"The First Five" (Theta Alpha Phi), a musical theatre group, will entertain throughout The Inn at Ohio Northern Univeristy's Food and Wine Pairing event on Thursday, April 26.
Participants will enjoy a variety of selections including jazz, pop and Broadway musical. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is $45 per person. A portion of proceeds will benefit the group's charitable cause.
A selection of outstanding foods and wines will be presented. Wines that are featured throughout the evening will be available for sale immediately following the event.
The Bluffton High School prom will be held Saturday, April 21, from 8 to 11 p.m. at The Centre. This year's theme is "Lost at Sea." The Centre will be open for a public walk-through from 7 to 8 p.m., according to Michaeline Lovell, BHS teacher and junior class/prom advisor.
The Hancock County Veterans Service Commission will hold the April monthly meeting Thursday, April 19 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Hancock County Veterans Service Office, 1100 East Main Cross Street, Suite 201 (rear entrance).
Maple Crest Senior Living Village, part of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, MHCO, ranks ninth among over 500 assisted living facilities who participated in the State of Ohio's 2011 Long-term Care Resident Satisfaction Survey, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest.
"We are very pleased with the ranking in this important survey," said Lee. "While many factors go into the survey, our high ranking is largely a result of the caring and dedicated staff at Maple Crest."
The Ohio High School Athletic Association will be adding a seventh tournament division in football beginning in 2013, Commissioner Daniel B. Ross has announced. The addition of a seventh division was approved by the OHSAA's Board of Directors by a 6 to 3 vote during its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday.
The plan will place the top 10 percent of schools based on enrollment in Division I, with the remaining 644 schools divided evenly among the next six divisions. This will leave 72 schools in Division I with the other six divisions averaging approximately 108 schools.
By Mitchell Gatzke
The Detroit Red Wings began their playoff journey Wednesday night in Nashville against the Predators. The result was not a favorable one for Wings fans as they went down by a game in the series with a 3-2 loss.
Paul Gaustad opened up the scoring in the first period in an extremely lucky fashion. The Predators forward collected the puck behind the net, skated into the corner and simply shot it in front of the net.
By Laurel Neufeld Weaver MSW LISW-S
Rape Crisis and Anti-Human Trafficking Program Coordinator
Crime Victim Services of Allen and Putnam Counties
A movie documentary Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth is playing at the Shannon Theater Saturday morning April 21st at 10 a.m. Admission is free but donations will be accepted at the door for NW Ohio Human Trafficking Rescue and Restore Coalition. A short talk back will follow the movie showing. This movie is recommended for late teens or adults.
The Icon became a family today. Fred and Mary Pannabecker Steiner, owners of The Bluffton Icon, announce the launching of The Ada Icon (www.adaicon.com). The Ada site is completely separate from Bluffton; however, it offers the Ada community many of the features of The Bluffton Icon.
Like Bluffton, The Ada Icon is a free, online news source, which covers the community of Ada with daily news, information and opportunities for businesses to advertise their products.
April 11 was a great day for Bluffton Exempted Village Schools. DTR Industries and Toyota donated $15,000 to the school district. The money will be used for technology upgrades in classrooms.
Watch the video.
The presentation took place at DTR following a plant tour for students in the Bluffton schools whose family members are DTR associates. In addition, Rep. Jim Jordan and members of his staff, along with village and school officials also toured DTR.
