Boardman briefs

Soccer team sponsors spaghetti dinner

The Ursuline High School boys soccer team is hosting a spaghetti dinner and Chinese auction March 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 343 Via Mt. Carmel in Youngstown.

Tickets are $8 and available at the door. The auction will begin at 4:15 p.m.

Enjoy pork and kraut at the Saxon

The Saxon Club will host its 50th Pork-Kraut Dinner Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The cost for the dinner is $8.50 for adults and $5 for children and includes dessert and coffee, tea or pop. Take-outs will be available.

Support recovery from addiction

All are welcome to support recovery from addiction at Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic’s eighth annual Fellowship Brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 13 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road in Canfield.

Abraham J. Twerski, founder and medical director emeritus of Gateway Rehab, NKRC’s parent organization, will be the featured speaker for the event. An internationally-recognized authority in the addiction treatment field, Twerski will discuss integrating the processes vital to sustaining recovery from drug or alcohol addiction including 12-step programs, treatment options, personal challenges and family dynamics.

The cost to attend the event is $15 per person and includes a breakfast buffet.

Book sales and autographs by Twerski will follow the presentation. Advance reservations are required with a deadline of March 7.

For more information and to make a reservation, call 330-744-1181, ext. 7001 or e-mail mona.barger@gatewayrehab.org.

Swap puzzles at library

Tired of your old jigsaw puzzles? Bring your new or once completed puzzles to the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County March 9 at 5 p.m. to swap.

Get found on the Web

The Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will host Search Engine Optimization: Getting Found on the Web March 21 at 6:30 p.m.

The program will feature Technology consultant Tyler Clark who will help teach what it takes to get a website a top search ranking.

Support group to meet Wednesday

Mended Hearts, Chapter 7, a heart support group for members and their families will meet Wednesday at St. Elizabeth’s Boardman Campus in the Azalea Room at 7 p.m.

Kay Lavelle of the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department is the scheduled guest speaker. The public is invited. For information, contact Joe Clark at 330-702-8859. A Speakers Bureau is also available to local organizations. For available dates, contact Lee Meadows at 330-793-2531.

Friends of Library meeting scheduled

The next Friends of the Library meeting has been scheduled for March 14 at 10 a.m. at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley.

The program is titled “Pretty Boy Floyd” and will be presented by Attorney Timothy Brookes.

Blood pressure screenings at the library

The Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross will host a blood pressure screening at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. March 7.

Homestead exemption outreach

Representatives from the Mahoning County Auditor’s office will be available for Homestead Exemption questions March 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.

Give blood at the library

The Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross will host a blood drive March 28 from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.

Teen Tech Week tournament

The Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County is celebrating Teen Tech Week March 24 at 3:30 p.m. with a Wii tournament.

The winner will receive a $25 gift card. Participants must be in grades seven through 12.

Next TAB meeting scheduled

The Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County has scheduled the next Teen Advisory Board meeting for March 2 at 6:30 p.m.

TAB meets the first Wednesday of every month and newcomers are always welcome.

Yoga before bedtime

The Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County is offering stories and yoga March 10 at 7 p.m.

The program, for children of all ages, lasts 45 minutes and participants must bring their own yoga mats.

Enjoy local artwork from area students

The eighth annual “Celebration of the Arts” is scheduled for March 15-22 at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County during regular library hours.

Enjoy artwork from Boardman area students in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Artwork from students in grades seven through 12 will be on display March 31 through April 7.

This is the tenth annual “Celebration of the Arts” for this age group. Opening night is scheduled for March 31 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bonding with babies and books at the library

Join the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County March 3 at 10 a.m. for Baby Brilliant: Bonding with babies and books.

The program for children 6 to 23 months old offers developmentally appropriate book, songs, rhymes and finger plays.

This program is also available for 2 and 3-year-olds March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 10 a.m.

The program for 4 and 5-year-olds is scheduled for March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 10 a.m.

