Events

The Village of Arlington will host its annual festival on July 22 and 23 at Price Field. Admission wristbands are available for $10/day and $15/weekend. Tickets for carnival games are 1 for $1 or 6 for $5.

FRIDAY

  • Parade, 6:30
  • Food Zone
  • Cornhole tournament
  • Bingo
  • Karaoke

SATURDAY

  • Meet the Red Devils team, 5:00 p.m.
  • Kiddie Parade, 6:00 p.m.
  • Touch a Truck, 6:00 p.m.
  • K-9 demonstration, 6:30 p.m.
  • Raffle drawing, 10:00 p.m.

UPDATE: With a threat of thunderstorms, Bluffton Cars and Coffee for July 23 has been cancelled.

Spending a homey weekend in Bluffton on July 23-24? Our community calendar has a few suggestions:

Bike Rodeo on July 23

  • Officer Hope Hannah and Bike Crazy LLC
  • 7:30-10:30 a.m., Buckeye Park
  • Bring your bike, helmet and parent/guardian

Bluffton Cars & Coffee on July 23

Register at at 567-204-9126; Conservancy newsletter signup at www.wcolc.org

The West Central Ohio Land Conservancy (WCOLC) will host Preserving Ohio Country from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on August 11, at the Lauer Historical Farm, 800 Roush Rd., Lima. The celebration of our farm community includes an entertaining program that highlights "the most valuable resource in west central Ohio⎯farmland." Organizers invite you to "learn how we can work together as a community and what you can do yourself to help preserve Ohio country."

Tune in at noon on Thursday, July 21 for The Nature Conservancy's July Lunch and Learn program, "Innovative Solutions for Low Yield Crops Land: A Floodplain Restoration Project."

This virtual program will be held from 12:00-12:30 p.m. Blanchard River Watershed Partnership Coordinator, Lauren Sandhu, will discuss an exciting project in Hancock County.

A juried, pop-up art gallery advocating for body positivity is coming to Lima. Sponsored by Wild Rose Photography LLC and the Council for the Arts of Greater Lima, the Every Body Art Show celebrates the human body in all it’s varied sizes, shapes, ages, skin tones and flaws.

The public is invited to an opening event from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at 516 North Main St. in Lima, OH.

Word is getting out about the August 27 Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival. Recently the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce was contacted by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which is based in Canton, Ohio.

"We are extremely excited to announce that the Pro Football Hall of Fame (YES, the actual HOF) will be coming to our Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival! They will be bringing their mobile unit along with other interactive activities. We can’t thank them enough for reaching out to US!" announced Lindsay Walden, the chamber director.

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