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• TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the commissioners’ hearing room for the weekly workshop. • WARREN CITY COUNCIL will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the safety service complex on council personnel and rules. • TRUMBULL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the administration building conference room, 160 High St., Warren. • CORTLAND CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • McDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • NILES ...

Seeing Eye: SCOPE offers session on artificial floral arranging

FLORAL ARRANGING: The Howland SCOPE Center will offer artificial floral arranging 1 to 3 p.m. Friday. Students will receive materials, tools and a project instruction sheet. The instructor will be Gail Hanes of Howland. The fee for each class is $30, payable at the time of registration at the Howland SCOPE Center, due one week prior to each class. This fee includes only the cost of materials as Gail volunteers her time. For information, call 330-609-7806. THEMED STORYTIME: The Girard Free Library will host a themed storytime at 10 a.m. Tuesday with Tom the librarian and Tochi the ...

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• WARREN CITY COUNCIL Education Committee will meet at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the council caucus room. • NILES BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the administration building. • VIENNA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at township hall. • NEWTON FALLS PLANNING / ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. • LORDSTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. The police committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the caucus room. • BRACEVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday ...

McKinley Library to present Presidents’ Day Celebration

PRESIDENTS’ DAY CELEBRATION: McKinley Memorial Library will present a Presidents’ Day Celebration 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday at the McKinley Birthplace Home in Niles. At 2:30 p.m., a speaker from the Niles Historical Society will discuss what Niles was like in the 1840s, when the McKinley Family lived there. The Birthplace Home will be open for self-guided tours. MCKINLEY PORTRAYAL: Former President William McKinley, portrayed by Mike Wilson, director of SCOPE Senior Services of Northeast Ohio, will speak at 5 p.m. on Monday at the Bristol Public Library. Wilson has portrayed the 25th ...

Some memories not missed during cold weather

By the time you read this, we will have had a couple of days in the 30s this week. But as I am writing this article, we are headed into another weekend with below-average temperatures. Seems to be the theme of this winter. At least there shouldn’t be too much additional snow this weekend. Sometimes I really miss having dairy cows, but I don’t miss the challenges a winter like this presents. Water is always a challenge. Always checking water fountains. Even when they have heaters, livestock water fountains are susceptible to freezing when temperatures get extreme. Changing out ...

Crafting hearts for Valentines

VALENTINE’S CRAFT DAY: The McKinley Memorial Library will present a DIY folded book heart craft 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the McKinley Birthplace Home in Niles. In honor of Valentine’s Day, participants will create a festive heart-shaped work of art by folding the pages of a used book. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required at 330-652-1704, ext. 3. VALENTINE’S DAY DROP IN: The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library will host a Valentine’s Day drop-in 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. The event is for families with children ages 3 and older. There will be crafts and games ...