Canfield Community Briefs

New Canfield “Players” production

Ticket reservations are now available for the upcoming Canfield Players production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” The show will be performed Nov. 9, 10, 16 and 17 in the Canfield High School auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets for adults and senior citizens are $12 and tickets for students are $10. To reserve your seats, call 330-702-7128 and leave a voice mail recording.

In addition, the Canfield Drama Boosters parent organization is accepting program ads and sponsors to help underwrite costs for the production. E-mail Lori Factor at lafactor@zoominternet.net for more information.

Fibromyalgia support group to meet

The Mahoning Valley Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet on Oct. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church, located at 425 Crestview Dr. in Boardman. The topic, presented by local instructor Cathleen Giblin, will be Gentle Chair Yoga. Learn how others manage aches and pains on a daily basis. For more information, call 330-509-3333 or 330-758-8413.

Roast beef dinner is Oct. 21

The Kids Grieve Too organization at the First Presbyterian Church on the corner or Wick Avenue and Wood Street is hosting its 15th annual Roast Beef Dinner and Dessert on Oct. 21 from 12-4 p.m. Kids Grieve Too is offered for children experiencing the loss of a significant other in their lives and is headed by Elaine Curran, a licensed Independent Social Worker.

Natural doctor addresses autism therapy

Naturopathic doctor Ted Suzelis will present a free seminar titled “CEASE Therapy for Autism” on Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at his Boardman office. The office is located in South Bridge West (behind Second Sole) at 755 Boardman - Canfield Road (Route 224), Suite D-3.

Suzelis will discuss a new homeopathic therapy for autism, called CEASE (Complete Elimination of Autistic Spectrum Expression). CEASE is a therapy of homeopathically detoxifying the body of specific medications, vaccinations, and other substances that may have been factors in a child developing autism.

For more information or to register, call 330-729-1350 or register online at www.OhioND.com. Admission is free, but registration is required.

ABWA meeting is Oct. 9

The Mill Creek Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) will hold its Oct. 9 meeting at Rachel’s Restaurant on Westchester Drive in Austintown at 6 p.m. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a menu of baked Italian chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, vegetable medley, salad, rolls, beverages and dessert.

The cost is $16 per attendee. The ABWA will be welcoming any interested guests who would like to attend the meeting and get to know the group. A committee of members will be presenting the fall enrollment activities. Call for reservations by Oct. 2 to Kathy Anderson 330-533-6675 or Jackie Fischio 330-788-6634.

The chapter is part of the Network Council for ABWA, along with Tri-Gold chapter and Youngstown Charter chapter, and will be holding their annual style show on Sept. 30 at Mr. Anthony’s.

Archery Friends and Family Day is Oct. 20

On Oct. 20, there will be a Friends and Family Day supporting On Target Outfitters from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 8281 Leffingwell Road, Canfield. The cost to participate is $10 per family and there will be 3-D archery, air rifle shooting, trap shooting, fishing (bring your own pole), tomahawk shooting and more. Food will be available to purchase. The rain date is Oct. 27. For more information, visit www.ontargetoutfitters.org.

Girls night out focuses on cars

In an effort to raise cancer awareness and assist local fund-raising efforts, the Boardman AAMCO Transmission and Total Car Care is hosting “Girls Night Out,” an event at its shop at 7880 Market Street on Oct. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. The shop’s certified technician will conduct several clinics every half-hour on basic car maintenance, from checking tire tread and pressure to checking fluids and belts under the hood. Appetizers will also be provided. There is no cost to attend, but attendees can purchase raffle tickets for prizes donated by local vendors, including Mary Kay, PartyLite, The Flower Loft, Quaker Steak and Lube and Shine! Salon and Spa. Raffle tickets cost $1 each or $5 for six tickets. Attendees should RSVP by calling 330-729-9980 or e-mailing bill@boardmanaamco.com. All proceeds from the raffle will be benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Boardman.

Art Festival in the Glen

Innovative Interiors, located at 4845 Market Street, Suite 9, in Boardman will host its first Art Festival in the Glen, featuring local artists, live entertainment, and food vendors this Saturday from 1-6 p.m. For more information, call 330-788-0100 or 330-240-0748.

YMCA need vendors

The Davis Family YMCA is putting out a call for vendors for its annual Afternoon of the Arts on Oct. 27, from 12-4 p.m. The event will include a craft show, art exhibit, artists at work, kids’ crafts, live performances, music, poetry reading, and light refreshments. Vendor tables are available for $20 each. For more information, call the YMCA at 330-480-5656 or e-mail Suzanne Gray at sgray@youngstownymca.org.

