Vocalist, Sandra Agans Krueger, will present a program featuring art songs and arias in a compelling story of love at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, in the First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, 2330 South Main St., Findlay.
The performance, part of the 33rd Season of the First Presbyterian Church Artist Series, is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be received.
Mezzo soprano Krueger is a recent addition to Findlay, and has quickly been embraced by the musical community.
There were hints of spring in the air this week. Here are the daily high and low temperature readings plus rain and snow reports from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
The Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8375 Phillips Road, Bluffton, will hold a fish fry in March. The event is from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, March 8, at the church.
Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for youth 11 and under. The fish fry offers all the fish you can eat, plus potatoes, vegetables, salad and dessert.
Jim and Ursula Alt will observe their wedding anniversary this month. The couple was married Feb. 16, 1957, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton.
Their children and spouses are Kathy and Chuck Sehlhorst, Beth and Jim Yarger, Jeff and Deb Alt, Jerry and Sheila Alt, Joe and Tina Alt, and Jenny and Jason Swartzlander. The Alts have 11 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
Carlin Carpenter will hold two book signing for "Coaching Football Ain't Easy." The signings are both at Common Grounds coffee house, 101 S. Main St., Bluffton, on Friday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Kathryn Van Dyke of Bluffton just made history – she is the first Maple Crest resident to celebrate her 100th birthday while living at Maple Crest.
On Feb. 3, 2013, Kathryn turned 100 and celebrated with her family. The photo of Kathryn was taken during the Maple Crest monthly birthday party held on Feb. 8.
Kathryn was the seventh of 11 children. She seems to have been born with the family gene for long life. Her mother lived into her 90s, and her two living sisters are 93 and 106 (Elva Huffman).
Daniel Kehrer founder of BizBest.com recently wrote an article for SCORE on how entrepreneurs fund future growth.
"A common concern I often hear from business owners and startup entrepreneurs is where the money will come from to fund future growth. For some, that might require outside investors, which in turn can mean giving up partial ownership or control," he said.
His column lists five low-risk ways to fund a business. For the complete article click here.
This is the time of year when Ohio residents long for an escape from the cold and snow, to someplace where it's summer. Recently, Bluffton residents Christina and Nathan Seidner did just that with a eight-day mission trip to Uruguay.
Christina, employed at Common Grounds Coffee House, and Nathan, a mechanical engineer at Grob, both belong to the First Assembly of God in Lima. They took part in a mission that included 17 others, including members at churches from Findlay, Wapakoneta and Leipsic.
Today Gov. John R. Kasich announced that a limited number of tickets to his 2013 State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Lima will be distributed to the public via an internet lottery.
