THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGING IS AGAIN ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS TO BE INDUCTED INTO OHIO’S SENIOR CITIZEN HALL OF FAME. JON SKILLMAN HAS THE DETAILS.
JON: THE OHIO SENIOR CITIZEN’S HALL OF FAME HONORS THE ROLE THAT OHIO’S ELDERS PLAY IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS THE STATE. ANYONE INTERESTED IN NOMINATING AN INDIVIDUAL CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THE NOMINATION PROCESS ON LINE AT: WWW.AGING-OHIO.GOV/NEWS/NOMINATIONS . BONNIE KANTOR-BURMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGING SAYS THAT OLDER ADULTS ARE PLAYING AN EVER INCREASING ROLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ARE SETTING THE EXAMPLE FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS TO FOLLOW. NOMINEES MUST BE OVER SIXTY YEARS OF AGE AND NATIVE BORN OHIO CITIZENS OR A RESIDENT OF OHIO FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS. LIKELY PROSPECTS WOULD BE PIONEERS IN SOME FIELD, COMMUNITY LEADERS, TEACHERS, ARTISTS, IN FACT, ANYONE WHO HAS LIVED A LIFE OF HELPING AND DOING. AGAIN, FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAKE A NOMINATION CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING AT THEIR WEBSITE: WWW.AGING-OHIO.GOV/NEWS/NOMINATIONS. FOR WEEC, I’M JON SKILLMAN.
ELECTION DAY IS COMING QUICKLY…ARE YOU PRAYING? WEEC WILL HAVE ELECTION COVERAGE THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 6TH WITH VETERAN ELECTIONS ANCHOR, KEVIN LANTZ.
OUR NATION HAS FACED CRITICAL MOMENTS BEFORE. OUR RESPONSE IN THIS TIME OF DECISION IS TO TURN TO GOD. ON OCTOBER 30TH WE WILL CALL OUT TO GOD IN REPENTANCE ASKING FOR REVIVAL IN THE CHURCH AND A NATIONAL SPIRITUAL AWAKENING DURING THE ONE CRY PRAYER SUMMIT: DECISION 2012. WAYNE SHEPHERD AND DR. BOB BAKKE WILL LEAD AN INTERACTIVE PRAYER MEETING THAT WILL INCLUDE BYRON PAULUS, NANCY LEIGH DEMOSS, AND MOODY RADIO’S ROY PATTERSON AND ELSA MAZON IN THE LEADER’S PRAYER HUDDLE. GUESTS WILL INCLUDE NICK HALL, DR. TONY EVANS, DR. JACK GRAHAM, MARK GONZALES, SENATE CHAPLAIN DR. BARRY BLACK, BILL ELIFF, MICHAEL FLETCHER, DAVID BENHAM AND DAVID BUTTS. MEREDITH ANDREWS, JACOB SOOTER, CHRISSY TOLEDO AND THE CHICAGO TABERNACLE SINGERS WILL GUIDE THE MUSIC WORSHIP, JOINING MUSICIANS ANGIE THOMAS AND STEVE WICK IN MOODY RADIO’S STUDIO B. MOODY’S STUDIO PRAYER TEAM AND LISTENERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL JOIN IN DURING TIMES OF GUIDED PRAYER THROUGHOUT THIS TWO HOUR CONCERT OF PRAYER. WEEC WILL CARRY THIS TIME OF PRAYER ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH FROM 8-10PM. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONE CRY PRAYER MOVEMENT CAN BE FOUND AT: WWW.ONECRY.COM .
MIAMI COUNTY’S ELECTION BOARD HAS HIRED AN INTERIM DIRECTOR TO GET THROUGH THE NOVEMBER 6TH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AFTER THE ABRUPT RESIGNATION OF ELECTIONS DIRECTOR STEVE QUILLEN. LONG TIME EMPLOYEE BEV KENDALL HAS WORKED AT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE FOR 14 YEARS AND AS CHAIRMAN ROGER LURING SAID, “HAS A WONDERFUL WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EXISTING STAFF.” QUILLEN CITED THE STRESS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN HIS RESIGNATION LETTER SUBMITTED A WEEK AGO THURSDAY FOLLOWING AN ELECTIONS BOARD MEETING.
