While agriculture is still one of the largest industries in Hancock County, many are now several generations removed from the farm.
How does our food get to the grocery store shelf or our dinner table?
Children ages 7-12 are invited to attend Farm Camp at the Hancock Historical Museum, June 26-29, 9 a.m.-noon daily, to explore our farming roots.
Sarah Sisser, museum director, said, "We’ll learn the science behind our soil and water, plant and tend a garden, learn the many different uses of herbs we can grow at home, prepare and enjoy basic farm-to-table cooking, meet some of the animals on the farm, and raise our own barn.
Apollo Career Center's Floral Shop will begin its annual flower sale Tuesday, May 8, and run through Friday, May 11. The shop will be open daily 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 12:30-2 p.m. The greenhouses are full of annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets, and the shop has a large assortment of silk arrangements and collectibles just in time for Mothers' Day.
The Ada High School Alumni Association will have a golf outing on Saturday, July 9, at Colonial Golfers Club to assist the organization’s scholarship fund. Mike and Sara (Gulbis) Rush, classes of 1999 and 2000, are Association co-presidents. For more details about the event and to register, go to Ada Alumni Association Facebook.
American Cancer Society is calling on community members to participate in the annual Relay For Life of Hardin County on July 13 at Kenton Town Square, Courthouse.
The Society is seeking volunteers to form teams and stand shoulder to shoulder with us and cancer patients and those supporting them.
Vendors and food trucks are welcome to participate in this event. Event sponsors are still needed.
Contact Kristie Fay, Hardin County Marketing Coordinator or Alli Hermiller our ACS staff partner. Survivors are welcome to join the event. A special dinner will be provided and a lap around the courthouse will be done in their honor.
In partnership with Ohio Means Jobs-Auglaize County, Apollo Career Center will host over 60 large and small local employers representing many different career fields, Thursday, May 3, 3-6 p.m.
The Career Expo will offer services offered by Ohio Means Jobs – Auglaize County such as resume building, mock interviews, and skill upgrade. Job seekers should bring a resume unless they need assistance creating one.
Apollo high school students will have the opportunity to talk to employers 1:30-2:30 p.m., and then the expo will be open to the public beginning at 3 p.m.
