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Newell Fun Day set for Aug. 1

Newell Fun Day is scheduled for Aug. 1. Activities start at 11 a.m. with the water parade at 4 p.m. Mad River Men will perform at 3 p.m. There will be a cornhole tournament, dunk tank, bounce house, foam pit and food trucks as well as the Fun Day’s first 5K event Stop Drop and Run beginning at 9 p.m. Water barrels will line the streets of Washington Street, just bring a squirt gun. Fireman will have an obstacle course for the children to try their skills.

Tops 1341 holds meeting

GLENMOOR – Tops 1341 met at the Glenmoor Presbyterian Church Monday, July 13, with Mary Gailey, facilitator, presiding. The best loser was Patty Gruszecki and the runner up was Marlene Reynolds. They chose brownies and chocolate cookies as the junk food for the coming week. The drawing winners were: 50/50, Pat Allison; food chart, Reynolds; junk food, Dorothy Garn; and jackpot winner, Gailey. Other winners were: Chris Plunkett returning from vacation without a gain; Lydia Kraft held the travel box for week two; Reynolds lost weight three weeks in a row. Two members remain on the ...

Choose to Lose meeting notes

July 7 Choose To Lose Group met at Boyce Church on July 7 with leader Penny Perorazio presiding. The meeting opened up with the pledge of allegiance followed by the CTLG roll call. Pam Fouse gave the secretary’s report and Cassie Stephens gave the treasurer’s report. Both were approved as read. Jackie Wilson and Tassy Evereti were tied for the biggest loser. Tammy Heddelston won the Food Journals, Stephens won the dimes, and Fouse won Share The Blessing. Winners of the No Fibbing Contest were Stephens, Jean Ferrebee, Perorazio, Pat Heacock and Fouse. The no nos are bread ...

Community Briefs

Pottery film screened at Museum of Ceramics EAST LIVERPOOL — Chagrin Falls resident Kenneth Koos came to the Museum of Ceramics on Tuesday, July 14 to show a 1929 16-mm film of the operations at the D. E. McNicol pottery. Though the pottery was founded in East Liverpool, production was moved to Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1928. His grandfather Kenneth Koos had taken the footage and had supplied the titles on the cards for this silent film. Koos’s wife Brenda, Museum of Ceramics Director Megan Coil and ten other area residents attended. Koos is a descendant of the Burford ...

River Museum to host John Hancock portrayal Sunday

On Sunday at the River Museum in Wellsville, William Johnson will portray John Hancock. Johnson is author of seven books set during the Revolutionary War and is currently working on number eight. The museum is open from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and Johnson is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. (Submitted photo)

On the calendar

TUE/7-14 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bocce at Boardman Park, 5:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Calcutta Calcutta Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Peter Metrovich Community Center Columbiana Drive thru ham dinner, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 4-6 p.m. or sold out; $10; reserve dinners at 330-482-2382. School board, 6 p.m., high school media center Planning Commission, 7 p.m., city hall County Columbiana County ESC, 4 p.m., 38720 Saltwell Road; special meeting for personnel East Liverpool Needles and Hooks (crochet and knitting group), noon-2 p.m., Carnegie Public ...