Canfield Community Briefs

Ringling Bros. contest

Come into a Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County library from Nov. 1-11 to win four tickets to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Legends show which will be at the Covelli Center Nov. 19-22. This event is for children ages 1-12 years.

Thanksgiving holiday closing Nov. 26

All libraries in the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County (PLYMC) system will be closed for Thanksgiving on Nov. 26.

Gamma Pi hosts October meeting

The Gamma Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently had a dinner at the Fifth Floor Restaurant in Youngstown. Mary Ellen Wilcox introduced the guest speaker, Traci Manning, Mahoning Valley Historical Society Curator of Education. Her program was on Founding Mothers: Great Women in Mahoning Valley History. Her presentation was followed by questions from the Chapter members. Mahoning Valley Historical Society has much to offer in the way of special events, education programming and more. To learn more, visit www.mahoninghistory.org.

ABWA to meet Nov. 10

The Mill Creek Chapter of The American Business Women’s Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Johnny’s Restaurant, located at 7807 Market St. in Boardman. The Mill Creek Chapter will be celebrating its 54th Anniversary with the theme “Splash of Italian.” Anthony Horvath of Struthers will entertain with songs of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and other classics. The menu will include Italian roasted chicken, beef tips and noodles, pasta and meatballs, Italian roasted potatoes, Italian mixed vegetables, tossed salad, fresh baked bread, hot peppers and oil, and coffee, tea or soda. Sheet cake will be served for dessert. The cost is $21.50 per person and guests are welcome. Reservations are due by Nov. 2 to Mandy Codespote at 330-314-8198.

Gathering Place event to be Nov. 9

The Gathering Place will host a Senior Day event on Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. This week’s presentation will be “Normandy” and will be presented by Roger Bell. The program will begin promptly at 11 a.m. and lunch will be provided by The Woodlands. The Gathering Place takes place at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, located at 550 North Broad Stree in Canfield. RSVP to the event by calling 330-533-3531 or 330-533-6045, or email lordoflife550@sbcglobal.net by Nov. 7.

Softball Shopping Blitz to be Dec. 18-20

The Canfield High School softball NYC Holiday Shopping Blitz will be Dec. 18-20. The cost is $159 per person (Luxury Motot Coach). Reserve your seats now by calling 330-207-7868, dropping in to the Canfield Athletic Office to pay or mailing your form and payment to P.O. Box 432, Canfield, OH 44406. The deadline for funds is Nov. 18. This event is sponsored byt the Canfield High School Softball Boosters.

Suzelis and Khoury to host thyroid health seminar

The Ohio Naturopathic Wellness Center in Boardman will be hosting a free natural health seminar titled, ”Naturopathic Thyroid Care” on Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Whether your thyroid is overactive or underactive, there are natural options to assist you. In this seminar, Dr. Ted Suzelis, ND, and Valentina Khoury, ND, LAc, will discuss naturopathic options for thyroid health. They will discuss synthetic versus natural thyroid hormone replacement, when is it appropriate to forgo thyroid replacement altogether and what are the natural options for those with an overactive thyroid, including when pregnant or breastfeeding. The seminar will be beneficial for those who already have thyroid issues, along with people who want to keep their thyroid healthy. The seminar will take place at the center at 755 Boardman-Canfield Road, Suite D3, in Boardman (Southbridge West Complex). For more information or to reserve your seat, call 330-729-1350 or go to OhioND.com. This event is free, but RSVP is required.

Knit-In to be Nov. 14

The Western Reserve Knitting Guild will host a Knit-In on Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Rotary Building in Fair Park in Canfield. Members can use this time to work on unfinished Christmas knitting and or other knitting and enjoy fellowship. Bring a snack to share. Anyone interested in knitting, crocheting and other fiber arts is welcome to join them for possible membership in the Guild. For more information on membership or donating yarn for the Guild’s charity knitting, email the group at wrkg.ohio@gmail.com.

Knitting guild to meet

The Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rotary Building in Fair Park in Canfield. A potluck dinner will take place and members are asked to bring a covered dish with serving utensil to share, as well as their own place setting. Anyone interested in membership is welcome to attend and is to bring their own place setting. Shawn Anderson will do a brief program on finger knitting. For more information about membership or donating yarn for the Guild’s charity work, email the group at wrkg.ohio@gmail.com.

