Valley Twp. sets special meeting

Valley Township Board of Trustees will conduct a special meeting at noon Thursday at the Community Building, 459 Robert Lucas Road.

The purpose of the meeting is to decide on how to place the expiring road levy on the May ballot, approval of prior meeting minutes, appointment of VFFDF Board members, verifying boundaries for the 2010 Census, and signing of checks.

Shawnee Nature Club to conduct meeting

The next meeting of the Shawnee Nature Club will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Hillview Retirement Center in Portsmouth. This meeting’s topic will be Eco-tourism presented by Jenny Richards and Kevin Bradbury. Richards is the naturalist for Shawnee State Park. Bradbury is a retired manager of Shawnee State Park. Both, having grown up in the area, have personal interests and knowledge of the region that will make this an educational and interesting presentation.

Nature club meetings are open to the public. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

For more information, call Mary Martha Questel (740) 354-2096.

Papa John’s helping with MDA

The area supervisor for Papa John’s Pizza, Dave Duncan, will be participating in a benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Feb. 24. He will be “locked up” and held until he can raise $1,600 in bail. The money will go directly to the MDA.

On Tuesday, Papa John’s will donate 20 percent of total cost of your order to Dave’s bail. Just be sure to mention the Muscular Dystrophy Association or MDA when you call or stop by.