News-Journal from Mansfield, Ohio • 14

Miss Ohio hopefuls on a roll 1 III HHffflMMMftml Mimmmi v'f- This informat ion is supplied by the following community help lines: Q. My daughter's husband is constantly yelling at her, threatening her. What can she do? A. Sadly, your daughter is one of many who are faced with the problem of domestic violence. Domestic violence is defined as mistreatment of one family member by another.

It has many forms including physical abuse, child abuse or abuse against any other person in the household. Your daughter may be a victim of emotional abuse. Yelling and threatening can escalate into an even more dangerous situation. Your daughter may not be ready to seek help. Many women and some men accept an amazing amount of abuse before they decide to seek help.

When they do we want them to know that help is available and where to find it. Don't be surprised if she leaves him and later returns. Many people do that a number of times. There is literature available from any of the agencies listed in this column with telephone numbers for her to call when she is ready. You can get the literature yourself and be ready to help when she needs you, but the decision has to be hers.

ASIILAND ANSWER, 289-2890 or (800) 200-2890 The Domestic Violence Shelter, serves most of the area, including Ashland, Richland and Huron counties. The phone number for the 24-hour crisis line is (800) 931-SAFE (7233). This shelter is supported in part by United Way of Ashland County and Mohican Area Community Fund. If you need help, call the Shelter. If you don't have a way to get there, the Shelter will help you get transportation.

Literature is available at Ashland Answer in the racks near the front door. You can pick it up without even coming into our offices, if you wish. We'd like to remind people that the Shelter accepts donations. Travel size bottles of shampoo, soap and shower caps, the kind you get at motels, are especially needed. Call the Shelter if you'd like to make a donation or cash contributions.

The Shelter also provides a Speakers Bureau that is available to make presentations to church or civic groups or other I kl r-0' i i if few, 1 Jim BikarNews Journal AROUND town Hotel to show area artists MANSFIELD The Holiday Inn plans to display artwork by area artists on its walls. Area artists interested in having their work on view at the downtown business can call restaurant manager Wes Carter at 525-6000. AARP slates May meeting MANSFIELD Richland County Chapter 718 of the American Association of Retired Persons will meet Monday, May 8, at 130 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 399 South Trimble Road, Mansfield. David Derrenberger, a representative from Prudential Insurance Company, will speak on "Estate Planning Basics." The program is open to all interested older residents.

Sunday Night Jazz on tap MANSFIELD Sunday Night Jazz will be held at Richland Academy of the Arts, 75 N. Walnut this Sunday at 7 p.m. Featured will be the Tom Croghan Ensemble, students, and local businessman Eric Snyder, who is a saxophonist in the Mansfield and Columbus areas. Admission is free with donations accepted. For more information, call the academy at 522-8224.

Gospel choir will perform WOOSTER-The College of Wooster's Gospel Choir will present a concert on Sunday at 8:15 p.m. in Mc-Gaw Chapel on University Street. The Wright Family Singers and Just Praise will join the choir for the free performance. The concert is sponsored by Wooster's Office of Black Student Affairs, Black Women's Organization, the Gospel Choir, Harambee and Dream House. For more information, call the Office of Black Student Affairs at (216)263-2545.

WWII vets to be honored MOUNT VERNON -World War II veterans from all branches of the armed services will be honored at a commemorative program of music and patriotic readings at Mount Vernon Nazarene College on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Contestants for this year's Miss Ohio crown were In Mansfield recently and spent some time displaying their bowling skills. At top, Miss Central Ohio Robyn Hancock's talent Is ballet dancing, but she failed to find her footing on the alleys. Above, Miss Ohio 1995 Leah Mack points to her goal, knocking down the pins. At right, Miss Cleveland Air Show Beth Ann Husbands of Mansfield threw several strikes, but this wasn't one of them.

Scouts honor 3 volunteers RICHLAND INFORMATION LINE, 522-INFO (4636) Your daughter needs to call the Domestic Violence Shelter in Mansfield at 774-5840 or (800) 931-SAFE, if she lives outside a Mansfield telephone exchange. The Shelter provides safe, temporary housing for victims of domestic violence or those threatened with domestic violence and their children. No one is turned away from the Shelter because of inability to pay. Fees are based on a sliding scale and women are charged according to their ability to pay. The Shelter also offers support groups for women and children, a crisis hotline and information and referral.

For fairly obvious reasons, the exact location of the Shelter is kept secret. Urge your daughter to call today. The Center for Family and Individual Services offers counseling for men seeking help in stopping abusive behavior towards their partners. Men interested in this program should call the Center's Forensic Center at 774-5970 and ask about the D.O.V.E. By Tim Snider News Journal Methodist Church.

Van Voorhis resides in Marion with her husband, Chuck. Johns, a secretaryreceptionist at Watts House of Insurance, has served on both the unit and district level of Boy Scouts. She has been a volunteer for 46 years. Johns has attended and staffed numerous Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader training sessions. A fellow volunteer called Johns "a tireless worker for the youth of our community and not just in Scouting she is a true leader and child advocate." Johns' community involvement has extended past the Boy Scouts to Good Hope Lutheran and First Presbyterian Churches, Bucyrus Little Theater, local elementary schools, the Bratwurst Festival, and other organizations.

