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Ora E. Anderson Conservation Fund accepting 2026 grant applications
NELSONVILLE, Ohio - The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting applications for 2026 grants available through the Ora E. Anderson Conservation Fund for Appalachian Ohio. Public and nonprofit organizations, as well as groups working in fiscal sponsorships with a nonprofit or public organization, are eligible to apply for funding to support conservation across Appalachian Ohio's 32 counties. Emphasis is on conservation activities and programs in the areas of watershed restoration, sustainable forest practices, and promotion of the region's cultural and environmental history. Applications must be submitted online by Tuesday, Sept. 29. Additional information and the application are available at www.AppalachianOhio.org/Ora-Anderson. For information visit www.AppalachianOhio.org, email grants@ffao.org or call 740-753-1111.
Canfield Jr. Fair livestock project to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank
YOUNGSTOWN - The Canfield Fair Livestock Auction/Sale in the new Canfield Fair Event
Center, will benefit families in Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties. Individuals can bid online by downloading the Canfield Fair App “Canfield Fairgrounds” from the app store. Call Douglas Martig, Mahoning County Livestock Committee, at 330-720-3793 or Mary Kay Shotts at 330-506-9264 to be a donor to this project or with questions about the registration process. Livestock available to purchase for donation to the Food Bank includes Market Beef, Hogs, Poultry-Broilers, Ducks, Turkeys, Goats and Lambs. The auction schedule is as follows: Thursday, Sept. 3, 5:30 p.m. Goat Milk Fudge, Market Rabbits, Market Goats, and 7 p.m. Market Lambs, Carcass Lambs, Market Hogs; Friday, Sept. 4, 5 p.m., Market Poulty (Broilers, Turkeys and Ducks), and 7 p.m. Market Beef. Livestock purchased to be donated to the food bank will be processed by Winona Frozen Foods and Lehman Poultry. Processing fees will be added to the purchase price (market beef will be $1.25 per pound, hogs will be $1.25 per pound, lambs and goats will be $225 each, broilers $14 pair, ducks $10 and turkeys $30. (MasterCard, Visa. A 3% processing fee added to card, personal check and cash will be accepted. Price subject to change without notice).
CWC to host ‘At the CAT’ Lunch & Learn with Shawn Theis
COLUMBIANA - The Columbiana Women's Club (CWC), a civic organization operating a century house on Main Street in historic Columbiana, will host "At the CAT" Lunch & Learn with Shawn Theis at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26. Theis, the CAT chief theater director, will speak about the Columbiana Arts Theater (CAT), a hub of community connection and artistic expression, offering transformative experiences through live performances, innovative workshops, and enlightening experiences. Space is limited; RSVPs required at 330-692-2099. Cost is $20 per person and includes lunch and presentation: cash or check only. Make checks payable to Columbiana Women's Club. For information call 330-482-2832 or visit Facebook @ColumbianaCWC.
Award-winning director to share work in Alliance
Ben Patterson still views all of his subjects through the eyes of a kid from the Carnation City.
Whether he's taking a look at America's obesity epidemic with an activist-comedienne or embedded with the defense team for a rapper during a federal trial, the award-winning documentary director says he looks through the lens that came with his upbringing in Alliance.
"I'm that consummate fly on the wall when I walk into these diverse situations," said Patterson, who now splits his time between Brooklyn, New York, and Narrowsburg, a town in the Catskill Mountains. "I still have the perspective of a boy from Alliance with a strong curiosity of how the world works. That allows me to take those experiences and turn them into something that people can watch to get an understanding too."
The 1997 Alliance High School graduate will make a return home on Thursday, Aug. 27, when he will present "Documenting the Journey: Stories, Cuts, Conversations and Coming Attractions" at 7 p.m. on the Brush Hall stage inside the Giese Center for Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Mount Union.
The free Alliance Goes to the Movies event, sponsored by the Alliance Historical Society, is part of the city's America 250 festivities and is made possible by grants from Visit Canton/ArtsinStark and Ohio Goes to the Movies.
Patterson's presentation will be followed with a question-and-answer session.