Boardman Community Briefs

BHS students earn technology grant

Boardman High School’s business and technology department was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $4,000 by DonorsChoose.org. The grant was earned by the students in the technology classes with each student completing a unit on a computer programming language in Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization working to promote careers in computer programming. The grant’s maximum amount awarded to any participating class was $4,000. The funding was provided by Google. After the award was received students decided to purchase 20 Asus 11 inch Ultra Books with Microsoft 365 software for use in all the department classes. In addition, the students decided to purchase two 3D Printing Layer pens that will be used in the department’s 3D Printing and Programming classes. ‚ãMrs. Evelyn Stanton, department leader, commends the students for their dedication and commitment to the future of Boardman High School’s technology courses and their hard work in obtaining the funds.

Excel for business

Learn the basics of Excel for your Business. To register, call 330-744-8636 and ask for Information Services or register online using the events calendar. This event is for adults, and will take place at the Boardman library Tech Room at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 27.

Business start-up workshop

The library partners with SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business, in presenting this seminar. Are you thinking about starting a business in the near future or further down the road? Members of SCORE will address key topics for those considering beginning a business: start-up considerations, marketing, finances and technology for business. The Business and Investment Center librarian will discuss the library’s sources and services for business start-up and beyond. To register, call 330-744-8636 and ask for Information Services or register online using the events calendar. This workshop will take place at the Boardman library Tech Room at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 11.

Play with clay

Come to the Boardman library at 6 p.m. on Jan. 28 to make a demo clay ornament, pin or figurine to give as a gift. All supplies provided, limited space. Adults and teens may register by calling 330-744-8636 and asking for the Boardman Library.

It’s all about yarn

Bring in your crochet, knitting, plastic canvas, or “anything with yarn” project and learn from one another at the Boardman library at 11 a.m. on Jan. 25. Participants are encouraged to bring all yarn UFOs (unfinished objects).

Super Bowl 50 predictions

Teens can stop by the Boardman library during regular library hours between Jan. 25 and Feb. 6 to fill out a Super Bowl Prediction form. Answer such questions as these: Will the coin toss land heads or tails? What will the first commercial be advertising? Which team will call the first timeout? The library will tally the scores after the event, and the teen with the highest score will win a $10 Dicks Sporting Goods gift card.

Check into chess

Join they Boardman library on Jan. 10 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. as they play chess. If you would like to learn to play, they’ll be happy to teach you. Check into Chess is for teens and adults.

Sensory story time

Join the Boardman library at 10 a.m. on Jan. 9 for a family story time for children of all ages with a sensory focus. This program is designed for children with different needs, including those with Autism, speech/language delays, cognitive impairments, AD/HD and other special needs and challenges. They will enjoy books, music and sensory stations with a schedule board and double visuals. Children must attend with an adult. Registration is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Boardman library. Sensory Story Time is for preschool and school-age children.

Night Owl story time

An evening story time for children ages 3-5 will take place at the Boardman library at 6 p.m. on Jan. 12, 19 and 26. Each child must be accompanied by an adult in this 30 minute program featuring finger plays, stories and a craft activity.

Night Owl for the New Year

Ring in the New Year with a special family story time at the Boardman library at 6 p.m. on Jan. 5. There will be stories, games and activities, including a time capsule, for each family.

Mini-Makerspace: Snap Circuits

Make learning a snap with Snap Circuits at the Boardman library Jan. 25-30. All week long during library hours, borrow one of the library’s four Snap Circuit kits. Follow the diagrams to build projects like radios, voice recorders, doorbells and more. When you’re done, unsnap the pieces and turn them back in. All Snap Circuits products are for children ages 8 and up.

Celebration of Dr. Seuss

Join the Boardman library at 11 a.m. on Jan. 9 to see caricaturist Paul Merklein as he combines art, comedy and audience participation as he draws “Great Big Seusses,” all from the world of Dr. Seuss.

PLYMC holiday closings

All libraries in the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County system will be closed on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day and on Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Day.

Gamblers Anonymous to meet

Gamblers Anonymous, a 12-Step fellowship of compulsive gamblers who want to recover from their gambling addictions, will meet twice this week in the Youngstown-Warren area. A GA meeting takes place every Friday at Westminster Church, located at 119 Stadium Drive in Boardman, and every Sunday at Christ Church Presbyterian, located at 3425 Hopkins Road in Youngstown (in Cornersburg). Both meetings begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. and last about 1 1/2 hours. Those who believe gambling has affected any part of their lives are urged to attend.

