Veterans Council

Veterans Council

STRUTHERS

Representatives from the Sandusky Ohio Veterans Home will discuss eligibility and benefits at the United Veterans Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at AMVETS Post 44, 305 Elm St.

This event is open to veterans and the public to learn about Ohio’s long-term care facility for veterans. Families of wartime veterans are encouraged to attend.

For information, call Barry Landgraver of the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission at 330-740-2451.

HMHP gets award

YOUNGSTOWN

The American Heart Association has awarded Humility of Mary Health Partners Fit-Friendly gold for 2013. The designation recognizes HMHP for creating fit-friendly work sites where employees are encouraged to be physically active and where healthful food options are available.

The award acknowledges all three HMHP health centers: St. Elizabeth in Youngstown, St. Joseph in Warren and St. Elizabeth Boardman in Boardman.

“Encouraging employees to be physically active by providing walking programs, designated walking routes and other fitness programs along with nutritious alternatives to snacks and lunches high in fat, salt and calories is increasingly important as American workers become more sedentary,” says Mariann Pacak, director of heart and vascular services at St. Elizabeth.

Workplace award

AKRON

Akron Children’s Hospital, recognized as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio for the seventh- consecutive year, will receive its NorthCoast 99 award at a ceremony Wednesday.

NorthCoast 99 is an annual recognition program that honors the 99 best workplaces in Northeast Ohio. The program was developed by the Employers Resource Council, a Northeast Ohio professional organization dedicated to human-resource practices, programs and services.

NorthCoast 99 designation is based on a detailed application process and a survey of the top-performing employees. The council examines seven fundamental characteristics that address quality: flexibility, opportunity, recognition, development, security, support and talent integrity.

Power restored

LORDSTOWN

Salt Springs Road was closed for most of the day Friday because of downed utility poles. The road was closed between Tod Avenue and Ellsworth-Bailey Road after the Thursday evening storms. Power was out to parts of the village Thursday evening and for part of the day Friday but had been restored by midday.

2 found fatally shot

new castle, pa.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide. A passer-by in the parking lot at Bessemer Lake in North Beaver Township contacted Lawrence County 911 at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, and responders discovered Ronald Allen Hartman, 54, and Shirley Ann Rivardo, 50, dead.

Hartman was lying on the ground near a pickup truck with an apparent gunshot wound. Rivardo was in the truck with an apparent gunshot wound, police said.

Brief street closing

YOUNGSTOWN

Boardman Street between Phelps and Hazel streets in downtown Youngstown will be closed Wednesday between 5 and 7:30 a.m. for crane operations related to repairs on an adjacent structure.

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