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To the Editor:
When an individual calls 911, the call is answered by a radio dispatcher, an unsung hero behind the phone and radio. The dispatcher response is “911, do you need police, fire or medical?”
Here is one hot topic. Recently, articles have been published in both the Columbus Dispatch as well as the Dayton Daily News reporting “Ohio’s volunteer fire departments face extinction, leaving large part of state at risk,” and “Volunteers for area fire departments dwindling.”
The State of Ohio reported a 6.5 percent decrease in the number of volunteer firefighters between 2018 and 2021.
While there are some volunteer fire departments that are doing well in many respects, Ohio has other departments that are not doing well at all. Many are financially challenged in multiple areas. Coupled with recruitment and retention difficulties and cumbersome training requirements mandated by the State of Ohio.
Every volunteer firefighter must immediately respond, leaving their family, their employer or other commitment at a moment’s notice to go assist someone in their, or the neighboring, community no matter what time of day it is. Response times for volunteer fire departments can be more than 15 minutes.
Most volunteers must pay for their own training and their own equipment, according to the state’s report. The typical cost for training can range from a few hundred dollars to over $1000, while equipment costs can reach as much as $4,000. Additionally, most volunteers must take time away from their part-time or full-time jobs to complete training, which is problematic for both employers and the volunteer fire service.
Ohio’s volunteer fire departments are often forced to make difficult decisions about how to spend their money with needs such as fuel, training, protective gear and other equipment. But, they’re critical as they provide 70 percent of fire services in Ohio.
Currently in Ohio, very few volunteer firefighters have any benefits, financial or otherwise, from their community or local jurisdiction. The only benefit is they were possibly able to assist someone.
According to the Ohio Department of Commerce, the average age of a volunteer firefighter in Ohio is 54 years old,, which leaves recruiting volunteers a major concern. It has reached the point where some volunteer fire departments are forced to conduct fundraising projects (pancake and waffle breakfast, chicken dinners, spaghetti dinners, etc.) to raise money to purchase diesel fuel for fire equipment to respond to calls.
Volunteer fire departments do their best to provide citizens with high quality, professional emergency services, but many are facing the grim reality that the days of being here for their community may be numbered.
In Carroll County we have already experienced two departments who have consolidated and two that dissolved with equipment sent to other volunteer fire departments.
What is being done and what can we do to assist with the financial challenge fire departments face?
The State of Ohio offers grant opportunities for fire departments that can be used for firefighter personal protective equipment, fire suppression equipment utility-terrain vehicles, slip-in wildfire pump units, radios, tools and other items used in fire department operations. However, not all fire departments that apply will receive all they requested. However, something is better than what they had before.
As a citizen, we can assist the fire departments in Carroll County. As citizens we need to vote for a fire levy, if one is on the ballot. As citizens we need to show them support with fundraisers to help offset expenses. We, as citizens need to abide by the State of Ohio Burning Ban. As citizens, we need to provide a monetary donation, if one is able, to offset expenses. You, as a citizen, may wish to join a local fire department. We, as citizens, need to give them thanks for the service they do. This is one fire you shouldn’t put out.
Remember, “911, do you need police, fire, or medical?” When seconds matter, we may need the fire department one day. Let’s hope they will still be there and not extinct when the time comes.
Edward L. Hale
Carrollton, OH

