Canfield Community Briefs
Gamblers Anonymous meetings
Gamblers Anonymous, a 12-Step fellowship of compulsive gamblers who want to recover from their gambling addictions, will meet twice this week in the Youngstown-Warren area. A Gamblers Anonymous meeting takes place every Friday at Westminster Church, located at 119 Stadium Drive in Boardman, and another takes place every Sunday at Christ Church Presbyterian, located at 3425 Hopkins Road in Cornersburg. Both meetings begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. and last about one and a half hours. Those who believe gambling has affected any part of their lives are urged to attend.
Saxon Club hosts pork-kraut dinner
The Youngstown Saxon Club, located at 710 South Meridian Road, will host its next pork-kraut dinner on Oct. 18 from 11:30 until 2:30 p.m. The price of $9.50 for adults and $5 for children includes dessert and coffee, tea or pop. The public is welcome and takeouts will be available.
TQGIBT presents Shop Owners Night
A variety of local businesses representing quilt shops, needlework shops, independent 31 reps and others will bring their wares to TQGIBT – That Quilt Group I Belong To - for Shop Owners Night on Oct. 20. Dottie Bettiker of Just Quilt It looks forward to showcasing her fabrics and notions for local guilds. This year’s participants include Just Quilt It from Warren, Village Quilts in Canfield, The Gallery of Fabric from Mercer, Pa., With Needle In Hand in Boardman, Knit Wits Yarns Shop from Salem and Sara Dysert with Thirty-One Bags. Guests are welcome to attend and learn more about these local vendors. TQGIBT meets at Fair Park in Canfield on the third Tuesday of each month, with some exceptions. Doors open at 6 p.m. TQGIBT is open to all quilters in the Mahoning Valley, at all skill levels. For information on membership, contact president Helen Lewis at HMLrutgers@icloud.com or by calling 330-286-3966.
Torch Club to meet on Oct. 19
Club member Flora Paymer is this month’s speaker at the Youngstown Chapter of International Torch Clubs dinner-discussion meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 19. Her paper will be “The Amazon: Importance to the World; and Childhood Memories.”
The meeting will be in Kilcawley Center, Bresnahan Rooms I & II, on the campus of Youngstown State University. The public is invited to attend. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. and the lecture at 7 p.m. Attending only the lecture is free of charge. Dinner for nonmembers is $20. Call 330-757-4148 for reservations and for club information call 330-792-7351.
Bingo and card party to be Oct. 18
The annual fall bingo and card party at St. Brendan’s Maxwell Hall, located at 2800 Oakwood Ave. in Youngstown, on Oct. 18 beginning at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $5 (includes lunch) and tickets will be sold at the door.
Garden to table
Enjoy an exquisite autumn dinner prepared by Friends Specialty at the Garden Cafe at Fellows Riverside Garden on Oct. 22 from 6:30-9 p.m. The dinner costs $30, and all proceeds benefit Mill Creek MetroParks Fellows Riverside Gardens. Space is limited, and there will be a cash bar.
Nightclub two step dance class
Enjoy learning this easy slower tempo dance. No partner? No problem! It is a paired dance, but everyone learns together. Beginners are welcome and encouraged. The classes will take place at the Pioneer Pavilion in Mill Creek MetroParks from 7-8 p.m. on Oct. 20 and 27. Each class is $5. Call FNC for details.
Metromutts: Howl-O-Ween Hike
Have a howl of a good time on this trek down the MetroParks Bikeway on the Kirk Road Trailhead on Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. Bring your dog dressed in his or her Halloween best — you are welcome to dress up, too! Costume contests, prizes, and refreshments will be available in the pavilion following the hike. MetroMutts members receive a free pumpkin and photo with their dog. The trail is easy and two miles long. Donated items for Animal Charity Human Society are welcome. Call FNC for details.
Pumpkin walk before twilight
Join Mill Creek MetroParks in the Calvary Ryn parking area near the Glacier Boathouse for this moderate to difficult one-mile hike on Oct. 18 from 2-3:30 p.m. Before the tremendous crows arrives, stroll through the magnificent display of jack o’lanterns at Fellows Riverside Gardens.
Where are witches?
Halloween is near!
While it’s not likely you’ll find ghosts or goblins, Mill Creek MetroParks hopes to find witches in the Scholl Recreation Area on a moderate, one-and-a-half mile hike. The hike is on Oct. 25 from 2-3:30 p.m.
Birding the sanctuary
Jeff Harvey of Wild Birds Unlimited will lead this walk at the Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary on Oct. 24 from 8-9:30 a.m.
Boots are required. Please register for this walk at FNC by Oct. 23.
