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Dana school of music to hold first clarinet day

The inaugural Dana Clarinet Day will be held Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Bliss Recital Hall in Bliss Hall at Youngstown State University. This free event is designed for high school and college clarinet students, their parents and teachers and has been coordinated by Dr. Alice Wang, assistant professor of clarinet at the Dana School of Music.
Dana Clarinet Day has been organized in memory of Mr. Robert Fitzer who taught at YSU for over 25 years and who left a legacy as a passionate performer and educator. Dana Clarinet Day is intended to become an annual event. Dr Wang noted, "I am looking forward to continuing the strong legacy Bob Fitzer began with our clarinet program by introducing new students to the instrument and showcasing what we have to offer at the Dana School of Music."
Included on the schedule of events is a reed making workshop, an exhibit by Buffet Crampons and a recital and master class with guest artist Richard MacDowell. The professor of clarinet at the University of Texas at Austin, Professor MacDowell has studied with Leon Russianoff, Stanley Hasty, Peter Hadock, and Robert Marcellus.  As principal clarinetist and soloist, he has performed with several orchestras in the United States and Mexico and is frequently featured as a clinician around the country.  Prof. MacDowell has also performed as a chamber musician throughout the U.S. and Taiwan under the auspices of the Pacific Cultural Foundation. He holds a bachelor of music degree from the New England Conservatory and a masters of music degree from Northwestern.
No reservations are necessary but students and teachers who would like more information should email Dr. Wang at amwang@ysu.edu or call the Dana School of Music at 330-941-3636.

Dee Waters is the new Trumbull County Conservationist

Deette (Dee) Waters of Mantua, Ohio was recently hired as the Trumbull County Conservationist for the Natural Resource Conservation Service ( NRCS ), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ). She replaces John Knapp who transferred to the Wooster, Ohio Center.
She will be assisting the agriculture community with funding and technical support available through the Farm Bill and other programs. Her agency partners with the local Soil and Water Conservation District, Farm Service Agency, Ohio State Extension Office and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Her office is located in the Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Education Center located in Cortland.
Mrs. Waters is a graduate of Newbury High School in Geauga County and Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Conservation with a Minor in Geography. She also holds a certificate of completion in the marketing field. While at Kent State she focused on erosion control methods, biology, and conservation of our natural resources.
After graduation she worked for the Lake Soil and Water Conservation District helping to implement the Grand River 319 grant. Mrs. Waters began to work for the NRCS in 1997 where she has served the following Ohio County's: Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Erie, and Williams. She also has done emergency watershed work in Colorado and Missouri. She currently serves as the Federal Women's Program Manager of NRCS for the State of Ohio.
Mrs. Waters resides in Portage County with her husband Bob who owns an automobile repair business. She enjoys her classic car ( 1971 Plymouth Barracuda ) dirt biking, fishing, hunting, shooting, gardening, and spending time with her two cats Sam and Rox, and her pet rat George..

Warren Civic Music Association

For its final concert of the season, the Warren Civic Music Association will present THE BEST OF BROADWAY featuring the songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber with Broadway stars Diane Ketchie, Raymond Saar, Valerie Perri and Scott Harlan Monday, April 14. This exciting show includes selections from Evita, Cats, Starlight Express, Sunset Blvd., Song and Dance, and Phantom of the Opera. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and the doors of Packard Music Hall open at 6:30p.m. A limited number of single concert tickets will be available for this program. Phone the Packard Music Hall box office at 330-841-2931.
From the sweeping passion of Phantom of the Opera and the dramatic intensity of Sunset Blvd. and Evita to the playfulness of Cats, hear some of the greatest hits of one of the most successful musical theatre composers of all time. Songs will include: "Memory," "Music of the Night," "I Don't Know How to Love Him," "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," "Think of Me" and others.
Raymond Saar has performed on concert stages and in theaters throughout the world. He starred as Raoul in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera in San Francisco. In the blockbuster musical, Les Miserables, Mr. Saar played Marius on Broadway and Enjolras in the Los Angeles production and was one of the featured soloists on the international cast album. His television credits include General Hospital, Good Morning America, Jerry Lewis Telethon, and The Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson. As the founder of ETC Entertainment Company, Mr. Saar is producer of THE BEST OF BROADWAY concert series.
Diane Ketchie made her Broadway debut in Phantom of the Opera and also starred in the San Francisco production of Phantom as Carlotta, the opera diva. She made her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall as a result of winning the Artists International annual competition. Valerie Perri is best known to theater audiences for her award-winning performance in the lead role of Eva Peron in the Tony Award-winning musical Evita. Under famed Broadway director Harold Prince's direction, Valerie headed the first national touring production of Evita, performing the lead role across the United States and Canada. Scott Harlan has been seen in LA with Carol Burnett in the world premiere of the new musical, From the Top and in the new musical Radio Gals. His movie roles have included Stan Licata in Risky Business opposite Tom Cruise, and Ralph Andropwicz in Power opposite Richard Gere. The singers will be backed by the Tim Powell orchestra.

