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PUMPKIN GROWING: The Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers Club is offering its annual Beginners Giant Pumpkin Growers seminar 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Parks Garden Center in Canfield. The free seminar will be led by Tim Parks, who will discuss the arts and sciences of growing giant pumpkins. Club members will be on hand to help get you started on your journey to becoming a grower. Preregister at the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers website, www.ovgpg.com, or by calling Parks Garden Center at 330-533-7278. EVENT POSTPONED: The Inspiring Minds Youngstown chapter’s annual Scholars ...

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• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the commissioners’ hearing room. The staff meeting will be held at 11 a.m. in the administration building conference room. • POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at Dobbins Elementary School to consider employment of a public employee.

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• MAHONING COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will meet at 1 p.m. today at the offices, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. • BOARDMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. today at the board conference room at the high school. • CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. today at the township hall. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. Caucus is at 6:15 p.m. • LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the municipal building.

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WHERE ARE BEARS?: Mill Creek MetroParks Educator Emily Greve will present “Where Are The Bears?” for the Audubon Society of the Mahoning Valley at 7 p.m. today at the Austintown Senior Center, 112 Westchester Drive. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. Greve will discuss the ecology of black bears, the history of their extirpation from the state and their potential for return to Northeast Ohio. The program is free to the public. For information, call Elizabeth Glasgow at 330-883-9437. FAMILY ACTIVITIES: The Girard Free Library Trivia Night will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Participants ...

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• SEBRING BOARD OF EDUCATION special meeting has been canceled for Monday. • AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES staff meeting will take place 9:30 a.m. Monday at the township administration building, • CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • YOUNGSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION policy committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rayen Early College High School with the regular meeting at 5 p.m. • MAHONING COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the offices, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown.

MOAA chapter meets in Canfield to swear in new state officers

The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) ­— Mahoning and Shenango Valleys Chapter met Jan. 16 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield to swear in a new slate of officers and Board of Directors for 2026-28 and hear from former Army veteran Anthony “Stony” Smith about private security contractor operations in Iraq. MOAA Ohio Council of Chapters president John Benedele Jr. of Troy administered the oath of office to incoming president David DiTallo of Boardman, vice president Joseph Mersol of New Middletown, treasurer Bruce Bille of Howland and board members at large Ralph ...