Diamondback hosts golfing courses

Diamondback hosts golfing courses

Diamondback will host courses for kids in grades fifth through eighth on June 12, 19, 26 and 27 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. College instructors from Youngstown State University and Ohio State University will be teaching the course. Lunch will be provided.

For more information, call 330-881-6627.

Donate blood at Fellows June 6

Donate blood at Fellows Riverside Gardens on June 6 from 2 to 7 p.m. Share your good health by giving the gift of life.

Introduction to photography set

Ever wanted to know what all of those letters and numbers on your camera are and how they can make your photographic life easier? Learn how simple photographic strategies can give you more control and expand your creativity on June 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. Mill Creek MetroParks has partnered with YM Camera to offer this small hands-on class as the first part of a summer photography series. Registration and payment are due 36 hours prior to program. Call Ford Nature Center for details.

Birding the sanctuary set

Jeff Harvey of Wild Birds Unlimited will lead this walk on June 16 at 8 a.m. The walk will be at the Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, a 264-acre park district property closed to the public. Call Ford Nature Center by June 15 for reservations. Upon registration you will receive additional details. No walk-ins will be permitted.

Passport to fishing set

This program provides fishing skills, techniques and information for beginning anglers to start fishing in their own communities. Come join us on June 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for this fun and educational experience. Fishing equipment will be provided. For ages 17 and under. Lunch will be provided for a fee of $5. Call 330-740-7106 to register. Event is at MetroParks Farm.

The MetroParks will host MetroMutts hike on June 30 at 10 a.m. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ford Nature Center with your favorite canine companion as we hike the All People’s Trail and explore the center’s grounds. Enjoy cake and refreshments afterwards. Meet at Ford Nature Center. Easy rating.

Preschool Nature Hour set

Rain or shine, preschoolers ages 3-5 are invited outdoors for a story and hike along Mill Creek on June 8 at 10 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. or June 9 at 10 a.m. You’ll look for fossils, learn about Ohio’s state fossil and create your own fossil. Meet at the Suspension Bridge parking lot. Preregister 24 hours in advance at Ford Nature Center. No strollers, please. Cost is $2 for residents and $3 nonresidents.

Family Garden Fun set

Plan a drop-in visit to the Family Garden on fair weather Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays throughout June to dig, water, pot a plant to take home or read a book.

The programs will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. The Family Garden Greeter will tell you about the plants and has free hands-on activities for children to enjoy with their favorite adults. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens for more information.

Strawberry hide and seek

Children ages 3-5 years will discover strawberry plants hiding throughout the Family Garden on June 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. or June 23 from 11 a.m. to noon. The children will also decorate a pot for their special plant to grow in all summer. Snack and story will be enjoyed along with the activity. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register.

Hear tales for twos

Two-year-olds will learn about the creatures that carry their houses on their backs on June 7 at 10 and 10:45 a.m. Preregister 24 hours in advance at Ford Nature Center. Held at Birch Hill Cabin. The cost is $2 for residents and $3 for non-residents.

In The Time of Dinosaurs set

Fellows Riverside Garden will host In the Time of Dinosaurs on June 23 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. What kinds of plants are growing in the Family Garden that might have been growing in the time of the dinosaurs? Each child age 6 and up will learn about prehistoric plants and be given a ginkgo tree to take home. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register. The cost is $10 for residents and $14 for non-residents.

Partake in T’ai Chi

Fellows Riverside Gardens will host T’ai Chi Step One on June 6, 13, 20 and 27 from noon to 1 p.m. Ease stress, improve health and increase vitality. Join Marie Lew in warm-ups, breathing exercises and selected movements from a classic Chen T’ai Chi form. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens for information. The cost is $10 per class.

Make ice cream at the farm

The MetroParks Farm invites you to make ice cream in a bag and watch a Moo to You video on June 9 and 23 at 11 a.m. The cost is $2 for residents and $3 for nonresidents.

Meditation in movement

Join Julie Thomas in the Tara Dance on June 24 from noon to 2 p.m. Through simple, graceful movements you learn to focus on inner strengths and appreciate the beauty of the surrounding gardens. Meet in the Gazebo. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens for information. The cost is $10.

Take yoga at the gardens

Fellows Riverside Gardens will host yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. throughout June. A blend of energizing yoga styles will help you keep a healthy outlook. Students at all levels are welcome. Bring a mat. Classes are outdoors, weather permitting. Meet at the information desk. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens for information. The cost is $10 per class.