Letter to the Editor-Opinion

To the Editor:
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” This quote, is from Dr. Seuss’s 1971 book “The Lorax”. These words may serve as a warning to Ohioans and out-of-state tourists who fail to take action to save Ohio’s parks and forests from being fracked.
House Bill 507 opened up our public lands to the endless greed of our politicians and the oil and gas industry. The bill passed along party lines, during a lame-duck session, with no public comment period. It was quickly signed by Governor DeWine.
As of May 30th, oil and gas companies can “nominate” land parcels within citizen-owned state parks and forests to obtain fracking leases. Parcel leases need approval from the four-member Oil and Gas Land Management Commission, a group which lacks any scientific expertise. Currently, 8 parcels have been nominated. They include almost the entirety (302 acres) of Valley Run Wildlife Area in Carroll County, with one well pad being less than 700 feet from the boundary. A 66-acre parcel in Zepernick Wildlife Area in Columbiana County, with a well pad 3.6 miles away from the boundary. Finally, 281parcels which total over 9000 acres in Salt Fork State Park have been nominated to be fracked. Well pads will surround the park, located from 406 to 6,000 feet from the park boundary.
The Ohio Ornithological Society opposed the fracking leases saying, “Our state parks make up less than 3 percent of Ohio’s land mass and have been set aside as repositories for biodiversity where Ohioans can seek nature, enjoy the scenic rivers and the best wildlife watching Ohio has to offer.”
Thousands of peer reviewed studies show that fracking activities cause water and air pollution, release climate-changing methane gases, increase dangerous traffic accidents, require millions of gallons of freshwater, create millions of gallons of toxic produced water, and contribute to a plethora of human illness including endocrine disruption and cancer. Unlike New York State, which banned fracking based on experts’ studies of health effects, Ohio’s politicians have ignored the scientific studies and have welcomed the industry. Now, in an effort to generate money for the state, our precious forests and streams will become the next target of an industry that is the main contributor to climate change.
Scientific studies show that fracking harms other organisms besides humans. This includes plants, birds, bats, soil microbes, aquatic organisms, and insects. Fracking requires land for well pads, access roads, storage areas for water, chemicals, sand, wastewater, compressor stations and collector pipelines. Forest fragmentation results in an increase in predation and invasive species as well as a loss of species which prefer a continuous forest canopy.
Noise from fracking interferes with communication of species like bats and birds, as well as impairing hunting by owls. Light pollution from flaring affects migratory birds and nocturnal animals. Artificial light from well pads also disrupts predator-prey relationships.
Open wastewater ponds become death traps for water birds, turtles, frogs, muskrats, and other animals. A 2017 study found that up to 16 percent of fracked wells reported a spill each year between 2005 and 2014, totaling 6,600 spills. Brine spills from frack pads enter the environment and can kill birds, plants and soil microbes.
Fracking has the potential to alter aquatic biodiversity and increase methyl mercury concentrations at the base of food webs. Studies show that riparian bird species accumulate barium and strontium from frack waste water in their feathers.
Where will the millions of gallons of water needed for fracking come from? Studies show that stream water quality, sediment, and dissolved oxygen is affected when water is withdrawn in significant quantities. This affects the types and numbers of aquatic species that can thrive in these streams. “The closer well pads, roads, and pipelines are built to streams, the higher the risk of water quality degradation, both in the stream itself and downstream.” 
The birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and snakes, as well as the forested ecosystems that make up Ohio’s public lands, have played a major role in the lives of many of Ohio’s citizens and out-of-state visitors. The state parks and forests are our playgrounds, our places of solace, our outdoor learning labs, and they belong to us. So, like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss’ book, we must speak up for the wildlife and the forests; they cannot defend themselves against the heinous industrial development that will soon be invading our public lands and their homes.
Comments to the commission on the nominated parcels can be submitted until July 20th. Information is on the webpage (https://saveohioparks.org). The page also contains information on the environmental, social, climate, and health impacts of fracking. There are talking points that can help you craft your comments. To submit comments using an email message, put the nomination number in the subject line (see https://saveohioparks.org webpage for numbers). Then write your comments about why you think this parcel should NOT be fracked. Send the email to: [email protected]. Be sure to get comments in by the due date (45 days after nomination.) The wildlife at Salt Fork State Park, Zepernick Wildlife Area, and Valley Run Wildlife Area are counting on you to comment by July 20th.
You can also show support for Salt Fork by attending a rally there at Pavilion 1 on July 1.
Dr. Randi Pokladnik
Uhrichsville, OH

