Calendar (Weeks 1-4) – February 1-29, 2016

Monday 1 Black History Month Puzzle Challenge. Public Library, Boardman Branch, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636. Find the answers to trivia questions during the month of February that relate to Black History Month. For each question you get right, you’ll get a puzzle piece to add to our puzzle. Let’s see if we can finish […]

Calendar (Weeks 1-4) – November 1-30, 2015

Sunday 1 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Weller Gallery, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. The Hunt Institute of Pittsburgh brings the remarkable work of 35 botanical documentation artists from around the world to the Weller Gallery. Through Nov. 10.  9 a.m.-5 p.m. Bits and Pieces […]

Calendar (Weeks 1-4) – September 1-30, 2015

Tuesday 1 Worst of the First: A Writing Contest. Public Library, Boardman Branch, 7680 Glenwood Ave.; 330-744-8636. “The school bus whizzed by our house without stopping, and the bus driver didn’t know he still had a passenger, so my sister rode the bus all the way back to the bus garage on her first day […]

Calendar (Weeks 1-4) – July 1-31, 2015

Wednesday 1 Ongoing: Who Is My Hero. Various branches. Enter the contest and tell is who your hero is in 20 words or fewer. For adults age 18 and up. Answers are judged on clarity and cleverness. Heroes can be famous people or someone in your own life. Winner receives a prize. Entry forms are […]

Calendar (Weeks 1-4) – May 1-31, 2015

Friday 1  Ongoing: Discovery Bottle. Various branches. Turn the bottle round and round. List the items you have found. When you think you’ve done your best, drop your entry in the chest. All entries will be entered in a prize drawing. For children of all ages. Brownlee Woods Library; Campbell Library; East Library; Newport Library; […]

Calendar (Weeks 1-4) – March 1-31, 2015

Sunday 1 Monthly: Sauce and Songs. St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown; 330-743-1109. St. Patrick’s resumes its monthly “Sauce and Songs” program for the 2015 season. Spaghetti dinners will be served from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the church social hall. Cost of the dinners is $8 for adults and $5 for children age […]

Calendar (Weeks 1-4) – February 1-28, 2015

Sunday 1 Monthly: Sauce and Songs. St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown; 330-743-1109. St. Patrick’s resumes its monthly “Sauce and Songs” program for the 2015 season. Spaghetti dinners will be served from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the church social hall. Cost of the dinners is $8 for adults and $5 for children age […]

Calendar (Weeks 1-4) – January 1-31, 2015

Thursday 1  Weekly: Men’s Fellowship Bible Study. Central YMCA, 17 N. Champion St., Youngstown; 330-744-8411. Thursdays. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Free. Weekly: Walk and Chat. Southern Park Mall, 7401 Market St., Boardman; 330-788-1992 or 1-800-640-5180. Walking and socializing. Thursdays. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Weekly: Midweek Dinner and Classes. Central Christian Church, 2051 E. Market, Warren; 330-372-1676 or visit […]

Calendar (Weeks 1-4) December 1-31, 2014

Monday 1 25 Days of Grinchmas: Grinch Day. Barnes & Noble, 381 Boardman Poland Road, Boardman; 330-629-9562. Barnes & Noble will kick off “25 Days of Grinchmas” with “Grinch Day,” an annual celebration that includes storytimes, activities and suggested good deeds that children can do to spread holiday cheer. 4 p.m. Free. Library Adventures in […]

Calendar (Week 1-4) – November 1-30, 2014

Saturday 1 View From Above. Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, Mill Creek MetroParks; 330-702-3000. Last year the MetroParks constructed an elevated observation platform to allow visitors to freely view the without disturbing the birds and other wildlife there. The deck elevation combined with the natural topography of the site puts observers approximately 50 feet above the […]