Community news
SUPPORT GROUP MEET: The Youngstown Area Scleroderma Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. today by Zoom. The meeting is open to the public and focuses on issues of people affected in all ways by scleroderma.
For more information and zoom numbers, contact the group leader Leni Schulz at 330-501-2401 or lenipenny1@neo.rr.com.
SOCIETY TO MEET: The Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Charles Parish ministry building off Route 224 in Boardman meeting building to discuss Slovakian genealogy research and
researching your Slovakian roots. Light refreshments will be served and the public is welcome to attend. The event is free.
TREE RECYCLING: The sixth annual community Christmas tree recycling event is being offered Thursday and Friday for residents of Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Express Junk Removal is providing the service. Registration is required online at https://expressjunkremoval.com/ freechristmastreepickup. Guidelines for pickup: trees must be placed at curbside the night before pickup and all decorations, lights, and ornaments must be removed from the tree. No artificial trees or wreaths.
GIRARD LIBRARY PROGRAMS: The Girard Free Library will welcome Angie Alberni, certified personal trainer and fitness nutrition expert, at noon Saturday to discuss healthy eating habits, including reading nutrition labels and planning balanced meals. All ages are welcome. Registration is required at the library or by calling 330-545-2508.
The library is offering a Dungeons and Dragons program at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Beginners are welcome. Call or visit the library to register.
GUEST SPEAKER: A Gathering Place event for seniors will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 12 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 Broad St., Canfield. Helen Liptak is the guest speaker and she will discuss home health care and hospice care. The free community outreach program is offered to all senior citizens on the second Monday of each month. For information call 330-360-0419 or 330-533-3531.

