Day of Prayer event

Day of Prayer event

WARREN

Trumbull County Community of Christians will observe National Day of Prayer during a community prayer breakfast Thursday at DiVieste Banquet Hall, North River Road. The buffet will start at 6:30 a.m. with the program at 7, concluding by 8:15.

Guest speaker will be the Rev. Dwight Dumas, president and founder of Commission to Pursue Reconciliation.

Tickets are $10. Churches, businesses and individuals may sponsor tables by buying tickets in groups of eight. For tickets, call First United Methodist Church at 330-392-6276.

Art classes offered

YOUNGSTOWN

Artist Brenda Myers Cohen is offering art classes in conjunction with the YWCA of Youngstown’s annual art show. Classes are from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, May 13, 20 and 27 at the Senior Center, 1110 Fifth Ave.

Participants may attend as many sessions as they wish. The cost is $6 per person, payable at the beginning of the class. All supplies are included. Registration is not required.

Cohen will instruct participants in the art of making a 5-by-7-inch project. The resulting artworks will be donated to the Women Artists: A Celebration! Silent Auction. Pieces will be auctioned at the June 20 Preview Party and available for sale. Proceeds will benefit the YWCA Housing programs. For information, call Rita at 330-746-6361, ext. 102.

Arrested in ’09 crime

BOARDMAN

Township police arrested a man Friday for a crime that originally was reported in 2009.

Gene Williams, 35, of Youngstown, faces fifth- degree felony charges of passing bad checks and theft by deception. The charges stem from a March 2009 report filed by Midwest Money Center, 5021 Market St., alleging that Williams cashed a $1,161 check made payable to him that the business later discovered was invalid.

Williams was picked up by Youngstown police Friday and handed over to township police. He was released on bond, pending a court appearance.

Nursing graduates

YOUNGSTOWN

Forty-five graduates were awarded associate degrees in nursing during commencement ceremonies Monday for Mercy College of Ohio’s Youngstown location. This will be the 12th graduation for the Youngstown location.

Commencement was conducted at St. Columba Cathedral, 154 W. Wood St. Ninety percent of Mercy College graduates go on to work for Mercy Health System, said Pat McAllen, dean and chairman of the Associate of Science in Nursing Program.

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