Bluffton’s favorite fall event, the Fall Festival, takes place here Saturday, Sept. 24.
This is the 13th annual Fall Festival, and it offers many family-oriented activities throughout the community, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
Activities include an antique tractor show, lots of music and food, pony rides, inflatable bounce house, craft show and home expo, farmers’ market, historical exhibits, and horse and wagon rides between Mennonite Memorial Home and downtown.
It's the next best thing to a Michael Jackson performance. It's the Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience on The Freed Center Biggs Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27.
Here's a description of the performance:
As the mirror image of Michael Jackson, “The Ultimate Michael Experience” is both entertaining and electrifying. This full-stage production is a tribute to the music and dancing of the world-famous star.
Choreographed by Joby Rogers, who portrays Jackson, this production utilizes the talents of eight dancers who envelop the audience in a wave of visual excitement not seen since Jackson’s final concert.
The Ohio Northern University Observatory will host the first public event of the season from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27.
A highlight will be the opportunity to view a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, in which they pass as close as 4/60th of a degree from one another. The event is free and open to the public.
The observatory is located on the western part of campus near Wander Field.
Booth space and parade entries are being accepted for this year’s Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s 31st annual Harvest and Herb Festival, according to David Dellifield, festival director.
A printer-friendly booth application and booth regulations and requirements are in attachments at the bottom of this story. A parade entry form and parade information sheets are also attachments.
This year’s festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, in downtown Ada.
The festival is open to the public with no admission charge. Proceeds are used to promote Ada chamber activities during the year.
Ada Kiwanis Club will offer two bicycles at a raffle during the Saturday, Sept. 17, Harvest and Herb Festival. Tickets are available from club members and will be available on Sept. 17.
An annual Kiwanis event in the planning stages are the annual Halloween parade.
Ada council scheduled a special meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, in council chambers, according to Angela Polachek, village administrative assistant.
The purpose of the meeting is to consider authorizations for a replacement cruiser and conditional offer of employment.
The previously scheduled personnel and buildings and grounds committee meetings for Aug. 30 will convene immediately following the special council meeting.
