Briefs: Speaking Volumes fundraiser, Marion gospel concert, Naloxone kits at rest areas
California author to headline Speaking Volumes event
Author J. Ryan Stradal will visit Marion on Oct. 27 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. The volunteer-run group raises money through a variety of events, including an annual book sale held at the Library. All proceeds go to support the operations of the Marion Public Library.
Tickets to this BookMarks event 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. A cash bar will be available. Copies of select J. Ryan Stradal titles will be for sale for the book signing after the program.
Stradal lives in Los Angeles County, California. His latest novel, "Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club," published in April 2023, was the #1 selling hardcover fiction book among independent bookstores in the Midwest its first week of release. It was recently named a finalist for the Heartland Booksellers Award in Fiction.
Gospel concert at Marion church on Oct. 3
The award-winning and Grammy nominated Christian/gospel group and Gaither Recording artists The Collingsworth Family are bringing their 2023 “Best of the CFAM” Fall tour to Marion on Oct. 3 at Dayspring Wesleyan Church, 2431 Marion-Mt. Gilead Road.
The concert will feature the most popular and beloved chart-topping songs and performances from the 50+ music albums, CDs and videos that the Collingsworth Family have produced during their 36 years of ministry and 24 years of touring throughout the United States and internationally.
Tickets are available at TheCollingsworthFamily.com or by calling 614-414-6899.
Kids ages 14 and under are admitted free with accompanying ticketed parents.
La Rue craft show set for Oct. 14
The annual La Rue Craft Show is set for Oct. 14 at 350 N. High St. in the village. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Organizers are still looking for vendors and a food truck to participate in the show. For information, contact Becky Nelson at 740-361-8078.
The La Rue Community Alliance is sponsoring the craft show.
Governor announces partnership to provide overdose reversal drug at Ohio rest areas
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine has announced a partnership among the RecoveryOhio initiative, the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Department of Health’s Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) to install lifesaving Naloxone kits at rest areas across the state.
Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a nasal spray that can be provided to someone suffering from an opioid overdose, blocking the deadly effects of opioids on the brain and restoring consciousness and breathing. It is harmless if it is given to a person not experiencing an opioid overdose. More than 130 boxes with naloxone are being installed at 65 rest areas across the state.
Last year, unintentional drug overdoses in Ohio resulted in 4,915 deaths, according to the Ohio Department of Health. That is nearly four times greater than the 1,275 fatalities caused by motor vehicle crashes over the same period.
Ohioans can also order Naloxone to be delivered to their home at Naloxone.Ohio.gov.
Marion Star
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