Auction for antiques

The Junior Group of Goodwill will host its Antique and Collectible Auction March 4-5 at Stambaugh Auditorium with George Roman Auctioneers presiding.

The event will begin with a patron party from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 4. Festivities will include a collectible jewelry auction, merchant donation auction and more, Basket raffles, silent auction, Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle, hors d’oeuvres, pastries and cash bar will be available.

Ticket prices for the patron party are $25 per person and can be purchased at the Goodwill offices on Belmont Avenue or any Goodwill store. Tickets must be purchased by Feb. 28. Tickets purchased after the deadline will cost $30 if available.

On March 5, antique and collectible auction items will be featured. Preview will begin at 10 a.m. with the auction starting at 11 a.m. Admission is $2 at the door.

For information, call Goodwill’s marketing department at 330-759-7921, ext. 207

Play the Audubon Game Show Tuesday

Audubon Society Mahoning Valley is hosting the Audubon Game Show Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, state Route 46 in Canfield.

Audience members can compete to identify various natural wonders by sight and sound. Everyone will have a chance to win prizes.

For information, call 888-846-8851.

Bowl for Relay for Life

Poland’s Relay for Life is hosting a fundraiser today at Mahoning Valley Lanes in Austintown from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $10 and includes three hours of unlimited bowling and shoes.

To get a ticket or for information, contact event organizer Sharon Mochtyak at smochtyak@gmail.com.

Learn self-health care

Learn self-care and how to make decisions about your health during the Health at Home program from 11 a.m. to noon or 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, 8401 McClurg Road, Boardman.

The program uses Health at Home, a book of step-by-step instructions for over 200 health problems. All participants attending the program will receive a free Health at Home book, plus instruction and practice on how to use the book.

The program is free, but registration is required by calling 330-480-3151 or 877-700-4647.

Find Girls Scout cookies with GPS

Get a free cookie locator application to find Girl Scout cookies sales by zip code, city, state or cell phone GPS location by calling **472665437 from a mobile phone.

Consumers may also connect to a troop selling cookies by contacting the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 888-984-4664.

See familiar faces at the Arms Museum

The Arms Family Museum is featuring a new exhibit titled “Familiar Faces: Memorable Media Personalities” through mid-March. The exhibit features a collection of photographs from WKBN television and radio and WFMJ. Names included in the exhibit include Susie Sidesaddle, Ed Barron, Ted Niemi, Bob Black and Don Guthrie.

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior and college students and $2 for children. Admission includes a guided tour of the historic home, six local history exhibits and a hands-on discovery room. For information, call 330-743-2589 or visit www.mahoninghistory.org.

Taste wine for a cause

The Youngstown Club on Commerce Street will host a wine tasting extravaganza March 5 for the benefit of Mahoning County DD Special Olympics.

Chef Michael will use his culinary expertise to prepare hors d’oeuvres with various wines to enhance the complementary flavors of both. Tickets are $50 per person and include a charitable tax deduction of $25. To reserve tickets, call 330-724-2177.

Dinner and a raffle planned March 18

The Boardman Band and Orchestra will host its third annual Reverse Raffle and Dinner March 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Georgetown, 5945 South Ave.

Tickets are $100 per couple and include dinner for two, open bar, D.J. and Reverse Raffle ticket.

There will be a small reverse raffle side board, Chinese raffle and 50/50 raffle.

Tickets may be purchased from any Boardman Band or Orchestra parent. For information, contact Bryan Logan at 330-781-0156 or 330-503-8787.

Bring brilliant babies to the library

The Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will host “Baby Brilliant: Bonding with Babies and Books” for 2 and 3-year-olds Wednesdays in February at 10 a.m.

The event for children ages 4 and 5 is scheduled Tuesdays in February at 10 a.m.

Library event focuses on black history

Children of all ages can make and play a concentration game celebrating Black History Month at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County during regular library hours in February.

