Community rallies around the Spurlock family
The Bloom-Carroll community is rallying around a family who lost a 10-year-old son unexpectedly on Sunday morning.Bentley Spurlock, who played on his school’s football team, passed after being found unresponsive at a treatment facility in northern Ohio. He had suffered from encephalitis since 2020 which caused many undesirable side effects.In true community fashion, fundraising has begun by families in the Bloom-Carroll School District to help his parents and sister with funeral expenses. A Go-Fund Me account has been set up by the Spurlock’s neighbor, Laura Severing. The Go-Fund me information can be found on a Facebook page set up under the name of Bentley Spurlock Strong support group.All of the funds raised through this account will go directly to his parents to help pay for Bentley's final arrangements and funeral. Community members are invited to donate through the Go-Fund me page, listed under Bentley’s name.Supporters decided to create a dry-fit T-shirt for Bentley with 100% of all the proceeds go to the Spurlock family. The T-shirts depict Bently’s football jersey number, 77 and his name is on the back of the shirt. The shirts can be ordered at https://hoverapparel.com/…/client-pages/spurlock-strong/Bentley is survived by his mother, Chelsea, his father, Paul, and his younger sister, Maylee.Arrangements are being handled by Spence Funeral Home in Canal Winchester.
Wagnalls news The Friends of the Wagnalls Memorial Library will host That Big Used Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, at 150 E. Columbus St. in Lithopolis. All books are $1. Proceeds will benefit The Wagnalls Memorial Library.There will be a large number of vintage magazines for sale, mostly from the 1960s-1980s including Life, Look, National Geographic, American Heritage, and Saturday Evening Post.Fairfield County's Wands and Wizards is slated for noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 12. Solve the mystery of the missing headmaster with a scavenger hunt, make some fun crafts, play wizard bingo, and enjoy a buttery beverage at this free, family event.The Wagnalls Community Theater is holding auditions for "Willie Wonka" Monday through Thursday. This musical will be performed by actors ages 7 and up. The shows will be Nov. 3-5 and 10-12. To register to audition, visit www.wagnalls.org and look for the theater page under the Programs tab or email them at wagnallscommunitytheater@gmail.com.
Canal Winchester newsCanal Winchester Senior Citizens, 45 E. Waterloo St., serves lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays for $3. Register at the center to be included in the lunch count for the following Tuesday.The next Thirsty Thursday will be held Aug. 24, at Stradley Park in Canal Winchester from 6 to 9 pm. Destination Canal Winchester invites community members to join them for a bite to eat from Loaded Potato and Fun'l Frenzy food trucks or get a meal to go from one of the local restaurants. Music will be provided by Plain City Dads.Please email news items for this column to Anne Darling Cyphert at adcnewsservice@aol.com.
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