A Michael Raines family benefit takes place from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, May 24, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 209 W. North St., Lima.
The event is a spaghetti dinner. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth. The benefit is hosted by Busy B Realty. A silent auction will also take place that evening.
Tickets are available in Ada at Hair Happenings and Jalapenos, or from any Busy B Realty agent. For more information call 419-371-4633.
The Ada Police Department and the Ada Kiwanis Club will hold a village bike rodeo from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 10.
The rodeo takes place in the municipal parking lot behind the police station.
There will be door prizes, a bicycle obstacle course and refreshments for youth 3 to 12. The Ada fire and EMS will be present to allow youth to see the equipment.
Several Hardin County garden organizations will be participating in the 11th Annual Hardin County Plant Sale. This event is scheduled for Saturday, May 10 in the Arts & Crafts building at the fairgrounds. There will be browsing and coffee available from 8:30–9:00 a.m. with the actual sale running from 9:00 a.m.–noon. Proceeds from this annual plant sale benefit the activities and programs of the various garden groups represented.
Icon viewers are invited to the ONU Observatory on Friday, May 2, for the event called "Saturn near opposition." The event, open to the public is from 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturn actually reaches opposition on May 10, but this event takes place while the students are still on campus. During opposition, Saturn is optimally positioned for viewing: it is at its closest to the Earth and rises just as the Sun sets.
The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance released its current calendar of events taking place in Hardin County. The list follows:
Upcoming @ ONU’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts
· ONU Jazz Band - April 29, 7:30 pm
· ONU Symphony - May 2, 7:30 pm The ONU Symphony closes out the year with an intense performance of the monumental Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. Elizabeth Dreusedow, winner of the Concerto Competition, will present Copland’s Clarinet Concerto.
