With temperatures plunging, warming centers Downtown are busy
As overnight temperatures have plunged into single digits recently, a new approach has been helping homeless people stay warm Downtown.
In its first week of operation in mid-December, there were about 15 people taking advantage of warming centers operated by a collaboration between Downtown churches and Columbus Metropolitan Library.
Since then, about 100 regular visitors have received services at Trinity Episcopal Church, First Congregational Church, and Broad Street United Methodist Church, along with the Main Library Downtown. In total, there have been about 1,000 visits.
Each church is open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during weekdays on a rotating basis, with one church open one day and the others on other days. The center at the Main Library Downtown is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The spaces opened Dec.15.
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Sarah Adelia Tipton Park, 89, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at a local healthcare facility.
She was born in Cleveland and lived her whole life in the historic neighborhood of downtown Cleveland.
She was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the United Methodist Women and the last active church circle.
She was a proud graduate of the 1949 class of Bradley High School. The 49’ers had many class reunions over the years. Sarah also attended the University of Chattanooga, where she was a member of Chi Omega.
Chenango County Launches New COVID Vaccine Report
Broome County Willow Point Photo (file vaccine photo)
Chenango County says it has not gotten
any COVID-19 vaccine doses this week. Still, the county health department is now starting to provide weekly vaccine updates.
In a posting on the Health Department facebook page, Chenango County reports 615 shots have been administered so far.
January 26, officials posted that there was no allocation received from the New York State Department of Health this week. The D.O.H. says they have seven days to distribute any vaccine they do get and those doses for now are being administered to forward facing medical workers under Group 1A, law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, adult care facilities and facilities operated by the Office for people with Developmental Disabilities as well as residents aged 65 and over in Group 1B.
Emily Hardison Childress passed away on Friday, Jan. 4, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.
A native of Lawrenceburg, she moved to Cleveland in 1968. She was employed by Cleveland Bank and Trust and the Cleveland City School System. She was an active member of Broad Street United Methodist Church and the Rogers Sunday School Class. She was also very active in the BSUMC Congregational Care Committee and Unity Center for more than 25 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Adrienne Hardison; son, Jeffery Mark Childress; and siblings: Roy Hardison Jr. and Laverne Young.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Richard Childress; daughter and husband, Melanie and Mitchell Wickman; grandchildren: Tyler and Taylor Wickman; great-grandson, Nolan Wickman; and several nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) â The uptick in COVID-19 cases in Harrison County has curtailed the opportunity for many families to get together this Christmas, and it also has affected the number of free holiday dinners that will be offered.
The annual Christmas Day dinner at Christ Church United Methodist in Adamston will not be held after organizer Melodie Nichols moved from the area earlier this year. The churchâs aging population was not able to continue the event, she said, but volunteers were urged to help with the Clarksburg Missionâs dinner.
âItâs going to be very different this year, but I hope that neighbors take care of neighbors,â Nichols said.