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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017
OH WOW! appoints new board members OUR TOWN OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science and Technology recently recognized the work of board members and announced the addition of four new board members. Merry Gubany Wagner, who served in a variety of capacities for eight years on the Board of Directors, most recently as a member of the executive committee, was recognized for her work. “Merry Wagner was a founding member of OH WOW!, and in that capacity, was instrumental in helping us complete the transformation that our community sees today,” said Mark Peters, current chair. “The volunteer work of our governing board of directors has been and will continue to be critically important to the success of OH WOW!’s mission. In 2017, we will complete our third strategic plan with an eye to, one, building on current successes through targeted enhancement and strategic expansion internally and externally and, two, institutionalizing a robust infrastructure toward future sustainability. It is important that OH WOW! continues to be a re-
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ABWA meeting to be Feb. 14 The Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will host its Feb. 14 meeting at A La Cart in Canfield. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and costs $18. The menu consists of city chicken and lemon chicken, red skin potatoes, California blend vegetables, tossed salad, cole slaw, Jello, rolls and beverages and dessert. The
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guest speaker for the evening will be owner of Mr. Darby’s, Bob Neapolitano. The new store is on Market Street, next to Antones. A short meeting will follow. The public is invited. Reservations are due no later than Jan. 31. Call Darlene Demjen at 330-755-9089 or Marilyn Abramski at 330-726-2527. Plans are underway for the upcoming basket auction, to take place on April 30 at the Ursuline Motherhouse on Shields Road. For more information about the auction, call Judy Codespote at 330797-1488. Profits from this fundraiser go into the Education Fund of the Chapter to educate students and send members to leadership conferences sponsored by our national offices of ABWA.
POLAND NORTH PRESCHOOL 361 Johnston Place, Poland
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Board members are shown, from left, (front) Shanna Chasebi, Suzanne Barbati, Cheryl McArthur; (middle) Ron Faniro, Bruce Sherman, Steve Giangiordano, Joe Nohra, Chrissy Papa, Charles George, Rev. Lewis Macklin; (back) Nils Johnson, Fred Alexander, Carmela Minnie, Mark Peters, Ellie Platt, Heidi Daniel, Yvonne Lipinsky and Merry Wagner (past board chair).
source for the children in our community and our children’s grandchildren.” New boa rd members include Heidi Daniel, executive director of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County; Chuck George, major it y sha reholder a nd
CEO of HAPCO, Inc. Triptech, LLC; Rev. Dr. Lewis Macklin II, Senior Pastor at Holy Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, and Cheryl McArthur, Director of Human Resources and Operations with the Mahoning County Educational Service Center.
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 1pm-3pm
A place where children can explore, create, question.
Register for FALL 2017 CLASSES • 30 Years Experience • Small Classes • Field Trips • Creative Curriculum • Licensed/Certified Teachers
Established 1987. Classes for: Licensed under Ohio Department of Education. • 3 YEARS: TUES & THURS 8:30- 11:30
Call the preschool office for more information
(330) 757-0851
• 4 YEARS: MWF Half Day 8:30-11:30 or All Day 8:30-1:30 • Transitional Class for 4/5 yrs. M-F 8:30-1:30 • Daycare Available BEFORE and After Classes
FIVE Squared benefit at the Y Neighbors | Submitted
The Davis Family YMCA is hosting its fourth annual FIVE Squared benefit art show and sale from Feb. 5 until March 5 at the McClurg Road facility. More than 450 pieces of 5 inch art from eight countries and eight states will be up for purchase at $25 each or five for $100 (youth art is $10, six for $50). Art is sold on a first come, first served basis. In addition to the hundreds of 5 inch by 5 inch pieces, there will be a silent auction, featuring larger original art and/or limited edition prints from Richard Bucurel, John Fire, Nancy Hawkins, Rebecca Hawkins, Guy Shively and Don Wright. Bidding for the silent auction will be in place until 5 p.m. on Feb. 19. All proceeds from the sale and silent auction provide art classes to under-served children, teens and families at the Rescue Mission, Daybreak, YCS and others. As always, the art show and reception are free and open to the community. Visit ymcaart.blogspot.com to see some of the available art. For more information, call the YMCA at 330-480-5656 or email sgray@youngstownymca.org.
Same-day vasectomies
March is vasectomy season Why March? So you can spend your recovery time watching the NCAA basketball tournament. For added convenience, we’re accommodating initial consultations and in-office procedures in one office visit. Get the ball rolling today. Call NEO Urology at 330-729-9214. Boardman