The Bluffton Sardines swim team continues a very successful season, outscoring Wapakoneta Waves 667 to 638 last week. Meet results are attached at the bottom of this story.
Visitors can choose to participate in unstructured and/or structured activities during the Richard S. “Doc” Phillips Discovery Center Open House on Saturday, July 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oakwoods Nature Preserve.
Activities and attractions include bird watching via the Windows on Wildlife, mounted animals and live animals on display, nature videos, field guides and nature books for reading, touch table and puppets, and seasonal displays and exhibits.
By Monty Siekerman From Ada Icon - For the fourth year, the local community will celebrate the 4th of July with a free Patriotic Pops Concert by the Lima Symphony Orchestra beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday in Ada.
Kirsten Osbun-Manley will once again be featured soloist and, for the first time, the Noteworthy Community Choir of Ada will perform.
Here's the list of special programs in July at the Bluffton Public Library.
The “Libraries Rock” Summer Program continues. Because registration for many of these programs began at the beginning of June, registration may be full for some programs. To register, call at 419-358-5016, visit our website at blufftonpubliclibrary.org, or stop in during library hours.
Bluffton Family Recreation continues registering adult coed softball teams for the summer, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
This league plays games at the village park diamond on Monday and Wednesday evenings with games starting at 6 p.m.
League play is from July 9 to Aug. 8. Registration is $300 per team. Contact BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, call 419-358-4150, or register online at www.bfronline.com.
