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YOUNGSTOWN — A city police officer used her service revolver to shoot an aggressive pit bull dog in the leg before the dog was captured by a deputy Mahoning County dog warden on the city's South Side.

Officer Dorothy Johnson unholstered her gun and shot the dog, which was standing at Indianola and Idlewood avenues shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday, after she said it growled and charged at her with its teeth showing as the deputy dog warden tried to catch the animal with a noose. Police and Jason Goist, deputy dog warden, were in the area responding to complaints that the dog was chasing people. Goist left a notice of the incident at a residence in the 2700 block of Hudson Avenue, where he caught and caged the wounded animal on the porch and where neighbors said the dog's owner lives.

Hospice training offered

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Jameson Hospice of Lawrence County is scheduling hospice volunteer training sessions for individuals interested in making a difference in the lives of others. The first class will begin Oct. 15, but flexible scheduling of classes is available following that date. All classes are held at the Jameson Hospice office at the Jameson South Campus from 10 a.m. to noon.

Hospice volunteers can serve in many ways: keeping the patient company, listening to patient concerns, being a support to family members, as well as providing clerical support, fund raising, and providing a link to the Jameson Hospice staff.

For information about how to become a Jameson hospice volunteer and to register for the training, contact the Hospice Volunteer Coordinator at (724) 656-4250.

Study planned

CLEVELAND — A regional economic development agency is undertaking a study of the structure of governments in Northeast Ohio. The study will assess the costs and benefits of the current structure, said the Fund for Our Economic Future.

Increasing government efficiency is one of the four focus areas of a plan called Advance Northeast Ohio that the fund is supporting. The Cleveland-based organization will contribute as much as $100,000 for the study, which is expected to cost $175,000. Among the other contributors is the Youngstown-based Regional Chamber, which is donating $10,000.

The study is to examine the metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Akron, Canton and Youngstown. The Center for Governmental Research of Rochester, N.Y., is to be retained to conduct the study.

Signal changes in Salem

SALEM — The intersections at West Wilson Street and Newgarden Avenue, and Jennings Avenue and West Second Street, will become four-way stops Oct. 8. City Service Director Joseph S. Julian announced the trial change. The current traffic lights will become four-way red flashers. The two intersections will be monitored for 90 days. The removal of the signals will become permanent if the data collected confirms signals are no longer needed.

Clinic to host breakfast

BOARDMAN — The Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic will host "A Breakfast with Legislators" from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Holiday Inn Boardman, 7410 South Ave. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are required, and the deadline was last week. The breakfast will provide the opportunity for local citizens, treatment providers, and elected officials to discuss one of the nation's largest public health problems, alcohol and other drug dependency. Guest speakers include Patricia H. Bridgman, assistant director of the Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers; James L. Aiello, Gateway Rehabilitation Center's executive vice president of treatment programs, and a panel of community leaders. For more information, call (330) 744-1181 ext. 7001.

Grief course set

HERMITAGE, Pa. — The Hospice and Palliative Care Program of Sharon Regional Health System is offering a six-week educational series dealing with grief. It will be held every Tuesday morning, Oct. 9 through Nov. 13, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Sharon Regional's Cancer Care Center at 2320 Highland Road, Hermitage.

This series offers valuable information such as the commonality of feeling and emotions, common problems, coping skills, dealing with special days and holidays, stress and relaxation, and the value of memories.

The program is geared toward adults and is free to the public. For more information or to register, call (724) 983-3878.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Pit bull is shot by cop

YOUNGSTOWN — A city police officer used her service revolver to shoot an aggressive pit bull dog in the leg before the dog was captured by a deputy Mahoning County dog warden on the city's South Side.

Officer Dorothy Johnson unholstered her gun and shot the dog, which was standing at Indianola and Idlewood avenues shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday, after she said it growled and charged at her with its teeth showing as the deputy dog warden tried to catch the animal with a noose. Police and Jason Goist, deputy dog warden, were in the area responding to complaints that the dog was chasing people. Goist left a notice of the incident at a residence in the 2700 block of Hudson Avenue, where he caught and caged the wounded animal on the porch and where neighbors said the dog's owner lives.

Hospice training offered

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Jameson Hospice of Lawrence County is scheduling hospice volunteer training sessions for individuals interested in making a difference in the lives of others. The first class will begin Oct. 15, but flexible scheduling of classes is available following that date. All classes are held at the Jameson Hospice office at the Jameson South Campus from 10 a.m. to noon.

Hospice volunteers can serve in many ways: keeping the patient company, listening to patient concerns, being a support to family members, as well as providing clerical support, fund raising, and providing a link to the Jameson Hospice staff.

For information about how to become a Jameson hospice volunteer and to register for the training, contact the Hospice Volunteer Coordinator at (724) 656-4250.

Study planned

CLEVELAND — A regional economic development agency is undertaking a study of the structure of governments in Northeast Ohio. The study will assess the costs and benefits of the current structure, said the Fund for Our Economic Future.

Increasing government efficiency is one of the four focus areas of a plan called Advance Northeast Ohio that the fund is supporting. The Cleveland-based organization will contribute as much as $100,000 for the study, which is expected to cost $175,000. Among the other contributors is the Youngstown-based Regional Chamber, which is donating $10,000.

The study is to examine the metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Akron, Canton and Youngstown. The Center for Governmental Research of Rochester, N.Y., is to be retained to conduct the study.

Signal changes in Salem

SALEM — The intersections at West Wilson Street and Newgarden Avenue, and Jennings Avenue and West Second Street, will become four-way stops Oct. 8. City Service Director Joseph S. Julian announced the trial change. The current traffic lights will become four-way red flashers. The two intersections will be monitored for 90 days. The removal of the signals will become permanent if the data collected confirms signals are no longer needed.

Clinic to host breakfast

BOARDMAN — The Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic will host "A Breakfast with Legislators" from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Holiday Inn Boardman, 7410 South Ave. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are required, and the deadline was last week. The breakfast will provide the opportunity for local citizens, treatment providers, and elected officials to discuss one of the nation's largest public health problems, alcohol and other drug dependency. Guest speakers include Patricia H. Bridgman, assistant director of the Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers; James L. Aiello, Gateway Rehabilitation Center's executive vice president of treatment programs, and a panel of community leaders. For more information, call (330) 744-1181 ext. 7001.

Grief course set

HERMITAGE, Pa. — The Hospice and Palliative Care Program of Sharon Regional Health System is offering a six-week educational series dealing with grief. It will be held every Tuesday morning, Oct. 9 through Nov. 13, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Sharon Regional's Cancer Care Center at 2320 Highland Road, Hermitage.

This series offers valuable information such as the commonality of feeling and emotions, common problems, coping skills, dealing with special days and holidays, stress and relaxation, and the value of memories.

The program is geared toward adults and is free to the public. For more information or to register, call (724) 983-3878.

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