Community

Saturday, December 14, 10am, Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.

The Santa Speedo Dash is comprised of participants who run a winter 5K, or walk one mile, wearing either a Speedo or holiday-themed-attire [which is encouraged but is not mandatory]. Central Ohio Diabetes Association’s Young Professionals Against Diabetes (YPAD) started the Santa Speedo Dash event in 2012; since then, the event has become one of the most infamous fun runs in Central Ohio.

Event day timeline

Friday, December 13, 6:30-8:30pm, First English Lutheran Church, 1015 E. Main St.

Please join Miriam Vargas and her family as they celebrate the Holidays, Friday, December 13, 2019, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Please bring either an appetizer or a dessert to share. Drinks will be provided; there will be a raffle, tree trimming, music, and other entertainment.

• Merry Christmas

• Joyful Solstice

• Happy Hanukkah

• Happy New Year

• Happy Kwanzaa

If you’d like to participate in the raffle, please bring cash for raffle tickets.

Tuesday, December 10

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December to commemorate the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly had adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.

Sunday, December 8, 2019, 4:30-7:30pm, Peace Lutheran Church, 455 Clark State Rd., Gahanna, Ohio

Please join us for this educational and uplifting program as we take an interfaith perspective of our shared home by looking at our planet from the perspective of nine different faiths. Stay after the program for a delicious potluck meal!

Monday, December 2; 5:30pm [Community Leaders Forum]; 7pm [Panel Discussion]; Fawcett Center [Conference Theater], 2400 Olentangy River Rd.

Theme:“The Power of One: Shaping Our Future Through Courage and Action”

On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, the mother of the modern civil rights movement, embodied the values of courage, fairness and compassion when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white passenger. Her spirit inspires Ohio to recognize her legacy each year in “The Power of One,” Ohio’s annual statewide tribute to Rosa Parks.

Thursday, January 2, 4pm; Tuesday, January 7, 10am; Thursday, January 9, 4pm; Tuesday, January 14, 10am; Thursday, January 16, 4pm; Tuesday, January 21, 10am; Thursday, January 23, 4pm; Tuesday, January 28, 10am; Thursday, January 30, 4pm; Tuesday, February 4, 10am; Thursday, February 6, 4pm; Franklin County Board of Elections Voting Lab, 1700 Morse Rd.

The new Franklin County voting machines use paper ballots that may be marked with a “touch-screen” machine that prints a paper ballot [that the voter may examine before casting]; voters may also use a pen to mark a paper ballot.

Thursday, January 2, 4pm; Tuesday, January 7, 10am; Thursday, January 9, 4pm; Tuesday, January 14, 10am; Thursday, January 16, 4pm; Tuesday, January 21, 10am; Thursday, January 23, 4pm; Tuesday, January 28, 10am; Thursday, January 30, 4pm; Tuesday, February 4, 10am; Thursday, February 6, 4pm; Franklin County Board of Elections Voting Lab, 1700 Morse Rd.

The new Franklin County voting machines use paper ballots that may be marked with a “touch-screen” machine that prints a paper ballot [that the voter may examine before casting]; voters may also use a pen to mark a paper ballot.

Thursday, January 2, 4pm; Tuesday, January 7, 10am; Thursday, January 9, 4pm; Tuesday, January 14, 10am; Thursday, January 16, 4pm; Tuesday, January 21, 10am; Thursday, January 23, 4pm; Tuesday, January 28, 10am; Thursday, January 30, 4pm; Tuesday, February 4, 10am; Thursday, February 6, 4pm; Franklin County Board of Elections Voting Lab, 1700 Morse Rd.

The new Franklin County voting machines use paper ballots that may be marked with a “touch-screen” machine that prints a paper ballot [that the voter may examine before casting]; voters may also use a pen to mark a paper ballot.

Tuesday, December 3, 10am; Thursday, December 5, 4pm; Tuesday, December 10, 10am; Thursday, December 12, 4pm; Tuesday, December 17, 10am; Thursday, December 19, 4pm; Tuesday, December 24, 10am; Thursday, December 26, 4pm; Tuesday, December 31, 10am; Thursday, January 2, 4pm; Tuesday, January 7, 10am; Thursday, January 9, 4pm; Franklin County Board of Elections Voting Lab, 1700 Morse Rd.

Tuesday, December 3, 10am; Thursday, December 5, 4pm; Tuesday, December 10, 10am; Thursday, December 12, 4pm; Tuesday, December 17, 10am; Thursday, December 19, 4pm; Tuesday, December 24, 10am; Thursday, December 26, 4pm; Tuesday, December 31, 10am; Thursday, January 2, 4pm; Tuesday, January 7, 10am; Thursday, January 9, 4pm; Franklin County Board of Elections Voting Lab, 1700 Morse Rd.