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The Choffin Clinton
Connection

Joe Strangis, Culinary Arts Instructor at Choffin Career & Technical Center and longtime Chef at Crystal's Catering was a member of the culinary team that cooked for former President Bill Clinton! Chef Strangis helped to plan, prepare, and serve the guests for the Hillary Clinton fundraising event.  The team prepared and array of appetizers, salads, baby lamb chops and homemade cheesecakes and double chocolate torts. Strangis was especially thrilled that President Clinton selected his lamb chops for his doggie bag! Chef Strangis shared his experience with the Culinary students and told them, "keep trying you never know who you will be serving in life"!
When Chef Strangis took over the Culinary Arts program at Choffin 15 years ago it was a part time program with 8 students, now it is one of the largest programs that Choffin has to offer! Several graduates have gone on to Culinary Institutes and are holding positions in the Youngstown area and beyond. If you are interested in enrolling in Choffin's half-day high school Culinary program, please call 330-744-8700 or visit us on the web at www.choffincareer.com for more information!

MVHS awards program for Historic Preservation

The Historic Preservation Committee of the MVHS Board of Trustees announces the fourth annual Historic Preservation Awards program in 2008 to honor those in the Mahoning Valley who take an active role in preserving historic buildings, sites, and districts. Historic preservation projects in Trumbull and Mahoning Counties are eligible for recognition in appropriate categories. Award winners will be announced to the public during Historic Preservation Week in May of this year, and recognized by the members of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society at the 133rd Annual Meeting in June.
A brochure containing all awards program criteria and an application form is available on the Historical Society's web site, www.mahoninghistory.org or by mail. Please call 330-743-2589 or email mvhs@
mahoninghistory.org for more information. Completed nominations are due by Friday, March 28.
Founded in 1875, the Mahoning Valley Historical Society educates and promotes an interest in the history of the Mahoning Valley by collecting, preserving and developing material representative of the people who have inhabited the region. The Society operates the Arms Family Museum of Local History and MVHS Archival Library, 648 Wick Avenue in Youngstown.

Canfield AARP #3104 meeting

Canfield #3104 will meet on Monday, April 7 at
1 p.m. at the Canfield Presbyterian Church. Blood pressure will be taken from noon until the meeting. Program will be given by Karen Hicks, Nurse Educator, Ohio Northeast Health System on Diabetes. Three tours: "The King and I" at Carousel on April 12 is filled, but names are being accepted for the waiting list. Reservations are available for the "Daniel O'Donnell" show on June 7 in Cleveland. A two day trip to the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on June 25-26 is being offered. Please call Jan at
330-332-4791. Next directors' meeting will be Monday, April 21 at l0 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church.

Beef stew dinner March 30

There will be a beef stew dinner at the Aut Mori Grotto (Shangri-La), 7209 West Calla Rd. in Canfield, Sunday March 30, noon-4 p.m. Adults are $7.50 and children under 12 are $4.  The price includes a beverage and dessert. Take outs are available.  Call 330-533-4340 for more information. Tickets can be purchased at Western Reserve Flag Co., or by calling Mike Vadas at
330-402-7559 or Ron Craig at 330-629-9679. This event will help fund Grotto Charities.