The following in Mill Creek MetroParks will be closed to vehicular traffic as well as cyclists and pedestrians from approximately 7:00 a.m. until Noon on Saturday, September 10, 2022 for the YMCA Community Cup:

• Bears Den Drive
• Cross Drive
• New Cross Drive
• West Park Drive (W. West Drive)
• West Drive
• Slippery Rock Bridge
• West Glacier Drive

Always use caution when driving on MetroParks roads as many of these roads are also used by pedestrians and bicyclists. Pedestrians and bicyclists should be reminded to also use caution and be aware of vehicular traffic when on these roads.

The Mill Creek Golf Course will be closed Friday, August 12, 2022 for the 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.

Mill Creek MetroParks presents “Human/Nature: Two Watercolor Views,” featuring artists Betsy Ford and Lotte Herwig-Erhardt and will be on display in the Weller Gallery at Fellows Riverside Gardens beginning July 31, 2022. The selected works are the perception and inner experience of the artists’ eye, determining the way the image is represented in the artwork.

This free exhibit is being displayed July 31, 2022, through October 23, 2022, during normal operating hours of Tuesdays – Sundays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., closed Mondays. A Meet the Artists session will take place on Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Weller Gallery at Fellows Riverside Gardens. Take this opportunity to meet and visit with these talented artists.

For more information on this exhibit and/or the Meet the Artist session, visit or call Fellows Riverside Gardens at 330.740.7116.

About Betsy Ford
Betsy Ford studied at both YSU and the Maryland Institute of Art. While at YSU, Ford pursued a watercolor class taught by Mary Kay D’Isa’s, and it was she who showed her how pure, how exciting, and how risky that medium can be. Ford is a member of the Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society and is inspired by painters from the past and the painters she’s lucky enough to know, like Lotte, and the many members of the Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society.

About Lotte Herwig-Erhardt
Loette Herwig-Erhardt was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States after graduating in history and German literature. Herwig-Erhardt enrolled in several art courses in the early 1970’s at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. Starting in 1989 she participated in watercolor workshops, group shows, and one person shows.

The Natural Resources Citizens Advisory Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks will meet on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. at Chestnut Hill Pavilion. GPS coordinates for the meeting location are: +41.070382, -80.690256 and is accessible from either Bears Den Rd. or Canfield Rd. in Youngstown, Ohio.

The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners, of Mill Creek MetroParks is scheduled for Monday, July 11, 2022, at 6 p.m., in the Education Building – McMahon Hall, at the MetroParks Farm, on Rt. 46, in Canfield. The agenda will be available on the website after 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting. A meeting of the Public Records Commission will be held prior to the Regular Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m., at the same location.