COLUMBUS – Older adults can be at higher risk for death from a home fire due to physical changes and homes that were not designed for their changing needs, among other factors. Oct. 6-12 is National Fire Prevention Week. The Ohio Department of Aging and the State Fire Marshal’s office encourage older Ohioans to create and practice a plan for surviving a fire in their homes.

Next week’s menu includes the following: Monday – closed, Columbus Day. Tuesday – soup and crackers, tapioca pudding, vanilla wafers, milk. Wednesday – soup with crackers, peanut butter crackers, peaches, milk.

The Kenton Senior High School class of 1974 recently met for its 45-year class reuion. Fifty-one classmates were in attendance, along with former administration and staff, including John Murray, Jerry Stauffer, Richard Zitto and Dave Sturgeon.

The Kenton Choral Boosters met on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. in Kenton High School Library. Members present were Sue Bailey - president, Chad Spencer - vice president, Mathew Ketcham, Wanda Horner – secretary, Vanessa Bell, Marge Cannode and Todd Daquino, choral director.

The Fortnightly Literary Club will meet at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at the home of Barb Winzenried. Anda Tudor will lead the discussion of “The Huntress” by Kate Quinn.

Simon Kenton Chapter, International Order of DeMolay, will be holding its first meeting and initiation in more than 35 years on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. All Senior DeMolays and Masons are invited to attend. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9 TOPS Ohio 1032 – 6 p.m., Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on Eliza Street, Kenton. Weigh-in is at 5:30 p.m.

COLUMBUS — Kenton resident Kolt Buchenroth, a student at The Ohio State University, earned several honors at the 2019 National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (NACT) Critique & Contest. An award ceremony was held during the Ag Media Summit in Minneapolis, July 29-30.

COLUMBUS — During Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood or platelets to provide hope and healing to patients fighting cancer. Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Hardin County are as follows:

Painter Creek Community Grange members gathered Thursday, Oct. 3 at the hall. Family activities chair Jean Dirkson reminded members of the wiener roast next meeting, Oct. 17. It was voted to have it at 6:30 with families bringing their own hotdogs, buns and a covered dish to share. She reminded members that Pomona has been moved up a week to Oct. 12 at Greenwood Grange due to State Grange Convention being Oct. 17-20.