Briefs: Touring exhibit coming to Ohio State Mansfield campus

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Upcoming exhibit to focus on mental health awareness

The Ohio State University at Mansfield is bringing "Send Silence Packing" to campus 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 18 on the Campus Recreation Center lawn (or inside the Recreation Center in the event of rain). It is a nationally touring exhibit featuring over 1,000 backpacks representing the battle that many students face against their own mental health and thoughts of suicide.

The exhibit, presented by the organization Active Minds, includes personal stories and photos from individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide and is designed to connect people to mental health resources.

For more information, visit activeminds.org. A video of the exhibit can also be found on YouTube.

Touch a Truck at Marshall Park

The Ontario Recreation Department is holding Honkin’ Haulin’ Touch a Truck 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Marshall Park. Activities will take place in the soccer fields off of Rock Road.

The free event will be held rain or shine. Kids will receive hats, keychains and a “driver’s license.”

For more information, visit the Ontario Recreation Department’s Facebook page.

Lunch for seniors at Madison High School

There will be a Senior Citizen Luncheon at Madison Comprehensive High School's Ramble Inn, 600 Esley Lane, at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. The cost is $4.25 per lunch.

Call the board office at 419-589-2600, Ext. 65001, to make a reservation.

Virtual Town Hall on Oct. 4 for upcoming Medicare Open Enrollment

COLUMBUS — Ohio Department of Insurance Director Judith L. French and Medicare experts from the department’s Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program are hosting a free, virtual town hall at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to help Ohioans on Medicare understand Medicare changes for 2023, how to compare options and select coverage, ways to save money and protect against fraud. Medicare open enrollment runs Oct. 15-Dec. 7.

OSHIIP is the state’s official Medicare educational, plan comparison, and enrollment assistance program. Visit the department’s website, insurance.ohio.gov, to register for the town hall.

For those who can’t participate, a listing is available on the department’s website of OSHIIP’s statewide virtual and on-site Medicare Checkup events held through open enrollment and a calendar to schedule individualized virtual Medicare counseling. OSHIIP’s Medicare experts are also available at 800-686-1578 and oshiipmail@insurance.ohio.gov.

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Send Silence Packing national exhibit coming to Ohio State Mansfield