ReStore Community Center will have the first of many free tax clinics coming up Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
The Restore Community Center aims to help you keep more of your money with you and more of Ohio tax money in the community, says Amanda Quintrell of ReStore. The hope is that clients will be able to recieve greater refunds with the clinics help, she added.
The clinics are done in conjunction with Ohio Benefit Bank which is an internet software program available through the Ohio Association of Foodbanks.
The Ada Kiwanis Club will hold its 61st annual Pancake and Sausage Day on Saturday, March 23 at the Ada High School Cafeteria, 725 West North Avenue, Ada.
The club will be serving all-you-can-eat pancakes and whole hog sausage. Serving will begin at 7 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m.
Ticket price is $7 for adults, with children 10 and under free.
Tickets are available at Dr. Mark B. Shull’s office, the Liberty National Bank, Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Restore Community Center, Ferguson Insurance, and from any Kiwanis member.
The Ada Kiwanis Club meets each Tuesday at noon at McIntosh Center, ONU. Guests are always welcome.
Bluffton’s annual family-oriented spring arts and crafts show is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 11, in downtown Bluffton. The 42nd annual show is sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
CLICK HEREfor craft vendor application form and vendor information.
Registration forms for craft vendors are now being accepted for the show. Vendors who register before May 1 pay $40 for a booth. The cost of a booth after May 1 is $60.
If you are at a loss for activities to get you through February, check out the Hardin County calendar of events for February, courtesy of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.
Elderly and low-income tax payers in Hardin and surrounding counties can find free income tax assistance from Ohio Northern University business and law students through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).
The VITA Program offers free tax help to low-to-moderate-income (generally $51,000 and below) individuals across the country who cannot prepare tax returns on their own.
As part of this program, ONU students have received training and have become IRS-certified to help prepare basic and intermediate tax returns and identify special credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit and Credit for the Elderly.
Susan Orlean, the acclaimed author of 'The Orchid Thief' will meet via Skype with the Ada Public Library book group to discuss her latest book, 'Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend'.
The event takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. at Ada Public Library. Everyone is welcome.
If you are interested in learning more about Susan Orlean's biography of Rin Tin Tin, you may click here for the New York Times book review.
