Briefs: Library to host baby supply drive for CHAP families

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CHAP drive in March at Mansfield-Richland County Public Library

Community Health Access Project (CHAP) in partnership with the Mansfield Richland County Public Library (MRCPL) will be holding a baby supply drive to support new and expecting mothers in the CHAP HUB program. The Baby Supply Drive will be taking place from March 1 through March 31. Donated supplies will be distributed to CHAP participating families.

CHAP supports families in six counties including Richland, Ashland, Crawford, , Morrow, Knox, and Huron.

Library locations accepting donations include Bellville, Lexington, Madison, Main (Mansfield), Ontario, Plymouth, and the MRCPL Bookmobile.

Suggested new items being accepted for donation include: diapers/pull-ups; wipes; baby clothes; teething toys; self-care items for moms such as lotions, bath soaks, etc.; robes and/or slippers; breast milk bags; and nursing pads.

For more information, call 419-526-2427 or visit chap-ohio.com.

ODNR publishes Ohio Boat Operator’s Guide in Spanish

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has made it a little easier for Spanish-speaking Ohio boaters to stay safe on the water. For the first time, ODNR is publishing an Ohio Boat Operator’s Guide in Spanish.

The Ohio Boat Operator's Guide is a summary of boating laws and rule for Ohio. The publication has helped boaters across Ohio achieve state boating registration and seeks to ensure that new boaters are well-prepared and practicing safe standards on the water.

Order or download a copy of the Ohio Boat Operator’s Guide at no cost at ohiodnr.gov. Through the online version, readers will learn visually using graphics.

Winter Choral Concert set for Sunday at Ashland U

ASHLAND — Ashland University’s annual Winter Choral Concert will feature the AU Choir and the AU Chamber Singers and will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel, 527 College Ave. The performance is free and open to the public.

Rowland Blackley, director of choral activities and professor of music at AU, will be conducting both groups, while Deborah Logan will serve as the accompanying pianist.

The Chamber Singers, a select choir of 12, will perform “Fancies I,” a series of poems by William Shakespeare set to music by Sven-Eric Johanson.

The AU Choir, the principal choral ensemble on campus comprised of singers representing a variety of majors, is scheduled for a five-piece set. It will consist of “Sure on This Shining Night” by Morten Lauridsen; “Rejoice in the Lord,” written by an anonymous 16th century composer; “Wana Baraka,” a joyful Kenyan folk song arranged by Shawn Kirchner; “Ubi caritas,” a classic 20th century motet by Maurice Durufle; and “Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron,” a traditional British folk song.

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: CHAP baby supply drive at Mansfield-Richland County Public Library