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.
Fred Steiner, owner of Bluffton Icon, is the featured speaker at the 113th annual membership meeting of the Allen County Historical Society held at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 25, in Lima.
Steiner’s presentation is on the Western Ohio Railway, an electric interurban that passed through Main Street in Bluffton from 1906 to 1932.
His presentation title is “115 years ahead of its time, or what are those rails doing under Main Street?”
The talk will include dozens of photos of the interurban in Bluffton and stories about how it impacted the village.
After a one-year absence, those who enjoy fishing can head for the Buckeye and cast nets for more than 200 tagged trout on Sunday, May 2.
Trout number one is worth thousands in cash if caught during derby hours, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The jackpot is built up with $5 donations to a 50/50 drawing.
If caught on derby day, one half of the cash jackpot goes to the angler who catches number one. The other half goes to the person whose raffle ticket is drawn at the end of the derby.
"We will walk the trails, look for wildlife and spring wildflowers and—you guessed it—try our hands at writing haikus about nature in Spring," said Anne Coburn-Griffis.
Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a Mom to Mom sale, from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 10, at BFR, 215 Snider Road.
There is no vendor fee, but donations are welcome. Persons may register online and specify the number of tables you will bring (limit of 3 per vendor).
To register click here, or call BFR at 419-358-4150.
