Canal Winchester mourns pair
CANAL WINCHESTER – Canal Winchester residents are mourning the recent deaths of two popular community members.
Last week, Brock “B-Rock” Johnson, 14, a student in the Canal Winchester school district, lost his battle with an autoimmune disease. A celebration of his life was held Sunday evening at the Canal Winchester High School football field. Community members and fellow students dressed in green, Brock’s favorite color, and many people were also wearing B-Rock t-shirts. A fund has been set up in Brock’s memory. Donations can be made in Brock’s memory to Sycamore Creek Church, 8100 Refugee Road, Pickerington, OH 43147.
A memorial service is planned for next week for a popular Canal Winchester physician who died earlier this month. Dr. Daniel E. Konold, 53, died at Wexner Ohio State University Medical Center following complications from heart surgery. He was a physician and partner with Canal Winchester Family Health.
Konold’s memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. June 7 at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 333 S. Drexel Ave., Columbus, with a reception immediately following.
Exercise planned
Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health is in need of several hundred volunteers, including from the Canal Winchester community, to participate in a Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) full scale exercise on June 18. Volunteers will walk through a point of dispensing (POD) exercise and have a chance to see how the POD operates first-hand during a public health emergency.
Volunteers will be registered at the Vineyard Church in Westerville and transported to the POD site via COTA bus. For more information, contact Tessa Fite at tessafite@franklincountyohio.gov or 614-525-3608; or Trent Daugherty at tldaughe@franklincountyohio.gov or 614-525-3018. Groups and organizations interested in more information, should contact Ryan Younge, Columbus Public Health, at 614-645-6066, or rtyounge@columbus.gov.
Chamber of Commerce
The Canal Winchester Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking luncheon at 11:30 a.m. June 10 at Canal Winchester Community Center, 22 S. Trine St. The luncheon is sponsored by The Recovery Center. The cost is $15 with reservation and $18 for a walk-in fee. For more information, contact Kevin Douglas at 614-837-1556 or visit www.canalwinchester.com.
Kindergarten registration
Parents of future Canal Winchester schools kindergarten students who did not participate in the spring registration will need to contact Indian Trail Elementary School for registration information.
The incoming kindergarten student must be 5 years old by Aug. 1 to enroll for the 2015-16 school year. Questions can be directed to Indian Trail Elementary School by email at ites@cwls.ur or by calling the school office at 614-833-2154.
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