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Here's Hardin County's Trick-or-Treat schedule

Hardin County communities announce their Halloween plans for the end of this month. Those plans follow:

Oct. 27: Ada will hold its costume parade at 6 p.m. with registration beginning at 5:30 p.m. Buy Ada First will sponsor a soup cook off/contest and the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a pie contest both at the Ada Depot from 5-7 p.m.

Oct. 29: Forest will hold its Halloween parade at 6:30 p.m. with costume judging beginning at 6 p.m. Dunkirk’s parade will begin at 7 p.m.

Rhodes State College info night on Oct. 21

Rhodes State College, Lima, will present information on the college admissions process at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Kenton High School cafeteria.

Items covered are the college admissions process, financial aid, and the benefits of starting at Rhodes State College.

Representatives from Admissions and Financial Aid will be available to help schedule a campus visit, discover pathways to an affordable bachelor’s degree, and answer all of your college questions.

Mom-to-mom sale Oct. 18 in Jenera

A mom-to-mom sale takes place Saturday, Oct. 18, from  9 a.m. to noon at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 9340 Township Road 32, Jenera. Donations of two canned goods at the door are accepted.

Ada Bingo plays on Thursdays

Ada Bingo plays on Thursdays at the Alumni N-men’s Building in downtown Ada.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; bingo begins at 6:55. Ada Bingo uses new, radio-controlled electronic machines, as well as traditional paper packages. Proceeds from Ada Bingo benefits the Ada Lion's Club, Ada Music Boosters and the Ada-Liberty Volunteer Fire Department

Bluffton Nov. 29 Blaze of Lights parade invites Ada organizations to participate

“Happy Holidays!”

Plans for the year’s Bluffton Blaze of Lights are underway. This year’s 28th annual Thanksgiving weekend event is Saturday, Nov. 29, using the theme “Happy Holidays!” The Blaze committee invites Ada groups and businessees to participate in the Blaze parade.

PARADE APPLICATION FORM AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

The Blaze is an event sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. Fred Steiner, chamber director, said, “Most people think of the Blaze as a one-evening event. It’s really the entire holiday season because several events take place until New Years.”

It's Bluffton's weekend for a fall festival

The Bluffton community’s 11th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 27, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.

Here’s the schedule:

Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Ct.
• Antique tractor show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Music by Easy Ed and The Country Pals (Bluegrass), 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. and 1-1:45 p.m.
• Kiddie tractor pull, registration 1-1:30 p.m., pull starts 1:30 p.m.
• Fishing derby, 2-3:30 p.m.
• Food available 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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