Friday, November 18, 2011
Boardman Park hosts Senior Fun Day
Seniors are invited to come to Boardman Park on Dec. 15 and Dec. 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Senior Fun Day will include activities such as exercising, crafts, Bingo, lunch and blood pressure screening. The event will take place in the Lariccia Family Community Center. Cost is $1. To RSVP, call 330-965-0482.
Santa’s calling!
Boardman Park will be assisting Santa with a direct line from the North Pole to the community. Parents who would like their children, ages 3 to 8, to receive a phone call from Santa can pick up a form at the Boardman Park office or download it from www.boardmanpark.com.
Completed forms should be returned to the park office, 375 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman, or faxed to 330-726-4562. The deadline for forms is Dec. 13.
Santa will only have time for one call per family so it is important to be home during your scheduled time. There is no fee for the call.
Supper with Santa at Boardman Park
Boardman Park is hosting Supper with Santa on Dec. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The fee is $6 per Boardman resident and $8 for nonresidents and includes, dinner, crafts and music with Santa. The fee also includes a professional picture with Santa. Children under 2 are admitted free. To purchase tickets, visit the park office. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Community Christmas and tree dedication
Boardman Park will host a community Christmas and tree dedication on Dec. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. The event will include decorating the park’s evergreen trees using natural decorations for the wildlife to enjoy. Also, the event will include an appearance by Santa, music and caroling led by Tom Rugerri and Linda Smrek and the Boardman High School Band and free wagon rides.
The park will collect donations of canned goods for Second Harvest Food Bank.
If interested in participating, call Sheryle at 330-726-8107 or email her at ssnow@boardmanpark.com.
Local business hosts food drive
Carlozzi Financial Services is again helping fill the shelves of the Second Harvest Food Bank. Last year, Carlozzi Financial Services collected more than 287 pounds of food. This year, they invite the public to help feed hungry families this holiday season.
Donations of canned or nonperishable food items can be dropped off at Carlozzi Financial Services, located in the Southwest Business Complex off South Avenue.
For information, visit www.CarlozziFinancialServices.com
Youngstown Torch Club sets meeting
The Youngstown Torch Club will meet on Monday at 6 p.m. for its dinner meeting in Besnahan Suites I and II in Kilcawley Center, located on Youngstown State University’s campus.
The speaker will be Charles Darling, Professor Emeritus of American History from Youngstown State University and host of Folk Festival, heard on WYSU-FM Sundays at 8 p.m.
His presentation is titled: Red Triangle in the Queen City, and will examine the conflict between Americans and immigrants from Ireland and Germany in the pre-Civil War era.
The public is invited to the event. Dinner for nonmembers is $18. To make dinner reservations, call 330-757-4148 or to learn more about the Youngstown Torch Club, call 330-792-7351.
Horticulture students open floral shop
The Horticulture students at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center have opened their floral shop to the community. The shop is open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday through May.
The Floral Shop currently offers a selection of fall floral arrangements for the home, office or as gift. The students can also create custom fresh floral arrangements for their customers.
To plan an order or for more information, contact Mary June Emerson, Horticulture Instructor at 330-729-4000, ext. 1671.
Enjoy Olde Fashioned Christmas
Lanterman’s Mill will be decked out in holiday finery Nov. 26-27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Olde Fashioned Christmas at the Mill.
The program will include Santa, artisans demonstrating crafts, a juggler, a balloon artist and musicians.
Bring a hat, scarf or pair of mittens to decorate a “Giving Tree.” Donated items will warm-up children in need from Mahoning County this winter.
Design fresh flower centerpieces
Design a fresh flower centerpiece at Fellows Riverside Garden on Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Lemon leaves, eucalyptus berries and hypericum share the limelight with autumn-hued roses in this Thanksgiving centerpiece. Dolly Vivalo will instruct you step by step in the design of this stunning fresh flower arrangement placed in a unique leaf vase.
The cost is $28 for Mahoning County residents and $35 for non-residents.
Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register.
Library introduces Tales to Tails
School-age children of all reading levels and abilities are welcome to sign up to read to a registered therapy dog on Monday at 6:30 p.m. This program helps develop reading skills, promotes confidence and encourages a love of reading.
Dogs are provided by K-9s for Compassion, registered Delta Society Therapy dogs.
Sign up is required. For more information, call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Canfield library.
Library hosts the Price is Right
The library invites teens, grades 7-12 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Price is Right. Guess the prices of several different items, without going over, and win a real prize.
The contest is going on during library hours through November.
Library hosts Baby Brilliant: Tales & Talk
The Canfield library is hosting Baby Brilliant: Tales and Talk for 2s and 3s on Nov. 23 and 30 at 10 a.m. for children ages 2-3. The program will include developmentally-appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finer plays and other activities that will help children become a successful reader.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Library hosts Fun Times
The Canfield library will host Fun Times for 4s and 5s on Nov. 22 and 29 at 1:30 p.m. for children ages 4-5. The program includes developmentally-appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities to help children come successful readers. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Trim a tree at the library
The Canfield library invites children of all ages to decorate an ornament for the all-seasons through November during library hours.
Canfield grad graduates with honors
Thomas Mikes graduate magna cum laude from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in business administration with Honors Research Distinction. He majored in International Business with concentrations in Finance and Russian Language. Mikes is a 2007 graduate of Canfield High School and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mikes of Canfield.
Local bankers receive banking diploma
Randy Colian, AVP Collections Manager, and Stacie Salyard, Commercial Credit Manager at Farmers National Bank in Canfield, recently graduated from the 2011 OBL Bank Management School, sponsored by the Ohio Bankers League.
Colian and Salyard were two of the 28 bankers who completed the intensive one-week program in September. The comprehensive school offers bankers from across the state the opportunity to enhance their skills in all areas of bank operations and management, and helps them understand the impact changes in the economy have on the profitability of a bank.