April 18. Light refreshments will be served. Artwork will be on display April 16–21.
Babies and books set at library
Babies ages 6 to 23 months can join the Austintown library for developmentally-appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child become a successful reader every Monday in April at 10 a.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tales for toddlers set for Wednesdays
Join the Austintown 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 April at 10 a.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Library hosts Fun 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 April at 11:30 a.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Gotta move story time set
Children ages 2-5 who are accompanied by a caregiver can join the Austintown library for a variety of musical and movement activities that appeal to the “young and restless,” stimulate brain development, and motivate language learning every Thursday in April at 10 a.m. Adults and kids, get ready to act out stories and rhymes, sing and dance, and talk and play.
Teens ready for PS2sday
Play video games in the meeting room of the Austintown library after school on April 9 at 2:30 p.m. This event is for teens in grades 7-12.
Spaghetti dinner set April 7
The Youngstown Shrine Club will host a spaghetti dinner on April 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the club’s main hall, 1735 South Range Road (Route 165) in North Lima. The cost is $7 for adults, $3.50 for children ages 6-12 and children under 6 eat free. Dinner includes spaghetti and meatballs, salad, rolls, dessert and beverages.
ABWA to host Chinese auction
The Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will host its annual Chinese auction on April 28 at the Ursuline Center, 4300 Shields Road, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Profits from this event go into the scholarship/education fund for the four students the chapter is supporting this year in college.
ABWA meeting set in Canfield
The Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will hold its spring enrollment event at A La Cart in Canfield on April 9 beginning with a networking session at 6 p.m. The speaker for the evening will be attorney William Kalasky, speaking on estate planning. Any visitors interested in attending for the first time can call Kathy Novak at after 6 p.m. at 330-746-7704.
The menu will be roast pork, southern-baked chicken, eggplant parmesan, redskin mashed potatoes with garlic, chives and sour cream, buttered cord, cole slaw, tomato, pepper and onion salad, relish trays, rolls and butter, coffee and tea and pretzel dessert. The cost is $18.50.
The meeting will begin at 6:30. For dinner reservations, call Kathy Anderson 330-533-6675 or Jackie Fischio at 330-788-6634.
Curves offers free memberships
Free Healthway Silver Sneakers and American Specialty Health (ASH) Silver and Fit Memberships are offered at Curves Austintown, now at 4330 New Road. Eligible women can workout for free based on their participating Medicare supplemental insurance. Call 330-793-9802 for more information.
Benefit wine tasting April 20
The Youngstown Country Club will host a wine tasting on April 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. The gala event will pair complimentary hors d’oeuvres with the exquisite wines that have been selected for tasting, including some premier local winemakers. The event will benefit the Mahoning County DD Special Olympics Program.
Tickets are $50 per person, which includes a charitable tax deduction of $25. To reserve tickets, call the Youngstown Country Club at 330 759 1040, ext. 151.
VTI Travel launches new website
Boardman-based travel agency VTI American Express Travel has launched its new website, allowing leisure and business customers a less stressful means of making travel arrangements.
Customers can explore a variety of travel options and packages and when they are ready to book they can do so by calling or doing it through the site. The new web address is www.VacationVTI.com.
MCCTC accepting applications
Registration is now open for 2013-2014 academic year at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center. Applications for enrollment are available online at www.mahoningctc.com or by calling the high school office at 330-729-4000.
Registration open for Women’s Heart Day
Registration for the 10th annual Woman’s Heart Day, a free health and wellness extravaganza provided by Humility of Mary Health Partners, opens Monday.
Provided as a service to the community, Woman’s Heart Day will take place on May 9 from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Covelli Centre. This annual event features free health screenings, fitness demonstrations, educational presentations on a variety of women’s health issues, cooking demonstrations, spa services, refreshments and giveaways.
Among the health screenings offered this year are bone density, lipid panel (cholesterol) and A1c testing, blood pressure readings, vision screenings, stroke risk and skin cancer risk assessments.
Registration is required and appointments for bone density, lipid panel and A1c testing are limited.
Call the HMHP Healthline at 330-480-3151 or 877-700-4647.
Camera Club hosts meetings
The Youngstown Camera Club hosts its club meetings the first and third Mondays of every month at 7:30 p.m. The meetings are at Christ’s Church, 7155 Glenwood Ave. Anyone interest in digital photography is welcome. For more information, visit http://ycc.photoforge.org.
Pink Ribbon Golf Classic set
The annual Pink Ribbon Golf Classic will be at Squaw Creek at Avalon Golf and Country Club on July 15. All proceeds from this event will go directly to the American Cancer Society. The 18-hole scramble will be followed by lunch and a Chinese auction and raffle. For further details, contact Donna Mowrey at 330-207-9630 or Nancy Felton at 330-533-2712.
Special Olympics fundraiser set
A Special Olympics fundraiser will be on April 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bev Road MASCO Workshop, 825 Bev Road, Boardman. More than 800 items will be available for purchase at the Shop-Till-You-Drop sale benefitting the Mahoning County DD Special Olympics. The sale will feature YSU, Steelers, Browns and Cleveland Indians sports items along with jewelry, purses, toys, books and home d cor.
The event will also include 100 gift baskets with items such as a Colt McCoy autographed football, overnight stay at Mountaineer Resort and Casino, Kindle, cameras, and a year of skating at the Skate Zone. There will also be a gift card raffle valued at $500. One person will win gift cards to local restaurants, bakeries, retail stores, golf items, salons and more.
A bake sale and concessions will be available. For more information on the event, call Cathy Duck at 330-750-0423.
Library closed for Easter
All branches of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will be closed on today and tomorrow for Easter.
Gift card program in effect
Smith Corners United Methodist Church is also offering gift cards that you can order for Walmart, Giant Eagle, Sam’s Club, Speedway, AutoZone, iTunes, Amazon, sit-down restaurants, fast-food restaurants, online sites, etc., almost 1,000 cards to pick from. Pick up an order form or call the church at 330-799-9390 for more details. Orders will be placed on the fifth and 20th of each month.
PTA looks for presidents
The Austintown Council of PTAs is looking for past presidents of all PTA units in Austintown. Past presidents who haven’t been contacted by the council in the last few years should contact Kelly Phillips at kjhowdy@zoominternet.net or 330-270-2669.
Neighbors wants your news tips
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