Briefs: Pioneer sophomore visits and open house rescheduled to next week
PCTC to host area sophomores Feb. 1-2
SHELBY — Due to inclement weather this week, Pioneer Career and Technology Center's sophomore visits and open house have been rescheduled. Sophomores will visit Pioneer Feb. 1 and 2 with the open house now planned for 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 2.
During sophomore visits, students choose three labs from more than 35 career-tech programs to observe options that are available for the students' junior and senior years of high school. Lab programs help students earn industry certifications and college credits while providing a hands-on education. There are also many College Credit Plus classes offered at Pioneer.
For more information, visit go2pioneer.com or call 419-347-7744.
Mansfield Noon Optimist Club to host special event at Buckeye Imagination Museum
To mark International Optimist Day, the Mansfield Noon Optimist Club will partner with Buckeye Imagination Museum to provide free admission to the first 300 participating children (ages 2-10) and their accompanying adults on Feb. 2. The event, which kicks off the club's 100th anniversary year, includes face painting and two free rides at the Richland Carrousel Park per child. Buckeye Imagination Museum will have extended hours until 7 p.m. that day.
The Mansfield Noon Optimist Club, organized on Oct. 16, 1923, is a local service organization that provides service to the youth of our community.
Movie night and more at the Crestline Public Library
CRESTLINE — The Crestline Public Library will host movie night at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 8. The PG-rated movie is a recent release about a British housekeeper who wishes to buy a designer gown. Snacks will be served. Preregistration is required. Call the library at 419-683-3909 or stop in to sign up.
It's not too late to join the Adult/Teen Winter Reading program, "A Blizzard of Books." Books in any form — paperback, hardback, e-books and books on CD — are eligible to be read. For each book read, participants get the chance to win a weekly prize and a grand prize at the end of the program in March. Stop in the library for rules, reading slips and more information.
The library would like program suggestions. If you have an idea, please contact the library.
Loudonville museum hosts archaeology roundtable Tuesday
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville has announced new dates for its popular Ohio Archaeology series led by Jeff Zemrock of the Ohio Archaeological Society. Previously formatted as lectures and large-group discussions, the series turns to a new format of roundtable discussions of any topic pertaining to Ohio archaeology.
The roundtable has been slated for 7 p.m. on Jan. 31 and Feb. 71. It will be limited to 30 participants. Registration is free but required. Those interested in participating can visit crfmuseum.com/events.