Huron Hometown News

Housing Application Meeting Are you interested in owning your own home? Do you have a steady income? Can you afford $500-$600 a month for housing and utilities? Have you lived in Erie, Huron or adjacent counties for one year?  Have you been bankruptcy free for over a year? Are you willing to volunteer time working on your home and others’ homes? If you have answered yes to these questions, then consider partnering with Firelands Habitat for Humanity to obtain affordable housing. If you are interested in applying, informational meetings are being heldAT 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Huron County Job & Family Services office, 185 Shady Lane in Norwalk or at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Mercy Hospital in Willard, 110 E. Howard St, Willard.  For more information, call Firelands Habitat for Humanity at 419-433-2609 or toll-free at 1-877-374-3487 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or visit online at www.firelandshabitat.org.  Firelands Habitat for Humanity-ReStore Firelands Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 11001 U.S. Route 250, Milan, is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. weekly on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Habitat ReStore accepts and recycles new or used building and remodeling materials that are in good condition – saving landfill cost as well as providing a tax deduction.  Items that are especially needed are doors, windows, cabinets (kitchen or other) and working appliances (that are not more than 10 years old). ReStore does provide donation pickup services once a week when scheduled in advance. Restore sells these items at 50 to 70 percen off retail prices to the public. All operating profits from ReStore sales go into Habitat’s building program – helping to make adequate housing available for families in Huron and Erie counties. For more information, call Firelands Habitat for Humanity at 419-433-2609 or toll-free at 1-877-374-3487 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Construction Workshop Firelands Habitat for Humanity’s Construction volunteers are working on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the month of February, from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone interested in joining, should call our office at 419-433-2609 or toll-free at 1-877-374-3487 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the location of the worksite.  You may also visit us online at www.firelandshabitat.org or http://twitter.com/firelandshfh.     No experience is necessary. Anyone with basic tools, hammer, nail apron, tape and pencil should bring them if available.   “Church Basement Ladies” The musical comedy “Church Basement Ladies” is coming to the Sandusky State Theatre on Friday, Feb. 12 for 2 performances, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.  This lively celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there features four distinct characters as they stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the pastor on due course while thoroughly enjoying, (and tolerating) each other as the true “steel magnolias” of the church.   Funny and down to earth, this production is also a benefit for Firelands Habitat, an organization that’s mission is building houses in partnership with God’s people in need in Erie and Huron Counties and the City of Bellevue.  Contact the State Theatre at 419-626-1950 or 1-877-626-1950 for tickets.