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Area youths volunteer for Katrina Relief
Summer vacations make you think about camping, going to the beach, or
playing summer sports. However, Deryk Van Sickle said he could not wait
until he turned 14, because he would finally be old enough to go with
the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Group to help with Katrina
Relief. He asked his friend, Sam Bevis, if he would like to come along
and spend a week in D'Iberville, Miss. helping with clean-up projects.
Van Sickle is the son of Christina Stenger and Bevis is the son of Ken
and Teresa Bevis. Both boys will be freshmen, at North Union High
School, this fall.

Ohio BMV to change vehicle registration procedure
Submitted by: BMV
Effective August 1, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) implemented
a  new measure to reduce the possibility for fraudulent motor vehicle
registrations.

Hi-Q Egg officials to address questions at meeting
Hi-Q Egg Products has filed an application with the Ohio Department of
Agriculture to build the nation's largest single-site egg factory, in
this area. They plan to add eight million birds in the same three mile
area that is already home to over three million chickens.

Magnetic Springs Mini-Fest event set
Organizers are putting the final touches on the Third Annual Magnetic
Springs Mini-Fest, set for Saturday, Aug. 9.

North Union Cooperative challenges churches
United Methodist Churches in the North Union Cooperative are challenging
each other to see which church can bring in the most food and monetary
donations to help restock shelves of the Richwood Emergency Assistance
Program (REAP) food pantry.

Next of kin notification law helps protect families
Submitted by: OCHC
Ohio's new next-of-kin notification law, which went into effect August
1, will prove to be a useful tool for helping families protect elderly
relatives by assisting emergency services personnel and others locate
family and friends during a crisis situation, said Kathleen Anderson,
executive director of the Ohio Council for Home Care.

 

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