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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. Mahoning Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at mahoningclinic@osu.edu. ...

DEAR ANNIE: Dream home next door ruins character of neighborhood

DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I have lived in our modest home for many years in a quiet, beautiful neighborhood where the houses have always felt gracious and in scale with one another. We are not extravagant people, and our little house has never been the biggest or fanciest on the block, but it has always been our sanctuary. We worked hard for it, raised our family here and treasured the peace, charm and natural beauty around us. Recently, a very wealthy couple bought the property next door and began building an enormous house that feels completely out of proportion to the neighborhood. ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: Newspaper e-edition does have advantages

DEAR HELOISE: I also miss the paper version of the news, but after getting the e-edition for a while, I find that the one big advantage of it is the ability to zoom in for larger print and to print out crossword puzzles. And I can also go back to older issues and revisit a topic. I enjoy your column. — Dennis W., in Virginia Dennis, we had a large number of people who wrote in and said that they miss the paper version of the news, but they are learning to adapt to e-readers. Many mentioned that they learned to read from the Sunday funny papers (so did I), and there were very fond ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Seizure recovery periods can vary

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband suffered a grand mal seizure about six months ago. He was in the hospital for seven days. When he came out of the seizure, he was very combative and experienced memory loss. He still deals with short-term memory loss, and his neurologist says that it could take a year for him to get back to normal. My question is: Is there any I can do to help him? - — L.H. ANSWER: Seizures can happen for many reasons, and there are different types of seizures. When a person has the type of seizure that is often shown on TV or in movies, where they have uncontrollable ...

Celebrating the history of Braceville churches

BRACEVILLE — One does not have to look very far to find an event celebrating America’s 250th birthday, but some communities are going above and beyond. Such is the case with Braceville Township, which is considered a suburb of Newton Falls. In fact, Braceville has hosted nine events so ...