Briefs: Galion Schools meet and greet, Bucyrus Farmers Market, PUCO disconnection order
Galion City Schools announce Listen & Learn 2 Lead sessions with new superintendent
GALION — Galion City School District (GCSD) has announced Listen & Learn 2 Lead, a series of events designed for members of the community to meet and share input with the district’s new superintendent, Dr. Jeffrey Hartmann.
On July 26, from 6-8 p.m, at Three Bean Coffee House, Hartmann will host a meet and greet open to members of the Galion community. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with the superintendent, ask questions and share what is on their minds about GCSD.
Throughout August, September and October, the superintendent will conduct further Listen & Learn 2 Lead sessions with parents, students and staff at each school building.
"It is an honor and privilege to engage with the community as I start my position as Galion City Schools superintendent,” Hartmann said. “I look forward to working collaboratively with the school board, staff, parents and community to build upon a successful future for our district and each of our students.”
Hartmann comes to Galion from Stow-Monroe Falls City School District, where he served as the principal of Stow-Monroe Falls High School with more than 20 years of experience as an educator in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He officially assumes the role of superintendent of Galion City Schools on Aug. 1.
For more information on Galion City Schools, visit galionschools.org.
Produce and much more at the Bucyrus Farmers Market
The Bucyrus Farmers Market on Saturday will feature a variety of produce, including orchard-direct fresh peaches from Virginia, Lodi apples, kohlrabi, zucchini, cucumbers, sweet onions, green onions, kale and garlic. Vendors will also be featuring organic beef, pork and chicken, baked goods, herbs and crafts such as jewelry, plushies, wooden toys, crocheted critters, and items made of fabric.
Positive Seekers will again be grilling for a donation, and pop tabs continue to be collected for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
The market takes place from 8:30 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, in the Family Farm & Home parking lot at 2460 E. Mansfield St. across from Timken until Oct. 28.
For a complete list of vendors, visit the Bucyrus Farmers Market Facebook page.
PUCO adopts additional utility disconnection protections
COLUMBUS — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Wednesday ordered Ohio’s investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities to suspend disconnections of customers for nonpayment if the customer has a pending application for various energy assistance programs.
Specifically, utilities will be prohibited from disconnecting for nonpayment for 30 days after a customer has applied for Winter and Summer Crisis programs, Home Energy Assistance Programs (HEAP), or the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP). This is an addition to the existing consumer protections surrounding utility disconnections for nonpayment.
The Commission is expected to issue its annual “special reconnect order” later this summer. The special reconnect order addresses additional disconnection protection during the heating season.
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