Board vacancy

Board vacancy

LIBERTY

The Liberty Board of Education is seeking a qualified candidate from within the school district to fill a board vacancy.

Candidates should submit a written letter of interest along with any other information deemed important by Wednesday to the treasurer’s office at 4115 Shady Road, Youngstown, OH 44505.

The new board member will fill the unexpired term of Gloria Lang, 82, who died Thursday.

Lang began her term in January, and it ends Dec. 31, 2017.

Lang first was elected to the board in 2006, said schools Superintendent Stan Watson. She was board president in 2008 and 2009. She resigned Sept. 30, 2011. There were no candidates in the November 2013 election, and Lang won as a write-in, Watson said.

Enrollment events

youngstown

Special Fast Track One-Day Enrollment events are scheduled for spring semester registration at Eastern Gateway Community College’s Valley Center, 101 E. Federal St. Spring classes begin Jan. 12.

The events will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 13 and Jan. 10. New students will be able to apply, take free placement testing, talk with an adviser and register for classes during these sessions. Photo identification is required.

Students may come to campus Monday through Friday to speak with an admissions representative and begin the application and enrollment process. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Walk-ins are welcome, and appointments are accepted by calling 330-480-0726, ext. 3101.

Applications are accepted online at www.egcc.edu.

Handel’s campaign

YOUNGSTOWN

Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream and Yogurt has launched its annual “Koins for Kids” fundraising campaign to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. Through Dec. 12, all eight Handel’s shops in the Youngstown area will be collecting donations in the form of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters to raise money and awareness for the local children’s hospital.

In addition, more than 16,300 students from 30 schools across Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties will be participating in the Koins for Kids campaign. Every student who makes a donation will receive a paper ornament with his or her name on it that can either be put on display at the school or taken home to decorate their Christmas tree as a reminder of their donation.

The top-performing school from each county, based on percentage collected versus school enrollment, will receive a free Handel’s ice cream social as well as a DJ for an upcoming school dance or other social activity.

$1M lottery winner

YOUNGSTOWN

A resident of New Middletown won $1 million scratching the Ohio Lottery’s 40th Anniversary Millions instant game. Martin Best chose the cash option. He receives $355,000 after federal and state taxes totaling 29 percent.

Best purchased the ticket from East Point Place, 8828 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road in Poland.

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