Free tax preparation for qualifying individuals

The Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will provide free tax preparation and electronic filing for seniors and those (at any age) with low to moderate income Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sessions begin the first week of February. To schedule an appointment, call 330-726-2492.

Make reservations at Boardman Park now

Boardman Park is now taking reservations for its Indoor Meeting Rooms, Open-Air Pavilions and St. James Meeting House for the balance of available dates in 2011 and for 2012 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Reservations can be made by calling the park office at 330-726-8105 or in person at the office, located at 375 Boardman-Poland Road in Boardman, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Reservations made through the office must be paid within 10 days from the date the reservation is made.

Reservation may be paid for by check, cash or money order. Reservations may also be made online at www.boardmanpark.com.

Monday meetings set for conservation district

Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District Board meetings for 2011 will be at 7 p.m. the second Monday each month at the District Office, 850 Industrial Road in Youngstown.

Anyone interested in being contacted regarding special meetings or changes to regular meetings can call 330-740-7995.

Writing workshop planned

Karen Shubert will lead a writing workshop about meaningful, everyday experiences Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Various topics will be explored. All levels of experience are welcome — just bring a pen and paper.

The fee is $10 per class. For information, call Riverside Gardens at 330-740-7116.

Buy used books for good prices

Shop for used gardening book, cookbooks and horticulture magazines at the twice-loved book sale through Sunday from 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Davis Education Center and Visitor Center.

The sale benefit’s the Antonucci Library at the Gardens and donations of used gardening books are appreciated at any time.

Play the nature game

Participate in Mahoning Valley Audobon Society’s “Do You Know? The Nature Game” Tuesday at 7 p.m. at MetroParks Farm and have a chance to win prizes.

Compete by identifying various natural wonders by sight and sound. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m.

For information, call 888-864-8851.

Have afternoon tea at the gardens

Join Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for an elegant afternoon tea. Tea sandwiches, sweets, harp music by Darlene MacBenn and the humor of Molly Brown will be provided.

The cost for the event is $20 for residents and $25 for nonresidents. To register, call the gardens at 330-740-7116.

Take a brisk walk before breakfast

Start Friday with a brisk walk through the gardens followed by breakfast at the Garden Caf and a lesson on members of the orchid family from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The fee is $7 for garden members and $9 for nonmembers. To register, call the gardens at 330-740-7116.

Take winter birds 101

A presentation on simple bird basics, common winter birds and the Great Backyard Bird Count will be followed by a hike to areas near Ford Nature Center today at 1 p.m.

Icy conditions are possible for this moderately-difficult 1-mile hike. Hikers will observe and count birds for the bird count. Meet at the Ford Nature Center.

Enjoy a hike and hot chocolate

Cool it on a moderately-difficult, 3-mile winter hike and then return to the Ford Nature Center for a warm cup of hot chocolate and a presentation about South Carolina wildflowers Feb. 27 at 2 p.m.

Enjoy yoga every Tuesday

Get a rigorous workout and experience peace in the hectic world doing ashtanga yoga with Kirk every Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Unity Centre for Spiritual Living, 1226 Naylor-Lloyd Road in Liberty.

The class is not for beginners; intermediate to advanced yoga practitioners only.

For information, call 330-539-0122 or visit www.unitycentre.org.

Do yoga at the gardens

Bring a mat and small blanket to learn a blend of energizing yoga styles from Heidi Suraci at Fellows Riverside Gardens on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout February.

Tuesdays will feature beginners’ classes from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and intermediate classes from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday classes will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and are open to all levels.

The fee is $10 per class. For information, call the gardens at 330-740-7116.

T’ai Chi in the garden

Ease stress, improve health and increase vitality with breathing exercises and selected movements from a classic Chen T’ai Chi form taught by Marie Lew Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. during February at Fellows Riverside Gardens.

The costs is $10 per class. For information, call the gardens at 330-740-7116.