Today

• Workforce Investment Act services and SCOTI registration, Workforce Connections of Scioto County, 433 Third St., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; veteran employment and training services, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; re-employment services workshop, by appointment only, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, 8:15 a.m.-noon.; Ohio National Guard, 10 a.m.-noon.

• Consumer Helping Consumers Thrift Shop, open, 725 Fifth St., in rear behind Perfect Scents, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Accepting Angel Food orders, cash, food stamps or money orders only, Potter’s House Ministries, 5409 Winchester Ave., Sciotoville, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 808 Offnere St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Preschool, books and play program, Northwest Library, 13056 Ohio 73, Room 12, McDermott, 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies, ages 3 to 24 months with parents/caregiver, Portsmouth Library, 1220 Gallia St., 11 a.m.; preschool storytime, South Webster Library, 496 Webster St., South Webster, 11:30 a.m.; classic films program, New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, 2 p.m.; “Keyboarding,” Information Technology Department, Portsmouth Library, 1220 Gallia St., 2 p.m.; class on resume/job searching, Information Technology Department, Portsmouth Library, 3 p.m.; fin family valentine craft, New Boston Library, 4 p.m.

• Blood drives, identification required, walk-ins invited, Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene, Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg, noon-5 p.m.; Pike Community Hospital, Dawn Lane, Waverly, noon-6 p.m.

• Celebrating Charles Darwin’s birthday, Bob Brodman, Ph.D., professor of biology of Saint Joseph’s College, lecturing, Micklethwaite Banquet Hall, University Center, Shawnee State University, 940 Second St., noon; Flohr Lecture Hall, Clark Memorial Library, 4 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, Big Book Group, open discussion, Findlay Street United Methodist Church, 13th and Findlay streets, noon.

• Northwest LPDC Committee, meeting, Northwest Elementary School Conference Room, 4728 Henley Deemer Road, McDermott; high school and middle school, 2:45 p.m.; elementary after dismissal.

• Narcotics Anonymous, no jokers group, open discussion, nonsmoking, First Presbyterian Church, 221 Court and Third streets, 7 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, Big Book Study Group, St. Monica Catholic Church, 4252 Pine St., New Boston, 7 p.m.

• Russell D. Williams Post American Legion, fireplug bingo, 950 Gallia St., 7 p.m.

• Beginners line dance class and pizza, $5 per person, Stockdale Community Center, 57 State Route 335, Stockdale, 7-9 p.m.

• James Dickey Post American Legion, Auxiliary meeting, 705 Court St., 7 p.m.

• Vagina Monologues play raising awareness of women, femininity and women’s sexuality, Kahl Theater, Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, Shawnee State University, 940 Second St., 7:30 p.m.

• Latin dance aerobic, certified Zumba instructors, Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene, Old Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

• Scioto County Children Services Board, regular board meeting, 3940 Gallia St., New Boston, 9:30 a.m.

• Scioto County Board of Commissioners, regular meeting, Room 107, Scioto County Courthouse, 602 Seventh St., 9:30 a.m.

• Sciotoville Elementary Academy, public meeting to review state and federal grants, computer lab, Sciotoville Elementary Academy, Third and Bloom streets, Sciotoville, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

• New Boston Land and Buildings Committee, meeting to discuss plans for a spring cleanup day, Council Chambers, New Boston Community Center, 3980 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, 4:30 p.m.; New Boston Finance Committee, meeting to discuss the budget for 2009-2010, 5 p.m.

• Southern Ohio Port Authority, meeting, 433 Third St., 5:30 p.m.

• Scioto County Career Technical Center Board of Education, meeting, Scioto County CTC, North Campus, 951 Vern Riffe Drive, Lucasville, 5 p.m.

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