Working through the heat of Tuesday’s late morning and early afternoon, employees from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation built a hockey rink at Mill Creek Park that players can use even during hot days like this. It’s not ice hockey, but something known as Dek Hockey. A busload of workers came to the Wick Recreation Area on Tuesday… Continue Reading Year-round Dek hockey rink installed at Mill Creek Park
Mill Creek Park’s old ice-skating rink is getting a blue makeover courtesy of a team that wears black and gold. On Tuesday morning, volunteers from Mill Creek MetroParks, Home Savings, the Youngstown Phantoms and The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation were laying down blue tiles for the park’s new dek hockey rink. Dek hockey is the outdoor… Continue Reading Project Power Play aims to grow dek hockey in Valley
A local bidder was the winner of an online auction for a secluded single-family residence built by business and community leaders Bruce and Nancy Beeghly, Byce Auction of Youngstown reported today. The winning bid for the property, 5700 Clingan Road, was $310,750 for the auction, which closed at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The Beeghlys, who built… Continue Reading $310,750 Bid Takes Former Beeghly Property at Auction
There are officially two new wooden bridges on the hiking trail at Sebring Woods in Mill Creek MetroParks. According to a press release, the hiking trail is named after the creek that the bridges cross over, Fish Creek Trail. It is a 0.7-mile loop, and it has two natural creek crossing and provides a variety… Continue Reading New bridges complete on hiking trail at Sebring Woods in Mill Creek MetroPark
Mill Creek MetroParks recently completed construction of two wooden bridges on the hiking trail at Sebring Woods. The hiking trail is named after the creek that the bridges cross over, Fish Creek Trail, and is a 0.7-mile primitive hiking trail loop. This primitive trail loop features two natural creek crossings and meanders through a variety… Continue Reading New Wooden Bridges on Hiking Trail at Sebring Woods
Mill Creek MetroParks will be watching the auction of the former home of Bruce and Nancy Beeghly closely. The home is secluded on six wooded acres off Clingan Road just east of Lake Hamilton. The 4,400 square-foot home has four bedrooms with two master suites, three full and two half-baths. The home was built… Continue Reading Beeghly house auction to benefit MetroParks
The following roads in Mill Creek MetroParks will be closed to vehicular traffic as well as cyclists and pedestrians from approximately 7 a.m. until Noon on Sunday, August 26, 2018 for the Covelli Panerathon: • Price Road • Price Road entrance of Fellows Riverside Gardens • West Glacier Drive • West Drive • Slippery… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks Road Closures
Those in the Mahoning Valley in the market for an idyllic home amid an expansive verdant setting won’t want to miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to benefit themselves and the Valley’s most valuable natural asset in the process. That opportunity takes the form of a 4,417-square-foot mansion that straddles Struthers and Poland Township currently valued at… Continue Reading Strike a bargain for future of Mill Creek MetroParks
Mill Creek MetroParks will host the 6th annual Green Cathedral on Sunday, September 16, 2018. The race will begin and end in the Wick Recreation Area located at 1861 McCollum Rd. in Youngstown, Ohio. Events include The Kids Fun Run beginning at 8:00 a.m., Half Marathon at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K Run/Walk at 8:45… Continue Reading Green Cathedral Race to Benefit Children’s Play Areas in Mill Creek MetroParks
The Mill Creek Golf Course will be closed Friday, August 17, 2018 for the Vindicator’s Greatest Golfer of the Valley Tournament. Both North and South Courses will be closed. The Course will reopen to the public after 6:00 pm. The Practice Range and Par-3 Course will be available and open all day. For more information… Continue Reading Mill Creek Golf Course Closure