Wyandot Memorial Hospital is offering A Matter of Balance classes from 1:30-3:30 p.m. starting Oct. 8. The classes continue each Tuesday and Thursday through Oct. 31 for a total of eight two-hour sessions.

The Wellness Center at Wyandot Memorial Hospital is offering its Living with Diabetes course to diabetics and support persons from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17 in the conference room on the hospital’s lower level. Living with Diabetes is a multi-disciplinary approach to disease management, which includes sessions with a nurse, exercise physiologist, dietitian and pharmacist.

CAREY — Beech Grove Wesleyan Church, 16054 CH 4, Carey, is holding a pork chop barbecue Oct. 5 and homecoming Oct. 6. The barbecue is 5-6:30 p.m. and costs an $8 donation. Get tickets by calling 740-457-8914.

Hunter Riedlinger, three, recently graduated from the Help Me Grow Home Visiting Program. He is the son of Nick and Amber Riedlinger of Upper Sandusky. The program is a voluntary support program for pregnant mothers and parents of young children.

The deadline to enter the fourth annual Jacob Davidson Memorial Big Buck Contest for Wyandot and adjacent counties is 11:59 p.m. Sept. 27. The scoring event is April 4, 2020. Entry is a $20 donation and 50% of proceeds from the event go toward prize money and additional proceeds will benefit the Jacob Davidson Memorial Scholarship.

BUCYRUS — Be SMART for Kids, a gun safety program, will be featured at the Mid-Ohio Progressives meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Bucyrus Public Library. The presentation will be given by a member of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement fighting for responsible gun ownership and public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence.

The Red Cross is providing opportunities to donate blood in coming weeks. — From 12:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, at John Stewart United Methodist Church, 130 W. Johnson St., Upper Sandusky.

The Wyandot Democratic Party recently announced its first annual multi-county Oktoberfest fundraiser from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 28 at White Shutter Winery & Brewery, 3794 CH 56, Nevada. This event includes Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Marion, Seneca and Wyandot county Democratic parties.

FOREST — “Cut the Craft” is 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Forest-Jackson Public Library. Adults and teens may join the library to make a burlap pumpkin decoration.

The Crazy Crafters made scarecrows at the Dorcas Carey Public Library during the month of September. Pictured is the Phillips family: Cathy, Mandy, Mom (Deanna) and Emily.