Events

The August 27 Punt, Pass and Kick competition hosted by the Ada Area Chamber of Commers as part of the Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival is one of 41 competitions sanctioned by PPKUSA.

  • 11:30 a.m. - Registration opens
  • 1:00 p.m. - Competition begins

The cost to participate? The competition is free and open to children ages 6-15. Participants compete in punt, pass and kick skills in the following age groups:

The anticipation is almost over. After a year of preparation by Bluffton Lions Foundation volunteers, the July 16 Ride to Remember is on the horizon. This is the 8th annual event, which provides multiple scenic routes for bicyclists, from an 11-mile fun ride to the 111-mile Triplett Challenge, which awards personalized certificates.

The marked routes have rest areas 16-20 miles apart, with water, ice and snacks. GPS routes, registration and complete details are available at www.RidetoRemember.net

Route distances are:

A "Football Frenzy" fun run will be held beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, at the Pandora Missionary Church, 300 Rocket Ridge, Pandora, Ohio.

This Pandora-Gilboa 5K run-walk is hosted by LifeWise Academy Pandora-Gilboa and sponsored by Sprunger Insurance and Gleaner Life Insurance.

All who register, including “bench-warmers,” receive a t-shirt. Early sign-up is encouraged, because this allows the Race Director to prepare for the number of participants and ensures shirt availability.

A Pandora Community Meal will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m. on July 27, 2022  at Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E. Washington St.

The free meal is dine in or carry out. 

Hilty Memorial Home is sponsoring the event.

Menu: Chicken salad croissant, potato salad, chips, strawberry cake, drink 

Find this event and others on our classifieds page under Events of Interest.

Riley Creek Arbor is sponsoring free pool admission for the first 125 people at the Bluffton Community Pool on:

  • Friday, July 15, 2022 from 12 – 8 p.m.**
     
  • Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 1 – 6 p.m.

Be sure to sign up that day at the pool for a drawing for a FREE beach towel. Three will be given away with the drawing to be held Monday, July 18 and winners will be announced on the Riley Creek Arbor Facebook page or contacted soon after.

Supporters of youth soccer in Bluffton are invited to help make the fall soccer season happen: Bluffton Soccer Club relies on volunteers to help set up fields. Only one hour of your time is needed to sign up.

FIELD SET UP DAYS

  • Saturday, August 6 from  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
     
  • Thursday August 11 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

SIGNUP LINK

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