Briefs: Richland Gives, Crestline Kids Fun Day, road closing, Columbia Gas reminder

Richland Gives registration underway

Richland Gives registration for Richland County-based nonprofit organizations is open through Oct. 31. It is free but nonprofit organizations must register each year.

This is the ninth year for Richland Gives, which is hosted by the Richland County Foundation. Since its inception, Richland Gives has raised $2,476,007. Thanks to the generosity of donors, $80,000 in incentives will be awarded as grants to participating organizations, beyond what they raise from online donations.

Each nonprofit will have an individualized web page to promote their cause. Leading up to the event the foundation provides an online toolkit, webinars, mass media and social media coverage to make it easier for nonprofit organizations to participate.

The Richland Gives donation period begins at 7 a.m. on Nov. 13 and runs through 7 p.m. on Nov. 28.

For more details or to donate go to richlandgives.org.

Crestline Kids Fun Day planned Aug. 12

CRESTLINE — The Crestline Community Development Team is hosting a Kids Fun Day from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday on the lawn at Crestline United Methodist Church, 202 S. Thoman St.

Open to all kids who live in Crestline, the event features Taylor’s Twisting Balloons and a duck pond with prizes from noon to 2 p.m. There will also be face painting and other activities, including Touch-A-Truck, a U.S. Air Force Humvee, and the Crestline Fire Department smokehouse. The Red Cross and Ohio Highway Patrol will offer child ID kits. Crestline police will hand out bike helmets and gun locks. The church will provide food.

All children attending the event may obtain a wristband for a free pool party from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Heise Pool in Galion. This free pool party is sponsored by the Galion-Crestline Chamber of Commerce and the Galion Community Center YMCA. The Chamber of Commerce is also providing pizza for the kids. This is a free event for all kids who have their wristbands from attending Crestline Kids Fun Day.

Portion of South Home Road to be closed Friday

South Home Road from Park Avenue West to Harding Avenue will close at 8 a.m. Friday for water main repairs. The road is expected to reopen by the end of the workday.

Columbia Gas issues reminder to call 811 before digging

Columbia Gas hopes that Aug. 11 on the calendar will be a natural reminder for residents to contact 811 before any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. An underground utility line is damaged every few minutes because someone decided to dig without first contacting 811.

Whether installing a mailbox, building a deck, planting a tree or laying a patio, Columbia Gas reminds Ohioans to contact 811 at least two business days before breaking ground. When you contact 811 your local utility companies mark the approximate location of any buried lines in your yard, so you don’t risk injuring yourself or disrupting utility service to the neighborhood.

Call 811 or go online to OUPS.org to make your request.

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Richland Gives registration, Kids Fun Day, Columbia Gas dig reminder