The Village of Bluffton will celebrate the event on Saturday, May 1, at 3 p.m. with the planting of three conifer trees at the south end of the soccer fields at the village park, according to Jon Sommer of the Bluffton Tree Commission.
“All are invited to participate in this event, keeping in mind social distancing,” he said.
“You are also encouraged to plant a tree of your own leading up to or on Arbor Day.
Note: As events in Bluffton return this year, the Icon is posting those announcements on both Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon. The same goes with Ada events returning after a one-year absence. For returning events to be posted on both Icons, send details to: [email protected].
FROM ADA ICON - After a one-year absence, the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest and Herb Festival is back, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.
LaFayette Jackson Historical Society will host its annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 31.
The parade will start at 9 a.m. with a ceremony following at the monument. Anyone wanting to enter in the parade lineup, contact Judi Badertscher at [email protected] or 419-643-4664.
The Lima Rotary Club will hold a reverse raffle at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 3, in the Youth Building at the Allen County Fairgrounds in honor of Jay Begg, the late Allen County Commissioner, and member of the Lima Rotary Club who chaired the club’s annual auction and was involved in many other events.
More than 300 people are expected to attend the Jay Begg Rotary Reverse Raffle, which is a major fundraiser for the Lima Rotary Foundation, as it distributes thousands of dollars to local charities every year.
