News & Events:
Community Events Calendar
Shepherd's
Foundation Events Calendar
Flu Season is Nothing to
Sneeze At!
Valley Legacy Awards Recognize Achievement
Classic Cars Roll into Niles
Upcoming Events:
Festival of Wreaths
Kick off your holiday
season with The Festival of Wreaths at Shepherd of the Valley-Boardman.
The event will be held on Tuesday, December 9 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. The
evening will feature wreaths donated or underwritten by area businesses
and created by staff, residents, families, and volunteers. A
silent auction will be held for the wreaths with the proceeds going
toward the Rehabilitation Department renovation. Strolling carolers and
several food stations round out the festivities. For more
information, call 330-726-9061, ext. 0. A
poster
for the event can be found here.
Holiday Craft Show
Shepherd of the
Valley-Niles held their 14th annual Holiday Craft Show on Friday,
November 21. Twenty-one vendors were
hand to provide crafts and goodies for everyone's Christmas shopping needs.
A food collection also took place for Second Harvest.
Gift wrapping at
Eastwood Mall
Need to have your
Christmas presents wrapped? Want to help make Christmas brighter
for an area family? Come to the Eastwood Mall on Wednesday,
December 17 between 10:00 am and 4:00pm when the Shepherd of the
Valley-Niles staff will be wrapping presents for the Salvation Army.
Living Nativity
The staff, residents,
and volunteers at our Poland community will be presenting a Living
Nativity at 7:30pm on Wednesday, December 17. Experience the
wonder of Christmas come alive. A poster is available for
downloading here.
Breakfast with Santa
Shepherd of the Valley-Boardman is again
inviting the community in to have breakfast with Santa on Saturday,
December 13, between 9:00am and 11:00am. Reservations are
require. For more information, call 330-726-9061, ext. 0.
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Flu Season is Nothing to Sneeze At!
The Procrastinator's Last Chance Clinic has
been scheduled for December 22 from 2pm - 6pm at Shepherd of the
Valley-Home Health, 5525 Silica Road, Austintown.
Cost is only $10!
Cash, check, or traditional Medicare is accepted for payment.
Supplies are limited. No appointment is necessary - it is first
come, first shot.
According
to the Centers for Disease Control, the
single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each
year. The "flu shot" consists of an inactivated vaccine (containing
killed virus) containing three influenza viruses-one A (H3N2) virus, one
A (H1N1) virus, and one B virus. The viruses in the vaccine change each
year based on international surveillance and scientists' estimations
about which types and strains of viruses will circulate in a given
year. About two weeks after vaccination, antibodies that provide
protection against influenza virus infection develop in the body.
People with a severe allergy to chicken eggs should not be vaccinated
without first consulting a physician. In addition people who have a
moderate-to-severe illness with a fever should wait until they recover
to get vaccinated.
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Valley Legacy Awards
Honors Nominees; Names Recipients
The Valley Legacy Award
Committee announced the recipients of the 2008 Valley Legacy Awards at a
luncheon held at Antone’s Banquet Center in Boardman. The Valley Legacy
Awards honor civic-minded seniors for their dedication to the Mahoning
Valley as well as individuals for their senior advocacy efforts.
MC Rich Morgan, WKBN-27
weathercaster, presided over the afternoon’s activities, presenting six
awards in all: four Outstanding Seniors Awards to Cliff and Lillie
Johnson of Warren; philanthropist Tony Lariccia of Boardman; Helen
Stambaugh of Youngstown; and Barb Wright of Warren, and two
Outstanding Advocate Awards going to Maureen McCarty, Activity Director,
Briarfield the Ridge, and Muriel Ward, RSVP.
Seated (L to R): Tony Lariccia, Muriel Ward,
Lillie Johnson
Back (L to R): Barb Wright, Helen Stambaugh,
Maureen McCarty, Cliff Johnson
In his comments, Kurt
Sauer, Shepherd of the Valley Board President, noted “Each year we
gather to recognize and honor individuals nominated in recognition of
their outstanding contributions to, by, and on behalf of our Valley and
its Senior Citizens. The eighteen nominated this year bring the total
number so honored in the past four years to eighty. They embody the
spirit of our Valley—working selflessly for the betterment of all,
seeking no compensation or accolade, and constantly seeking
opportunities to be of service to their communities, churches, families,
and to Senior Citizens throughout the Valley.”
“On behalf of the Valley
Legacy Committee and Shepherd of the Valley,” he concluded, “we honor
the nominees and the impact these outstanding Community Citizens have
and to recognize each of them for their contributions to the betterment
of all of us in this Valley.”
“The
Valley Legacy Awards continue to showcase the tremendous work done by
and for seniors in our community,” states Don Kacmar, Executive
Director, Shepherd of the Valley. “The many special ways that our
nominees contribute to our Valley make them truly unique individuals.
Shepherd of the Valley is honored to be part of recognizing these
wonderful people.”
Since
2005, more than 80 people and organizations have been nominated by
family, peers, and co-workers with 17 receiving the Valley Legacy
Award. This year, 18 nominations were received from across the Valley.
Nominees hailed from across the tri-county area and included women and
men, a couple whose lives are so intertwined that one could not be
considered without the other, and one posthumous nominations.
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and to the award
recipients. Thank you for the generous support from the community,
sponsors, and judges in making the Valley Legacy Awards such a success.
A short bio of each award recipients follows.
Click
here
for short biographies of the 2008
recipients.
See biographies for all the
nominees
here.
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Classic Cars Roll into
Shepherd of the Valley-Niles
The weather was beautiful for the more than
100 people who turned out for the 4th Niles Car Show held
Saturday, October 11. Fifty-five cars were on display, ranging from the
1920s to modern classics. One car even came in a Halloween costume.
The event offered music, food, a Chinese Auction and 50/50 raffle, and
lots of fun, raising over $700 for the Shepherd’s Foundation Resident
Activity Fund.
Trophies were awarded for residents’,
people’s and participants’ choice and the first fifty registered
cars received a commemorative dash plaque. Award recipients were:
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Participant Award: Roger Angel
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Residents' Choice: Ed Better
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Spectator Choice: Jimmy Ball
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Thank you to all of our donors for their
generosity, without their support the car show would not have been such
a success particularly Diane Sauer Chevrolet for underwriting the cost
of the trophies and dash plaque, McDonald’s for underwriting the DJ, and
GFS for donating the food.
For more photos from the event, click
here.
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