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Seeing Eye: Don’t miss Family Fun Day at Tod Park

FAMILY FUN DAY: The 21st annual Family Fun Day and bookbag giveaway will be 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Tod Park in Girard, rain or shine. The event is hosted by Cindy Michael’s Lena Mason Christian Memorial Foundation in memory of Mason and Christian who, along with their mother Lena, died on Sept. 13, 2005. Registration for children who need bookbags and school supplies begins at 12:30 p.m. Bookbags will be given out after 3 p.m. The event will include hot dogs, face painting, clowns and crafts. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Trinity Baptist Church in Warren is celebrating its 15th pastoral ...

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• LAKEVIEW BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. today at the high school media center. • HARTFORD ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 7 p.m. today at the township administration building. • TRUMBULL BUDGET COMMISSION will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the county auditor’s office, 160 High St. NW, Warren. • GEAUGA TRUMBULL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Board of Directors will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the offices, 12611 Ravenwood Drive, Chardon. • TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will hold a workshop at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the commissioners hearing room. • MCDONALD VILLAGE ...

Agenda

• LORDSTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the village municipal building. • CORTLAND CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. • VIENNA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the township hall. • GIRARD CITY COUNCIL’s Streets, Sidewalks, and Employee Welfare Committee will meet at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the city hall conference room. • BRISTOL BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the high school choir room. • BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the township hall.

Preserving your harvest

Hello, Trumbull County! The fruits of your gardening labor are starting to arrive, and you may be overwhelmed with the amount of produce. You can only eat so much salad until you start regretting your life choices. If your neighbor has asked you to stop stockpiling zucchini on their front porch, it’s time to find another way to preserve your harvest. Canning and freezing are the most common ways to preserve garden vegetables, but it’s important to follow the correct steps to preserve quality and taste, and to promote food safety, which is on the top of everyone’s mind this year ...

Town hall to talk affordability

TOWN HALL SET: The Mahoning Valley People’s Action Alliance is hosting a town hall with the topic “The Needs of Working Class Americans” at 2 p.m. Friday at the Local UAW 1112 Union Hall, 11471 Reuther Drive, Lordstown. One of the items that will be discussed is Social Security and affordability for seniors. The anniversary of the founding of the Social Security Administration is Aug. 14. The event is free and doors will open at 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by Alliance for Retired Americans, SOAR, Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans Education Fund and the Mahoning Valley ...

Correspondent awarded grant

Staff report Susan Wojnar of Youngstown has been awarded a $2,500 grant through the Ohio Arts Council’s Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP), a competitive program that helps artists with disabilities advance their careers and expand opportunities to share their work with the ...