Briefs: Domestic violence grant, street closing, Palace Theatre Halloween weekend, awards
Turning Point awarded federal funding to support victims, families
COLUMBUS — The Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) has awarded over $4 million in federal emergency shelter and supportive services grants for domestic violence victims and their dependents. Among the recipients is Turning Point, which will receive $50,202.
The 67 projects in 46 counties will help community-based, non-profit organizations to provide emergency shelter and/or supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and their dependents, and specialized services for children and victims who are members of racial and ethnic minority populations.
Portion of Marion street closed next week
East Fairground Street, between Jefferson Street and Likens Chapel Road, will be closed 7 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Tuesday. A detour sign will be in place to direct traffic.
A contractor will complete utility trench restoration for a proposed private development.
Spooktacular double feature at the Palace Theatre
The Palace Cultural Arts Association is bringing the cult classic film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to the Marion Palace Theatre big screen this weekend. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Sunday with a 2 p.m. matinee with open captions Saturday.
Moviegoers may not take rice, water or water pistols, open flames or outside food. Going onstage, throwing anything or touching the movie screen is prohibited. Newspapers, flashlights or glow sticks, rubber gloves, noisemakers, sponges, bells and cards are permitted. Moviegoers are invited to dress up and dance in the aisles.
Tickets for "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" will be available at the door — $5 general admission or $3 with a Palace member card.
The theatre also is hosting its annual Halloween party, Dancing Through the Decades, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the May Pavilion. There will be a DJ, best costume awards, raffle prizes, a 50/50 raffle, cash bar and concessions. Tickets are $15.
Nominations sought for Ohio Fire Service Hall of Fame & Fire Awards
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of State Fire Marshal and the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Division of EMS opened their nominations for the annual Ohio Fire Service Hall of Fame & Fire Awards ceremony. The event will honor recipients April 24, 2024, at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in downtown Columbus. Nominations of deserving candidates may be submitted at com.ohio.gov/HOFNom.
Deadline for nominations is Dec. 22. This marks the 42nd year of the annual awards ceremony.
Tri-Rivers debuts new connected smart manufacturing cell
Tri-Rivers Career Center has debuted its state-of-the-art connected smart manufacturing (CSM) cell hosted within the manufacturing bay of the RAMTEC facility. This addition — funded by Tri-Rivers Career Center, The Ohio State University at Marion, and the Marion Community Foundation — represents a pivotal advancement in manufacturing education in Marion.
"This is the next step in a partnership that started a couple years ago when we first established the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) program" said Dr. Greg Rose, dean/director at The Ohio State University at Marion. "As the BSET curriculum was built out, we needed this piece of equipment. Tri-Rivers had a grant for part of the full machine. We had more conversation about how we might join forces .… The Marion Community Foundation was willing to join the partnership to help us pay for the shared equipment. It is a terrific example of how a partnership can evolve.”
During the unveiling, two RAMTEC students provided a demonstration of the new equipment and produced small tokens for attendees to commemorate the event.
Speaking Volumes event at the library
Author J. Ryan Stradal will visit Marion Friday for the seventh annual Speaking Volumes event held at Marion Public Library. Speaking Volumes is a fundraising event coordinated by the BookMarks, a separate nonprofit organization devoted to supporting Marion Public Library.
Tickets are on sale, available at the Library and on the BookMarks’ website at MarionOHBookMarks.org. A $75 ticket includes heavy hors d’oeuvres during an exclusive mingle hour with Stradal starting at 6 p.m., just prior to the program at 7 p.m. A $30 ticket can be purchased for just the program and includes dessert. There will be a cash bar available. Copies of select J. Ryan Stradal titles will be for sale for the book signing after the program.
Stradal's latest novel, "Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club" published in April 2023, was the top selling hardcover fiction book among independent bookstores in the Midwest its first week of release. In September 2023, it was named a finalist for the Heartland Booksellers Award in Fiction.
New plant to bring more than 100 jobs to Wyandot County
UPPER SANDUSKY — A new soybean processing plant in Upper Sandusky will bring more than 100 new jobs to Ohio. Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, will invest approximately $500 million to construct the new plant in Wyandot County, bolstering the region's economic growth in the critical food and agriculture sector.
There are approximately 26,000 soybean farmers in Ohio, and the annual economic impact from soybean production in Ohio is $5.3 billion. LDC’s state-of-the-art soybean processing plant will have integrated crushing, edible oil refining, and lecithin production and packaging capabilities.
The State of Ohio and JobsOhio will consider assistance for the project, which will be made public after any incentives are approved.
Marion Star
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