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THU/4-9 Beloit West Branch Athletic Boosters bingo, booster hall, 26701 U.S. Route 62. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., instant tickets called at 6 p.m., and Jumpin’ Jack ($53 numbers for $1,500) called at 6:45 p.m., followed by regular bingo. Kitchen open, instant tickets and computers available. Info at 330-509-1209. Boardman DARE Singles Group, new member meeting, 7-9 p.m., Boardman United Methodist Church; information at 330-729-0127 Calcutta Young at Heart, 12:30 p.m., Long’s Run Trinity Presbyterian Church, 15851 Long’s Run Church Road; open to all seniors at no cost; ...

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WED/4-8 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Pool Night at Camelot Lanes, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Columbiana High School Class of 1961, 11:30 a.m., American Legion Post 290 County Columbiana County commissioners, 9 a.m., downtown courthouse, Lisbon. Veterans Service Commission Board, 2 p.m., 7989 Dickey Drive, Suite 1 Area Singles, 6 p.m., Pondi’s in Lisbon Hanoverton United school board, 5:30 p.m., media center 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. New ...

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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 the Knights of Columbus Council 1818. The menu will include pork chops, scalloped potatoes, green beans, applesauce, 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 information or to sponsor a Banquet call Patty Colian at ...

Spring wildflower workshop

Herb’s Acres Farm and Greenhouse Owner Sophia Sorboro taught patrons at the Salem Public Library how to properly identify northeast Ohio’s native Spring wildflower species Monday. Sorboro taught attendees about plant anatomy and leaf types, blooming and senescence periods and the preferred ...

Columbiana HS Girls State delegates announced

COLUMBIANA – Benjamin Firestone Unit #290 American Legion Auxiliary in Columbiana will be co-sponsoring four students from Columbiana High School to attended Buckeye Girls State (BGS) 80th annual session to be held at Bowling Green State University June 7-13. BGS is a fast paced program ...

Rodman Public Library celebrating Local Author Day this Saturday

ALLIANCE – April 11 is Local Author Day at Rodman Public Library. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., six local authors – Laura Ball, Amber Cole, Winnifred Holly, Marianne May, Kristen Kerns, and Havelah McLat – will greet patrons inside the Main Auditorium. Most will have copies of their books for sale and will sign them for readers. Here’s a look at the authors: LAURA BALL An Ohio native, Laura Ball has been passionate about writing since a young age, with her love for storytelling sparked from reading young adult mysteries. Laura is the author of the cozy mysteries Whiskers in ...