MEET ME AT BIG SANDY

MEET ME AT BIG SANDY
(After Dana Gioia’s
“Meet Me at the Lighthouse”)
by Tom Romano
Meet me at Big Sandy, under the bridge that bisects Malvern, Ohio, two separate towns in 1835, Lodi and Troy. The water is shallow under the bridge. We’ll catch crayfish (calling them crabs and don’t know they are gourmet eating in Louisiana). Ankle deep in the creek, we splash after them before they can flip away, backwards, tiny speed boats under water. We grasp the armored bodies, careful to avoid those claws, poised to pinch a finger and draw blood. We pen the crabs in forts we build with Big Sandy mud.
I forgot to tell you to bring your patched, bloated inner tube that smells of rubber. In the knee-deep current we hold them steady, making sure the valve stem is pointed down. We jump and swivel, plopping into the hole. In the shallows our butts drag the bottom. Our arms rest on the smooth skin of the inner tube. Our hands are rudders to navigate the creek.
We float downstream toward Waynesburg five miles off, past the Hollywood Products plant that every so often spews God knows what into Big Sandy through a wide pipe, such a roaring and steaming you think a train is bearing down on you.
We float by the bank where Mike Montella sits on a log, smoke from a fire swirling in the breeze to keep mosquitoes guessing while he fishes with cane pole, sinker, and bobber. He’s after catfish but often hooks carp, chub, suckers, and once a miniature, brown creek monster six inches high, tiny clawed feet dug into the ground, defiant, ready to fight. Mike waves and adjusts his red baseball cap, the bill worn where he touches it one hundred times a day.
We pass the little island of dry, white stones formed last spring during the flood that made Big Sandy a dangerous, whitecapped river and raised it within a foot of the bridge. Gone is the fallen tree that bridged the creek downstream where Uncle Ralph trapped muskrats.
We meander down Big Sandy’s twists and turns, sometimes faster, sometimes slower, and finally arrive at the Boy Scout swimming hole where the creek deepens to six feet. We hurl the inner tubes to the grass to dry in the sun like sleek black seals. By the steep bank stands a tall tree. From one limb a thick rope hangs down a few feet off the bank, just out of reach. With a stick we snag it and pull it in for swinging.
If we’re lucky, a teenage boy, maybe Don Leasure, tackle on the high school football team, his arms limbs themselves, lifts us high as we clutch the rope, knees tucked to our chests. He thrusts us down and out, launching us into space. Giddy with safe terror, we soar over the middle of Big Sandy, rising higher and higher until the rope slackens and we let go. We hang suspended, miraculously, in a place we’ve never been: not land or water, but sky. Then we plummet, eyes squinched tight, suddenly amid a commotion of creek. We touch the sandy bottom with our toes, for only an instant, before some water monster of claws and gills can grab our ankles. We push hard and break the surface, sputtering, grinning, knowing that floating, flying, and hanging have been a bit of heaven.

Around the County

Mondays – Lunch 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. by donation at the Warren Twp. Community Center on SR 212 in New Cumberland. Includes many sides, dessert and a drink. Plus, The Loft Resale Shop is open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Jan. 30: Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, Italian sausage soup, tossed salad, coleslaw, cottage cheese, pickled eggs with beets, dessert is Cook’s choice. To phone in order call 330-365-9240. For information call Portia at 330-260-9528. 

Tuesdays – Carrollton Rotary Club meets at St. John’s Villa at noon. 

Tuesdays – Narcotics Anonymous meets weekly at 7 p.m. at Carrollton Bible Chapel, 365 Steubenville Rd., Carrollton. 

Thursdays – Men’s Basketball night at Warren Township Community Center. Gym open at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Dulcimer Group “Sweet Pickens” meets on Second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Carroll County Arts Center.

Wood Carvers Gathering meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 6-8 p.m.

Feb. 16- Collaged Book Markers, make handmade book markers at 5 p.m. to use for. Yourself or to give away. This is free but registration is requested by calling The Carroll County District Library at 330-627-2613.

Feb. 23- Book discussion at the Carroll County District Library at 5:30 p.m. on the book “Daddy Long Legs” by Jean Webster.

Feb. 23- The Chop House Restaurant is supporting the Carroll County Animal Protection League on Feb. 23, 3-8 p.m. Dine at The Chop House inside or carry-out between those times and 10% of the meal cost will go to the CCAPL. Make sure to mention the Carroll County Animal Protection League. This will support the no-kill animal shelter sewer plant project construction.

March 5- Paint the county glower “The Daffodils” with Mr. T at 1 p.m. at the Carroll County Arts Center. Cost is $35 for the 16 x 20 canvas. To reserve a space call the arts center at 330-627-3739.

March 6- Barns and Covered Bridges. Watercolor Class with Bev Marsh, 2-4 p.m. $85 paid in advance. Materials are provided, but students encouraged to bring own supplies. Call the Carroll County Arts Center at 330627-3739 to reserve a spot.

March 9 –  Carroll County Animal Protection League meeting 6:30 p.m. in the Carroll County District Library. Library is located at 70 2nd St. NE, Carrollton.

March 12- St. Patrick’s Day Snowman at 2-3 p.m. $10 will reserve your limited spot. Call 330-627-3739 to register for this family art class.