Family tours set

Join us for a guided tour of the Farm on a tractor-wagon ride and enjoy a visit with the animals on June 14, 21 and 28 at 10 a.m. Playroom and Gift Shop will be open. The tour is 60-75 minutes, so pack a lunch for a picnic. Reservations are suggested; space is limited.

Cook with whole grains

Three local chefs will demonstrate how to cook breakfast items with whole grains that are ground at Lanterman’s Mill on June 9 from 8 to 11 a.m. Enjoy samplings and take the recipes home. Call the Mill to register. Class is limited. The cost is $15.

Learn to cook

Chef David Armstrong will prepare your next summer favorites on June 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Armstrong will prepare a fresh watermelon Greek salad served in a martini glass, grilled swordfish steak skewers with a lemon parsley sauce, grilled sausage with caramelized onions and grapes. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register. The cost is $35 or $28 for members.

Ikebana Flower Show set

The Ikebana Flower Show will be today from noon to 5 p.m. and June 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The beauty and gracefulness of Japanese flower arrangements are presented in modern as well as traditional environments.

Garden Forum Summer Flower Show set

The Garden Forum Summer Flow show will be June 16 from noon to 5 p.m. and June 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This summer garden flower show presented by Garden Forum of greater Youngstown will delight the senses.

Mahoning Valley Rose Society Show

The Mahoning Valley Rose Society Show will be June 23 from noon to 5 p.m. and June 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entries from novice and experienced growers will highlight this American Rose Society affiliated show.

FFRG Bulb Pre-Sale set

Place your order now to add colorful alliums, tulips, narcissus, crocus and hyacinths through June 15. Order forms are available at the Gardens and on the MetroParks website for bulbs to be picked up and planted in the fall.

Church hosts drive-through chicken dinner

Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, in Canfield will host a drive-through chicken dinner June 7 from 4 p.m. until sold out.

The dinner includes stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and a brownie for $7. Drive through to pick up a dinner.

Your vote is needed for Canfield postcard

The community is being asked to vote for their favorite Canfield postcard at the Canfield Historical Society’s Bond House today between 1 and 4 p.m.

Canfield school district third-graders, led by teacher Jenny Beil at Hilltop Elementary, and teacher Heidi Snyder at CH Campbell Elementary, will be designing and illustrating the postcards as a culminating project for their study of the Canfield community.

The winner of the postcard contest will win a basket filled with Canfield gift certificates, original vintage Canfield postcards and more.

Admission to the Canfield Historical Society’s Bond House is free. The Bond House is located at 44 W. Main Street, Canfield, directly across from the Canfield library.

Canfield Baccalaureate set for June 7

A Baccalaureate ceremony for members of the senior class of Canfield High School and their parents will be June 7 inside the high school auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. The program is meant to be a non-denominational celebration of the Class of 2012 and will include inspirational messages and music prepared and organized by members of the senior class.

A reception with light refreshments will immediately follow the program. For more information, call Caroline Bennett at 330-881-4097.

The Canfield library invites teens in grades 7-12 to stop by the library this month to take a turn building a word in our Words with Friends game. The library will post the highest word scores.

This program is going on during library hours through the month of June.

Join a book club at the library

Canfield library is welcoming kids to join the fifth and sixth-grade book club on June 14 at 11 a.m. It’s your chance to meet new friends, learn about some great reads and exchange ideas on the latest books.

Discover how mad science can be

The Canfield library will host Dr. Weirdo and children of all ages can discover how magical science can be on June 20 at 10 a.m. This program is presented by Mad Science of Northeast Ohio. Refreshments will be served.

Share it

The Canfield library invites teens in grade 7-12 to stop by the library to fill out a book recommendation. They’ll be posted in the teen section of the library. Recommendations can be made during library hours through June, July and August.

Schools Out Party set

The Canfield library invites teens in grades 7-12 to the School’s Out Party on June 8 at 2:30 p.m. Stop by the library for “Minute to Win It” games and plenty of junk food.

Check your blood pressure

The Canfield library will host a blood pressure check on June 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. The check will be provided by the Salem Area Visiting Nurse Association.

Swap coupons at the library

The Canfield library will host a coupon swap on June 16 at 10 a.m. Join the Canfield library to stretch your shopping dollars by swapping coupons or learning new tips from other coupon-clippers.

Connect with your Nook

The Canfield library will host a session for Nook users on June 11 at 6:30 p.m. Learn about downloading library eBooks to your Nook device and how to use our digital catalog. Space is very limited, sign-up is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Canfield library to register for this event.

