Events

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The Hancock Park District’s annual “Harvest the Past” is Sunday, Oct. 15, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Litzenberg Memorial Woods. 

Visitors can celebrate the past in the 1847 McKinnis House with apple turnovers and stew cooking on the cook stove. 

Chad Hazelton of Ada will be bringing some of his farm animals. 

This free event is for all ages. Registration is not required. Litzenberg Memorial Woods is located at 6100 U.S. 224, west of Findlay. 

Free program on pottery at senior center

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The first of six Our Version of Adult Learning (OVAL) classes in October is set for Monday at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. The class is free and open to the public. Here are the other OVAL classes this month, according to Tonya Meyer, director,

• Thursday, Oct. 5 – A trip to historic Roscoe Village, Coshocton. Bus leaves Bluffton at 7:15 a.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 12 – 11 a.m. – Jonah Agner, The Food Store, presents a healthy fall cooking food demonstration

• Thursday, Oct. 19 and 26 – 9:30 a.m. – John Rich presents a bread baking class

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Two community meals are planned in October at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St.

 

The meals are:

• Thursday, Oct. 6, provided by Bluffton Lions Club

• Thursday, Oct. 19, provided by St. John’s United Church of Christ

 

Meals are at 6 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Donations to the Bluffton food pantry are accepted.

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Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will focus on tree bark identification at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, meeting in the Bluffton Public Library.

A naturalist from the Johnny Appleseed Park System will present the program, which is open to the public.

The club’s recent newsletter, with additional club information, is attached.

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Bluffton's trick-or-treat night is set, according to Judy Augsburger, Blufffton mayor.

 Bluffton's night is from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26.

Ada steel drum band performs at Maple Crest during Fall Festival

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WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW -
If you enjoy the sounds of steel drum bands, you'll want to hear a free performance by The Wild Steelions on Saturday at Maple Crest.

The performance is part of Saturdays' town-wide Fall Festival. The Steelions are a group of Ada school musicians. They performed last Saturday at the Ada Harvest and Herb Festival. The Icon filmed one of their performances and it is included in a video below this story.

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