A spring local vendor pop up shop features 12 vendors from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 14, at The Centre of Bluffton, according to Cindy Luginbuhl, one of the event planners.
Featured vendors include:
• Rodan+Fields
• Color Street
• LuLaRoe
• Thirty One
• Tupperware
• Plunder
• DoTerra
• Younique
• Tastefully Simple
• Scentsy
• Norwex
• Pampered Chef
The event is open to the public and includes special offers from vendors and door prizes.
Ada elementary students (K-5) will participate in the first-ever Ada junior track meet next week.
The event is from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. at the King Horn Fieldhouse on the ONU campus. Medals will be awarded to the top three placers in the following events:
• Long jump
• Ball throw
• 50-yard dash
• 400-meter un
Events will be split into competitive groups of boys and girls:
• Kindergarten-first grade
• Second-third grade
• Fourth-fifth grade
The event is free and students must sign-up to participate. Permission slips are attached at the bottom of this story.
By Mark Light, Hardin County 4-H Educator A “Digital Empowerment for Parents” event is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, 1210 W. Lima Ave., Kenton.
As parents and educators, we often think about ways to keep youth safe.
We make sure children are wearing a seatbelt, don’t go anywhere by themselves, don’t have access to any weapons, and understand the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
A workshop to help area professionals sharpen their social media skills will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 20 in McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University. The event is intended to help individuals learn how to optimize their organization’s social media presence.
Tickets are on sale for an annual awards banquet on Thursday, March 19, from 6 p.m., at McIntosh Ballroom, at ONU, for the Soroptimist International clubs of Hardin and Hancock counties.
The evening is in celebration of local women and girls, and includes dinner, speaker, and live entertainment from Noteworthy Community Choir Sweet Notes. The speaker is Coach Kate Witte will discuss how women can be empowered through playing sports.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Tickets are now on sale for a Bluffton Family Recreation repeat performance of Dueling for Dumbbells, which takes place Friday, April 3, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton.
The evening is a casual night of live entertainment involving dueling pianos, featuring an open bar, with proceeds going to the BFR, starting at 6 p.m., according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Dueling pianos starts at 7 p.m.
New this year is a complete menu, which includes apple bourbon chicken, yankee pot roast, sweet potato casserole, stuffed shells and home-style green beans.
