Annual Bigfoot Festival

Annual Bigfoot Festival

LEETONIA

The village of Leetonia and Friends of the Leetonia Coke Ovens are hosting the third-annual Bigfoot Festival from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at 300 E. Main St.

The festival will include food, games, chuck-a-luck, nickel toss, crafts, face painting and bounce houses for children and musical performances both days.

A “One Bigfoot of a Hill” 5K race is set for Friday. Registration is available at runsignup.com, or email leetoniacokeovens@gmail.com for forms.

Free Bigfoot race T-shirts will be given to the first 100 registrants. Registration begins at 6 p.m. at the Coke Ovens, and the race and walk begin at 7.

A raffle to benefit the Coke Ovens will have tickets for $1 each or 6 for $5. Proceeds benefit the preservation and restoration of the historic Leetonia Coke Ovens.

Property re-valuation

LISBON

Appraisers are reviewing real estate in Columbiana and Salem and in Elkrun and Yellow Creek townships as part of this year’s re-valuation of Columbiana County residential, farm and commercial properties, county Auditor Nancy Milliken announced.

Appraisers, who carry identification, may visit property owners during business hours or leave door-card questionnaires to be completed and mailed to the appraisal office if nobody is home, she said.

Barbecue days at Thiel

GREENVILLE, PA.

The Thiel College admission office is launching a set of summer barbecue visit days, which will take place from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. June 27 and July 13.

The events provide prospective students and their families an informal opportunity to experience the college. The days include introductory admission and financial-aid information sessions, a student-led campus tour, and a picnic lunch.

These events accompany several other visit opportunities throughout the summer, including admitted student registration days Wednesday and July 20.

Prospective students also can schedule personalized, individual visits Monday through Friday or Saturday by appointment.

To RSVP, visit www.thiel.edu/bbq2016 or contact admissions@thiel.edu.

Amateur-radio skills

canfield

Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio operators will demonstrate emergency communications skills to the public June 25 and June 26 at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm.

Radio operators from the Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association from noon June 25 until 2 p.m. June 26 will show the public how amateur radio or ham radio responds to public communications needs in times of emergencies. Ham operators will set up multiple stations at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, on Route 46 across from the Canfield Fairgrounds, and operate for 24 hours on power supplied from stand-alone generators, batteries and solar power. This free event is a fun way for the public to see how amateur radio can quickly provide emergency communications in times of need.