CEDAR LAKE a The Hanover Community School Corp.

The board accepted the $30,000 grant, and a $220,000 loan from the Common School Loan program.

The board also approved a payment of $55,000 to St.

”+ ”+ ”+ ”+ The website breaks down the topics to create snapshots and compares local data with national numbers and includes information from neighboring Council Bluffs, across the Missouri River in Iowa.

Sara Boyd, president of the Omaha Community Foundation“>Omaha Community Foundation, said the website puts donors, advocates, nonprofit groups and policymakers “in a position of power” to better identify problems.

Several publicly available studies already point to specific local needs, Boyd said, but that doesn’t mean people can easily access those findings or understand their broader meaning.

For example, the health category explains that in and around Omaha, nearly a quarter of adults living under the poverty line lack adequate coverage or access.

Central Jersey: Provident Bank Foundation announces Signature GrantCentral Jersey: Provident Bank Foundation announces Signature Grant

From left: Philip Salerno III, president and CDO, Childrenas Specialized Hospital Foundation; Maria Di Zio from Beacon Trust; Jane Kurek, executive director, Provident Bank Foundation; Dr. Youth development is promoted through activities and experiences that help youth develop social, ethical, emotional, physical, and cognitive competencies.

aThe continuation of our Signature, Major and Community Grants is a direct reflection of how successful the funding has proved to be over the past two years a and we couldnat be more pleased,a said Jane Kurek, executive director, The Provident Bank Foundation, in a news release.A aIt is because of the impact our grant recipients have made in the community A that weave decided to make the change to our Signature Grant.

Lawrence County don’t have to spend a lot of money to stay active during winter months.

A growing number of recreation sites throughout the county offer ice skates, snowshoes, and cross-country skis for all ages and sizes.

Some places loan the equipment for free while others charge nominal rental fees.

Over the past several years, the St. That’s a long time.”

Funded by a grant from the state Department of Health, the project included providing 25 pairs of ice skates to 12 venues throughout the county. Taillon said the number of people coming to the Canton Recreational Pavilion for public skating swelled a few years ago when the indoor rink started offering skate rentals after receiving 25 pairs from the health initiative. The facility now has 66 pairs of skates available, ranging in size from 9 juniors to adult size 13.

The trails at the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center, Massena, are open for the season and offer free loans of snowshoes and skis.

Ski and snowshoe loaners are available from 8 a.m. The equipment is for use on the Nature Center trails only and all equipment is due back by 4 p.m.

Ski and snowshoe loans will also be available on Jan. Day.

For more information, visit the Friends of the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center Facebook page at http://wdt.me/nature or call 705-5022.

Although the health initiative grant has ended, it helped provide numerous communities with both summer and winter recreational equipment. Specific use of the equipment, including rental fees and availability, varies among the different venues.

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The following sites were provided with equipment from the Health Initiative:

* Canton Recreational Pavilion, ice skates

* Pine Street Arena, Potsdam, ice skates

* Parishville Recreation, ice skates, snowshoes

* Robert Moses State Park, Massena, snowshoes, cross-country skis

* Waddington Recreation Dept., ice skates

* Morristown Recreation Dept., ice skates

* Norwood-Norfolk Arena, ice skates

* Tri-Town Arena, ice skates

* Colton Recreation, ice skates

* Gouverneur Recreation, ice skates

* Lockwood Arena, Ogdensburg, ice skates

* Madrid Recreation, ice skates

* Heuvelton Recreation, ice skates

* Indian Creek Nature Center, Rensselaer Falls, snowshoes

WINTERVILLE A $7,500-grant is giving a Pitt Community College task force the opportunity to explore the possibility of a smoke-free campus while raising awareness of the health risks posed by tobacco products.

According to PCC Student Support Manager/PCC Global Director Amelia Martin, funding from Truth Initiative a nonprofit public health organization dedicated to eliminating tobacco use is supporting “efforts to advocate to the student body, faculty and staff for a smoke-free PCC in the future.”

Martin is heading the committee tasked with ensuring the campus community is aware of the consequences of smoking and secondhand smoke in addition to the benefits of stopping tobacco use.

“The goal of the grant is to get enough support from the student body to present a smoke-free policy to the PCC Board of Trustees for consideration,” she said. Many of the policies have been adopted at four-year universities.

In order to reach more community college students and employees, Truth Initiative created a grant program and made funding available to institutions, like Pitt, that do not currently have 100 percent smoke-free campus policies in place.

Truth Initiative reports it has already awarded $274,730 in grants to 54 public community colleges in 25 states across the country. Massey, who has been PCC’s president since 2003, was honored for more than a decade of service to AMEXCAN.

Following the ceremony, Massey thanked the organization for his award and praised the group for its work in the community and partnership with PCC.

“I am pleased that Pitt Community College can work with AMEXCAN by coordinating space for offices at the Bernstein Center in addition to programming, including language training and workforce development, to serve Latino residents of northern Pitt County at this location,” Massey said. I will do everything I can to promote our continued collaborations.”

AMEXCAN, which serves Pitt and 15 other eastern North Carolina counties, is committed to “fostering the appreciation, understanding and prosperity of the Mexican and Latino community through advocacy, culture, education, health and leadership.”

In addition to organizing cultural expos and conferences, AMEXCAN promotes awareness of educational opportunities for children and adults, distributes valuable health information, develops active civic participation of Latino leadership in social affairs, and serves as an advocate for the welfare of Latinos in North Carolina.

