The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership is sponsoring a river clean-up in Ottawa on Saturday, May 20.
Volunteers interested in helping remove trash and debris from the river are invited to meet at Arrow Head Park, 615 West Main St., Ottawa, at 9 a.m. The event ends at noon.
Buckets, trash containers and drinking water will be provided. Volunteers are asked to bring their own personal protective gear for working along the riverbank. Additional information can be found at www.blanchardriver.org.
Beginning in June, and through the months of July and August, the Bluffton Pandora Swiss Community Historical Society will be open for self-guided or docent led tours every Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Schumacher Homestead.
Visitors will be able to tour the house, garden, summer kitchen, and workshop.
In addition, the barn will be open on the last Saturday of each of the three months. Public admission to the Homestead is $5 per person; however, current members of the Society and children 16 and under are admitted free.
Candace Downing, a Columbus Grove High School senior, is the recipient of the 2017 Barbara Fleming Memorial Nursing Scholarship. The scholarship is sponsored by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), of Bluffton and Pandora.
Downing plans to attend Wright State University in the fall, where she will enroll in its nursing program. Her parents are Craig and Lynn Downing of Columbus Grove.
Area women are invited to a Tea Party from 9:30-11 a.m. on Friday, May 26, at The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center located on the campus of Bluffton University.
The tea will provide an informal setting for friendship and interaction between women from other countries now living in Bluffton and local women. Tea and coffee will be provided, and guests are invited to bring a dish to share.