March 13- Barns and Covered Bridges. Watercolor Class with Bev Marsh, 2-4 p.m. $85 paid in advance. Materials are provided, but students encouraged to bring own supplies. Call the Carroll County Arts Center at 330627-3739 to reserve a spot.

March 20- Barns and Covered Bridges. Watercolor Class with Bev Marsh, 2-4 p.m. $85 paid in advance. Materials are provided, but students encouraged to bring own supplies. Call the Carroll County Arts Center at 330627-3739 to reserve a spot.

March 27- Barns and Covered Bridges. Watercolor Class with Bev Marsh, 2-4 p.m. $85 paid in advance. Materials are provided, but students encouraged to bring own supplies. Call the Carroll County Arts Center at 330627-3739 to reserve a spot.

April 3- Barns and Covered Bridges. Watercolor Class with Bev Marsh, 2-4 p.m. $85 paid in advance. Materials are provided, but students encouraged to bring own supplies. Call the Carroll County Arts Center at 330627-3739 to reserve a spot.

April 10- Barns and Covered Bridges. Watercolor Class with Bev Marsh, 2-4 p.m. $85 paid in advance. Materials are provided, but students encouraged to bring own supplies. Call the Carroll County Arts Center at 330627-3739 to reserve a spot.

Around the county…

Mondays – Lunch 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. by donation at the Warren Twp. Community Center on SR 212 in New Cumberland. Includes many sides, dessert and a drink. Plus, The Loft Resale Shop is open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.   

Tuesdays – Carrollton Rotary Club meets at St. John’s Villa at noon. 

Tuesdays – Narcotics Anonymous meets weekly at 7 p.m. at Carrollton Bible Chapel, 365 Steubenville Rd., Carrollton. 

Aug. 24 – Praise and Prayer at 5:30 p.m. at Scroggsfield Presbyterian Church. Speakers are Bruce and Kathy Ondusko. Refreshments following service. 

Aug. 25 – Book discussion “Profiles in Courage” by John F. Kennedy at 5:30 p.m. at Carroll County District Library. 

Aug. 26 – Carroll County Retired Teachers picnic & meeting at 11:30 a.m. at Church of Christ, Moody Ave. Atty. Jennifer Thomas is guest speaker. Sub sandwiches provided, side dishes welcome. Reservations to Joyce Ferguson, 739 Garfield Ave., Carrollton, email at [email protected] or text 330-205-1066.

Aug. 27 – Grab n’ go breakfast 7-9 a.m. at Senior Suites at Century Farms, 1111 Canton Rd. NW, Carrollton. Cinnamon rolls, coffee cake, juice, coffee. RSVP at 330-892-5300. 

Aug. 27 – New Wave Nation in concert at Bluebird Farm Park Amphitheatre on Alamo Rd., Carrollton, at 7 p.m. $8 per vehicle. Bring lawn chair or blanket. No outside food or beverage permitted. 

Aug. 28 – All-you-can-eat roast beef dinner 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Scio Fire Hall, 318 West Main St. $15 Adults, $8 Under Age 10. Benefits Scio VFD.

Sept. 3 – Community Breakfast at Loudon Twp. Community Center (former Kilgore School) 7:30-10 a.m. By donation includes meats, eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, etc. Proceeds go toward building maintenance. Handicapped accessible. For info call Judy at 330-323-5610 or Donna, 330-340-5298.

Sept. 3 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Towpath Tavern, Bolivar, 7-10 p.m. Features Jerry Tinlin, Joe Dimario, Donnie Borland and Vince Carter.

Sept. 4 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at McDermott’s Campground, North Benton, 8-11 p.m. 

Sept. 7 – PERI Carroll County Chapter meeting at noon at the Villa Restaurant. Speaker: Health Commissioner Kelli Englehart with COVID 19 up-date and new guidelines.

Around the county…

Mondays – Lunch 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. by donation at the Warren Twp. Community Center on SR 212 in New Cumberland.  The Loft Resale Shop is open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.    

Tuesdays – Narcotics Anonymous meets weekly at 7 p.m. at Carrollton Bible Chapel, 365 Steubenville Rd., Carrollton. 

Aug. 18 – Learn how to make “faux paper” to use in junk journals at 2 p.m. at Carroll County District Library. 

