Sunday liquor option for Crickets OK'd for ballot

It took a while, but the Mahoning County Board of Elections certified to the Nov. 3 ballot a Sunday liquor option for Crickets Bar and Grill in Youngstown.

The board declined Aug. 17 to certify the issue for the bar at 1733 E. Midlothian Blvd., which is Precinct 7G, to serve “spirituous liquor” because it didn’t have enough valid signatures. It needed 88 valid signatures and of the 126 it submitted only 83 were deemed valid. After additional checking, the number of valid signatures grew to 86. It finally got to 89 on Tuesday, the first day of early voting.

Meanwhile, the Canfield Republican Women’s Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary at Avion on the Water, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road in Canfield on Thursday. Cocktail hour starts at 5:30 with dinner an hour later and a panel discussion at 7:30 p.m.

Among those attending are Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, and Ohio Rep. Timothy E. Ginter. Columbiana County Republican Chairman Dave Johnson is serving as the master of ceremonies and Mahoning County Republican Chairman Mark Munroe will make an anniversary presentation.

Tickets are $35 and can be obtained by calling 330-531-0120 or email at crwcmail@gmail.com.