Events

Food for Fines at Galion Pub­lic Library

Have you acquired library fines through­out the year? Never fear, the Galion Pub­lic Library encour­ages you to come into the library dur­ing the month of Feb­ru­ary to get rid of those fines!

The Galion Pub­lic Library is hold­ing a Food for Fines drive from Feb­ru­ary 1 — Feb­ru­ary 28, 2013. We are accpet­ing undam­aged, non-perishable, non-expired food prod­ucts (canned or boxed goods) in lieu of cash for the pay­ment of your fines. The pro­gram is sim­ple! For every 1 food item you bring in, $1 in fines will be waived. All food items that we receive will be donated to the local food bank.

We encour­age all patrons with any fines to come to the library, help out the com­mu­nity and take fines off your card at the same time. If you have any ques­tions please call 419–468-3203. The Galion Pub­lic Library looks for­ward to see­ing you!

Galion Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion Annual Meet­ing March 4

The Galion Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion will hold its annual meet­ing March 4.

For con­sid­er­a­tion at the GCF Board’s annual meet­ing, gen­eral fund requests must be sub­mit­ted in writ­ing by 5 p.m., March 4, 2013, to the Cha­ri­man or Sec­re­tary of the GCF Board. Any­one who has already sub­mit­ted a cur­rent allo­ca­tion request for con­sid­er­a­tion at this year’s annual meet­ing need not sub­mit another request.

• Dan Shealy, Chair­man, GCF, 790 Port­land Way North, Galion OH 44833, AC 419–468-4849

• David Spraw, Sec­re­tary, GCF, 189 South­ern Ave., Galion OH 44833, AC 419–468-2638

Breast­feed­ing Sup­port and Infor­ma­tion Feb. 6

Mor­row County– Plan­ning to breast­feed? Then you’ll want the infor­ma­tion and encour­age­ment that La Leche League pro­vides. Lead­ers are expe­ri­enced breast­feed­ing moth­ers, accred­ited by La Leche League Inter­na­tional. Whether you are preg­nant or already nurs­ing, LLL has some­thing for you– tips and tech­niques shared by moth­ers who have enjoyed a suc­cess­ful breast­feed­ing relationship.

Ser­vices are Free and include monthly infor­ma­tional meet­ings, and 24 hour phone help for breast­feed­ing prob­lems or ques­tions. All preg­nant women, moth­ers, and their babies are welcome.

Meet­ings are at the Whet­stone Fam­ily and Children’s Cen­ter, 406 Bank Street, Mount Gilead, Ohio. Next meet­ing is Feb­ru­ary 6th at 6:00 pm.

For direc­tions to the meet­ing or more infor­ma­tion, please call Lisa at 419–560-3559.

Blood pres­sure check Feb. 6

The Golden Age Cen­ter will host a blood pres­sure check on Feb. 6, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Can­di­date peti­tions for Spe­cial Elec­tion due Feb. 6

Can­di­dates run­ning in Galion’s Spe­cial Elec­tion on May 7 must turn in a peti­tion by Feb. 6 at 4:00 p.m., at the Board of Elec­tions Office in Bucyrus.

Crest­line Vil­lage Coun­cil Feb. 7

The Crest­line Vil­lage Coun­cil will meet in spe­cial ses­sion Thurs­day, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. at the Crest­line Munic­i­pal Build­ing for the pur­pose of dis­cussing the employ­ment of a pub­lic employee.

Galion Girls Bas­ket­ball Feb. 7

Galion girls bas­ket­ball will face Shelby at Galion High School on Feb. 7. The junior var­sity game begins at 6 p.m., var­sity at 7:30 p.m.

NOAH Project meet­ing Feb. 7

The NOAH Project will hold a pub­lic meet­ing Thurs­day, Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bucyrus Pub­lic Library. The meet­ing will dis­cuss the Orchard Park Homes Project in Bucyrus. Every­one is welcome.

Ladies’ Night Feb. 8

The Crest­line Pub­lic Library is host­ing a Ladies Night for women 18 or older! The library is warm­ing up with the movie “Magic Mike” Feb­ru­ary 8, 6:30–9 pm. Snacks will be served and sign up is required. The event is lim­ited to 30 ladies, so call the library and sign up today!

The library Book Sale is Feb­ru­ary 14–16 dur­ing the library’s reg­u­lar hours. Stop in and fill a bag of books cheap!

