Staff photos / Ed Runyan ... John Kerensky of Youngstown takes his two dogs, from left, Beauxnamean and Balto, on a walk Thursday morning on the new extension of the East Park Hike and Bike Trail ...

He also was an expert at, among other things, identifying the park’s animals, flora and fauna, she told the board and about 70 attendees, many of whom are part of the Save the Deer of Mill Creek ...