Do you have a family heirloom in the closet? Do you wonder what it’s worth?
Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Court, Bluffton, will host an “Antiques Roadshow” style program on Monday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m. in its Patio Room.
This free event is open to the public. Guests are invited to bring one or two items to be appraised. (No coins, stamps, or weapons.) Items will be placed on display in the front of the room.
Guest antique appraiser Anne Stratton will be present and will randomly select items on display to discuss and appraise.
The Hancock County Firefighters' Association is pleased to award the 2015 Potts/Parcher Memorial Scholarship to Brent Warren of Jenera. Warren will be a sophomore at Eastern Kentucky University in the Fire Protection - Fire Safety Engineering program. He is a 2014 graduate of Cory-Rawson High School where he was a member of the FFA and achieved his State Degree in 2014. Brent is currently the Hancock County Junior Fair King and is a member of the Jenera Volunteer Fire Department.
In early June Hilty Home residents Wayne Shafer and Harold Agner were able to take part in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., to tour the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial and other memorials.
Don Burris, Director of Environmental Services at Hilty Home, served as a Guardian on the trip.
Lunch was served across the street from the World War II Memorial. After the tour ended, the group was welcomed at the Toledo Airport by family and friends and received letters of appreciation.
Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will tour the Ray Person Co-op Garden at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 7.
Details on that tour and other club information is in the July Edelwiss News, the club newsletter. The newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
