Learn how to care for trauma victims

Indiana Youth Institute is hosting an in-person café in Portland.

Participants at the lunch event for youth workers will discuss traumatic events on relationships and overall well-being, as well as learn why trauma-informed care is effective and how to offer support, build resilience, and communicate effectively, according to a release from the organization.

There’s no cost to sign up for the event, which will be hosted from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 30 at Asbury Church, 204 E. Arch St., Portland. Lunch will be provided.

To register, visit bit.ly/YouthWorkerCafe2023.

Gun exhibit

The Museum of the Soldier is presenting a collection this weekend.

The group will have historic military firearms at the annual Antique Gun Exhibit from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mercer County Historical Museum, 130 E. Market St., Celina, Ohio. Items will include handguns from World War I and World War II, Winchester-made rifles, pocket pistols and other items. Visitors are encouraged to bring historic items and ask questions from museum staff. Admission is free.

For more information, call (260) 729-7017.

Auction upcoming

It’s One-of-a-kind.

Fort Recovery’s annual One-of-a-Kind Auction is set for Oct. 22 at Fort Recovery Elementary Middle School.

Activities include a raffle, silent auction, live auction and games of chance. Prizes are guns, jewelry, trips, decorations, restaurant certificates and “one-of-a-kind” items. Funding from the event goes toward preserving historic sites in Fort Recovery.

Doors open at 4:45 p.m. Oct. 22. Tickets are $10 per person or $100 for a reserved table, which includes eight tickets. They’re available from members of Fort Recovery Historical Society, Project Recovery and Be You Boutique and will also be available at the door. This year’s theme is “’Tis the Season to Sparkle.” 

For more information, contact Mary Diller at (419) 852-3374 or Nancy Knapke at (419) 852-6110.