Some hotels that are close to the center of Boardman are the Residence Inn Youngstown Boardman/Poland and Holiday Inn Youngstown South. The Fairfield Inn Marriott Niles is positioned 14 miles from the main part of Boardman. Alternatively, the Hampton Inn Youngstown/Boardman is 2 miles away.
No gas is released if the pilot goes out. Electric ignition is a little cheaper to run as it doesn't have a pilot light running all the time. Use a match if the electric ignition goes out. My new 2013 kitchenaid gas stove top will not operate when the power is out.
Open the unit up, and see if there is a knob that has ON, OFF, and PILOT written on it. There should be an indicator point that the word OFF is pointing to now. Turn the knob until the word PILOT aligns with that same point. Locate the point where the pilot flame should be.