Banquet in Salem

The Dine in or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem from 5 p.m. until the food is gone Monday at the Salem Memorial Building will be sponsored by Salem Amvets Post 45. The menu will include Johnny marzetti, green beans, salad, fresh vegetables and fruit, and cookies. 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.

Take-Out Supper

Little Loves Learning Center, 1431 N. Ellsworth Ave., Salem, will hold a Community Take-Out Supper from 4 to 6 p.m. or sold out Nov. 12. The meal includes Swiss steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, dinner roll and frost brownie for $15. All proceeds benefit Little Loves Learning Center. Gluten-free meals available upon request. Call or text 234-396-0898 or stop in early.

Sebring IDEA input

Sebring McKinley Jr./Sr. High School will hold its annual IDEA Parent Input Meeting on Friday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. in the Student Lounge at McKinley Jr./Sr. High School, 225 E. Indiana Ave. Parents and guardians of students receiving services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are encouraged to attend. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input and discuss plans for the use of federal IDEA funds. For information, contact Shannon Rabovsky at srabovsky@sebring.k12.oh.us.

PSA screenings

The Columbiana County Health District will once again offer Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screenings through a special clinic. The event will take place by appointment only on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the health district office, located at 7360 state Route 45, Lisbon. Screenings are free for residents of the General Health District. A $25 cash fee applies to participants living outside the General Health District (including Salem and East Liverpool cities) or outside Columbiana County. The American Cancer Society recommends annual PSA screenings for men age 50 and older; African-American men starting at age 45, due to a higher risk of prostate cancer; and men with a family history of prostate cancer, also beginning at age 45. Appointments are required; to schedule a screening, call 330-424-0272, ext. 114.

Craft show

The Salem Slovak Club, 313 S. Ellsworth Ave., will host its Christmas Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 29. For information call 330-337-8426.

EP book sale

The Friends of the East Palestine Memorial Public Library is holding their annual book sale on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. There will also be a special preview night on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. The cost of admission is $5 only for the Thursday preview night. Admission is free on Friday and Saturday. A “bag sale” is being offered for $5 (the Friends will provide the bag) and is featured each day. There are a wide variety of hardback and paperback books, DVDs, books on tape, puzzles, and games. This year there are also some specialty books (yearbooks, local history, local authors, and other books) which are not included in the bag sale and are individually priced. The book sale is located in the basement of the Library at 309 N. Market St., East Palestine.

ServSafe training

CANFIELD – The OSU Extension Mahoning County is once again offering the nationally recognized ServSafe® Manager Certification Training in 2026.

This certification program, developed by the National Restaurant Association, helps ensure that food service managers and staff have the knowledge and skills to keep food safe from kitchen to table.

The ServSafe® program meets the Ohio Department of Health’s Level II Certification in Food Protection requirements and is widely recognized as the industry standard for food safety training. Participants will learn about proper food handling, preparation, storage, sanitation, and prevention of foodborne illness through comprehensive, hands-on instruction.

Each ServSafe® course includes two full days of in-person instruction followed by a proctored exam. Participants who successfully pass the 90-question exam with a score of 70 percent or higher will earn certification from the National Restaurant Association and the Ohio Department of Health.

2026 ServSafe® Manager Class Schedule:

Jan. 5 and 12 — Exam: Jan. 12, 1 to 4 p.m.

March 16 and 23 — Exam: March 23, 1 to 4 p.m.

May 4 and 11 — Exam: May 11, 1 to 4 p.m.

All sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the OSU Extension Mahoning County Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. The course fee is $200 (cash or check), which covers classroom instruction, course materials, and the certification exam. Participants must attend both days of their chosen session to be eligible for certification.

Registration must be completed at least three business days prior to the first class date, and payment is required before the course begins. Space is limited and early registration is encouraged.

To register, visit go.osu.edu/servsafemahoning or contact OSU Extension Mahoning County at 330-533-5538 or mahoningcounty@osu.edu for information.

CCRTA meeting

LISBON – The Columbiana County Retired Teachers Association recently met at the Lisbon United Methodist Church. The luncheon was served by the Women of Faith of the church.

Nancy Dicken offered the welcome, pledge and invocation. The minutes and treasurer’s report were accepted as presented.

The program was presented by Bea Laner, Past President of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association. Laner, along with Brenda Davis of ORTA, traveled from Coshocton, Ohio, to give a legislative update.

Denise Marcelt won the 50/50 and Sue Kornbau’s name was drawn for the free lunch at the next meeting.

CCRTA members are reminded to tally their volunteer hours from January to November 2025 by listing the individual location(s) and total hours for each site. These are to be brought to the November meeting.

The Lisbon High School Show Choir will perform at the Nov. 20 meeting. Call Rosemary Bruehler by Nov. 16 with reservation.

Unity Grange plans

At a recent meeting of Unity Grange, members finalized plans for their soup and sandwich luncheon on Nov. l4 and l5, serving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in conjunction with the East Palestine Home Tours in November. Members will also be selling crafts they have made during the year.

Delegates to the Ohio State Grange convention in October were Unity Grange members Teresa and William Jones. There were several members from Unity Grange attending the banquet in Dublin when Marge Sponcil received first place with her Community Service Project. Unity Grange won first place for the Grange In Action Award.

Members are constantly working on projects for the community, such as Baby Hats for Mercy Hospital, Pillow Cases for Akron Children’s Hospital, Stuffed Bunnies for the Fire Dept. Ambulance, Items for Social Concerns, etc.

The November Unity Grange meeting has been canceled and the December meeting will be held on Dec. 16. Details for the December meeting will be furnished later in the Grange Newsletter.

The soup and sandwich luncheon on Nov. 14 and 15 will be eat in or carry out.

Rodman grant

ALLIANCE – Rodman Public Library is getting a special gift in 2026.

The library, which recently marked 125 years of library service in Alliance, is one of more than 1,000 libraries across the country who will receive $10,000 from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie. The award is part of Carnegie Libraries 250, a special initiative celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honoring the roughly 1,280 Carnegie Libraries still serving their communities across the United States.

Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of 1,681 free public libraries nationwide between 1886 and 1917. Approximately 750 of them continue to use their original buildings, while others have moved to new locations.

Opened in September 1904, the Alliance community received $25,000 to build its library and was one of 111 Carnegie Libraries in Ohio built through the historic program. Seven of those were academic institutions and 104 were public libraries like the one in Alliance that was located at Arch Avenue and High Street.

That building served the community well until 1963 when the present Rodman Public Library opened to the public.

“We are grateful for this gift – it is almost as if the library is receiving a present on its 125th birthday,” said RPL Director Eric Taggart. “We are also proud of our heritage as a Carnegie library, and we are fortunate to serve the Alliance community, which has always been supportive of Rodman Public Library.”

Rodman Public Library will receive the gift in January and may use the funds however it wishes to celebrate the 250th anniversary, further its mission, and benefit the community.

Patrons are invited to share their Rodman Public Library photos, stories, and community celebrations at carnegielibraries.org.