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RUTH NODAY, 91, of Canfield, died Friday. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Michael Church. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Higgins-Reardon Boardman-Canfield Chapel. NICHOLAS J. PUPINO JR., 88, of Poland, died Friday. Arrangements pending. (Higgins-Reardon) H. JAMES. WEISS, 78, of Columbiana, died Thursday at home. (Warrick-Kummer-Rettig) JANET L. ZEH, 94, of Salem, died Thursday at Lexington Place Assisted Living. Services are private. (Stark Memorial)

Community News: Writers group to. meet in Austintown

WRITERS TO MEET: The Monday Night Writers will meet 5 p.m. Monday at Leana’s Books and More, 4317 Kirk Road, Austintown. Area writers, both published and unpublished, are invited to attend. The group is led by author Nancy Christie. For information, contact Christie at nancy@nancy-christie.com. SOUND BATH: Unity Spiritual Centre, 1226 Naylor Lloyd Road, Liberty, will host a sound bath at 7 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by Maria and Calvin Wagner of the Center for Sound Therapy in Boardman. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Participants are asked to dress comfortably and bring pillows or blankets ...

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• MAHONING COUNTY CONVENTION / VISITORS BUREAU Advisory Board will meet at 4 p.m. today at the Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown, for its quarterly meeting.

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POLISH ARTS CLUB EVENT: The Polish Arts Club of Youngstown is hosting its annual Polish Christmas celebration, Wigilia, on Dec. 7 at Sabi’s Restaurant, 85 Town Center Ave., Columbiana. Social hour begins at 4 p.m. and dinner, dessert and singing of Polish Christmas carols is 5 to 8 p.m. The event is open to the public, but tickets must be purchased in advance by Nov. 19. Space is limited. Cost is $58 for those 13 and older ($50 for members), $12 for those 5 to 12 and free for children under 4. The cost includes appetizers, a buffet dinner of traditional Polish food, dessert, soft ...

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• POLAND VILLAGE COUNCIL will have a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the village town hall for bid tabulation for the 2025 road paving project. • WESTERN RESERVE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the K-12 cafe. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Jackson Township administration building. • JACKSON-MILTON BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the board meeting room. • GIRARD CIVIL SERVICE will have a special meeting at 8:15 a.m. Thursday in the mayor’s office conference room. • WESTERN ...

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CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE: Mr. Darby’s Antique Emporium, 7386 Market St., Boardman, will host its annual Christmas open house 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Complimentary food will be provided by the Bread Chef, Chick Fil-A, Honeybaked Ham Co., Bruno Bros. Pizza and Combine Brothers. There also will be hors d’oeuvres, desserts and wine. Tickets will be on sale for a basket raffle and 50 / 50 raffle, and there will be free tickets available for door prizes, which will be given away every 15 minutes. Proceeds from the raffles will go toward the Clarence Smith Family Wellness Center to assist first ...