Awareness event set for Saturday

An event bringing awareness to fentanyl is slated for this weekend in Bluffton.

Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition and Peer Addiction Support Team (PAST) Recovery Services have joined with other organizations to host the informational event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Roush Park, 925 W. Silver St.

The event will feature three speakers: Christina Wonderly of Peyton’s Story, John Humphries of Escaping the Chains and Wells County Coroner Hilarie Gaskill. Free Naloxone will be available, along with lessons on how to administer it. 

There will also be resources for youth support and prevention, a food truck and Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition’s “Hidden in Plain Sight,” an interactive experience for parents.

Party in parking lot

Mt. Tabor Community Church will host its Party in the Parking Lot on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

The event will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the church parking lot, 216 W. Pleasant St., Dunkirk. It will include free food, games, cornhole and other activities.