Events

Aug. 21 Transition Bluffton program

Transition Bluffton presents an informative session on the current state and the future of recycling in the Village of Bluffton.

Liz Gordon-Hancock, a writer with the Bluffton Icon, will present information from her recent series of articles for the local on-line newspaper. The Executive Director of  North Central Ohio Waste Management, Dennis Baker, will talk about the future of recycling and how it will affect us, followed by a question and answer session.

Here's the schedule and list of Bluffton and area buyers

The Allen County Fair runs from Friday, Aug. 17, through Saturday, Aug. 25. Many Bluffton area persons are involved in the fair.

• Allen County Fair Facebook

• Allen County Fair Schedule

The following businesses are buyers at this year's Allen County Fair:

Althaus Brothers

Althaus, Jeffery & Dianne

Ameriprise Financial

Anderson Tractor Supply

A-Z Portion Meats

B&G Equipment Service  

Pandora hosted the Riley Creek car show this past weekend. Here is an overhead view of cars on display, plus a photo of one entry in the burnout contest.

And, here's what's on the schedule

By Monty Siekerman
FROM ADA ICON - The 105th running of the Ada Farmers and Merchants picnic will take place Saturday at Ada War Memorial Park.

The F&M is one of the longest running festivals/fairs in Ohio. It’s a day to picnic and enjoy many activities throughout the day with family and friends.

Performance by Riley Creek Singers

Cast members, from left, Jackson Ridge, Zane Traxler, Nick Norton, Megan Sycks, Sarah Schutz, and Amelia Arthur, make final preparations for this weekend’s Riley Creek Singers performance of  “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.

Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Pandora-Gilboa school auditeria. Performance times are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are available at Riley Creek Pharmacy, Pandora. Tickets are $15. Kevin Augsburge is the stage director and Craig Van Rentergham, music director.

Plus, over 10 Bluffton garade sales; List and map of all sales attached to this story

LIST OF ADA AREA GARAGE SALES AND MAP IN THE ATTACHMENT AT BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

By Monty Siekerman
FROM ADA ICON - The dinosaur (Karlie Rockhill) says ”right this way” to a yard sale at the John Jackson residence, 332 Hays Ave., as part of Ada’s Lincoln Highway Buy Way Sale.

Twenty residences are listed on the sale map, which is available at the sale headquarters on Ada's Main Street at the Depot Park and also on the Icon (see attachment below).

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