GATHERING PLACE EVENT: Heather Merritt will be guest speaker for the Gathering Place’s regular program 11 a.m. Monday at Birds in Flight Sanctuary, 8095 Columbiana Canfield Road. If it is raining, the program will be held at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield. Her ...

To mark Lovina’s 52nd birthday on May 22, each of her children contributed short reflections in her honor. Last week, we shared thoughts from her oldest three children. This week, we share the thoughts from the five younger offspring. Benjamin, 23 As a young boy, I would scare Mom a lot ...

OA MEETS: Overeaters Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Mondays. OA is for anyone with addictive problems with food, including compulsive overeating, bulimia, anorexia and other food-related problems. For further information on location, contact Mary Beth at 330-301-0891 or check OA.org for more ...

Believe it or not, every garden has a story to tell. Gardens have memories and they can make new memories. I know my garden has many good memories for me and continues to make new ones. As I walk through my garden, I come to my perennial bed and I immediately think of the time my mother ...

I saw pictures of a yard with this incredible ground cover of green leaves with red edges. I started investigating and found that is was epimedium, also called barrenwort, bishop’s hat and fairy wings. Epimedium is a perennial that spread from rhizomes (underground stems), and come in 58 ...

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. Contact the Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538. Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic is open to the public 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Thursdays through the end of ...