HARDIN COUNTY–The 2023 Hardin County Poultry Banquet will be held Saturday, March 25 at the Family Center of the Kenton Christian & Missionary Alliance Church located at 15436 State Route 309 in Kenton, Ohio.
Chicken will be provided as the main course. Each family attending is asked to bring their most requested, best-tasting side dish and dessert to share.There will be no charge for the evening, but reservations are necessary. Doors open at 5:00 p.m., with dinner at 6:00 p.m. Table service will be provided.
The Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District is taking orders for its annual pond fish sale. The following fingerling species are available: Largemouth Bass; Bluegill; Hybrid Bluegill; Channel Catfish; White Amur; Redear Sunfish; Fathead Minnows. Please note that the fish are sold individually.
The deadline for orders is 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 31, 2023. All orders must be picked up at 2:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 6. Customers will need to provide enough containers to hold the purchased fish. Five-gallon buckets work well. Each container must have an unscented poly liner (trash bag) filled with one-third customer pond water to pick up the fish at the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District Office.
If you have any questions regarding recommended stocking rate, or wish to place an order, please contact the Hardin SWCD office at 419-673-0456, Ext. 3, located at 12751 State Route 309W, Kenton, Ohio, or visit www.co.hardin.oh.us/swcd/.
Dr. David Strittmatter, ONU Assistant Professor of History will present The Ray Brown Project at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 5 in the Allen County Museum’s Folsom Auditorium.
Ray Brown (1908-65) was born in Alger in Hardin County. He pitched for the legendary Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues and was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2006. He died in the 1960s and is buried in Dayton, Ohio.
Ada Summer Swim Sign-ups for the 2023 season will take place on Tuesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 27 at the Ada First United Methodist Church from 6:30-8:00 p.m..