Events

6th annual Lima Symphony Orchestra performance at ONU

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The sixth annual Patriotic Pops Concert, featuring the Lima Symphony Orchestra, has been rescheduled for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. at Ohio Northern University.

The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center, between Presser and Weber halls. The King-Horn Center Sports Center will serve as a back-up venue in case of inclement weather.

The concert was originally planned for July 2. However, restrictions caused by the COVID-19 situation have caused the event to be rescheduled.

Further details will be provided closer to the date of the concert.P

May 18, May 27 and June 2

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Rhodes State will host Virtual Admissions Information Sessions as more students look to attend Rhodes State this summer and fall.  

These sessions will help students navigate the enrollment process to also include an overview of available online services, financial assistance and majors/programs. 

Click here for more details.

The next three Admissions Information Sessions will be on Monday, May 18, at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, May 27, at 10 a.m.; and Tuesday, June 2, at 10 a.m. Students interested in participating can register at www.RhodesState.edu.

You are invited - Wednesday afternoon

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Ada loves parades, and one next week will be very special.

Vancrest of Ada has a special plan to celebrate National Nursing Home Week next week.

It’s arranging for a drive-through parade on Wednesday, May 13. Here’s how it will work:

• Line up at the Ada school front parking lot from 4 to 4:15 p.m.

• Parade starts through Vancrest of Ada grounds at 4:30 p.m.

Open to the public, participants are invited to decorate their vehicles, honk their horns, make signs, play music, wave and smile.

Vancrest officials ask that participants remain in your cars during the parade. A rain date of Thursday, May 14, is planned on the same time schedule.

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DJLimaOhio.com.com has teamed up with Ohio Theatre and Woof Boom Lima radio stations to help take the sting out of the school year shut down for area high school juniors and seniors. 

“A Night to Remember,” a virtual online prom for West Central Ohio, is Saturday, May 9, from 8-11 p.m.

Fun 107.1 and DJLimaOhio.com’s Phil Austin hosts the event from the Ohio Theatre with DJ SNKRZ on the turntables. 

There’s just one catch: they’ll be the only ones there.

There will be a live video stream, and the event will be held just like any other prom, with lights, fog and lasers. 

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The next West Ohio Food Bank food distribution is from 1 to 3 p.m., Thursday, May 7, at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, 14134 Letson Ave., Kenton. The distribution is sponsored by the food bank and United Way of Hardin County.

New safety rules in effect

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The Bluffton Farmers Market will open on Saturday, May 2, with new safety guidelines. Vendors, customers and market management will work together to limit the potential transmission of the coronavirus. Some 12-14 vendors are expected on opening day.

"The Bluffton Farmers Market will be different in 2020. We will have the same great products and vendors, but we all need to modify our behavior to protect ourselves and each other from the risk of serious illness," explains Paula Scott, CEO of the chamber. "We have many new safety guidelines."

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