Aug. 18-20 – Rummage Sale at Carrollton Church of Nazarene, corner of 5th St. NW & Sterling Ave. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 

Aug. 19 – Car Cruise with DJ Spikeman 5-8 p.m. at Senior Suites at Century Farms. MessDad’s Concession food truck, Chinese auction, 1111 Canton Rd. NW, Carrollton. For info, call 330-892-5300.

Aug. 19 – Paint with T “Fall Scarecrow” (16×20) at 1 p.m. at Carroll County Arts Center. Cost is $35.  Call 330-627-3739 to reserve space. 

Aug. 20 – Paint with T “The Fall Watermill” (11×14) at 6 p.m. at Carroll County Arts Center. Cost is $35.  Call 330-627-3739 to reserve space.

Aug. 20 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Gameday Tavern, Strasburg, 7-10 p.m. 

Aug. 20 – Floyd Live/Tim Sines in concert at Bluebird Farm Park Amphitheatre on Alamo Rd., Carrollton, at 7 p.m. $8 per vehicle. Bring lawn chair or blanket. No outside food or beverage permitted.

Aug. 20 – Carroll County APL hot dog stand at Dollar General Market 10 am. -1:30 p.m., weather permitting. 

Aug. 21 – Paint w/T “Stacked Pumpkins” at 1 p.m. 10×20-inch painting at Carroll County Arts Center. Cost is $35. Call 330-627-3739 for reservation.  

Aug. 23 – Card making with Lori Kucera at 5:30 p.m. at Carroll County District Library. Call to register at 330-627-2613.

Aug. 24 – Praise and Prayer at 5:30 p.m. at Scroggsfield Presbyterian Church, 81 Apollo Rd. NE, Carrollton. Speakers are Bruce and Kathy Ondusko. Refreshments following. 

Aug. 25 – Book discussion “Profiles in Courage” by John F. Kennedy at 5:30 p.m. at Carroll County District Library. 

Aug. 26 – Carroll County Retired Teachers picnic & meeting at 11:30 a.m. at Church of Christ, Moody Ave. Atty. Jennifer Thomas is guest speaker. Sub sandwiches provided, side dishes welcome. Reservations to Joyce Ferguson, 739 Garfield Ave., Carrollton, or email  [email protected] or text 330-205-1066.

Around the county…

Mondays – Lunch 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. by donation at the Warren Twp. Community Center on SR 212 in New Cumberland. Includes many sides, dessert and a drink. Plus, The Loft Resale Shop is open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.    

Tuesdays – Narcotics Anonymous meets weekly at 7 p.m. at Carrollton Bible Chapel, 365 Steubenville Rd., Carrollton. 

Aug. 3. – Dance Nite at Loudon Twp. Community Center, SR 9 in Kilgore. Doors open at 5 p.m., dance 6-9 p.m., open mic. Donation at door. 50/50. Coffee & punch provided. Bring own table snacks. Call Pixie at 330-323-0623 for info. Handicapped accessible.  

Aug. 4 & 11 – Two session class from 2-4 p.m. Create a 5-inch wire “tree of life” sculpture (choice of color) at Carroll County Arts Center. Cost is $35. Call 330-627-3739 for reservation. Pre-payment appreciated.   

Aug. 6 – Community Breakfast at Loudon Twp. Community Center on SR 9 in Kilgore from 7:30-10 a.m. Cost is by donation and includes eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French toast, hash browns, biscuits & sausage gravy and beverages. Proceeds go toward building maintenance. Handicapped accessible. For info, call Judy at 330-323-5610 or Donna at 330-340-5298.                    

Aug. 6 – Historian John Barnett speaks on American currency and coinage from the Civil War era to present 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the McCook House Civil War Museum. Money will be on display through August. 

Aug. 6 – 2nd annual Boys from the Blocks Cruise In from 3-7 p.m. at Rogers Park in Amsterdam “In Memory of Tizzy”. Food trucks, DJ, raffles, vendors, Chinese auction & 50/50. Dash plaques to first 75 cars. Proceeds benefit Community Hospice. Rain date is Aug. 20.

Aug. 6 – Steak Fry at VFW Post 3301 on Chase Rd., Carrollton, 5-8 p.m. Open to the public. Carryout available. Music by Midnight Express from 8-11 p.m. 

