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Friends of the Banquet to sponsor Banquet in Salem The Dine in or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem will be served from 5 p.m. until the food is gone Monday at the Salem Memorial Building, sponsored by Friends of the Banquet. The menu will include Johnny marzetti, green beans, applesauce, 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 information or to sponsor a Banquet call Patty Colian ...

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WED/7-22 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Das Dutch Village Inn East Liverpool Friends of the Carnegie Public Library book sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Carnegie Library’s Community Room East Palestine Health Coaches for Hypertension Control, 11 a.m., East Palestine Library Leetonia School board, 6 p.m., Room 204 Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 6-8 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; information at 330-271-1661. Salem Park Board ...

Columbiana County Fair participating in state-wide food drive contest

ALLIANCE — This month, the Columbiana County Fair is joining a youth-led statewide effort to fight hunger and give back to local community food banks by participating in the Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer contest — presented by Farm Credit Mid-America and sponsored by Rural 1st. This friendly competition among Ohio county fairs encourages youth leaders to collaborate with their local community to collect food donations for local food banks throughout their county fair. Since launching in 2021, Ohio junior fair boards have used creative tactics and impressive fundraising ...

County park board to hold special meeting to discuss administrative assistant position

LISBON — The Columbiana County Park District Board will hold an emergency meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at board offices, Maple Street, Lisbon to hire a new administrative assistant. According to an email from board Vice Chairman Eileen Dray-Bardon, administrative assistant Mark Guy resigned on Friday. Guy was hired by the previous board in February and just last week was reclassified as permanent part-time, which made him eligible for paid time off.

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Green Township Fireman’s Festival scheduled for Aug. 1 The Green Township Fire Department Association will hold its 81st annual Fireman’s Festival at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 1 behind the fire station at 12210 Lisbon Road, Greenford. Dinner starts at 4:30 p.m., music at 5:30 p.m. and the Chinese Auction drawing promptly at 8:30 p.m. The chicken dinner will include half a chicken with green beans, mac and cheese and rolls prepared with the Greenford Ruritans recipe for $14; drive thru pick up available. There will also be a DJ and a vendor show. Lepper Library to host upcoming ...