According to AMEXCAN Executive Director Juvencio Rocha-Peralta, community-based organizations like AMEXCAN depend on the community to accomplish the work they set out to do. “To take time from their families, work and little free time to make a community a safer, cleaner and a more opportunistic place for everyone is no less than heroic.”

In addition to PCC, AMEXCAN’s community partners in Pitt County include the City of Greenville, Pitt County Schools, East Carolina University, and the Pitt County Health Department.

Tickets to Wednesday’s MLK Scholarship Tribute Breakfast on sale now

Tickets to the fifth annual Martin Luther King Scholarship Tribute Breakfast at PCC are still available.

The event, which will take place Jan.

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Business briefs: SWFL Community Foundation secures $10M tax credit projectBusiness briefs: SWFL Community Foundation secures $10M tax credit project

In brief

Foundation secures $10M tax credit project

The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently closed on a $10 million New Markets Tax Credit deal to be used to restore the historic Atlantic Coast Line railroad station and build a technology hub and headquarters in the Midtown historic neighborhood of Fort Myers.

The New Markets Tax Credit, or NMTC, program encourages economic development in distressed neighborhoods.

As part of the public-private partnership with the City of Fort Myers, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation will sign a long-term lease with the city to move its regional headquarters to the train depot on Jackson Street. The New Markets Tax Credit provided $3 million of equity-like financing to the $10 million project, which after seven years will be available to be converted to true equity.

Work on the site is anticipated to begin February 2017.

For more information, call 239-274-5900 or visit floridacommunity.com.

Lee BIA installs 2017 Board

The Lee Building Industry Association recently inducted its 2017 Officers and Board of Directors.

Richard Durling of Marvin Development Corporation will serve as the Lee BIAas 2017 President.

”+ ”+ ”; He is a member of Salina Area Young Professionals and Ambucs and is chairman of the Vision Committee for Salina 2020.

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Saline County has announced the following promotions and hirings:

a Christine Ponton has been promoted to home health coordinator in the health department.

Ponton has worked for the county for two years and previously was a home health registered nurse in the health department.

In her new position, she will be responsible for the supervision, oversight, performance and coordination of the health departmentas Home Health Agency.

a Suzanne Myers has been promoted to commercial appraiser supervisor in the appraiseras office.

Myers has worked for the county for 19 years and previously was a commercial appraiser in the appraiseras office.

In her new position, she will be responsible for direct supervision of assigned appraisal staff in the collection and compilation of all objective and subjective data required by the KSCAMA system and will perform analysis for the production of commercial real estate values.

a Dawn Saltkill has been promoted to residential/agricultural appraiser supervisor in the appraiseras office.

Saltkill has worked for the county for five years and previously was a field appraiser in the appraiseras office.

In her new position, she will be responsible for direct supervision of assigned appraisal staff in the collection and compilation of all objective and subjective data required by the KSCAMA system and will perform analysis for the production of residential and agricultural real estate values.

a Brian Vessar has been promoted to drug court coordinator in community corrections.

Vessar has worked for the county for nine years and previously was an intensive supervision officer-adult drug court in community corrections.

In his new position, Vessar will monitor the behavior and movement of those offenders who pose the highest risk to public safety and to reoffending in the community. He will ensure compliance with the conditions of the referring authority, and plan, organize, coordinate and monitor the activities involved in the development of a drug court and oversee the operational and day-to day activities.

a Kathryn Diaz has been hired as a juvenile intake and assessment officer in community corrections.

Diaz also is employed by the county attorneyas office and has been a county employee for more than 19 years.

In her new position, she will be working part time and on-call to assess all youth arrested and child-in-need-of-care cases in Saline and Ottawa counties.

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The center collects artifacts that tell the story of the City of Warren and its role as the first economic and government center of the historic Connecticut Western Reserve.

The Heritage Center usually is open the first Sunday of each month but that was delayed a week this month because of the New Year’s Day holiday.

FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM: New Hope United Methodist Church, 21 Fairview Ave., Niles, is accepting orders for King Foods at the church from 11 a.m. For information, call 330-652-3625 or visit kingfoods.org.

GRANT AWARDED: The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services awarded funding to support 18 drug-free workforce community projects that create partnerships with local employers to increase job opportunities for individuals with severe and mental illness and / or substance use disorder.

The Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board has received funding to support a drug-free workplace and the Drug-Free Workforce Community Initiative, which addresses the economic threat of substance abuse by employees.

The collaborative effort includes grants for Jobs and Family Services, Ohio Means Jobs, Chamber of Commerce and Mahoning Valley Community Foundation.

HOSPICE OF VALLEY TRAINING: Hospice of the Valley offers volunteer training for community members at Hospice House. Call 330-549-5902.

TODAY

To reach the 24-hour information referral and crisis intervention service in Trumbull County, call Trumbull 211 at 330-393-1565 or 211. Call Trumbull 211 or Help Hotline at 330-747-2696 or 800-427-3606 for more information on service agencies and support groups.

Someplace Safe Inc., domestic violence agency, offers support groups for women, children and individual support services. Meridian Road, Youngstown.

Master Discipleship Group 6 p.m., Mahoning Valley Hope Center, Warren.

Gamblers Anonymous 12-Step fellowship 7:30 p.m. 330-505-5060.

Sunday Solutions 2 p.m., Sahara Club II, 2345 Youngstown Road, Warren.

Keeping it Simple 7 p.m., Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road, Warren.

Regardless Of 7 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic Ave., Warren.

Nar-Anon 7 p.m., Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road SE, Warren.

OPEN HOUSE: The Montessori School of the Mahoning Valley, 2008 Lynne Ave., Youngstown, will hold an open house 1 …

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