Aug. 6 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Army Navy, Beach City, 7-10 p.m. Features Jerry Tinlin, Joe Dimario, Donnie Borland and Vince Carter.

Aug. 7 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Vaughn’s Pub, Bolivar, 2-5 p.m.

Aug. 9 – Suburban Garden Club meeting at Manfull’s Market at 5 p.m. for a tour and more.  Bring snack and drink for meeting to follow. 

Aug. 9 – Dellroy American Legion 475 meeting at 8 p.m. in Dellroy Fire Dept. meeting room.

Around the county…

Mondays – Lunch 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. by donation at the Warren Twp. Community Center on SR 212 in New Cumberland. Includes many sides, dessert and a drink. Plus, The Loft Resale Shop is open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.   

Tuesdays – Carrollton Rotary Club meets at St. John’s Villa at noon. 

Tuesdays – Narcotics Anonymous meets weekly at 7 p.m. at Carrollton Bible Chapel, 365 Steubenville Rd., Carrollton.  

July 26 – Community Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Senior Suites, 1111 Canton Rd. NW, Carrollton. Free event designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, prevent and manage disease and connect to resources. For additional information or to be a vendor, call 330-892-5300.       

July 30 – China Grove in concert at Bluebird Farm Park Amphitheatre on Alamo Rd., Carrollton, at 7 p.m. $8 per vehicle. Bring lawn chair or blanket. No outside food or beverage permitted. 

Aug. 3. – Dance Nite at Loudon Twp. Community Center, SR 9 in Kilgore. Doors open at 5 p.m., dance 6-9 p.m., open mic. Donation at door. 50/50. Coffee & punch provided. Bring own table snacks. Call Pixie at 330-323-0623 for info. Handicapped accessible.  

Aug. 4 & 11 – Two session class from 2-4 p.m. Create a 5-inch wire “tree of life” sculpture (choice of color) at Carroll County Arts Center. Cost is $35. Call 330-627-3739 for reservation. Pre-payment appreciated.   

Aug. 6 – Community Breakfast at Loudon Twp. Community Center on SR 9 in Kilgore from 7:30-10 a.m. Cost is by donation and includes eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French toast, hash browns, biscuits & sausage gravy and beverages. Proceeds go toward building maintenance. Handicapped accessible. For info, call Judy at 330-323-5610 or Donna at 330-340-5298.                

  Aug. 6 – Historian John Barnett speaks on American currency and coinage from the Civil War era to present 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the McCook House Civil War Museum. Money will be on display through August. 

Aug. 6 – Paint an 18×20 whimsical puppy or sassy kitty at Carroll County Arts Center 1-3 p.m. Proceeds benefit Carroll County Animal Protection League’s no-kill shelter. Cost is $35. Call 330-627-3739 for reservation. Pre-payment appreciated. 

Aug. 6 – 2nd annual Boys from the Blocks Cruise In from 3-7 p.m. at Rogers Park in Amsterdam “In Memory of Tizzy”. Food trucks, DJ, raffles, vendors, Chinese auction & 50/50. Dash plaques to first 75 cars. Proceeds benefit Community Hospice. Rain date is Aug. 20.

Aug. 6 – Steak Fry at VFW Post 3301 on Chase Rd., Carrollton, 5-8 p.m. Open to the public. Carryout available. Music by Midnight Express from 8-11 p.m. 

Aug. 6 – Zygrt/Chris Winthrop in concert at Bluebird Farm Park Amphitheatre on Alamo Rd., Carrollton, at 7 p.m. $8 per vehicle. Bring lawn chair or blanket. No outside food or beverage permitted. 

Aug. 6 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Army Navy, Beach City, 7-10 p.m. Features Jerry Tinlin, Joe Dimario, Donnie Borland and Vince Carter.

Aug. 7 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Vaughn’s Pub, Bolivar, 2-5 p.m.

Around the county…

Tuesdays – Narcotics Anon- ymous meets weekly at 7 p.m. at Carrollton Bible Chapel, 365 Steubenville Rd., Carrollton. 

July 20 – Dance Nite at Loudon Twp. Community Center, SR 9 in Kilgore. Doors open at 5 p.m., dance & jam 6-9 p.m., open mic. Donation at door. 50/50. Coffee & punch provided. Bring own table snacks. Call Pixie at 330-323-0623 for info. Handicapped accessible.  

