ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES
Columbiana County Board
of Elections will meet Friday
LISBON-The Columbiana County Board of Elections meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. Friday.
Driving school instructor will
register Leetonia students
LEETONIA-An instructor from Auto Club Driving School will visit Leetonia High School on Friday to register students for the class?Those interested are to bring all signed forms along with their deposit. Registration will be held in the cafeteria during lunch.
Tri-County Opry will feature
special guests on Sept. 19
EAST ROCHESTER-The Tri-County Opry begins at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Bayard Grange on U.S. Route 30. Special guests include Louisville natives Lauren Mascitti, N.E. Ohio's 2009 Colgate Country Showdown winner, and Rebecca Flesher, Jesse Galchick from Massillon, Francis Abel from Kensington, Marci Gragg and Jesse Huddleston from Paris, Donna Kandel from Minerva, and Heart of Country Cloggers. Barbecue ribs and chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, chips, homemade desserts and beverages will be available at 6:30 p.m. and at intermission. Admission is $5 for ages 10 and over. For more information call 330-894-2902.
Harvest Food Bank asking
for help to 'Feed a Lot'
YOUNGSTOWN-As September is National Hunger Action Month, the Second Harvest Food Bank is asking the Mahoning Valley community to join millions of Americans to continue to "Give a Little - Feed a Lot."
On Saturday, WFMJ Channel 21 is sponsoring a Food-a-Thon at the food bank at 2805 Salt Springs Road. Members of the community are asked to to stop in between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. with a bag, a box or a car load of food to help feed hungry friends and neighbors and meet 21 WFMJ on-air personalities.
Second Harvest Food Bank provides food to 150 hunger relief organizations in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties. These organizations include church pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, shelters for battered women and after school programs. To learn more about how you can get involved in the effort to alleviate hunger in the Mahoning Valley call 330-792-5522.
Deming Retirees will meet
for breakfast on Sept. 21
SALEM-Deming Retirees will meet for breakfast at 8 a.m. Sept. 21 at Adele's Place.
Presbyterian/Methodist Food
Pastry will distribute produce
SALEM-The Presbyterian/Methodist Food Pantry at 244 S. Broadway Ave. will distribute produce from the Second Harvest Food Bank at 11 a.m. Friday prior to the food distribution at 1 p.m. Those attending are asked not to park in the south parking lot.
East Palestine sophomores
holding car wash Sept. 26
EAST PALESTINE-The East Palestine Sophomore Class of 2012 will hold a car wash from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 26 at the Centenary United Methodist Church, 40 S. Market St. Donations will be accepted.
Antique Tractor Club holding
spaghetti dinner and raffle
WARREN-The Antique Tractor Club of Trumbull County is holding a spaghetti dinner and raffle from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Ali Baba Grotto on Perkins-Jones Road off the Routes 5/82 bypass in Warren. The meal includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, beverage and dessert. Cost is $7 per adult, $4 for under 12 and free for children 3and under. Proceeds will benefit the development of the club property.
Help Hotline Crisis Center
offering free training classes
YOUNGSTOWN-Help Hotline Crisis Center, Inc., the county's "one number" to call for information, referral, and crisis intervention, is offering free training classes for people interested in volunteering for the 24-hour hotline.
Classes will meet from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on five consecutive Mondays, beginning Sept. 21 through Oct. 26, and one Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers are asked to make a six-month commitment.
The crisis center has recently been awarded a grant from the Senator Maurice and Florence Lipscher Charitable Foundation in the amount of $2,000 for increased operating expenses in the phone room. Help Hotline received 12,390 calls for the month of July, and receives 16 calls a day related to suicide. For more information call 330-747-2696 in Mahoning County, and 330-424-7767 in Columbiana County, or visit www.helphotline.org.
Pumpkin Festival is Oct. 10-11
at the county fairgrounds
LISBON-The second annual Pumpkin Festival scheduled for Oct. 10 and 11 at the Columbiana County Fairgrounds will feature a Car Cruise-In from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 11. Antique tractors will be the feature on Saturday during the show hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Plaques and trophies will be awarded to the Most Popular and Best of Show in both categories. Craft vendors, music, wagon rides, a petting zoo, food, and much more are also part of this year's festival, sponsored by the fair board. A giant pumpkin, corn stalks, pumpkins and fall decorations will benefit the 4-H programs of Columbiana County. Interested vendors and crafters may call the fair board office at 330-424-5531 or 330-651-3777.
Salem Community Center
schedules dancing classes
SALEM-The Salem Community Center will have line dancing, ballroom dancing, and belly dancing Classes starting in October. If interested call the Salem Community Center at 330-332-5885.
Stage Left Players presenting
'Street Car Names Desire'
LISBON-Stage Left Players is in rehearsal for their fall production of Tennessee Williams' "Street Car Named Desire," directed by Craig Snay. Show times are Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. through Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. Stage Left Players is located at the Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way. For reservations and information about the season pass, call 330-831-7249 or www.stageleftseats@yahoo.com (www.stageleftplayers.org).
Salem Library planning a
jigsaw puzzle exchange Oct. 10
SALEM-Salem Public Library will hold a jigsaw puzzle exchange from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Quaker Room at 821 E. State St. Children's and adult puzzles will be accepted for the exchange at the adult circulation desk during regular business hours Sept. 25 through Oct. 9. Participants will receive one ticket for each puzzle. Tickets will then be used to select puzzles on Oct. 10. The puzzle exchange is open to all at no cost. For more information call 330-332-0042.
SHS Class of 55 reunion
planning meeting is Sept. 22
SALEM-A reunion planning meeting for the Salem High School Class of 1955 begins at 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at the SHS Alumni Office on East State Street. The reunion will be held in July of 2010. All class members are welcome.
Banquet in Salem fund
raiser is Sept.20 at Centennial
SALEM-The Banquet in Salem will hold a fund-raising picnic at 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Centennial Park pavilion one. Everyone supporting Banquet activities is invited. In case of rain, the picnic will be held in the Memorial Building gymnasium. Cost is $5 per person. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish, table setting and beverage.
Divorce recovery workshop scheduled Oct. 2-Nov. 6
SALEM- "Help Me Get Through This Divorce!" (a divorce recovery workshop) is being offered to the community each Friday at 7 p.m. from Oct. 2 through Nov. 6 at Faith Chapel Fellowship, 511 E. Pershing St. Topics include: Understanding the divorce experience, Getting My "Ex" in Focus, "Help! It Hurts So Bad!" "I Am So Angry" and more. The cost of the workshop is $10 which includes materials and the book, "Growing Through Divorce," by Jim Smoke. For more information and/or pre-registration call 330-332-8573.
'Crop with a Friend' group
schedules Sept. 14 program
SALEM-The First Friends "Crop with a Friend" group will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at the church, 1028 Jennings Ave. Participants will learn to create a card that moves with a pendulum motion. Stamping will be included with this workshop. Those attending are asked to bring scissors, a circle Coluzzle, or a Coluzzle knife. Paper, inks, stamps and envelopes will be provided and precut. Cost is $1. Refreshments will be served. For more information call 330-424-5176 or the church at 330-332-0001.
