Volunteers needed for homeless count WARREN

January 22, 2017 at 12:00a.m.

The annual Point in Time count of the homeless in Trumbull County is from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday during which volunteers will be on the streets from 8 p.m. to midnight to identify homeless individuals and families.

The federal definition of a homeless person is one either staying on the streets or in a place not meant for human habitation, such as a car, park or abandoned building. The community PIT count is used to determine federal funding to provide supportive housing projects, emergency shelters, transitional housing and veterans housing projects.

Persons interested in volunteering to assist with the count can contact Sister Jean Orsuto at Emmanuel Community Care Center, 330-545-4301, or Tabatha Johnson, 330-369-7918. Volunteer training is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Basement Ministries inside First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Park Ave., Warren.

Literacy night in Struthers

STRUTHERS

Struthers Elementary School, 520 Ninth St., will host a literacy night Tuesday for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students and their families.

Other sponsors of the event, which will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m., include the United Way and the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.

During the event, parents will have the opportunity to register their children for fall’s kindergarten class.

Mathews registration set

CORTLAND

Kindergarten registration at Mathews Local School district for the 2017-2018 school year will be Feb. 6-10 and March 6-10 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Currie Elementary, 3306 Ridge Road.

To attend kindergarten, a child must be 5 by Sept. 30 and have these immunizations: (5) DPT, (4) polio, (2) measles, (2) mumps, (2) rubella, (3) hepatitis B and (1) chicken pox.

To register, participants must bring the following: child’s birth certificate, immunization records, child’s social security card, parents’ driver’s license, proof of residency (utility bill, phone bill, etc.) and custody papers if applicable. Children do not need to be present.

Conservation Club to meet in Mercer County this week

MERCER, PA.

The next Mercer County Conservation District conservation movie night will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The movie tells the story of a wolf named Lobo, the bounty hunter that chases him, and how the animal helped change the course of conservation and land preservation in America. There is no fee for the program.

This program will be at Munnell Run Farm, 753 Greenville Road, Mercer, located one mile outside the courthouse on Route 58 going toward Greenville.

Celebrate Winter Trails

SLIPPERY ROCK, PA.

Celebrate Winter Trails Month, with a free, fun-filled introduction to snowshoeing for ages 8 and up at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road, from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The clinic will include an indoor introduction to snowshoeing followed by an outdoor winter activity hike on snowshoes. Snowshoes will be provided, although personal equipment is welcomed. Registration is required. Register online at http://events.dcnr.pa.gov/event/beginner_snowshoe_clini -_winter_trails_month# or by contacting the center at 724-794-6011 no later than Wednesday.

WRPA vacancy

WARREN

Trumbull County commissioners have narrowed the field to a handful of candidates to fill the open position on Western Reserve Port Authority Board of Directors and expect to name their choice next week. Real-estate executive Scott Lewis has filled the volunteer slot for eight years, and 12 people have applied. The port authority runs Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport and carries out economic development programs.

Brownlee Woods group plans meeting Thursday

YOUNGSTOWN

The Brownlee Woods Neighborhood Association will have its monthly meeting Thursday at Faith Community Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd.

The evening will begin with social/refreshment time at 6 p.m. and the business meeting will follow at 6:30.

All city residents are urged to attend the meeting to participate in the election of officers for 2017. The 7th Ward community police officer and Councilwoman Basia Adamczak, D-7th, will be in attendance.