Parent-teacher conferences

The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center will hold its 2025-2026 first semester parent teacher conferences on Thursday, Oct. 9 from 2:15 to 8:45 p.m. To schedule a conference with a student’s teachers, contact the school at 330-424-9561 Ext. 110 and speak to Cindy Pugh.

Banquet in Salem

Darin Odey 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 fried chicken, diced potatoes with onions and peppers, corn, coleslaw, fresh vegetables and fruit, and pudding. 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.

SBMC Fall 2025 Revival

Salem Bible Methodist Church, 1647 N. Ellsworth Ave., will host its Fall 2025 Revival Oct. 14 through 19 at 7 p.m. nightly, and 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. The revival will feature Darell and Regina Stetler. For information call Pastor David Crosley at 812-675-1549.

SBMC Homecoming

Salem Bible Methodist Church, 1647 N. Ellsworth Ave., will host its Homecoming, celebrating 86 years, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12. The service will feature The Brian Fuller Family. For information call Pastor David Crosley at 812-675-1549.

Fogle Author at Rodman

ALLIANCE – What happens when a marketing executive leaves San Francisco to care for her dying mother on their family farm in Ohio?

For Sarah Gormley, it meant a total transformation that she detailed in her first book, The Order of Things: A Memoir About Chasing Joy.

Gormley, an art gallery owner who lives in Columbus, will discuss her book as part of the 2025 Fogle Author Series at Rodman Public Library on Monday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. During Gormley’s visit, Alliance High School media arts teacher Chelsea Shar will interview the author about her book, which will be available for sale. The author will greet readers and sign them following the program.

Registration is required to attend the visit.

Gormley spent most of her life trying to outrun the persistent self-loathing that plagued her from childhood, convinced that self-worth was something she had to earn by doing rather than being.

After earning a degree from DePauw University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Gormley directed marketing efforts for global brands, including IMAX, Martha Stewart, Girl Scouts of the USA, and Adobe.

When she returned to Salt Creek Farm at age 45 after a successful career in corporate America, she had no idea that detaching from the success she believed defined her, untangling the complicated relationship with her mother, and continuing the hard work of therapy would lead to a wildly transformed life.

Told with exceptional candor and humor, The Order of Things is a story about how one woman learned to let go of the patterns of her past to create a future she never imagined.

In her new life, Gormley opened a contemporary art gallery, Sarah Gormley Gallery (SGG), in Columbus in 2019. The gallery represents more than 30 contemporary artists and operates from the belief that original art can be a source of joy for everyone.