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Seeing Eye: Help for eating disorders is available on first and third Mondays

EATING DISORDER HELP: The National Association for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia and other Eating Disorders (ANAD), will meet 6 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month at the Church of Notre Dame, 2325 Highland Road, Hermitage, Pa. For more information, call Renee at 724-981-5435. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) OH 1353, Leavittsburg, meets at 6 p.m. every Monday at First Community Church, 4640 West Market St., Leavittsburg. Weigh in is at 5:30. For information, call 330-219-3370. ALUMNI TO MEET: The Mineral Ridge High School alumni association will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday ...

Agenda

GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. BRISTOL ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the township administration building. BRISTOL PUBLIC LIBRARY Board of Trustees will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at the library meeting room. LaBRAE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the school complex band room. MESOPOTAMIA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the township hall. KINSMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the township hall. JOHNSTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at township ...

Farm Bureau sets yearly meeting

FARM BUREAU MEETING: The Trumbull County Farm Bureau will host its annual meeting 6 p.m. Thursday at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds, 899 Everett Hull Road, Cortland. The event will begin with a social period at 6 p.m., with dinner and a business meeting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will include electing trustees and delegates, establishing policies that guide the organization, and voting on code changes and a game night. Register by calling the office or sending a check. Tickets are $15 per member, $20 per nonmember, $5 for children 6-12, and children 5 and under are free. Online ...

Digging into indoor growing

I have been thinking about greenhouse-grown vegetables and fruits ever since my last article. How many growers are there in Ohio? What kind of systems do they use? What do they produce? The search for answers led me to a wealth of information, not about greenhouses, but about CEA — controlled environment agriculture. CEA refers to crop production conducted in an enclosed structure that allows for complete or partial control of growing conditions, including light, nutrients, carbon dioxide, temperature and humidity. Greenhouses are the obvious and most common structure to use, but ...

Food trucks to flock to Bristol on Friday

FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY: Bristol Township will present “Food Truck Friday” 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the township park at the corner of state Routes 45 and 88. In addition to the food trucks, activities for children will be offered. UPCYCLE MINT TINS: McKinley Memorial Library will present Teen Scene: Upcycling Mint Tins from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the McKinley Birthplace Home in Niles. Teens ages 12 to 18 are invited to transform hinged mint tins into useful crafts. Teens will make their tins into a trinket box, wallet, or tiny scrapbook. Pizza will be served. All supplies will be ...

Free clothing for high schoolers

IT SUITS YOU: Trumbull County Family and Children First Council and Cadence Care Network Transition Aged Youth Group will host “It Suits You” 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority, 4076 Youngstown Road SE, Warren. The free event is for high school students with all clothing provided at no cost regardless of income. The mission of the program is to offer new and gently used male-oriented dress attire free to local high school students to make special events such as homecoming, prom, graduation and interviews more affordable. There will be suits, ...