Newcomers Club of Canfield

The Newcomers Club of Canfield, formerly known as Welcome Wagon Club of Canfield, will host its October meeting at Bella Nitesh Spiritual Arts and Education Center, 837 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, on Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The topic of the evening’s program will be stress relief and coping with life. Light refreshments will be served. Members, guests, and prospective members are invited. RSVP to Sherri at sherrijacobs@zoominternet.net or 330-507-3093.

The Newcomers Club of Canfield is open to all women in the Mahoning Valley. It provides an opportunity for members in the community to welcome newcomers, engage in recreational and social activities, and to help support the civic, social and charitable life of the community.

Local church to host buffet

Bethel Lutheran Church, located at 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman, is planning its semi-annual International Buffet Oct. 27. There will be seatings at 4 and 6 p.m. The cost will be $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 6-12. Children under 6 are admitted free. Tickets are available by calling the church office at 330-758-5745 or Delaine at 330-549-9116. Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 21.

The dinner includes food and desserts from Germany, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden. Proceeds will used for community outreach and the support of Bethel’s ministry.

Calculus: The Musical at YSU

The Youngstown State University College of STEM and Department of Mathematics and Statistics will host MathFest, a day of mathematical workshops and contests for area high school students on Oct. 18. This year, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the event, they are inviting “Calculus: The Musical” to perform at 1 p.m. in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center. “Calculus: The Musical” is a humorous view of the development of calculus through song. More information about Maththeater, who wrote and perform the musical, can be found at http://matheatre.com.

For more information about YSU’s MathFest, visit www.math.ysu.edu/~mathfest. This event is free and open to the public.

Shopping day at Alberni’s

Altrusa International of Youngstown will be hosting a “Shoppopalooza,“ a luncheon and shop-fest at Michael Alberni’s Restaurant, located at 1140 Boardman-Poland Road, on Oct. 11 starting at 11 a.m. The cost is $20 and the event is open to the public.

For reservations, call Liz McGarry at 330-565-0228. They are also looking for new members. For membership information, call Chris Hanrahan at 330-550-2388.

New business helps college students

Former MCCTC engineering instructor Bob Dukish has opened a new business in Canfield, Help Buzzer, which helps students gain real-world experience while offsetting some of the costs of college. For more information, visit www.helpbuzzer.com or email bob@dukish.com.

Teen driving survival school set

On Oct. 13, at the Value City Department Store parking lot in Boardman, the Sports Car Club of America will sponsor a Tire Rack Street Survival teen-driving school. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading killer of American youths aged 16 to 19. Tire Rack Street Survival program is a national driver education program that teaches teens the skills they need to stay alive behind the wheel. Students use their own vehicles so that the skills they learn can be directly translated to their own daily driving experiences.

The Tire Rack Street Survival Æ program is open to permitted and licensed drivers ages 16-21. Registration forms can be found online at www.streetsurvival.org. The cost is $75 per student and some insurance companies offer premium discounts to graduates. Space is limited and registration is required.

Public labyrinth walk is Oct. 21

The Ursuline Center, located at 4280 Shields Road, will offer the final guided walk of the season on Oct. 21 from 2-3 p.m. and celebrate the Journey of Autumn and marking the Feast of St. Ursula, for whom the Ursuline Sisters are named. Anyone wishing to walk the Labyrinth but unable to make one of the official walks can come anytime at their own convenience.

There are guides provided at the Labyrinth’s entrance, but there is no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth. People can use the labyrinth in any way they need.

The Ursuline Center Labyrinth is a ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown and open year-round from dawn to dusk for all persons of faith. There is no cost to use the Labyrinth, which is handicapped-accessible and offers ample parking.

Local magician Tom Dowling earns honor

Tom Dowling, president of Youngstown-based Tom Phoolery Productions, Inc., was one of seven professional entertainers selected to lecture at the 2012 KIDabra International Biz Builder Conference held recently in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Dowling is a full-time professional entertainer specializing in themed educational programs for local schools, libraries and commercial events. His company also designs and manufactures original magic effects and props for professional magicians. His selection as a presenter at the KIDabra conference places him in the top 10 percent of professional family magic entertainers.

Baby Talk: where babies communicate

Baby Talk, a small organization founded by a teacher of the deaf and a speech therapist Barbara Ricks and Karern Steed, is now offering sign language classes for parents and their children ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years. Classes will be every Friday and Saturday from now until Oct. 20 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Classes will be at Beyond Expectations at 725 Boardman Canfield Road in Boardman.

The cost is $50 for four weeks of either Friday classes or Saturday classes and materials are included. Space is limited. Call 330-540-1025 or e-mail christiansigns2@gmail.com to register.

