Applications for Marion Community Foundation’s 2013 Grants Program are now available to all area not-for-profit agencies and organizations. More than $725,000 in grant funds will be available this year. To assist in the application process, an information session for potential grantees will be offered June 21, 2013 beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Foundation’s conference […]
Local Families Sought to Host Exchange Students
June 18, 2013 by
World Exchange, a nonprofit organization working with 14-17 year old French students, is looking for host families in the Marion area. The students are coming July 14, 2013 and will stay with their host families until July 30, 2013. The students speak English and come with their own insurance for liability, health and accident insurance. […]
Stuff The Bus Book Drive Looking for Donations
June 18, 2013 by
Take a good, hard look at your bookshelves. If you are like many families who love to read, you have accumulated a lot of children’s book. This week, the United Way of Marion County is asking you to consider donating them to their Stuff the Bus Book Drive. United Way is teaming up with local […]
Marion Church Holding Chicken BBQ Dinner
June 18, 2013 by
Fairpark Community Baptist Church, 940 Bermuda Drive in Marion, is holding a Chicken BBQ Dinner on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 7:00pm. The $8 dinner includes ½ chicken, home baked beans, cole slaw, roll and butter, drink, and cookies. In addition to the dinner, there will be music and a pie auction. Drive Thru service […]
Marion Palace Theatre Holding “Set The Stage” Summer Camp
June 17, 2013 by
“Set The Stage” Theatre Camps offers area youth the opportunity to become involved in the arts as part of the theatre’s summer program. Registration deadline is one week before camp begins. Organizers say spaces fill up quickly and urge those interested to register early. “Set The Stage” Theatre Camp has become a summertime tradition for […]
Just One City Council Committee Meeting Tuesday
June 17, 2013 by
Only one Marion City Council Committee will meet this week. The Streets and Sewers Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 6:45pm to discuss a contract for the Milburn Avenue Sewer Improvements Project. City Council meets on the second floor of Marion City Hall and all meetings are open to the public.
Emergency Recall Order Issued For Over 55,000 Propane Cylinders
June 17, 2013 by
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued an emergency recall of over 55,000 propane cylinders manufactured by The Lite Cylinder Company. These cylinders may leak flammable gas or suddenly rupture. The emergency order was issued after a PHMSA investigation of Lite Cylinder of Franklin, Tennessee, revealed unsafe conditions and practices. The emergency […]
Ohioans Report Losing Money to Rental Scams
June 17, 2013 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that consumers across the state are reporting losing money to rental property scams. The Attorney General’s Office has received more than a dozen reports of the scam since January, and consumers who fall for the scam report an average loss of about $1,000. “We’re heading into a busy […]
Ohio House Passes Bill to Make Animal Capture “More Humane”
June 14, 2013 by
State Representative Dorothy Pelanda (R-Marysville), who represents part of Marion, says she applauds the Ohio House of Representatives’ passage of Substitute House Bill 116, which pertains to the capture of animals using tranquilizers and makes changes to laws governing animal euthanasia. Sub. H.B. 116 allows county dog wardens to utilize a tranquilizer gun to capture […]
Marion Community Foundation Launches Search for New Leader
June 14, 2013 by
Marion Community Foundation has begun its search for a new president/CEO in earnest. Brad Bebout, who has served the organization since 2000, recently announced his intent to retire in December 2013. The Foundation’s Succession Committee, an ad hoc committee of the organization’s Board of Trustees, has developed a profile and skill set of the individual […]