Financial Starting Points

April is slated as National Financial Literacy month.  Associated School Employees Credit Union received funding through a grant from the Ohio Credit Union Foundation to present, in conjunction with Junior Achievement of the Mahoning Valley, a new financial life skills conference "Financial Starting Points" for area high school students on Friday, April 18, 2008 at Kent State University's Trumbull Branch.
Two hundred and fifty area high school students will have the opportunity to participate in a one day seminar event where they will attend three financial sessions on financial aid, credit and investments, a financial literacy fair and a question and answer session comprised of three financial experts who can answer questions they may have regarding finances. 
The most recent data, gathered by the national Jump$tart Coalition, shows that Ohio's high school students could only provide correct answers for a failing 45.6-percent of the questions on a basic personal finance survey, a decline from 48.4 percent in 2006. The problem gets no better as those students get older. For the first time since the Great Depression, Americans are saving at negative rates-that is, spending as much as they earn each year and then dipping into their financial reserves.
Michele Merkel, President of Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley, said "The need for increased personal financial education is clear, young people are particularly vulnerable to making financial mistakes through trial and error and the consequences can be costly. Research shows that individual financial practice and habits begin early in life and understanding and establishing them is essential to achieving monetary goals."
"Economic times are changing, and it's important for youth of all ages to be aware of finances and know how to make informed financial decisions," Merkel said. "By educating our youth today, hopefully they will be better prepared to make important choices about finances in the future."
Michael J. Kurish, President/CEO of Associated School Employees Credit Union, said "Youth today need to be educated on financial information, as they move into college and careers; they need to be informed and able to make sound financial decisions that can affect the rest of their lives."

SWCD Sponsors Annual Poster and Essay Contests

The Trumbull Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce its annual poster and essay contests, open to all Trumbull County public, parochial, and home-schooled students.  The theme for this year's contests is Water is LIfe.
More information on the theme is available at www.nacdnet.org/outreach/. To enter the poster contest students must design posters between 8.5" by 11" and 22" by 28" to creatively express their ideas on how conservation improves our environment, relative to the contest theme.  Crayons, watercolors, magic markers, or other methods of writing printing, drawing, or coloring may be used to create a flat, two-dimensional effect.  Prints or pictures of commercial origin are not permitted. An entry form must be attached to the back of each poster, and only one entry per student may be submitted.
A first place award of $25.00, second place of $15.00, and third place of $10.00 will be awarded in each of five divisions.  The divisions are as follows:  kindergarten-first grade,
Second-third grades, fourth-sixth grades, seventh-ninth grades, and tenth-twelfth grades.  The deaqdline has been extended;  Poster contest entries must be submitted to Trumbull SWCD by April 25, for district judging.
The essay writing contest is open to students in grades six through eight and grades nine through twelve, utilizing the same theme.  All essays must be typed and double spaced on 8.5" by 11" paper, be not less than 600, nor more than 700 words in length, single sided (#12 font), and bear the current contest title..  The essay must be identified on the back with the student's name and address, grade, school, teacher's name (if applicable) and the word count.
The deadline for the essay contest is also April 25.  Entries will be judged on composition, as well as subject matter.  Prizes will be awarded in the two divisions, with first place receiving $75, second place, $50, and third place, $25.
For further information and poster entry forms, interested students or teachers can go to www.swcd.co.trumbull.oh.us, or call Kelly at 330-637-2056, Ex. 110.