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Canfield Lions host fish dinners for Lent
Canfield Lions’ fish dinners for Lent will begin on March 3. Dinner is served from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at A La Cart Catering, located at 429 Lisbon Street in Canfield. Dinners are haddock (baked or fried) or macaroni and cheese or haluski or pierogis. Also with the dinners are your choice of one side: french fries, macaroni and cheese, pierogis, or haluski. The dinner includes cole slaw or green beans, a roll, a drink and dessert. The price of the dinner is $11 and takeout is available.
Ash Wednesday services
Ash Wednesday services at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, located at 550 N. Broad Street in Canfield, will be on March 1. Imposition of ashes and a service of Holy Communion at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Bird Cage featured at Home Savings Bank
The Bird Cage at Canfield High School is the featured business at Home Savings Bank in Canfield. The Bird Cage is a spirit store that is fully operated by students in the Introduction to Business class in cooperation with Junior Achievement. The Home Savings Bank, located at 29 North Broad Street, has an area with items from the store on sale. Patrons may stop in during business hours to support the class.
Playtime at your library
Prepare for Kindergarten through play at the Canfield library on March 10 at 10 a.m. You’ll read a story and have fun with developmentally appropriate games and activities that you can do with your child to help them get ready for Kindergarten. This event is for children ages 2-6. All children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult to this one hour program.
Knitting Guild spring brunch to be March 25
The Western Reserve Knitting Guild will host a spring brunch for members and their guests. The event will take place on March 25 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Rotary Community Building in Fair Park in Canfield. The cost for tickets is $10 for members of the Guild and $15 for their guests. Tickets can be purchased at the next scheduled March meeting or by sending a check made out to WRKG at P.O. Box 14144, Poland, Ohio by March 17. For more information about the brunch, Guild or to donate to the Guild’s charity work, contact wrkg.ohio@gmail.com.
Gathering Place event to be March 13
There will be a Gathering Place event at Lord of Life Church on March 13 at 11 a.m. This is a free community outreach social program offered to all senior citizens that is held on the second Monday of the month every month. Different games and activities are also offered each month. This month’s program will include Karen Kannal speaking about human trafficking. Lunch will be provided by the Woodlands. Come out and join in a fulfilling afternoon of fun and socialization. Spread the word and bring your friends! Contact person for these events is Bernadette Beler at 330-533-6045 or church at 330-533-3531.
Junior Women’s League hosts “Step Back in Thyme Tea”
The GFWC Ohio Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League will host a “Step Back in Thyme Tea” that will benefit Mahoning County Women And Children’s Shelters. The “Step Back in Thyme Tea” will take place at The Poland Presbyterian Church, located at 2 Poland Manor Dr. in Poland, on March 11 at 1 p.m. The cost is $20 per person. The tea includes lunch, special herbal teas, a basket auction and more. Ellen Speicher will present “English Gardens” - A pictorial visit to several spectacular gardens in England along with scenes from the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show. For tickets, donations or more information, contact Linda Crish at 330-727-9321, Yvonne Ford at 330-718-2013 and Cheryl Smaldino at 330–717-4088. A limited amount of tickets will be available.
Pink Ribbon Golf Classic to be July 17
The annual Pink Ribbon Golf Classic will take place at Avalon Lakes Golf and Country Club on July 17. All proceeds from this event will go directly to the American Cancer Society. The 18-hole scramble will be followed by lunch and a Chinese auction and raffle. For further details, contact Donna Mowrey at 330-207-9630 or Nancy Felton at 330-533-2712.
LDR to host reverse raffle
Legacy Dog Rescue of Ohio (LDR) will host it’s first reverse raffle on April 1 at Avion on the Lake, located at 2177 W. Western Reserve Road in Canfield. The doors will open at 5 p.m. for games, giveaways and a huge basket auction. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with the reverse raffle to follow. The grand prize is $1,200. Tickets are $55 for two dinners and a chance to win the grand prize. One hundred tickets will be sold. For reservations, call Heather at 330-717-0635 or email legacy_jenn@aol.com, send payment to LDR, P.O. Box 3643, Youngstown, OH 44513. LDR is a 501c3 non-profit animal welfare organization. For more information on Legacy, visit their website www.ldrofohio.org or follow them on Facebook.
