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FAMILY FUN DAY: The 21st annual Family Fun Day and bookbag giveaway will take place 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Tod Park in Girard, rain or shine. The event is hosted by Cindy Michael’s Lena Mason Christian Memorial Foundation in memory of Mason and Christian who, along with their mother, Lena, died on Sept. 13, 2005. Registration for children who need bookbags and school supplies will begin at 12:30 p.m. Bookbags will be given out after 3 p.m. The event will include hot dogs, face painting, clowns and crafts. QUILT GROUP SOCIAL: That Quilt Group I Belong To is hosting an ice cream ...

Group donates $8,000 for reading program

YOUNGSTOWN — Summer Discovery encourages participants of all ages to read, learn and explore through books, activities and engaging programs offered at every branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. The annual initiative helps prevent the “summer slide” while ...

YSU history professor coauthors book on Civil War

When Amy Fluker’s new book debuted at the Society for Civil War Historians conference in Richmond, Virginia, it marked both a professional milestone and a deeply personal promise fulfilled. “Haunted by Memory: Ghost Stories of the American Civil War,” released in May, grew from the ...

Beatitude House marks 35 years in Valley

YOUNGSTOWN — Beatitude House, a ministry of Ursuline Sisters Mission, recently celebrated 35 years of providing housing opportunities for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Mahoning Valley. The anniversary celebration featured an awards ceremony honoring residents, ...

Agenda

• VILLAGE OF LOWELLVILLE will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday to vote on a resolution to allow the council president to sign a contract representing the village for a loan for the Lowellville Fire Department's new North Side Fire Station and to pass a resolution to purchase a used ambulance. • MAHONING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH personnel committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the offices, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. The finance committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the offices. • AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a public staff meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the ...

Correspondent awarded grant

Staff report Susan Wojnar of Youngstown has been awarded a $2,500 grant through the Ohio Arts Council’s Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP), a competitive program that helps artists with disabilities advance their careers and expand opportunities to share their work with the ...