New and returning vendors are invited to a meeting with Bluffton Farmers Market manager Greg Probst at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31.
The meeting will take place on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. That evening, vendors will learn about promotional opportunities and may reserve full-year spaces at a discounted price.
Located in the Citizens National Bank parking lot in downtown Bluffton, the Bluffton Farmers Market is open on Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. - noon, May through October.
Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club will host an information night and registration from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, at First Presbyterian Church, 201 S. Main St., Ada.
Eligibility for participation in 4-H projects and competitive events begins when a child is age 8 and in the 3rd grade.
Any youth 9 older is eligible for project membership, regardless of grade level. Membership requires enrollment in an authorized Ohio 4-H club or group under the direction of an OSU Extension professional or an approved adult volunteer.
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Responding to this afternoon’s announcement by Gov. Mike DeWine to close Ohio schools for three weeks, Ada schools sent Ohio Alert messages at 4:57 p.m. this afternoon and again at 8:22 p.m.
The Icon will continue to post those alerts are they are sent. Watch the Icon for further updates. The Alert messages follow:
• Students last day will be tomorrow, March 13 and will not return until at least April 6.
• Materials and instructions will be sent home tomorrow with students.
Laurie Watt is Ada’s newest Main Street business owner, as she has assumed the ownership of a hair salon on North Main Street.
Opened earlier this month as Platinum Hair Design, LLC, the full-service salon is located at 228 N. Main St.
“We offer perms, haircuts, color, waxing, manicures and pedicures,” she said. “Walk-ins and appointments are welcome and we service women, men and children.”
With Watt, who is a hair stylist, is Redd Harris, barber. Part-time stylists are Meagan Mullett and Jessica Robinson. Also working part-time is Justus Cheney, nail technician.
Event modified due to "public gathering" requirements
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The Liberty Belles and Boys 4H Club will hold its sign up date as previously stated in the flyer, (Tuesday, March 17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) however, the event will be modified due to the OSU Extension requirements for "public gatherings."
According to Deb Retterer, "We will have advisors at the Presbyterian Church in Ada to give parents a packet with information pertaining to the 2020 4H year.
"Instructions on how to enroll on line or submit a paper application will be provided in the packet. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any question or need to make other arrangements.
Persons may contact the club on Facebook: Liberty Belles & Boys 4-H Club
Glancing at yard signs in Ada, it appears that an election takes place soon. The Ohio primary election is Tuesday, March 17. Watch the Icon for sample ballots posted on Friday.