She is a past recipient of the Woman of the Year Award. Johns currently serves as the Cubmaster of Pack 60 and lives in Bucyrus. four years, assisted with the Morrow County Junior Fair and church activities. He is a member of the Cardington Church of the Nazarene and was honorably discharged from the Air Force after serving in Vietnam. Sellars resides in Cardington with his wife, Maryjo.

Van Voorhis was active in many positions at the Cub Scout level including den leader, Tiger Cub organizer, and committee chairman. She earned the Den Leader Award in 1988. Her service to the Harding Area District includes membership chairman, training chairman, and staff member for various training sessions. Van Voorhis received the District Award of Merit in 1993. Van Voorhis community involvement has extended past Boy Scouts to volunteering with the Cancer Society, the Leukemia Society, Volunteers for Veterans, PTO at Claridon Elementary School, and activities at the United Three people were presented with The Silver Beaver Award, the highest honor a local Boy Scout council can present to a volunteer, Saturday, April 8.

Jerry Sellars, Annette Van Voorhis and Joe Ann Johns were honored at the annual Heart of Ohio Council Recognition Dinner held at Ashland University. The award is presented to adult volunteer Scouters in recognition of service to the Boy Scouts of America, the local community, and their career field. Sellars serves the Harding Area District as roundtable commissioner and unit commissioner. He is also the Scoutmaster of Troop 008 in Cardington. Sellars received the District Award of Merit in 1993 and the Chief Wyandot Award for five years.

In addition to Boy Scouts, Sellars also served as a 4-1 1 adviser for SHELBY HELP LINE MINISTRIES, 347-6307 If your daughter is feeling unsafe in her home, she can call the Domestic Violence Shelter at 774-5840. That number is available 24 hours a day. They provide shelter, counseling, case management, referrals, a support group and advocacy in addition to their crisis line. His anger at his wife is a symptom of hurting on the inside. There are many counseling services available, both secular and Christian, depending on your preference.

More than likely, there are other problems in the home that trigger his outbursts, such as, financial problems. There are a variety of Richland County agencies to help with these problems. You may find these through the referrals available at Shelby Help Line Ministries or Info Line. Students to be mock officials Siegenthaler, Mansfield Senior High School, assistant superintendent; and Jessica Crundwell, St. Peter's High School, executive director of curriculum.

Lara Carr of St. Peter's High School will serve as executive director of personnel. These appointments were announced by student school board President Rhonda Melton of Mansfield Senior High School after the student school board consisting of Sue Aungst, Jenny Jones and Kris Moore, all of Mansfield Senior High School, listened to the candidates present their speecttes entitled "Why I Would Like To Be Superintendent for a Day." The YMCA Civic Day Student School Board and school administration will hold a mock school board meeting on Civic Day, May 16 at 1 p.m. at the Mansfield City School Board Building. MANSFIELD High school students have been selected to act as city and school officials on YMCA Civic Day, May 16.

After presenting their speeches to the Civitan Club entitled "Why I Would Like to be Mayor for the Day," winning students were: Jason Crundwell of SL Peter's High School, mayor, Tara Drou-hard, president of city council; Anne Kolb, law director, and Jenny Meger, finance director. Drou-hard, Kolb and Meger are all students at Mansfield Senior High School. Mock school officials will be Sarah Frasy, Mansfield Senior High School, superintendent; Amy CONTACT CRAWFORD COUNTY, 468-9081, S62-9010 or (800) 755-9010. If you live in Crawford County we would suggest you call TURNING POINT, the program for victims of domestic violence at (800) 232-6505, TURNING POINT'S 24-hour crisis line. Mental or emotional abuse is just as damaging as physical or sexual abuse.

TURNING 10 INT serves individuals from Crawford, Marion, Delaware, Union, Morrow and Wyandot counties. TURNING POINT'S crisis line provides victims with supportive listening, crisis counseling and access to agency services. Individuals concerned about the safety of a battered person may also call for information on the best way to assist without jeopardizing anyone's safety. TURNING POINT provides abused women and their children with safe, secure, temporary shelter when they need to leave their homes. Abused males are also provided an alternate safe shelter when needed.

Group counseling, victim's rights advocacy, information and referral are services of TURNING POINT. The children who come to the shelter also receive crisis, individual and group counseling, educational assistance, and recreational activities. TURNING POINT also offers support groups, led by a licensed social worker, for current and former victims of domestic violence. They are held regularly in the six counties served by TURNING POINT. TURNING POINT, in order to deter further abuse of children and future generations, offers a Prevention Program that deals directly with the effects and children living with family violence while teaching all children about healthy relationships.

This program is available to every school age child in the six county service area. The program will be held in K.K Hodges Chap-dAuditorium, and there is no admission charge. The college is at 800 Martins-hurg Road. The college's Choral Union, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Kenyon College Concert Band, the men's chorus of First Presbyterian Church of Mount Vernon, and members of the Mount Vernon community will participate in the program. The featured musical piece will be Randall Thompson's "The Testament of Freedom," SAVE SAVE SAVE on WINDOWS SIDING DOORS GUTTER SYSTEMS ROOFING CALL NOW FOR A FREE ESTIMATE 100 Bank Financing Mailable First Payment August '95 Ask About Loan Consolidation 419-946-4835 Insured- Shop Now for Your Gifts Specialties Open Daily 12-8 Closed Tues.

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