Poland 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.

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.

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.

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.

Color Your World

Join the Poland library for a relaxing evening of adult coloring from 7-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 4. Coloring sheets and materials will be provided, or you’re welcome to bring your own. Colorful light refreshments will be served. This is for teens and adults.

Sit and Stitch

Sit and stitch with others at the Poland library at 6 p.m. on Nov. 5. Share ideas and skills while making new friends. Bring your own quilting, appliqu , knitting or crochet projects and supplies. This is not an instructor-led activity. Sit and Stitch is for teens and adults.

Investment Research 24/7

Join Stuart Gibbs, the Business and Investment Center librarian, at 10 a.m. on Nov. 7 at the Poland library to learn about databases to assist you in making your personal finance choices. Featured databases are Business Insights: Global, Morningstar Investment Research Center, and Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage. WiFi access allows you to bring your device to research these powerful sources of reference. To register, call 330-744-8636 and ask for Information Services or register online using the events calendar. This event is for adults.

Friends of the Poland Library to meet

The Friends of the Poland Library will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, in the meeting room of Poland Library. The program will be a watercolor painting demonstration by Sue Anzellotti-Ray. Hostesses will be Susan Beil, Pauline Ciavarella and Mary Jane Pavelko. Donations of books, magazines, CD’s or DVD’s are accepted at each meeting for the Poland Friends book cart. The meetings are open to the public. New members are welcome and membership dues are $10 annually.

Poland Lions host blanket drive

The Poland Lions Club is sponsoring a Blanket of Kindness Drive Nov. 1-24. They’re collecting new and gently used washable blankets in all sizes for children and families in need. Consider donating a blanket to help those in the community keep warm this winter. Blanket donation drop off sites are Poland Methodist Church, Farmers National Bank, Poland Home Savings and Loan, Poland Town and Country Cleaners, Poland Trust National Bank and Wittenauer’s Cafe. Monetary donations to: The Poland Lions Blanket Drive, P.O. Box 5424, Poland, OH 44514.

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.

Fun with Perler beads

Have fun with Perler beads at the Poland library at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 11. You can arrange the beads into colorful shapes and patterns. The librarians will apply the heat that fuses them together. Registration is required. Register by calling 330-744-8636 and ask for the Poland library. This even is for grades 4-12.

Trim a tree for November

Stop in during regular library hours in November to decorate an ornament for the Poland library’s all-seasons tree.

Fire and Ice with Mad Science of Northeast Ohio

The Poland library is hosting Fire and Ice at 11 a.m. on Nov. 21. Join in this highly interactive program and witness gravity defying experiments. Also watch a series of “cool” dry ice experiments that include shivering quarters, giant burps, bubbling potions and more. Registration is required. Register by calling 330-744-8636 and ask for the Poland library. This event is for children ages 3 and up.

Listen and Lego

Listen to a story and then have fun building with Legos at the Poland library at 1 p.m. on Nov. 19 Legos will be provided. Listen and Lego is for ages 4-7.

Poland students named to Kent State 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. Bryson Cook and Alyssa Tom were named to the Summer 2015 Dean’s List.

Breakfast Club to meet

The Breakfast Club at Poland Presbyterian Church is providing an opportunity for Poland residents to learn more about Poland’s school buildings and the bond levy on the Nov. 3 ballot to replace them. On Oct. 25, Mark Covell, principal of Poland Middle School, and Larry Baughman, president of the Poland Historical Society, will discuss the history of Poland schools with emphasis on Poland Union Elementary and Poland Middle School. On Nov. 1, Superintendent David Janofa and school board members will explain the need for a 4.5 mill levy to construct a new K-8 school building. The Breakfast Club meets in Fellowship Hall at 9:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend these sessions.

Celebrate Poland meeting

Celebrate Poland is hosting a meeting on Nov. 7 at the Poland library from 1-4 p.m. to plan next year’s event. The committee is a small group and would like help planning and are inviting everyone to be involved.

Gamblers Anonymous

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.

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.

“Proud to be an American” to be Nov. 10

The Poland Schools music departments are presenting “Proud to be an American” as a musical tribute to Veterans on Nov. 10. The event will take place at the Poland Seminary High School auditorium at 7 p.m. The event will feature the Poland Seminary High School wind ensemble and concert choir, as well as the Dobbins Elementary third-grade choir. All donations received will be given to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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 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.

Begin your new life navigating through separation/divorce support group

Join this small group for those whose lives have been affected by divorce or separation. You don’t have to go through it alone. Be a part of a caring group of people that together will find peace, power and healing. Look forward to rebuilding your life with a positive focus. The group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. at RP Life Consulting, located at 1570 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Building C-101 in Austintown. For more information, contact Robyn Podboy at 330-757-4259.

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.

Bits and pieces of Mill Creek Park

Now though December 2015, visit the exhibit at Fellows Riverside Gardens-Melnick Museum that takes a look at the very early years of Mill Creek Park. The exhibit is open every day from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.