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Lifestyles

Daughter Elizabeth shares stories about her family

Greetings from our home to yours! This is Elizabeth, Lovina’s oldest daughter. I have decided to take a moment and scribble out some lines. I have laundry to fold, lunch dishes to wash, and sewing that is beckoning, but I suppose it’s the little things that count, so I’ll pretend not to ...

Nonprofit sets sights on providing vision care

STRUTHERS – An 8-year-old community outreach organization is trying to remove obstacles so that a greater number of Mahoning Valley children and adults will see their way clearer without stumbling then falling through unnecessary cracks. “Schools often get identified for (students with ...

Health notes

LUPUS SUPPORT: Trumbull Mahoning Lupus Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. today at Panera Bread, U.S. Route 422, Niles. Meetings are free. For more information, call Rhonda at 330-978-3749. SELF-HELP GROUP TO MEET: Recovery International, a community self-help mental health group, will meet ...

Give nature a nudge

Imagine showing off a display of spring-flowering branches in your kitchen long before they’re typically ready to bloom outdoors. There is a way to make it happen. The secret is to carefully expose tree and shrub branches to the indoor heat of your home, “forcing” them to blossom ...

Keep trees free from disease

Apples are one of the fruits that require cross pollination to produce fruit because they are self-sterile. In general, you need another apple variety that blooms at the same time in order to get fruit. But some apple varieties produce sterile pollen and cannot pollinate other ...

Valley Grows calendar

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 What: Stop by to ask questions or drop off samples. When: Hours vary during winter ...