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Trumbull County dog kennel opens

SCORE-Counselors to
America's small business

National Volunteer Week is being celebrated this week by the local SCORE office (Counselors to America's Small business) as they continue their over 43 years of free business counseling for area people when they start their own businesses.
The office is located on the campus of Youngstown State University and was started one year after the U.S. Small Business Administration opened its first office. Today the national organization has 370 offices with over 10,000 counselors.
Locally there are 35 men and women counselors with Dr. Terry Deiderick being the only remaining Charter Member. Dr. Deiderick is retired from YSU as a professor and Marketing Dept. Chair in the Williamson School of Business at YSU.
The members have a wide variety of business skills and positions including educators, bank officers, sales reps, research librarians, engineers, CPA accountants, human resource managers, corporate attorneys and business owners in various retail, wholesale and services industries.
The business counseling is done by a team of four or five volunteer retired business executives with not just 45 years of experiences (one counselor), but perhaps 225 years of business expertise and wisdom. The information is free, professional and confidential and usually concerns starting a new business, solving problems of a business in trouble or it could be a business growing too fast and they do not know how to grow effectively and safely.
The topics discussed can include new technologies, advertising, publicity, financing, management techniques, research, marketing, human resources, developing persuasive business plans or other business related topics.
Youngstown SCORE services are available to residents of Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties in Ohio, plus residents of Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania. To make an appointment or for more information call 330-746-2687. Additional information may be found at www.youngstown-SCORE.org. the email address is ysuscore@yahoo.com.

Front Row (l to r) - Asst. Dog Warden Jim Shamrock, Commissioner Daniel E. Polivka, Danielle Polivka, Jamie Taneri, and Mark Ambrose from Niles (first adoption of the day) Back Row - Human Resources Director James Keating. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.

Commissioner Daniel E. Polivka officially opened the Trumbull County Dog Kennel on Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 9:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m. and is proud to say it was a success!!! The new hours will continue in hopes that families can adopt a new puppy or dog together; something that is difficult to attempt during the week.
The Trumbull County Dog Kennel is located at 7501 Anderson Avenue in Howland, just off Niles-Cortland (Rt. 46). Applications to become a Volunteer are available at the Kennel.

Matthews Local School
District Kindergarten news

Kindergarten registration at Mathews Local Schools for the 2008-2009 school year will be held the week of May 5 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The registration will be held at Currie Elementary, 3306 Ridge Rd. in Cortland.
To attend kindergarten, a child must be five years old by September 30, 2008 and have the following immunizations: (5) DPT, (4) Polio, (2) Measles, (2) Mumps, (2) Rubella, (3) Hepatitis B and (1) Chicken Pox.
To register you must present the child's certified birth certificate, immunization record, social security card, proof of residency (drivers license or utility bill) and if there has been a separation or divorce please bring proof of legal custody.

TNT Play

St. Roberts, Sacred Heart Mission Committee, of Cortland is hosting a night at TNT Playhouse. Join us for the musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. Call 330-637-4886 or 924-5124 for tickets at $15 per person. Refreshments will be served prior to the start of the play and during intermission.

Alzheimer's Association news

The Alzheimer's Association will be holding their monthly Caregiver Support Groups on the following dates:
Tuesday, May 6 at 10 a.m. at the Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown
Tuesday, May 13 at Howland United Methodist Church, 730 Howland-Wilson Rd. NE, Howland Township
Wednesday, May 14 at 1:30 p.m. at the Easter Seals Day Center, 721 Boardman-Poland Rd., Boardman
Monday, May 19 at 2 p.m. at Antonine Sister's Adult Day Center, 2691 North Lipkey Rd., North Jackson
Wednesday, May 21 at 10 a.m. at Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Conference Room 1, 1350 East Market St., Warren
Thursday, May 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer's Association, Building B, Suite 301, 3695 Boardman-Canfield Rd., Canfield
For more information, call the Alzheimer's Association at 330-533-3300 or 1-800-272-3900.