July 22 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Eagles, Wellsville, 8-11 p.m. Features Jerry Tinlin, Joe Dimario, Donnie Borland and Vince Carter.  

July 23 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Big Arb’s Campground, East Rochester, 7:30-10:30 p.m.    

July 25 – Harsh Bible Church,  4236 Lunar Rd.  NW, invited the  public to hear gospel music singer/ songwriter – Juanita Phillip at 6 p.m.  Dinner to follow. For information, call Pastor Ed Good – 330-494-7559 or 330-312-3649.

July 26 – Community Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Senior Suites, 1111 Canton Rd. NW, Carrollton. Free event designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, prevent and manage disease and connect to resources. For additional information or to be a vendor, call 330-892-5300.

July 30 – China Grove in concert at Bluebird Farm Park Amphitheatre on Alamo Rd., Carrollton, at 7 p.m. $8 per vehicle. Bring lawn chair or blanket. No outside food or beverage permitted.

July 31 -Roast Beef Dinner 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Scio Fire Hall, 318 West Main St.  All-you-can-eat. $15 Adults $8 under Age 10. Benefits Scio Vol. Fire Dept.  

Aug. 3. – Dance Nite at Loudon Twp. Community Center, SR 9 in Kilgore. Doors open at 5 p.m., dance 6-9 p.m., open mic. Donation at door. 50/50. Coffee & punch provided. Bring own table snacks. Call Pixie at 330-323-0623 for info. Handicapped accessible.  

Aug. 4 & 11 – Two session class from 2-4 p.m. Create a 5-inch wire “tree of life” sculpture at Carroll County Arts Center. Cost is $35. Call 330-627-3739 for reservation. Pre-payment appreciated.   

Aug. 6 – Community Breakfast at Loudon Twp. Community Center on SR 9 in Kilgore from 7:30-10 a.m. Cost is by donation and includes eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French toast, hash browns, biscuits & sausage gravy and beverages. Proceeds go toward building maintenance. Handicapped accessible. For info, call Judy at 330-323-5610 or Donna at 330-340-5298.                     

Aug. 6 – Historian John Barnett speaks on American currency and coinage from the Civil War era to present 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the McCook House Civil War Museum. Money will be on display through August. 

Aug. 6 – Paint an 18×20 whimsical puppy or sassy kitty at Carroll County Arts Center 1-3 p.m. Proceeds benefit Carroll County Animal Protection League’s no-kill shelter. Cost is $35. Call 330-627-3739 for reservation. Pre-payment appreciated. 

Aug. 6 – 2nd annual Boys from the Blocks Cruise In from 3-7 p.m. at Rogers Park in Amsterdam In Memory of Tizzy. Food trucks, DJ, raffles, vendors, more. Proceeds benefit Community Hospice.

Around the county…

Mondays – Lunch 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. by donation at the Warren Twp. Community Center on SR 212 in New Cumberland. Includes many sides, dessert and a drink. Plus, The Loft Resale Shop is open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.   

Tuesdays – Carrollton Rotary Club meets at St. John’s Villa at noon. 

Tuesdays – Narcotics Anonymous meets weekly at 7 p.m. at Carrollton Bible Chapel, 365 Steubenville Rd., Carrollton. 

July 15 & 16 – Flea Market Days 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Loudon Twp. Community Center, SR 9 in Kilgore. 8-foot table $5, limit 3. Call Matt Wyatt at 330-327-4801 to reserve a spot. 

July 16 – Carroll County Animal Protection League manning Hot Dog stand with bake sale 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Dollar General Market, Canton Rd. Weather permitting.

July 16 – Black Powder Pie in concert at Bluebird Farm Park Amphitheatre on Alamo Rd., Carrollton, at 7 p.m. $8 per vehicle. Bring lawn chair or blanket. No outside food or beverage permitted. 

July 20 – Dance Nite at Loudon Twp. Community Center, SR 9 in Kilgore. Doors open at 5 p.m., dance & jam 6-9 p.m., open mic. Donation at door. 50/50. Coffee & punch provided. Bring own table snacks. Call Pixie at 330-323-0623 for info. Handicapped accessible.  

July 22 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Eagles, Wellsville, 8-11 p.m. Features Jerry Tinlin, Joe Dimario, Donnie Borland and Vince Carter.  

July 23 – Liberty Bridge playing a mix of 60s & 70s music at Big Arb’s Campground, East Rochester, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

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