Hill­billy Break­fast Feb. 8

The Trin­ity Gospel Taber­na­cle, 326 First Ave, Galion, will host a hill­billy break­fast Sat­ur­day, Feb. 9 begin­ning at 8 a.m. Car­ry­out orders avail­able. For more infor­ma­tion call 740–262-9525 or 419–989-2327.

GHS Class 63 Feb. 8

The G.H.S. Class of 1963 will be meet­ing at noon at the Galion Pizza Hut on Fri­day, Feb. 8. All guests are welcome.

NCC wrestling tour­na­ment Feb. 8

Galion High School will host the NCC wrestling tour­na­ment on Fri­day, Feb. 8, begin­ning at 4:30 p.m.

Recy­cling at Life­touch Feb. 9

Life­touch Church Direc­to­ries is host­ing a recy­cling drive on Feb. 9, 8 a.m. until noon.

Food L.O.V.E. Club Feb. 9

Join the Food Local OrganicVeggie-based Eaters Club for its first-ever meet­ing Sat­ur­day, Feb. 9 from 3 — 4:30 p.m. in the Galion Pub­lic Library Com­mu­nity Room (Down­stairs). We’ll dis­cuss shop­ping, cook­ing, resources, sup­port, and more. Every­one is invited, from Curi­ous Car­ni­vores to Vested Veg­ans. All ages wel­come (young chil­dren may be bored). EBT and WIC par­tic­i­pants are encour­aged to attend, as are par­ents and dieters.

For more infor­ma­tion con­tact Missy at mrsmissyharris@yahoo.com

“Love is in the Air” Feb. 9

Ohio Bird Sanc­tu­ary presents “Love is in the Air,” a pro­gram about Ohio’s owls. It is Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. — 3 p.m. at the sanc­tu­ary, located at 3773 Orweiler Road, Mans­field. Visit www.ohiobirdsanctuary.com or call 419–884-4295 for more information.

Hearts & Birds Nee­dle Felt­ing Class Feb. 9

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this will be an intro­duc­tion to nee­dle felt­ing. You will learn to make a sim­ple heart that can be strung on a cord or piece of yarm as a neck­lace. More hearts can be made and strung as a gar­land or sewn together as a sachet, or given away as is. You will progress from a heart to a small bird by using just a sin­gle felt­ing nee­dle and some alpaca fiber. Once learned you should be able to cre­ate any kind of 3D fig­ure. All mate­ri­als, nee­dles and foam sur­face are sup­plied and included in the cost of the class. To reg­is­ter call Julie at 419–529-8152 or go to http://alpacameadows.com

Sin­gles and Cou­ples Dance Feb. 9

There will be a Sin­gles and Cou­ples Dance every Sat­ur­day night at the Shrine Build­ing, 1313 White Oaks Road, Mar­ion from 8 p.m. — 12 a.m. For more infor­ma­tion call 419–483-5553.

Gospel Prais­ing Gath­er­ing Feb. 10

The New Life Chris­t­ian Cen­ter will host the Gospel Praise Gath­er­ing Sun­day, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Cen­ter, 1341 County Line Road, Crest­line, 567–227-0222. Per­form­ers will include Sandy and Kay­lene, Jimmy Potridge, Mar­lene Vance, One Voice, Jake Reel, Paula Bar­ron, Pat Roberts, Cor­ner­stone Gospel, Jimmy Bloom­field, Miss Amanda, Heart Song, Jeri­cho Road, Ken Ziegler, and The Praise Gath­er­ing Choir. For more infor­ma­tion call 419–934-5456.

Mam­mals of our Area Feb. 10

Gor­man Nature Cen­ter will host the pro­gram “Mam­mals of our Area” on Feb. 10. It begins at 2 p.m. Fol­low­ing the indoor pro­gram, a hike through the trails will seek out signs and exam­ples of some of the res­i­dent ani­mals. The nature cen­ter is located at 2295 Lex­ing­ton Avenue, Mans­field. For more infor­ma­tion, call 419–884-3764.

Spaghetti Din­ner Feb. 10

The St. Joseph Church Altar-Rosary, 117 San­dusky St., Ply­mouth, is spon­sor­ing a Spaghetti Din­ner Sun­day, Feb. 10 from 11 a.m. — 2 p.m. Free will offer­ing. Carry outs available.

Immu­niza­tion clinic Feb. 11

The Galion Health Depart­ment will host an Immu­niza­tion Clinic on Feb. 11 in two ses­sions, 9–11 a.m. and 1–3 p.m.

Opi­ate Task Force Feb. 11

The Opi­ate Task Force will meet Mon­day, Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bucyrus Pub­lic Library.

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