Banquet in Salem

Friends of the Banquet will sponsor the Dine in or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem from 5 p.m. until the food is gone Monday at the Salem Memorial Building. The menu will include chicken pattie sandwich, scalloped potatoes, applesauce, green beans, fresh vegetables and fruit, and peaches. Dine in will park in designated area behind the building and proceed to front door. Drive thru will line up in lot behind the building; one meal per individuals in the vehicle. No parking in the library lot. For more information or to sponsor a Banquet call Patty Colian at 330-831-2169; visit www.thebanquetinsalem.org.

Community tire collection

Independence Conservancy will hold a community tire collection from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Hookstown Fairgrounds, 1198 Route 168, Hookstown, Pa. The event will be held rain or shine with no early birds. Proof of residency is not required and there is no limit to the number of tires anyone can bring. Passenger car and light truck tires on rims will be accepted. Cost is $5 each for up to 18 inches off rim, $7 for over 18 inches off rim (SUV and light truck), $10 for up to 18 inches on rim, $25 for tractor trailer up to 22.5 inches (no rims), $35 for farm tractor up to 75 pounds (no rim) and priced by weight for farm tractor over 75 pounds (no rim). Checks payable to “Independence Conservancy” will be accepted. For information visit www.independenceconservancy.org.

Shorebirds of Ohio

The Audbon Society/Mahoning Valley will hold its monthly meeting Sept. 23 at the Austintown Senior Center, 112 Westchester Drive. Social time starts at 6:30 p.m. with the program at 7 p.m. Jason Short, president of Audubon Society of Mahoning Valley and an Ohio certified volunteer naturalist, will present the program, Shorebirds of Ohio. Learn what Shorebirds breed in Ohio, which are just passing through and when and where to find them.