Bonding with babies and books

This event is for caregivers and their little ones who are 6 to 23 months. There will be 20 minutes of language enrichment, including rhymes, songs and stories, followed by time to play and socialize on Monday at 10 a.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tales and talk for 2’s and 3’s

Join the library for developmentally-appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child (ages 2-3) become a successful reader on Wednesday, as well as Oct. 17 and 31 at 10 a.m. Costumes may be work to the event on Halloween.

Fun with letters for 2’s and 3’s

An hour of talking, singing, reading, writing and playing with letters for parents/caregivers and children ages 2-3 will be available at the library on Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. In addition to reading ABC books, play with tactile, magnetic, and foam letters. Children will also make letters with play dough, cookie cutters, stampers and more. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Fun time for 4’s and 5’s

The Canfield library will host developmentally-appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child (ages 4-5) become a successful reader every Tuesday in October at 1:30 p.m. Costumes may be worn to the event on Oct. 30. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Lego my library

Kids, age 6 and up, will meet at the Canfield library on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. to enjoy creating Lego designs. Legos will be provided.

Disney’s “Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever”

Enter a contest during regular business hours at any library in the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County system to win four tickets for the Oct. 27 performance at the Covelli Centre at 1 or 3 p.m. Contest runs through Oct. 13. Entries available at all PLYMC libraries. To enter, fill out an entry form and write a paragraph on why you like Phineas and Ferb. Drawings will take place Oct. 15 at each branch and the library will notify winners.

Tales to tails at library

Sign up at the Canfield library to read to a registered therapy dog at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 15, which helps develop reading skills, promotes confidence, and encourages a love of reading. Readers of all levels and abilities are welcome. Bring a book of your choice. Dogs are provided by K-9 for Compassion, registered Delta society therapy dogs. Sign-up is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Canfield library.

The grossest thing I ever read

Share your favorite loathsome literary moment from any book you’ve read by filling out our entry form at any library branch during regular hours or online at www.libraryvisit.org/teens. The Teen Advisory Board will select the grossest of the gross entries and the winners will receive autographed copies of ”The Monstrumologist” by Rick Yancey. For teens in grades 7-12.

Danielle Scott Memorial Poetry Contest 2012

Danielle Scott was a beloved Teen Advisory Board member who was lost to cancer. To honor Danielle, the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County is sponsoring the fourth annual Danielle Scott Memorial Poetry Contest.

This year, to correspond with Teen Read Week, author Rick Yancey and his Monstrumologist series and in keeping with the 2012 Teen Read week theme of “It Came From the Library”, poems entered should have a horror-related theme: monsters, the supernatural, the gothic and so on. Entries may be submitted online at www.teenxtremeonline.org/submityourwork.cfm or on standard 8 Ω” x 11” paper (not to exceed two pages) to any public library in Mahoning County by Oct. 31. If you submit your entry online, select the writing type “Poem” and be sure to include a phone number. Hard copies must be typed and be sure to include your name, telephone number, grade and school on your entry. Entries are not returnable. One winner will be chosen and will be awarded a plaque and a monetary prize. Eligibility: All entrants must be in grades 7-12 and either live in or attend school in Mahoning County.

Free ACT/SAT math help

The Canfield library is hosting a free ACT/SAT math review program on Oct. 15 and 23 at 6:30 p.m. A YSU mathematics professor will review some test material and answer your tough math questions. Space is limited so sign-up is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Canfield library.

Teen choice awards set

The library will be hosting its own teen choice awards where teens in grades 7-12 can vote on who’s the hottest singer, what stars shouldn’t be famous, what piece of tech accessory you can’t live without, and more during regular hours throughout the month of October. They will post the results in November. A lucky random participant will receive a prize.

eBooks for Apple users

The Canfield library will be hosting an informational session where you can learn about downloading library eBooks to your Apple device, iPad, iPod, and iPhone, and how to use our digital catalog on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Space is very limited and sign-up is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Canfield library to register for this event.

eBooks for Nook users

The Canfield library will be hosting an informational session where you can learn about downloading library eBooks to your Nook device and how to use our digital catalog on Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Space is very limited so sign-up is required. Call 330-744-8636 and ask for the Canfield library to register for this event.

Coupon swap

Bring any coupons you don’t need to the Canfield library at 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 to stretch your shopping dollars by swapping coupons or learning new tips from other coupon-clippers.

Blood pressure check

The Canfield library will be hosting a blood pressure check by Salem Area Visiting Nurse Association on Oct. 16 from 1-3 p.m.