Winter Wonderland

Boardman Park is transformed into a Winter Wonderland for the holidays and their Annual Holiday Light Display is one that you won’t want to miss this year. Tune your car radio to 88.9 as you enter the park to enjoy several light displays that are synchronized to a variety of your favorite traditional Christmas songs, as well as family favorites. Enjoy a military tribute featuring the songs “Santa’s Silent Night” and “I’ll be Home for Christmas,” along with several new displays. The synchronized display, which consists of a huge 25-foot lighted tree, an American flag, four singing Christmas trees and many more, is located on and around the Maag Outdoor Theatre. With more than 30 minutes of music to enjoy, visitors are encouraged to park across from the light show in the Maag Outdoor Theatre parking lot to enjoy the entire show so as not to block traffic on the park drive. The entire Holiday light display, which features more than 21 displays, is free and open to the public from 5-10 p.m. every evening until Jan. 9. For more information on these and upcoming park events, contact the Park Office at 330-726-8107 or visit www.boardmanpark.com.

Tales and talk for 2s and 3s

Join the Boardman library for developmentally appropriate book, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child (ages 2-3) become a successful reader. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tales and Talk for 2s and 3s will take place on Dec. 30 at 10 a.m.

Bonding with babies and books

Bonding with Babies and Books is for caregivers and their little ones who are 6-23 months. The Boardman library will host twenty minutes of language enrichment including rhymes, songs and stories, followed by time to play and socialize. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This event will take place Dec. 29 at 10 a.m.

ID the candy

How well do you know the insides of your candy bars? Ten candy cross-sections will be on display at the Boardman library during regular library hours in December. Correctly identify all ten, and you’ll be eligible to win king-sized versions. This event is for teens in grades 7-12.

Night Owl story time

Join the Boardman library at 6 p.m. on Dec. 29 for Night Owl Story Time, an evening story time for children ages 3-5. Each child must be accompanied by an adult in this 30 minute program featuring finger plays, stories and a craft activity.

Playaway Launchpad learning tablets for children

The Library is now offering Playaway Launchpad learning tablets for children. They are currently available for checkout by checkout on Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County adult full-service library cards at Main library and the Austintown, Boardman, Newport and Poland branches. Playaway Launchpads are designed just for children and are pre-loaded with high-quality, ad-free apps that are both fun and educational. For more information, visit www.libraryvisit.org.

Downloadable magazines and newspapers

Magazines and newspapers are now available on the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County website through the Digital Catalog and Download Center powered by Overdrive. The magazines and newspapers are available for digital checkout and can be read on a Nook or Nook app on smartphones and tablets. Magazines from Zinio are no longer available through the library. For more information, visit www.libraryvisit.org.

YWCA receives grant from Second Harvest

YWCA of Youngstown received a $6,500 Ohio Benefit Bank Tax Assistance Capacity Building Grant from Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley. The grant will allow the YWCA to continue assisting members of the community with free filing of income tax returns and other benefits. In 2015, the YWCA has assisted 146 clients through the Ohio Benefit Bank.

The Bistro at MCCTC open to the public

Student-operated restaurant, The Bistro at Mahoning County Career Technical Center, is open for lunch hours to the public. The Bistro will be open Tuesdays-Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. for dine-in or carry out through the winter. The Bistro is run by students enrolled in the Culinary Arts Program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center.

The Bistro schedule is as follows: Jan. 5-7, 13, 14, 20, 21. The restaurant will also be open in February and March with dates being announced soon. Call the restaurant for more information or to make a reservation.

14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration

The Hunt Institute of Pittsburgh brings the work of 35 botanical documentation artists from around the world to the Weller Gallery at Fellows Riverside Garden. The exhibit will run through Jan. 10 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Bits and Pieces of Our History

Through December, the Melnick Museum at Fellows Riverside Gardens will showcase the Bits and Pieces of Our History exhibit, which takes a look at the very early years of Mill Creek Park. The exhibit is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Bits and pieces of history

Take a look at Mill Creek Park throughout the early years at Fellows Riverside Gardens-Melnick Museum now through December from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Bits and pieces of Mill Creek Park

Through December, visit the exhibit at Fellows Riverside Gardens-Melnick Museum that takes a look at the very early years of Mill Creek Park. The exhibit is open everyday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.