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East Palestine road closure
Hunston Road between Main Street and Bacon Avenue/state Route 558 (Waterford Road) in East Palestine will be closed to through traffic Thursday and Friday for subsurface investigation drilling on the bridge conducted by CTL Engineering Inc. for the Columbiana County Engineer's Office.
Salem AMVETS Halloween
Salem AMVETS Post 45, Trunk or Treat for children, 6 p.m. Thursday. Public welcome. Cash prizes for costumes. Hot dogs and chips provided.
Negley Lodge apple dumplings
Negley Lodge #565, 722 Meadow Lane, Columbiana, will hold an apple dumpling and vanilla ice cream sale from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $8. Dine in or carry out.
Gourd golf in Salem
The Salem Public Library and Parks & Recreation Department are sponsoring a gourd golf event at Waterworth Memorial Park Nov. 5. The putt-putt style of golf will be played over nine holes from 2 to 4 p.m. Arrive anytime within the two-hour program, no later than 3:30 p.m.
Burchfield Homestead program
The Salem Public Library will host Burchfield Homestead volunteer Cheryl Mattevi at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Reading Room, highlighting Burchfield's works. The program will highlight how this Salem native wove the character of his childhood home into hundreds of watercolor paintings. His art reveals a small town of about 1917 that community members can still recognize today. Register at salempubliclibrary.org or 330-332-0042.
West Twp. pancake breakfast
The West Township Ruritan Club will be holding its annual pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Nov. 4 at the West Community Center 24604 U.S. Route 30 in East Rochester. The menu will include pancakes, eggs, sausage, biscuits and sausage gravy, as well as a choice of coffee, tea, juice or milk. A portion of the proceeds benefit the club's scholarship fund. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for ages 5 to 12 and free for ages under 5. Carryout is available.
Port Authority special meeting
The Columbiana County Port Authority will hold a special board meeting at noon Friday at the new Global Investment Hub, Leetonia Industrial Building, 600 Cherry Fork, Leetonia. The purpose of the meeting will be to approve a services agreement and a construction agreement. No other action will be taken.
Railroad program in Alliance
ALLIANCE - Over the past couple of years, Robb Hyde has taken Rodman Library patrons on a journey to the past in exploring the Alliance area's rich railroad history.
On Nov. 8, Hyde will take guests into the station with the final installment of his three-part series with "Streetcars, Streamlines, and Changing Times: Alliance Railroad History, Part III."
The program will be held twice - once at 1:30 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. - in the Main Auditorium. Registration is required to attend at rodmanlibrary.com.
In describing the latest talk, Hyde wrote: "Streetcars enhanced local transportation. Streamliners dazzle the eyes and modernize the staid railroads. The rise of cars, trucks and planes in the 20th Century makes for trying times. Passenger service collapses, capacity declines, and mergers fail, but the government intercedes and freight business consolidates and thrives, with a dizzying impact on Alliance."
Hyde is the president of the Alliance Area Preservation Society, the group best known for operating the Haines House, a historic station on the Underground Railroad. He is the retired director of the Wayne Center for the Arts in Wooster, and previously spent 15 years at the Canton Museum of Art as director of Marketing and Development.
He's currently working on two books - "At The Crossing: Alliance, Ohio's Railroad Journey" and "Trailblazers, Freedom Seekers & Abolitionists: The Story of the Haines House."