Do you have a great idea for a business venture, but aren’t certain where to begin?
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs wants to help people who have business start-up ideas to get those ideas off the ground.
To help launch those ideas and to generate interest in the 2018 Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, BCE launches a weekly “Talk Back” series.
“It’s where business owners and other professionals meet and lead question and answer sessions about starting and maintaining a small business,” said Eric Berdin, BCE director.
Talk Backs include six weekly sessions, each on Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at Twisted Whisk café, 103 N. Main St.
LEXINGTON, Va. — The Ohio Northern wrestling team wrapped up 2017 with a solid performance at the Washington & Lee (Va.) Duals as it posted a 3-1 record on Monday.
The Polar Bears improve to 4-3 overall.
In Northern's first dual of the day, Northern defeated the Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) with a tie-breaker, 19-18.
ONU earned the victory after breaking an 18-all tie by winning the most individual bouts in the matchup.
Sophomore Seth Transue (Plain City/Dublin) got ONU off to a fast start as he won at 125, 8-2.
OhioMeansJobs Hardin County sponsors an orientation every Tuesday about how they can help you find a job. The meeting is held at 1 p.m. at 175 W. Franklin St. in Kenton.
The participants will receive an overview of services offered at the center, including training opportunities, employment paths, and resume development.
The following impacts to traffic related to the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 75 through Findlay and Hancock County are occurring or scheduled to occur in the coming weeks:
Dates to Note: (Dates reflect a one-day delay due to weather from the original schedule.)
Dec. 18 – Traffic will be affected overnight in the southbound direction during preparations for removal of contraflow lane, all Findlay exits closed (details below).
Dec. 20 – The entrance ramp from county Road 99 to I-75 southbound will be closed overnight (details below).
Dec. 21 – Contraflow lane on I-75 southbound removed (details below).
Two Ada community organizations – Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and Ada Community Improvement Corp (CIC) – will hold elections for board members this week.
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 20, in the Dean’s Heritage Room of McIntosh Center. David Dellifield, chamber president, will preside at the final meeting of his two-year term as chamber leader.
A slate of board members for next year will be provided at the meeting. Also on the agenda is the discussion of hiring its first-ever part-time director.
Ada CIC moved from monthly meetings to quarterly meetings in mid-year. This is the first CIC meeting since this past summer.
Gary Neil Webb, age 66, died on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 3:11 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health Systems.
He was born on August 27, 1951 in Lima, Ohio to Charles and Opal (Williams) Webb. His father preceded him in death and his mother, Opal survives in Lima. Gary married Barbara S. Caudill and she survives in Ada.
Mr. Webb graduated from Allen East High School in 1969. He worked at BP of Lima for 26 years.
By Monty Siekerman
Community members can join ONU students for the course “American Architecture: Understanding the World Around You” during spring semester. The course will examine the importance of architecture in understanding history and the built environment.
There is no fee for community members who want to take the class on a non-credit basis. Community members who wish to enroll will have options to take the course as a senior citizen or auditor, and information on those options will be available through the registrar’s office.
The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a Country-Style breakfast on Saturday, January 6, from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. Serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and beverage. Suggested donation is $7.00. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is available, Can’t get there?Call 419- 679-8460 (not long distance) for free local delivery. Located at the Alger Social Center at 210 N. Main St. in Alger. Call 419-757-3891 for more information.
Beatrice E. Yuhasz, 71, died on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
She was born on June 8, 1946 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Elmore and Beatrice (Payment) Perkins who preceded her in death. On November 28, 1964 she married Robert P. Yuhasz, Sr. and he died on September 8, 1998.
Beatrice was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church of Lima, Ohio.
