Tickets are still available for the Mennonite Memorial Home Service Group's Bubba C. BBQ chicken barbecue, planned for curb side pickup Saturday, Sept. 26, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Bubba C. BBQ 158 N. Jackson St., Bluffton.
Tickets are $8 each and may be purchased through Sunday, Sept. 20, from Service Group members of Emmanuel Church of Christ, English Lutheran, Ebenezer, First Mennonite, Grace, St John Mennonite, St John’s United Church of Christ, and St Mary’s Catholic Church.
Groundbreaking for downtown Lima’s new The Central District takes place Thursday, Sept. 24, on Central Avenue at Spring Street.
Promoters said that The Central District will be a vibrant, culturally-diverse gathering of work spaces, flats, creative studios, makerspace, shops, a bakery, pub, dog park, and entertainment area. The Central District will be Lima’s place to work, live, eat, create, be entertained and celebrate the arts.
The groundbreaking will take place at 4:15 p.m. followed by refreshments and entertainment. COVID-19 precautions will be in place.
In a culinary battle, Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Co. associates are at it again.
On Saturday, Sept. 12, five new popcorn flavors will lure customers into the 117 S. Main St., Bluffton store. Saturday’s store hours are 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
During store hours customers may take home a goodie bagd with each of the samples, free in any purchase. Customers may also vote online. The winning flavor will be October’s flavor of the month.
A Main Street "event in the alley" takes place today (Wednesday, Sept. 9) from 5 to 7 p.m.
Open to the public, with masks required, it takes place in the Main Street alley between Roots, 111 S. Main St., and Edward Jones, 107 S. Main St.,
Sponsored by Roots by Strattons, other businesses participating include The Food Store and Greenhouse, Twisted Whisk Cafe and Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn.
The event includes entertainment by folk singer Dave Woodring, who will perform music of Johnny Cash, Ray Charles and others.
Don and Jodi Brauen's fall gourd open house is this weekend. Located at 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton, hours are:
• Saturday, Sept. 5
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 6
Noon to 3 p.m.