Overeaters Anonymous to have local meetings
Overeaters Anonymous is offering meetings at several local locations and on a variety of days. On Saturdays at 10 a.m., there will be a meeting at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in the Church Hall, Room 2, located at 4453 Warren-Sharon Road in Vienna, Ohio. This location is handicapped accessible. On Sundays at 7 p.m., there will be a meeting at Shenango Presbyterian Church, located at 3144 Wilmington Road (Route 18) in New Castle, Pa. This location is handicapped accessible. On Mondays, a meeting will take place at 1 p.m. at the Girard Multigenerational Center, located at 443 Trumbull Avenue in Girard. This location is handicapped accessible. On Wednesdays, a meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Valley Care - Northside Medical Center in the Medical Education Building, auditorium A, located at 500 Gypsy Lane in Youngstown. This location is handicapped accessible. On Thursdays at 6 p.m., a meeting will take place in Faith Chapel Fellowship Church, located at 511 E. Pershing St. in Salem, while at 7:30 p.m. a meeting will take place at New Life Lutheran Church, located at 1181 Churchill-Hubbard Road in Youngstown. Both of these locations are handicapped accessible. For more information on OA or meetings, go to www.oa.org or call one of the following Help Hotlines: Mahoning or Trumbull Counties - 330-747-2696; Columbiana County - 330-424-7767; Lawrence County - 724-674-3697.
GA to meet twice this week
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 GA meeting is offered every Friday at Westminster Church, located at 119 Stadium Drive in Boardman, and another is offered every Sunday at Christ Church Presbyterian, located at 3425 Hopkins Road in Youngstown (in Cornersburg). Both meetings begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. and last about 1-1/2 hours. Those who believe gambling has affected any part of their lives are urged to attend. For more information, call the local Gamblers Anonymous hotline at 330-505-5060.
Tales and talk for 2’s and 3’s
Join the Canfield library every Tuesday in February at 10 a.m. for developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child (ages 2-3) become a successful reader.
Gotta move story time
This event is for children ages 2-5 who are accompanied by a caregiver. Join the Canfield library every Wednesday in February at 10 and 11:30 a.m. 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, talk and play.
Mini Monet
Draw to paint a very wet fish. Children will work independently to trace a pattern, then color their picture with washable markers and use water to paint at the Canfield library on Feb. 25 at 10 a.m.. Registration required. The event has a maximum of 10 students. This is for children ages 6-8.
Take a guess
Guess the number of items in the jar at the Canfield library during library hours in February. Closest guess wins a small prize. This event is for the family.
Coupon swap at the library
Do you have coupons you don’t need or need coupons you don’t have? Drop in during library hours at the Canfield library to stretch your shopping dollars by swapping coupons. This event is for adults.
Chair yoga
Chair yoga is sponsored by the Friends of PLYMC. Pay as you attend at $10 per class. You should dress comfortably. Class will meet the first Friday of every month at the Canfield library at 10 a.m. This class is for adults.
Book-A-Librarian
Would you like a personal introduction to resources available at the library? Need more time with a librarian than you can get over the phone or if you just walk in? Book-a-Librarian sessions are tailored to meet the specific needs of the individual. A library staff member will give undivided attention to customers who want in-depth help with a variety of library services, such as: learning to use a computer, email, the Internet, downloading e-books and audiobooks, researching a topic, discovering new books and authors to read and enjoy, business, non-profit or Genealogy help. To schedule an appointment, visit any library, call 330-744-8636 or go online at www.LibraryVisit.org/Book-a-Librarian. This is for teens and adults.