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Warren Music Club sets meeting

WARREN - The Warren Music Club, a member of the Ohio and National Federation of Music Clubs, is celebrating 123 years. The public is invited to the program at 2 p.m. Sunday at the home of Karl and Jeannine Morris. Karen Hunt will accompany members for singing “The Band Played On” from Together We Sing published by NFMC. Ben Olsen will read “Autumn Arrives Again” by Connie Arnold from A Symphony of Seasons for Music In Poetry. The musical theater program will include the club choral ensemble singing “The Man I Love," and Amanda Beagle singing solos from "Mary Poppins." Karl ...

Communities set trick or treat times

Oct. 31 Mahoning County Austintown 5:30-7:30 p.m. Beaver Township 5-7 p.m. Beloit 5-7 p.m. Berlin Township 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Boardman 5-7 p.m. Campbell 5-7 p.m, Canfield city 5:30-7:30 p.,m. Canfield Township 5:30-7:30 p.m. Ellsworth 5-7 p.m. Green 4-6 p.m. Jackson 5-7 p.m, Milton 5-7 p.m. North Jackson 5-7 p.m. Poland Township 5-7 p.m. Sebring 5-7 p.m. Springfield 5-7 p.m. Struthers 5-7 p.m. New Middletown 5-7 p.m. Youngstown 4-6 p.m. October 31 Trumbull County Bazetta 6-8 p.m. Bristol 5-7 p.m. Brookfield 5-7 p.m. Champion 6-7:30 p.m. Cortland 6-8 p.m. Fowler ...

Oct. 16 Seeing Eye: History tour set at Mesopotamia cemetery

FAIRVIEW CEMETERY TOUR: A guided walking tour of Fairview Cemetery in Mesopotamia at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Saturday will honor local history and feature stories of Civil War soldiers and Gold Star soldiers from World War I, World War II and Vietnam. No registration is required. Attendees can arrive prior to their preferred start time. Cost is a $10 donation for adults. Students are free. TERRARIUMS: The Girard Free Library will have a program on terrariums at 2 p.m. Saturday. Terrariums will get a spooky makeover as participants create a small graveyard in glass. Registration for the event ...

Fun facts about dairy cows

I love dairy cows. Most readers of this column know this. I think I have probably conveyed the fact that dairy cows are as complex as the dairy industry itself. Today, I would like to share with you some interesting dairy trivia. * Dairy cows first arrived in America with the Jamestown settlers in 1611. The most common breed of dairy cow in the United States is the Holstein, but Jersey cows produce milk with the highest butterfat content. The average cow produces about 350,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime. * Tank trucks for transporting fluid milk were first introduced in 1914. * A ...

Oct. 15 Seeing Eye

REDEDICATION CEREMONY: The Bristol Civil War Monument Rededication Ceremony will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of state Routes 45 and 88 in Bristolville. This joint event hosted by the Trumbull County Historical Society and the Bristol Historical Society will be a family-friendly day of living history as we rededicate the restored Bristol Civil War Monument, the first of its kind in Ohio and the second in the country. Experience a reenactment of the 1863 dedication ceremony, complete with period music, a Lincoln address, Civil War encampments, a tin type photographer, ...

Oct. 15 agenda

HARTFORD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 3 p.m. Friday at the township administration building to discuss the township policy manual and the holiday lighting project.