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Teen drives too far

STRUTHERS

No one was injured but several vehicles and a home were damaged when a 13-year-old girl was asked to move the car in the driveway, put the vehicle into drive instead of reverse and drove across Omar Street onto a neighbor’s property.

Neighbors at a home on Omar say a man was teaching his daughter to drive, reported WFMJ TV news, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

It is not known if police have charged anybody.

Committee meeting

AUSTINTOWN

The Mahoning County Board of Health’s personnel committee meeting is at 8 a.m. today at the board’s office, 50 Westchester Drive.

The committee will adjourn to an executive session to consider the appointment, employment and discipline of employees, collective-bargaining matters and pending or imminent court action.

Literacy Day event

WARREN

Valley Christian School, 2640 Parkman Road, invites children in kindergarten through sixth grade to attend its annual Literacy Day event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 27.

Activities for children in kindergarten through grade three include story time, a meet-and-greet, as well as a performance by a mermaid, under the sea craft time, a surfing photo booth, sand bucket sentence making, fishing for contractions, under the sea-themed snacks and experiences with the OH WOW! Science Center and other community partners.

Activities for children in grades four through six include story time, interactive learning activities, photo booth, online comic creations, cartooning stations, science experiments, snacks and experiences with the OH WOW! and other community partners.

The event is free. For information, call 330-759-4570.

Diploma program

YOUNGSTOWN

The Ohio Department of Education has approved two Mahoning County sites to host the state’s Adult 22+ Diploma program.

The closest state-sponsored sites until now, were in New Philadelphia and Cleveland. The two local approved sites are the Mahoning County High School, Bryn Mawr Avenue, on the city’s East Side, and the Unlimited Classroom at Southern Park Mall in Boardman.

The two local alternative schools will host adult learning programs after school hours until 5 p.m.

Adult 22+ is free to adults 22 and older who live in Ohio and do not have a diploma or General Educational Development certificate. Counselors work with the adult learners to develop individual plans to identify the courses and assessments needed to graduate and earn a diploma.

For information on 22+, or to apply to the local programs, contact J.Merritt@mahoningesc.org.

Eagle Watch Day

WARREN, PA.

The annual Eagle Watch Day at Kinzua Dam, 1205 Kinzua Road, will take place from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday.

The activities include patiently waiting for American Bald Eagles to appear in this popular fishing area at three sites around the dam and downstream from the dam, plus an eagle restoration program put on by the Pennsylvania Game Commission throughout the day at the Big Bend Visitor Center.

Also, geocaches are set up around the recreation area, courtesy of the Kinzua Cachers. Prizes will be awarded.

This event will take place snow or shine and is a free family event. Visitors are encouraged to dress warm, bring binoculars, if available, and plan to stay a while.

Refreshments will be provided by the host, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at no charge.

For information, contact Bill or Mary Massa at 814-723-2568 or Steve Lauser at 814-726-0661.