Connect with your Apple devices

The Canfield library will host a session for Apple users on June 26 at 6:30 p.m. Join us to learn about downloading library eBooks to your Apple device, iPad, iPod or iPhone, and how to use our digital catalog. Space is very limited, sign-up is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Canfield Library to register for this event.

Wearing your bike helmet could get you free ice cream

The Boardman Optimists, Boardman Dairy Queen and Boardman Police are sponsoring a Bike Helmet Safety program this summer for Valley children.

During June, July and August, officers will be handing out “sweet citations” to children seen wearing their bike helmets. These citations can be redeemed for a free small ice cream cone at the Boardman DQ, located at 6120 Market Street.

McGuffey Historical Society hosts special guest

The William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society, based in Boardman, will host McGuffey descendant, Shirley Eckley, as a guest speaker at the society’s June 9 meeting at 1 p.m. at the Kravitz Deli, located in the Poland library, Eckley, a retired Youngstown City Schools’ teacher and resident of Hubbard, will recite several stories, based upon the McGuffey Eclectic Readers’ themes of character, citizenship, conservation and the importance of literacy.

McGuffey is known as “America’s Schoolmaster” and was raised in the Mahoning Valley. The local McGuffey Society is the last existing chapter of the National Federation of McGuffey Societies, which once numbered 100,000 members nationwide.

For more information, contact society president Richard S. Scarsella at 330-726-8277.

Primerica insurance office moves to location in Boardman

George L Gable, a regional vice president with Primerica, Inc., has expanded his office and moved to 7087 West Blvd. in Boardman. Primerica is the largest independent financial services marketing company in North America.

People interested in learning more about Primerica may contact George Gable at 330-629-2780.

Applicants needed for Italian Man and Woman of the Year

The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest is now accepting nominations for the Italian Man and Woman of the Year for the event Aug. 3-5 in downtown Youngstown. Contact Arlene DeChellis at 330-726-8019 for more information. Deadline for applicants is June 15.

Canfield graduate named Equine Academy Director

Sarah Coleman has been named as the Director of the Equine Academy at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky. An avid equestrian, Coleman grew up in Canfield and graduated from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens in 2002.

She comes to the Equine Academy at Lexington Catholic after being the director of the Equine Scholars Program at Georgetown College for four years and working as a managing editor for multiple equine and farming-related publications based in Lexington. She currently shows her off-the-track Thoroughbred, Bayou Brass, in the 3-foot hunter division.

Coleman will officially begin her position June 1. She is a 1998 graduate of Canfield High School.

Watt named to Dean’s List

Margaret Watt of Canfield has been named to the Spring 2012 Dean’s High Honors List at Marietta College. Watt, a graduate of Canfield High School, is majoring in Biochemistry at Marietta.

Canfield grad earns scholarship

Nicholas Reinthaler, a sophomore biochemistry major, will receive a Clyde A. Armstrong Memorial Scholarship. He is a graduate of Canfield High School and the son of Joseph and Linda Reinthaler.

Canfield grad accepts internship

Kedron Taylor, a 2009 graduate of Canfield High School, has accepted an internship with Disney World for the 2012/2013 fall semester. She is currently a junior in the Scripps School of Communications at Ohio University. She is the daughter of Terence and Gia Taylor and the granddaughter of Joseph and Barbara Caruss and Margaret Taylor, all of Canfield.

Pharmacy opens Canfield location on Village Green

Pharmacy Care, a full-service pharmacy, has opened a new location on the Village Green in Canfield. Pharmacist Dan Wearsch and his staff are located at 11 East Main Street in Canfield in the former Nationwide building.

Pharmacy Care’s services include a complete specialty compounding lab, service and convenient parking.

The facility is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wound Care center relocates

The St. Elizabeth Boardman Wound Care Center has moved to 7010 South Ave., Suite 6 in Boardman. The new office, at the corner of South Avenue and Trailwood Drive, opened this morning and is convenient toRoute 224 and Interstate 680, providing easier access for patients than its former DeBartolo Place office.

St. Elizabeth Wound Care Center specializes in providing comprehensive care for chronic, non-healing wounds using the latest treatments and technologies. Treatment is tailored to each patient’s unique needs and requirements, and complements the care provided by the patient’s primary care physician.

The staff consists of physicians who specialize in the treatment of chronic wounds, nurses specially trained to care for patients with these wounds, and experienced technicians.

For more information, call St. Elizabeth Boardman Wound Care Center at 330-729-3175.