The Allen County Historical Society's "Riding the Rails" train excursion is planned Sunday, Sept. 22. The passenger train wll be pulled by former Nickel Plate Road diesel 901, repainted as 902.
The trip covers 42 miles round trip on the Genesee and Wyoming Road, courtesy of the Cincinnati Railway Co. Four coach cars will be pulled by 902.
Three excursions are planned with departure times at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. The round trips are from Lincoln Park, Lima, to Jackson Center and return.
The Bluffton/Pandora Youth for Christ Campus Life will hold a chicken barbecue from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, prior to the Bluffton vs. Pandora-Gilboa football scrimmage. The barbecue is at the Arthur-Lugibihl Community Center in Pandora.
Tickets are $7 and includes chicken, green beans, potato and roll.
For tickets contact:
• Hannah Slechter 419-236-5281
• Or David Glick 567-204-9777
Dine In or Carry Out. Desserts and drinks will be available for purchase.
How do you get to Pandora from Bluffton? We need the quickest route so we can attend the 2013 Riley Creek Festival on Friday evening, Aug. 9.
The event include lots of family-oriented activities. These include an antique machinery display on Main Street, a farmers' market in the alley by Riley Creek Pharmacy, a raffle for NASCAR tickets and a YMCA kids' zone in the grass area off the town parking lot.
Other events includes free kids' carnival games in the United Methodist Church lawn, P-G band and P-G cheerleaders performing at the fire station at 6 p.m.
A COMPLETE LIST OF GARAGE SALE LOCATIONS AND MAPS TO THE GARAGE SALES ARE IN ATTACHMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
It's a garage saler's dream weekend. The Lincoln Highway 2013 Buy-Way Yard Sale, stretching across Ohio and passing just south of Bluffton takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8-9-10.
