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Seeing Eye: Free Christmas dinner in Warren

FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER: The Warren Family Mission, 155 Tod Ave. NW, Warren, will host its free annual Christmas dinner noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there to distribute wrapped gifts for children under the age of 12. For information, call 330-394-5437. GIFT GIVEAWAY: A free Christmas gift giveaway hosted by Thomas Valent will be 2:30 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Packard Park shelter house. STORYTIME WITH MRS. CLAUS: Storytime with Mrs. Claus will be 11 a.m. to noon Friday at the gingerbread cottage by the library branch at the Eastwood Mall. Admission is ...

Farmers gather for meeting

Every year, Ohio Farm Bureau’s annual meeting reminds me why this work matters. Nearly 340 delegates from all 88 Ohio counties came together in Columbus on Dec. 11 and 12, not because it was convenient or easy, but because they care deeply about agriculture, rural communities and the future we are building together. Our delegates are farmers, farmland owners, and agriculturalists from their home counties who have volunteered their time to listen to their neighbors, gather concerns and speak up for issues that matter. They represent real people, real farms and real families. The ...

Agenda

• TRUMBULL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT will meet at 2 p.m. today at the county commissioners hearing room. • TRUMBULL COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH will meet at 1 p.m. today at the health department and at Zoom at https://us)2web.zoom.us/j/82500207477 • BRISTOL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall for the year-end and organizational meetings. • MATHEWS BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. today at the high school. • BAZETTA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at the township administration building ...

Santa riding into Johnson event

HERE COMES SANTA: Santa Claus will be at the Johnson Community Center, 800 Gillmer Road, Leavittsburg, at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Santa will arrive by fire truck and hand out treats to children. There will be cookies and drinks. The event is sponsored by the Warren Township trustees. 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: The McKinley Memorial Library will present “The Twelve Days of Christmas: A History” at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the McKinley Birthplace Museum in Niles. Belinda Weiss, a historian, Christmas enthusiast and director of the National McKinley Birthplace Museum in Niles, will share the history ...

Agenda

• BRACEVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. today at the township hall for year-end matters. • NEWTON FALLS COUNCIL will meet at 6 p.m.Wednesday at the municipal building. • NEWTON FALLS LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the library meeting room. • HOWLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES have rescheduled their meeting to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township administration building. • BROOKFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the board meeting room. • WEATHERSFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the high school ...

Celebrate Hanukkah with JCC

MENORAH DISPLAYED FOR HANUKKAH: The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation has placed a 9-foot menorah on display in front of the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, for Hanukkah, which is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights.” It is celebrated with a nightly Hanukkah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. A nine-branched menorah, also known as a hanukkiah, is lit on Hanukkah. One candle, the shamas, is used to light the others. FOOD CO-OP INITIATIVE: Grace AME Church, in partnership with the Warren Food Co-Op Initiative, will reveal the results of ...