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Garden tour planned

SALEM

The Salem Storybook Museum will offer a Jack & Jill Summer Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 12-13.

The tour will feature nine gardens, seven in private residences and two museums, and the historic Teegarden-Centennial Bridge.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Tickets are available at the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce and Vivian’s Antiques & Collectibles in Columbiana. Reservations also may be made by calling 330-332-1632.

The starting point for the tour is the plaza at Kent State City Center, 230 N Lincoln Ave. Proceeds benefit the restoration of the Victorian house on North Lincoln Avenue, the future home of The Salem Storybook Museum.

Meet the Growers

BOARDMAN

Grow Youngstown will have its second annual ”Meet the Growers” summer fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. July 15 at Vintage Estate Wine and Beer, 7317 South Ave.

The event includes wine tasting and dishes prepared with locally grown food. Participants will meet area farmers who supply food for Grow Youngstown’s community-supported agriculture program. Music will be provided by the Brady’s Leap band and the Lawtz acoustic duo.

Grow Youngstown provides a weekly basket of locally grown fruits and vegetables to more than 150 families, makes fresh food available to low-income households and helps create small farms and urban gardens.

Tickets to the event are $35 in advance or $40 at the door. To purchase tickets, go to GrowYoungstown.org or call 330-286-0688

Free screenings

BOARDMAN

Walgreens is having a grand re-opening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 14. The store, 7295 Market St., will offer free health screenings and yearlong AARP memberships to all participants. Youngstown State University mascots Pete and Penny Penguin and the YSU cheerleaders will be at the store from 12 to 2 p.m. An auction, raffle, bounce-a-round, petting zoo and other activities are planned. Proceeds benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley.

Southington fire

SOUTHINGTON

Firefighters were called to the 2700 block of Warren Burton Road NW in Southington about 10 a.m. Wednesday for a house fire. The fire was under control about a half-hour after crews arrived on scene. Reports state no one was injured.

Downtown robbery

YOUNGSTOWN

A 21-year-old city man is facing two counts of aggravated robbery following an altercation late Tuesday.

Police arrested Jessie Riffle of West Ravenwood Avenue at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in front of the Western Reserve Transit Authority’s Federal Station.

Police said Riffle asked a woman for a cigarette and she declined to give him one. The woman told officers Riffle brandished a knife at her and when she asked a bystander for help, Riffle turned to the bystander and demanded that he empty his pockets, according to reports.

The bystander told police that Riffle then took his belt off and hit him twice on the stomach with the buckle, records show. Police recovered the knife and belt, which was hanging from Riffle’s neck when police arrived on scene, officers said.