Local church to have drive through chicken dinner

The Western Reserve United Methodist Church, located at 4580 Canfield Road in Canfield, is having its drive through chicken dinner on Nov. 5 from 4 p.m. until it is sold out. The cost is $8 per person and the menu includes stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and a brownie.

Canfield Lions Fish Fry to be Nov. 6

The Canfield Lions will host its Fish Fry on Nov. 6 at A La Cart Catering, located at 429 Lisbon St. in Canfield. The cost is $11. Dinner will run from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The main course is haddock (baked or fried) and the choice of one side: french fries, pierogis, macaroni and cheese or haluski. This includes cole slaw or green beans, roll, drink and dessert, as well.

Canfield students named to Kent State’s Dean’s List

Kent State recognizes more than 370 undergraduate students who have been named to the Dean’s List for summer 2015. Undergraduate students who obtain a 3.4 GPA or higher while maintaining 12 or more credit hours during the summer qualify to receive this honor. The following local students were named to the Summer 2015 Dean’s List: Michelle Pfeffer, Maleck Saleh, Matthew DeSanto and Brendon Lydic.

Students receive UAW-GM scholarships

The following local students at Youngstown State University received the $1,000 UAW-GM People’s Store Scholarship: Kyle Gumble, who is majoring in Chemical Engineering at YSU; Mark Holland, who is majoring in Chemical Engineering at YSU, and Jordan Woolley, who is majoring in Marketing at YSU. The scholarship is funded by proceeds from the UAW 1112 GM People’s Store located in the GM Lordstown Complex. The scholarship program was started in 1991. Recipients are the children of employees of the GM Lordstown Complex.

Zombie plays spook during Zombie Crawl

In conjunction with the annual Zombie Crawl in downtown Youngstown, the Victorian Players will present two one-act shows with enough zombies to please any Walking Dead fan. The two one-acts, Zombeo and Juliet and Downton Zombie, will be performed on Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m, and Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $9 for students and senior citizens. Reservations are encouraged at 330-746-5455. Those in costume (especially zombies) will receive a $2 discount.

Gathering Place event to be Nov. 9

The Lord of Life Church will host a Gathering Place event at the church, located at 550 N. Broad St. in Canfield, on Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. The program will be a presentation by Roger Bell titled “Normandy” in honor of Veteran’s Day. Lunch will be provided by Woodlands. This is a free community outreach social program offered to all senior citizens that takes place on the second Monday of every month. Contact Bernadette Beler at 330-533-6045 or the church at 330-533-3531 for more information.

Election day spaghetti dinner

Lord of Life Lutheran Church of Canfield will again serve its annual spaghetti dinner at Canfield High School cafeteria on Nov. 3. Dinner will be served from 4:30-8 p.m. The dinner includes spaghetti with homemade meat sauce, salad, rolls and butter, beverages and an assortment of homemade desserts. Take-out orders will be available. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance by calling the church office at 330-533-3531. Tickets for adults are $7.50, students are $4 and children younger than 4 are free. Be sure to get your free buckeye at the door for as long as they last. For more information, call Doris Puerner at 330-565-6784.

Junior Women’s League to meet Nov. 2

The next meeting of the Boardman Poland Junior Women’s League will take place Nov. 2 at Glenellen Assisted Living, located at 9661 Market St. in Boardman, at 7 p.m. Members are to bring items for Operation Christmas Child. The BPJWL Juniorettes will be putting the shoeboxes together at a later date in November. Hostesses for the meeting are Debbie Chop, Linda Crish and Sperry Rongone. They will be making special food items from their heritage that they will share that evening. Pampered Chef will come for the evening meeting as a club fundraiser and members can brings guests for their demonstration. The Boardman Poland Junior Women’s League is open to all women that are 18 or older, residing in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties, who are interested in friendship, fun and community involvement. Their mission is to provide a creative outlet for women interested in providing community service in areas of arts, conservation, education, home life, international affairs and public affairs. Women interested in joining or receiving more information can contact membership Chairwoman, Sperry Rongone, at 330-770-3880 and/or Nina Lowery 330-506-9473.

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.

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 of Our History

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.

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.

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.