MANY COMMUNITIES WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL TRICK OR TREAT TIMES THIS WEEKEND! OHIO LT. GOVERNOR AND INSURANCE DIRECTOR MARY TAYLOR IS REMINDING OHIOANS TO USE COMMON SENSE ON TRICK-OR-TREAT NIGHT TO PREVENT HALLOWEEN HAZARDS ON YOUR PROPERTY OR WHILE DRIVING. BE SURE YOUR HOUSE IS WELL-LIT AND THE SIDEWALK, DRIVEWAY AND YARD ARE FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS SO PEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE THEY’RE GOING TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF TRIPPING OR FALLING. AVOID LIGHTING CARVED PUMPKINS WITH CANDLES. INSTEAD USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHT SOURCES TO ELIMINATE FIRE HAZARDS. SINCE CHILDREN MAY TRICK-OR-TREAT AFTER DARK, MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE SLOWLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND WATCH FOR PEOPLE DARTING FROM BETWEEN PARKED CARS AND ACROSS THE STREET. CONSIDER KEEPING OUTDOOR LIGHTS ON ALL NIGHT AND PARKING YOUR CAR IN A GARAGE IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL THE DEPARTMENT’S CONSUMER HOTLINE TOLL-FREE: 1/800-686-1526.
WE HAVE A COUPLE HALLOWEEN ALTERNATIVES FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THIS YEAR! THE UPPER VALLEY MALL IN SPRINGFIELD WILL HOLD A FAMILY-FRIENDLY NIGHT OF FUN AND TRICK OR TREATING FROM 6-8PM ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH! FAMLIES CAN STROLL THROUGH THE MALL, COLLECTING SURPRISES AND GOODIES FROM THE PARTICIPATING STORES! COSTUMES MAY ONLY BE WORN DURING TRICK-OR-TREATING HOURS AND MASKS MAY ONLY BE WORN BY CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER. TOY WEAPONS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
ON SATURDAY, FROM 2-6PM, THERE WILL BE A FESTIVAL WITH A SAFE TRICK-OR-TREAT FROM 6-8PM ON SOUTH FOUNTAIN AVENUE BETWEEN CLARK AND GRAND AVENUES IN SPRINGFIELD. PARKING WILL BE AT THE ROCKING HORSE CENTER AND AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. THE STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC AND MANY EXTRA ADULTS WILL BE ON HAND TO KEEP THINGS SAFE! THESE EVENTS ARE BEING SPONSORED BY THE SOUTH FOUNTAIN PRESERVATION, INC, THE CLARK COUNTY LITERACY COALITION AND FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. CHILDREN WHO DARE COMPLETE THREE LITERACY ACTIVITIES CAN EARN A FREE ENTRY INTO THE BOUNCE HOUSE! THERE WILL BE A BATMAN-THEMED HAUNTED BACKYARD, A CARNIVAL HOUSE, A CHRISTMAS HOUSE, A VICTORIAN HOUSE, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES FROM BOOK SALES TO BAKE SALES! THEY SAY, “SOME EVENTS START AT 2PM, OTHERS AT 5PM. SOME FOR A FEE, OTHERS FOR FREE! SO YOU ARE INVITED TO COME AND HAVE SOME SPOOKY FUN!”
RAIN SHOWERS ARE PROBABLE TONIGHT…100 PERCENT CHANCE! LOWS WILL DROP TO 41 DEGREES WITH NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. THERE IS A 70 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE 10AM, THEN CLOUDY WITH HIGHS NEAR 51 DEGREES. IT WILL BE COLD OVERNIGHT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS LOWS DIPS TO 36 DEGREES. SUNDAY SHOULD BE PARTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS NEAR 50. RAIN IS BACK IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
