Volunteers needed for OUS tourney

The Ohio University Southern Academic Team will host a Kentucky Collegiate Quick Recall League tournament on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Volunteers are needed to serve as readers, scorers, etc.

If you are interested in supporting our students please contact Nina Queen at queenn@ohio.edu or at extension 4548.

SSU’s to sponsor benefit poetry reading

PORTSMOUTH — Shawnee State University’s Scribes of the Round Table will sponsor a benefit poetry reading called “Poems for Bread” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12 in the Flohr Lecture Hall in the SSU’s Clark Memorial Library.

All proceeds from the event will go to the Haley House in Portsmouth. The Haley House is a halfway facility that feeds, houses, and assists individuals to get back on track in a positive way in society.

SSU Professor Neil Carpathios and Ohio University-Lancaster’s Dr. Scott Minar will be featured readers during this event followed by an open mic format where anyone can read. Participants are asked to donate at least $1 for each poem that they read. Anyone who would like to donate but does not want to read is welcome also.

“Poems for Bread” is an event to celebrate National Poetry Month and to help our neighbors by turning poems into bread.

Poetry books of both Carpathios and Minar will be on sale and all proceeds will go to the Haley House.

Refreshments will be available at the event. For more information contact Carpathios at ncarpathios@shawnee.edu or at (740) 351-3478.

Dementia support group to meet at KDMC

ASHLAND, Ky. — The King’s Daughters Medical Center Dementia Support Group will meet from 6-7 p.m. Monday, April 18. Local pharmacist Brad Stultz, R.Ph., will discuss medications used in the care of dementia patients.

The meeting is free and will take place in the Medical Center’s Health Education Center (lower level of the Lexington Avenue parking facility). Reservations are not necessary, but if you have questions, call 1-888-377-KDMC (5362).

Dementia is a group of symptoms that interferes with a person’s intellectual and social abilities. It is a serious problem for many people and can be difficult for the affected person and their loved ones.

The purpose of this group is to provide an opportunity for family members, friends and caregivers to meet regularly for mutual support, receive updates and education, and share coping skills and caregiving techniques.

This newly formed support group meets the third Monday of each month. In addition to April 18, meetings are scheduled for the following dates: May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Nov. 21.