Niles Food Forest plans cleanup day

Niles Food Forest plans cleanup day

NILES

The Youngstown Inner City Garden has expanded from its Youngstown location and will build a similar “food forest” in the city of Niles.

The food forests are built solely for the purpose of helping others.

Organizers focus on education, training and providing a safe place for local residents to enjoy gardening.

All the produce grown at the gardens is given away.

The organizers of the Niles Food Forest will have a cleanup day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the planned site of the Niles garden, 1625 Hiram St.

Participants are urged to bring rakes, weed trimmers, wheelbarrows and any other garden tools they have available.

For information about the event or ongoing updates about the progress of the Niles Food Forest, visit www.facebook.com/nilesfirstfoodforest.

Return of school year celebration set

WARREN

Warren City Schools will celebrate the return of the school year from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday on Courthouse Square.

This is the second year for the event, which features free hot dogs, chips and refreshments, prizes for the kids, a performance by the Warren G. Harding High School band and other events.

It is open to parents and students. Last year’s event attracted 1,200 people.

Next Thursday, the school district will have a pre-kindergarten to eighth-grade family open house at each building. It will be at 4 p.m. for pre-kindergarten to second grade, 5 p.m. for grades three to five, and 6 p.m. for grades six to eight.

Tours of the schools will be provided, and children and their parents can visit the child’s classroom and meet the child’s teacher and building administrators.

Work session

POLAND

The Poland Board of Education will have a work session at 6 p.m. today in the superintendent’s office at Poland Seminary High School, 3199 Dobbins Road.

Finance committee

CANFIELD

The District Board of Health of Mahoning County’s finance committee will have a meeting at 8 a.m. today at the Canfield Fairgrounds Administration Building, 7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road.

Block watch plans picnic

GIRARD

The Girard Second Ward Block Watch will have its picnic from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 23 at Tod Park in the small pavilion.

All ward residents are invited.

Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish or dessert to share and their own beverages. Hot dogs and table service will be provided.

Call Vince or Mary Ellen, 330-545-0497 by Friday for reservations.

The picnic will take the place of the monthly meeting. There will be no Thursday meeting in August.

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