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Park Vista Breakfast Club

Estate Planning with Guest speaker Attorney Vince Wloch, Associated Federal Abstract and Escrow Agency.
The event will be May 8 at 9:30 a.m. in the Park Vista Gathering Room, Summer Concerts on the lawn.
Magistrate Attorney Wloch will help you learn how to maximize your goals for the future of your estate at Park Vista's May Breakfast Club. He will explain how to pass along the greatest amount of your estate to your beneficiaries by paying the least amount of taxes and avoiding probate court involvement. Please join us for this informative session. As usual, a continental breakfast is on us!
For reservations call Christy Wilush at 330-746-2944, Ext. 1552, by May 1.

Support Valley Foster Kids

Support Valley foster kids. Attend the Mahoning County Foster Parent Association's Second Annual Garage Sale,,Bake Sale and Chinese Auction on Saturday, April 26 At Mahoning county children's services 222 W.. federal street,( IN BACK OF BLDG.). Event WILL BE HELD FROM 9 a.m.-3 p.m. We are also accepting donations of gently used items as well as items for the Chinese Auction.. All proceeds support the work of the Foster Parent Association to provide special events, such as summer picnics and Christmas parties for foster children and foster families. For more information, call Jeanette  at 330-536-8184.

Below are Death Notices that are published free of charge. Full Obituaries are printed for a fee. Consult your funeral director for details.

Geraldine "Gerry" Tracey, 69

Hubbard. Date of death Thursday, April 17, 2008. Funeral Services were Sunday at the Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home.

DARE Singles group

Dare Singles group is a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people that meets every Thursday at the Disciples Christian Church in Boardman at 7:30 p.m.
For information on the group or scheduled activities, please call any of these numbers; 330-759-7409, 330-757-1440, 330-793-1484.
New member meeting at the church at 7:30 p.m. on May 1.
Dancing at Avon Oaks at 8 p.m. May 2.
Bike riding on Kirk Rd. in Austintown at 6 p.m. May 5.
Dance Lessons at Judy Conti in the Wedgewood Plaza in Austintown May 6 at 7 p.m. for $5.
Walking at Mill Creek May 7 at 6 p.m.
Meeting at the church at 7:30 p.m. for game night May 8.
Cheap Movies at Movies 8 in Boardman at 6:30 p.m. May 9, meet in the lobby.

The Pioneer Methodist
Cemetery Revitalization Project

The Pioneer Methodist Cemetery Revitalization Project is in need of people willing to donate their time or funds to help improve and restore Campbell's oldest cemetery. This 169 year old land mark is located at the corner of Struthers-Liberty Road and SR 422. Please help us accomplish this project on :
Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 at 9 a.m.  Donations are being accepted at all Huntington Banks. Make checks payable to Pioneer Methodist Cemetery. For questions call: Dave Shacklock 330-743-1703 or Barb Maker-330-507-5371.

Church Trash and Treasure Sale in Girard

The First Christian Church of Girard, 140 E. Broadway, is holding a Trash and Treasure Sale Friday, May 2 and Saturday May 3 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Hundreds items, including clothes, linens, books, home décor, records, tapes and household items are priced to sell. A light lunch featuring vegetable soup, hot dogs, snacks, and a dessert is also available.

Brochure tells where to get locally grown products

Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with the Mahoning County Farm Bureau and OSU Extension would like to announce the mailing of a survey to local agricultural producers. The survey is being mailed to producers in Mahoning County and the surrounding areas that grow and develop products to sell to the public.
Plans are to take the information obtained from the surveys and create a brochure to distribute to the public so that they know where they can go to buy locally grown products.
If you are a local producer interested in completing the survey and you do not receive a copy of the survey in the mail, please contact MSWCD at 330-740-7995 to receive a copy. The survey will also be available on line at the Mahoning County Farm Bureau website www.mahfb.com/agrifocussurvey.htm.

Positive People Group meeting

Mark your calendars and save the date for our first PositivePeopleGroup, R & R, happy hour! Don't miss this positively, positive event. All Positive People are invited to attend on Tuesday, April 29 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Rosetta Stone-110 W. Federal Youngstown, OH 44503. A Positive People networking opportunity. Surround yourself with positive energy. Leave your troubles and worries at the door and join us for a few hours of Ron & Roy (R & R) and other positive people
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses, or walk we don't care how you get there, just get there anyway you can! Special announcements at 6 p.m. from coordinators Ron and Roy, we will take a powerful 15-20 minutes to share the mission of Positive People Group (PPG) we will include Q & A from the audience. Our first goal is to immerse you in an atmosphere that will make you feel positively empowered and refreshed when you leave. See you Tuesday April 29.

