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Safety forces on annual display

KINSMAN SAFETY DAY: Kinsman Township will host the annual Safety Forces Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the township park on Burnett East Road. There will be a bike rodeo, water battle, silent auction, and fire and police demonstrations. The bike rodeo is for ages 4 to 12 with sign-ups from 10 to 11 a.m. Prizes will be drawn after the water battle. CAR AND BIKE SHOW: The Unique Treasures Car and Bike Show to benefit local veterans will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Trumbull County fairgrounds, 4171 Hoagland Blackstub Road, Bazetta. The rain date is June 27. ...

Park plans beach party

BEACH BASH: The sixth annual Mosquito Lake Beach Bash will take place 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the park beach area and pavilion. The event will include free concerts by local bands, food trucks, 50-50 drawings and recreational activities. Those attending can take a lawn chair. MOVE THE VALLEY JUNETEENTH EVENTS: The Healthy Community Partnership, the Mercy Health Stepping Out Program, Youngstown State University Campus Recreation and the Warren Farmers Market have expanded Move the Valley, a new and expanded version of the longtime Walk the Valley initiative, to the Warren Farmers Market. ...

Valley Juneteenth events

There are several Juneteenth events planned in Youngstown and Warren this week and over the weekend. Juneteenth (a combination of “June” and “nineteenth”) commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom. It arrived two-and-a-half-years after the Emancipation Proclamation and is celebrated to mark the effective end of slavery in the United States. Events include: • First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, will sponsor a program at 7 p.m. Thursday. The multi-ethnic workshop experience ...

Agenda

• WARREN CITY BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the city law department office. • WESTERN RESERVE PORT AUTHORITY Board of Directors will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Lake Club in Poland.

Civic forum set

STATE OF THE ARTS FORUM: “Mahoning Valley Civic Forum: State of the Arts,” a conversation about arts, culture and community, will take place at 5 p.m. today at Penguin City Brewing Co. in Youngstown. The evening features facilitated table discussions followed by a City Club-style panel moderated by Karen Schubert, with panelists Becky Davis of the Butler Institute of American Art, artist and educator Bill Mullane, art patron and artist Dr. Virginia “Dee” Banks, and Lynnette Forde of the Youngstown Foundation. This is a free, public event and a timely conversation about the role ...

Church sets cookout for Saturday

COMMUNITY COOKOUT: The South Eastside Community Association (SESCA) fifth annual Community Cookout Day cosponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall, 2355 Niles Road SE. The family event will include rides, games and community support. Donations or gift baskets are welcome. STAR QUILTERS: The Ohio Star Quilt Guild will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Howland SCOPE Center, 8273 High St. NE, Howland. Allison Smith, a member of the Braceville African American Heritage Museum, will present a program on ...