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Valley Grows Calendar

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the Mahoning County office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at ...

My sudden boyfriend isn’t the right match

DEAR ANNIE: I’m 22, working full time in the city, and recently started dating a guy I met through a mutual friend. We’ve only been seeing each other for about a month, and he really is a sweetheart. The problem is, the more I get to know him, the more I wonder whether we are simply in very different places in life. He is in his late 20s, lives at home and works part time as a delivery driver while waiting to start a city job sometime next year. I understand that people go through transitional periods, but from what I gather, he was unemployed for about a year before taking this ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: When removing linoleum

DEAR HELOISE: You needed to provide an alert about toxicity in the letter regarding linoleum, as the writer indicated that the linoleum was “old” and ugly. Unfortunately, older forms of linoleum from the 20th century contain asbestos. It should be left intact or removed by a professional that can handle and dispose of the toxic material. — Steve, via email DEAR HELOISE: When I purchased my home, I was told that the glue used to install linoleum in the 1970s contains asbestos. The cost of removing the asbestos was over $3,000. I laid the new flooring over the old linoleum so ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Frequent MRIs and cancer surveillance cause patient anxiety

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m writing to seek your perspective on a diagnosis that has caused me significant anxiety. A recent incidental finding on an MRI, followed by an endoscopic ultrasound, revealed a cluster of several small cysts (3-7 mm) in my pancreas. They’re suspected to be branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs). My main pancreatic duct is mildly enlarged. My doctors have recommended an MRI/MRCP with and without contrast in six months, followed by ongoing monitoring every six months to two years. I’ve been told that IPMNs are precancerous but usually ...

Couple ministers to war weary from Ukraine

Most Americans receive news about the war in Ukraine through their local newspaper or occasionally on the television network news. Meeting Ukrainians living amid the now four-year war is another story. I recently returned from a volunteer-in-mission trip to Christian Camp Gideon in Estonia, ...