Ohio Cultural Alliance

When the Ohio Cultural Alliance meets for its dinner meeting on Monday, May 5, the speaker will be Mary B. Smith, long time resident of the Valley and the person who has the longest association with Youngstown State University--more than 70 years! The meeting will be held at the Youngstown Club in downtown Youngstown located on the corner of Commerce and Walnut Streets.
Cultural enrichment will be provided by the Wade Raridon Singers.
The cost for this event will be $13 for each paid up member and $18 for each non-member. Mail reservations with a check payable to The Ohio Cultural Alliance to OCA, PO Box 561, Canfield, OH 44406-0561 no later than Wednesday, April 30.

The difference you'll make
is striking

On May 3, Junior Achievement will hold its annual Bowl-A-Thon at Camelot Lanes. The event will be from 4-7 p.m. Companies form five-person teams with each bowler collecting a minimum of $40 in pledges. Bowlers don't have to be from the same company, and don't have to be regular (or even good) bowlers.
Incentive prizes are offered for individuals raising $50, $100, and $200. Thanks to the efforts of this year's participants, we hope to raise more than $45,000.
The JA Bowl-A-Thon is a great opportunity for particpants to support Junior Achievement while enjoying a great eventing of bowling, food and prizes.
Anyone Interested in participating should contact:  Patti Edwards, Phone: 330-539-5268

Lady Women Voters to hold 75th Annual Meeting
By Roselyn Gadd

The League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown will hold their 75th Annual Meeting Monday, April 28 in the Gathering Room of Park Vista located on 1216 Fifth Ave. in Youngstown.
The evening includes a silent auction, dinner and meeting. The cost of the meal is fifteen dollars with reservations sent to Jane Beilby, 98 Marcia Drive, Youngstown, Ohio 44515.
Anyone who wishes to donate to the silent auction should bring items to Park Vista by 5 p.m.. Dinner begins at 5:45 p.m. and the meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.

Hubbard H.S. garage sale benefit

A Garage Sale benefiting the Hubbard High School Marching Band will be held Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 in the Hubbard High School Cafeteria from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Bargains galore!!
If you have something to donate, please call Cathy Cummings, 330-534-2628. Help support the musical pride of Hubbard, your Hubbard High School Marching Band!

Community Foundation funds BackPack program

The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has awarded a $14,000 challenge grant to Second Harvest Food Bank for continued support of the BackPack Program at Campbell Elementary School.
"The Community Foundation helped to get the BackPack Program off the ground with initial funding and we appreciate their ongoing support of this very worthwhile program", said Mike Iberis, executive director of the Food Bank.
The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is operated exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes which effectively assist and promote the well being of residents of Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Information about the Foundation can be found at www.cfmv.org.
Second Harvest Food Bank provides food to approximately 165 hunger relief programs in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties. They include church pantries, homeless shelters and soup kitchens and shelters for battered women. In 2007, the Food Bank distributed over 5 million pounds of food including 1.4 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Postpartum Support Group

A local chapter of Postpartum Support International (PSI) has formed in the Youngstown/Warren area. PSI is a non-profit organization that has been helping women cope with postpartum depression and anxiety since 1987. Postpartum Support Group Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of every month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the D&E Counseling Center, 142 Javit Ct., Austintown, OH 44515. Meetings are casual, conversational and free of charge. Please contact Jodi at 330-207-1385 or jodi@poemonline.org for more information.

Police and Fire Retirees meeting on May 8

The next regular meeting of the Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, District 2 Chapter 10 will be held on Thursday, May 8 at the Brandywine Clubhouse, 3390 Flo-Lor Drive in Youngstown at 7 p.m. All retirees and DROP participants of the Ohio Police and Fire Disability and Pension Fund living in Mahoning  and Columbiana Counties along with their spouses or survivors are  welcomed at the meeting. For more information, please contact Rich Holzschuh at 330-743-5502.

Afternoon at the Theatre

Warren Junior Women's League/GFWC is sponsoring a fund raising event -Afternoon at the Theatre, Sunday May 4, 2-6 pm at the Trumbull New Theatre in Niles. Tickets are $15 per person including hors d'oeurves and wine. The monies raised at this event are used to fund the holiday activity that WJWL co-sponsors with the Fairhaven Foundation for the boys and girls, men and women who attend the Fairhaven School and Workshops. Fairhaven provides education and services to individuals in our community with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. WJWL also invite the men and women who participate in the LEAP program. The Musical comedy" A Funny Thing" is a musical comedy inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, it tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Call 330-393-5870 for tickets.