14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration
The Hunt Institute of Pittsburgh brings the work of 35 botanical documentation artists from around the world to the Weller Gallery at Fellows Riverside Garden. The exhibit will open Oct. 30 and will run through Jan. 10 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Bits and Pieces exhibit
Through December, the Melnick Museum at Fellows Riverside Gardens will showcase the Bits and Pieces of Our History exhibit, which takes a look at the very early years of Mill Creek Park. The exhibit is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
The Gardens of Marjorie Dettliing
Marjorie Dettling’s love of nature shows through in this vibrant and bold exhibit in the Weller Gallery at Fellows Riverside Gardens. The exhibit is open through Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Yoga in the Gardens
Enjoy yoga that will help you keep a healthy outlook. Yoga in the Gardens will be held at Fellows Riverside Gardens from 9:30-11 a.m. or 5:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 20, 22, 27 and 29. The cost is $12 a class. Bring your own mat and a small blanket.
Chair to Mat Movement
Chair to Mat Movement with Michelle O’Brien is designed to increase mobility and flexibility for those who find seated floor movement challenging. Chair to Mat Movement will take place at the Fellows Riverside Gardens from 9-10 a.m. on Oct. 21 and 28. The cost is $10 per class.
Tai Chi Step One in the Gardens
Warm-ups, breathing exercises and movements will ease stress, improve health and increase vitality. Tai Chi will take place from noon until 1 p.m. at the Fellows Riverside Gardens on Oct. 21 and 28.
Halloween Sale at the Golf Shop
Enjoy spooky savings at the Mill Creek Golf Course Golf Shop during the first annual Halloween Golf Shop Sale. All clothing, shoes and accessories will be discounted Oct. 27-31.
Cattails and wheat
Design an autumn arrangement of flowers, cattails and wheat in a basket at Fellows Riverside Gardens on Oct. 22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The cost is $40 or $34 for Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens. Please register and pay by Oct. 20.
Blood pressure check by Salem Area Visiting Nurse Association
A blood pressure check will be at MetroParks Farm from 1-2 p.m. on Oct. 20.
Gotta Move story time
This event is for children ages 2-5 who are accompanied by a caregiver. Join the MetroParks Farm library at 10 a.m. on Oct. 20 for a variety of musical and movement activities that appeal to the “young and restless,” stimulate brain development and motivate language learning. Adults and children, get ready to act out stories and rhymes, sing and dance, and talk and play.
Fun time for 4s and 5s
Join the MetroParks Farm library at 10 a.m. on Oct. 27 for developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child become a successful reader. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tales and talk for 2s and 3s
Join the MetroParks Farm library at 10 a.m. every Wednesday in October for developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child (ages 2-3) become a successful reader. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Bonding with babies and books
This event is for caregivers and their little ones who are 6-23 months. There will be twenty minutes of language enrichment including rhymes, songs and stories, followed by time to play and socialize. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Bonding with Babies and Books will take place at the MetroParks Farm library at 10 a.m. on Oct. 19.
Seventh Annual Danielle Scott Memorial Poetry Contest
Danielle Scott was a beloved Teen Advisory Board member the community lost to cancer. Mahoning County libraries are sponsoring the seventh annual poetry writing contest to honor Scott and her love of writing. Teens may enter one poem with a theme of their choice. Entries may be submitted online at http://www.libraryvisit.org/teens/danielle/ or on standard 8 1/2 inch x 11 inch paper (not to exceed two pages) to any public library by Oct. 31. If you submit your entry online, select the writing type (poem) and be sure to include your phone number. Hard copies must be typed. 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. All entrants must be in grades 7-12 and either live in or attend school in Mahoning County. Contest runs from Oct. 1-31.
East High School Class of 1962 reunion planned
The East High School Class of 1962 has planned a fall dinner reunion for Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Donavito’s Italian Grill in Struthers. Meals will be ordered from the menu. Any questions can be directed to Adeline DiPasqua at 330-758-4082.
Legacy Dog Rescue looking for shoes
Do you have any new or gently worn pairs of shoes that you aren’t wearing and that are just taking up space? Don’t throw them away. Legacy Dog Rescue would be happy to take them off your hands. They partnered with Wooftrax to raise some funds for their rescue, get the shoes to people that need them and avoid the shoes from getting into a landfill, which helps the environment. All the proceeds received for this event will go directly to funding one of Legacy Dog Rescue’s large community dog and cat food giveaways that they periodically have. They are planning to have one in late November around Thanksgiving. Last November, they gave away more than 6,500 pounds of dog and cat food. How it works is they collect gently worn or new shoes of all types and sizes. Then, Wooftrax picks-up the shoes from them. They refurbish the shoes and get them to people that really need them. Drop boxes are located at Family Video Austintown, Coco Moe’s Tanning on Elm Road, Howland Community Animal Hospital, Lil Paws, The Learning Dog Training Center, Spider Web Music and The Wellness Center in Niles. Email ldrcharity@gmail.com for more information.
Helping Hands to have surprise sale
Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, located at 4580 Canfield Road in Canfield, carries new and gently used clothes for the entire family. A surprise sale will take place soon, just pull a ticket in store to receive your percentage off you purchase. Helping Hands is open each Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and there are currently new fall items available for purchase.
Bits and pieces of history
Take a look at Mill Creek Park throughout the early years at Fellows Riverside Gardens-Melnick Museum now through December from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.