9:00 AM – High School Girls Wrestling @ Triad High School (Invitational)

4:45 PM – Boys Freshman Basketball vs Licking Valley @ Licking Valley High School

6:00 PM – Boys JV Basketball vs Licking Valley @ Licking Valley High School

7:15 PM – Boys Varsity Basketball vs Licking Valley @ Licking Valley High School

6:00 PM – Girls JV Basketball vs Westerville North High School @ Licking Heights High School

7:15 PM – Girls Varsity Basketball vs Westerville North High School @ Licking Heights High School

This month, join us for Stepping Stones Triple P: A FREE Six-Week Course for Caregivers of Children ages 0-12 with Developmental Delays or Disabilities.

All webinars will be live on Zoom on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. on the following dates: January 8, January 15, January 22, January 29, February 5 and February 12.

—The power of positive parenting techniques.

—Influences on children’s behavior.

—Setting goals for change.

—Encouraging desirable behavior.

—Helping your child develop new skills and behaviors.

—Managing difficult behaviors.

—Recognizing progress and planning for the future.

Each participant will also have three one-on-one phone sessions with the group leader to make the information really work for their families.

All workshops open to caregivers living in Crawford, Franklin, Licking and Richland Counties. To sign up, call (614) 809-2009 or email [email protected].

7:15 PM – Boys Varsity Basketball vs Mt. Vernon High School @ Licking Heights High School

4:45 PM – Boys Freshman Basketball vs Mt. Vernon High School @ Licking Heights High School

6:00 PM – Boys JV Basketball vs Mt. Vernon High School @ Licking Heights High School

9:00 AM – High School Boys JV Wrestling @ Westerville North High School (Invitational)

9:00 AM – High School Boys Wrestling @ Mt. Vernon High School (LCL Tournament)

Washington’s Birthday is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Increasingly, the holiday has become an occasion to celebrate the birthdays of both President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. Many Americans call the holiday Presidents’ Day.

You are invited to attend a virtual Triple P discussion group program hosted by Our Futures in Licking County. The discussion will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 

This program is free, will be held live on Zoom, and welcomes all parents, grandparents and caregivers with children ages 10 to 16. Please register by calling (740) 522-1234, ext. 26, or email [email protected] at least four days prior to seminar date.  

You will receive a reminder and Zoom link prior to the seminar date that you wish to attend.

Join us this month and next month for Fear-Less Triple P: a FREE Six-Week Course for Caregivers of Children with Anxiety. 

These webinars are for parents and caregivers (grandparents, other relatives, guardians, etc.) of children ages 6-14 who are experiencing

moderate to high levels of anxiety that cause distress and/or impact their daily functioning. Learn strategies to help your child manage their anxiety effectively and build emotional resilience.

All webinars are live on Zoom on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the following dates: February 13, February 20, February 27, March 6, March 13 and March 20.

—Understanding anxiety

—Promoting emotional resilience

—Setting a good example and encouraging realistic thinking

—Overcoming avoidance

—Responding to children’s anxiety

—Constructive problem solving and maintaining progress

Sessions are open to families in Crawford, Fayette, Franklin, Licking and Richland Counties. To sign up, call (614) 273-4450 or email [email protected].

Our Hindu families celebrate Maha-Shivaratri on Feb, 26. This is the most important sectarian festival of the year for devotees of the Hindu god Shiva. The 14th day of the dark half of each lunar month is specially sacred to Shiva, but when it occurs in the month of Magha (January–February) and, to a lesser extent, in the month of Phalguna (February–March), it is a day of particular rejoicing. Maha Shivaratri is celebrated as the convergence of Lord Shiva into Goddess Shakti 

Join us this month and next month for Fear-Less Triple P: a FREE Six-Week Course for Caregivers of Children with Anxiety. 

These webinars are for parents and caregivers (grandparents, other relatives, guardians, etc.) of children ages 6-14 who are experiencing

moderate to high levels of anxiety that cause distress and/or impact their daily functioning. Learn strategies to help your child manage their anxiety effectively and build emotional resilience.

All webinars are live on Zoom on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the following dates: February 13, February 20, February 27, March 6, March 13 and March 20.

—Understanding anxiety

—Promoting emotional resilience

—Setting a good example and encouraging realistic thinking

—Overcoming avoidance

—Responding to children’s anxiety

—Constructive problem solving and maintaining progress

Sessions are open to families in Crawford, Fayette, Franklin, Licking and Richland Counties. To sign up, call (614) 273-4450 or email [email protected].

Our Muslim families observe Ramadan from Feb. 28-March 30. Ramadan is considered one of the holiest months of the year for Muslims. In Ramadan, Muslims commemorate the revelation of the Qur’an, and fast from food and drink during the sunlit hours as a means of drawing closer to God and cultivating self-control, gratitude, and compassion for those less fortunate. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on a 12-month lunar year of approximately 354 days. Because the lunar year is 11 days shorter than the solar year, each lunar month moves 11 days earlier each year. The month traditionally begins and ends based on the sighting of the new moon. 

This year, Ramadan is expected to begin at sundown on Feb. 28/Mar. 1 and end at sundown on Mar. 30 or 31st. The final evening of Ramadan consists of a celebration called Eid al-Fitr, when the traditional month-long fast is ended with a feast. The exact beginning and ending times of the month of Ramadan are based on the sighting of the first crescent Moon on the last night of the eighth month (Sha’ban). Specifically, Ramadan is said to begin at the first observance of the crescent Moon over Mecca, Saudi Arabia (or on a date pre-determined by astronomical calculation). Because of this, start and end dates are not set in stone and may vary by a day.

TBD – Boys 8th Grade Basketball @ Watkins Memorial Middle School

Many of our Christian families observe Lent from March 5-April 17. Lent, in the Christian church, is a period of penitential preparation for Easter. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday, six and a half weeks before Easter, and provides a 40-day period for fasting and abstinence, in imitation of Jesus Christ’s fasting in the wilderness before He began His public ministry. In Eastern churches, Lent begins on the Monday of the seventh week before Easter and ends on the Friday that is nine days before Easter.