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Carnival time on Saturday!

Vancrest invites you to celebrate its 3rd anniversary in Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 12, 2019

By any measure, Vancrest has been successful in its first three years in Ada. The company will celebrate its third anniversary with a carnival, open to the public, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 15.

There will be a dunk tank, face painting, a roving clown, a DJ, bouncy house, games, prizes, candy, popcorn, cotton candy, and a free lunch featuring hamburgers or hotdogs.

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Bluffton Festival of Wheels set for Friday

52nd annual event should bring 200 vehicles to Bluffton
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 12, 2019

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Bluffton’s Main Street vehicular ghosts reappear on Friday, June 14.

Those shadowy figures grew up on leaded gasoline, have V-8 engines under their hoods and ride on white-wall tires. They arrive in a variety of bright colors and don’t have FM radios.

Some have strange names like: Plymouth, Studebaker, Mercury, Edsel, VW Bug, Woody, Oldsmobile, Desoto and Packard.

Over 200 of them return to Bluffton for the 52nd Bluffton Festival of Wheels cruise-in, sponsored by the Bluffton Lions.

A registration form for vehicle owners interested in entering a vehicle is attached at the bottom of this story.

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June 15 educational program on bees

At Friendship Gardens of Hardin County
Posted by Icon K on Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Area gardeners and others with an interest in gardening are invited to attend the summer gardening programs being offered at the Friendship Gardens of Hardin County.  

This summer the Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are sponsoring three educational demonstration programs in the Friendship Gardens located at 960 W. Kohler Street in Kenton, which is behind Harco Industries.  

Follow the ‘Friendship Gardens of Hardin County’ signs to a parking area off of West Kohler Street.  The events are planned to begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings and will last about an hour. 

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An evening of patriotic tunes

Lima Symphony patriotic pops concert here on July 6
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 10, 2019

The Lima Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Independence Day with its fifth annual Patriotic Pops Concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, at Ohio Northern University.

The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center, between Presser and Weber halls.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early and bring lawn chairs, blankets and favorite picnic foods.

Further details will be shared closer to the event date.

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Century 21 Sunway invites you to hot dog Thursdays

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 10, 2019

Century 21 Sunway Realty, 208 N. Main St., Ada, invites Icon viewers to hot dog Thursdays, according to Becky Reed.

"Starting this Thursday, through Aug. 1, we will offer free hot dogs and lemonade in our Ada Main Street office from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.," said Reed.

"It's open to anyone," she said, added to stop by and have lunch on Centuery 21 Sunway.

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Learn to draw comic book superheroes

Posted by LizGH on Monday, June 10, 2019

If you want to learn to draw superheroes, come to a Comic Book Club art class for adults and teens on Thursday, June 13 at 5 p.m. at Alger Public Library. 

The library is located at 100 W. Wagner, St., Alger.

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