A free HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY for children ages 12 and younger will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sahara Club II, 2345 Youngstown Road, Warren. All children will receive a goody bag, snacks and refreshments. There will be games and prizes for the best costume. All children must be accompanied by an adult or guardian. For more information, call 330-306-5191.
Laurie Ann Nursing Home and Allan Dell Assisted Living in Newton Falls will hold the annual in-house TRICK-OR-TREAT from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Roosevelt Elementary School, 110 Orchard Ave., Hubbard, is holding its school book fair today through Friday. The FAMILY NIGHT FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday with a scavenger hunt, games and a haunted house.
The Liberty Masonic Complex, 1350 Shannon Road, Girard, will hold a STEAK FRY from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday sponsored by the different organizations that meet at the complex. Tickets are $15 pre-sale only and may be purchased by calling Jean at 330-545-8487 or Janet at 330-759-8931. Proceeds will be used for the building fund.
The Downs Syndrome Association of the Valley is holding its GRAND OPENING for the Center for Success, 945 Boardman Canfield Road, Suite 12, Boardman, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Animal Welfare League Shelter, 545 Brunstetter Road, Lordstown, will hold a SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE from 1 to 6 p.m. today through Saturday as part of Make A Difference Day. There will be special adoption fees this week. For more information, call 330-394-4122.
The Eastwood Mall, in conjunction with St. Joe's at the Mall, Area Agency on Aging 11 Inc., and the Alliance for Senior Retirees, will host a WELLNESS AND BENEFITS EXPO from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Mall-goers can take advantage of the expert advice provided by the various vendors on such topics as prescription assistance, advance directives, home care, hospice, congestive heart failure and injury/fall prevention. Dr. Francisco Cano, allergist, will speak at noon on allergies, sinuses and colds.
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2050 Oakdale Ave. N.W., Warren, will hold an OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There will be food items, crafts, gifts and baked items and three raffles. Lunch will be served on Saturday with free cookies and coffee on Friday.
The MAHONING VALLEY POSITIVE PEOPLE NETWORK will meet at 5 p.m. today at BW3's in the Southern Park Mall in Boardman. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.
The fourth annual Penn Ohio Watershed Association and Partners Pymatuning / Shenango WATERSHED CHALLENGE will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Munnell Farm in Mercer, Pa. The event is an academic competition with an environmental focus for students in grades sixth to eighth grade with school teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania.
TODAY:
l Sober and Free, meetings for people with drug and alcohol problems, Sahara Club II, 2345 Youngstown Road, Warren, 330-306-5191.
l Celebrate Recovery, 12-step faith-based program, 6:30 p.m. Fowler Community Church, 4651 state Route 305, 330-550-3393.
l Smalltown Recovery Al-Anon Family Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday in the parlor at Kinsman Presbyterian Church, 6383 Church St. Wheelchair accessible.
l Kickin' It In Kinsman, a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m, Kinsman Presbyterian Church, Church Street. Open discussion, wheelchair accessible.
l Champion Knights of Columbus Council 7491, 7 p.m., first and third Tuesday of the month, St. William Rectory Office, 5431 Mahoning Ave., Champion.
l Girard-Liberty Rotary, 6 p.m. Amen Corner, 21 W. Main St., Girard, 330-539-5837 or 330-545-5694.
l Girard-Liberty Kiwanis Club, 6:30 p.m. Golf Dome, 1300 N. State St., 330-545-1338.
l Parents of Murdered Children, Trumbull County Chapter, meets 6 p.m. at the American Red Cross Chapter House, 661 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren
l Stephen Foster Chorus, singing group for men. 7 p.m. Warren SCOPE Center, 220 W. Market St., Warren. Guests welcome. 330-652-5739.
l Food Addicts Anonymous, 7 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, 162 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. For more information call 330-793-1599.
l Al-Anon, 9:30 a.m. basement, First Presbyterian Church of Warren, 256 Mahoning Ave. N.W., 9 a.m. beginner's meeting.
l Alzheimer Assistance and Referral Network Support Group, 6 p.m. Girard Public LIbrary, 105 E. Prospect St.
l TOPS OHIO 2161, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., 3217 Surrey Road S.E., Warren, 330-392-8501.
l TOPS 1429, weigh-in 9 a.m., meeting 9:30 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hubbard.
l TOPS OHIO 1688, weigh-in 6 p.m. Vienna Fire Station, Youngstown-Kingsville Road. New members welcome.
l TOPS OHIO 1374, weigh-in 8:45 a.m., United Methodist Church, Ridge Road, Newton Falls.
l TOPS OHIO 1165, weigh-in 8:30 a.m., meeting 9 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Park Ave., Warren. Visitors are welcome.
l TOPS 1060, weigh-in 6 p.m., meet at 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hubbard.
l Minute by Minute group of Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. closed discussion, First Presbyterian Church of Warren.
l Champion Rotary Club, noon,Wayside Inn, Champion.