PEER TO PEER TO MEET: NAMI Mahoning Valley is offering its Peer to Peer Class 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 20 at 201 Wick Ave., Youngstown. This free class is open to adults 18 and older living with mental health challenges, and is guided by peers who are in recovery. For information, ...

Being retired has its advantages when you garden. You can work a couple of hours, then enjoy taking a break as you don’t have to finish everything at once. There’s no time clock to punch. I can’t believe I worked a 40-hour week and still maintained my gardens. Of course, I was younger ...

Q: I want to feed the goldfinches, but I don’t want thistles all over my yard. Is there a way to do this? — Molly from Salem A: Use the thistle seed that you find at the local garden center. This product is NOT the thistle you think it is. It is not a problem. The invasive plant you are ...

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 clinic hours are 8 a.m. to noon Mondays and Thursdays. Or call or stop by between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ...

GATHERING PLACE EVENT: The Gathering Place at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield, will welcome Mahoning County Engineer Pat Ginnetti as speaker 11 a.m. Monday. Lunch is sponsored by The Woodlands. This is a free community outreach social program offered to all senior ...

November is here. Today, Nov. 1, would have been my brother-in-law Jacob’s 50th birthday. He is greatly missed by his family and friends. We have many precious memories of the years we spent together. Jacob’s wife Emma is my sister, and he was a first cousin to my husband Joe. Rest in ...