Blizzard Battle Cheer Competition

Lisbon will hold its 4th annual Blizzard Battle Cheer Competition this Saturday. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. with the competition starting at 9 a.m. High school and junior high teams will be competing from Lisbon, Lake Center Christian, East Liverpool, Ursuline, Malvern, West Branch, Sebring and Salem. The awards portion of the competition will take place at 12:30 p.m. Admission is $10. Concessions, raffle baskets a 50/50 raffle will be available.

TQGIBT January meeting

That Quilt Group I Belong To (TQGIBT) will meet next at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at The Rotary Building at Fair Park on Oak Street in Canfield. This guild of very friendly quilters meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Fair Park in Canfield. They welcome quilters of all skill levels, from beginner to expert. Doors usually open at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Members are quick to offer help, if asked, and share their quilting projects and experiences. For information, call Jeanne at 330-507-4672.

Audobon Society/Mahoning Valley

Audubon Society/Mahoning Valley will meet Jan. 28 at the Austintown Senior Center. Social time starts at 6:30 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m. The program will be “Skulls Tell All,” presented by Stephanie Hughes, a retired teacher and Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist, who will tell all about Ohio mammal skulls and bring along skulls and pelts for to see and feel.

Judge Robb appointments

YOUNGSTOWN — The Honorable Carol Ann Robb of the Seventh District Court of Appeals began 2025 by fulfilling one of the annual responsibilities in her continued service to the court. As presiding and administrative judge for 2025, Robb was required to make certain designations and appointments pursuant to the rules governing the judiciary. These rules provide for a review process for any grievances lodged against Supreme Court justices.

Robb recently designated her colleagues the Honorable Cheryl L. Waite as the senior appellate judge in service and the Honorable Mark A. Hanni as an additional judicial designation from the appellate bench.

In addition, Robb appointed the Honorable Jennifer L. Arnold of Noble County Court and the Honorable Chris Berhalter of the Belmont County Court of Common Pleas to serve on the hearing panel, if needed.

“I would like to thank my colleagues as well as the trial court judiciary for agreeing to serve in this capacity. Although these precautionary measures are for review and hearing panels that we hope are not needed, it is crucial to the integrity of our judicial system to provide for such a thorough and fair grievance process, even for grievances lodged against the highest court in the state,” Robb said.

These designations are for a one-year period to serve if needed on a review and panel for such a grievance.