Greg Probst will serve as manager of the Bluffton Farmers’ Market this year.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment. This year the chamber took over the responsibilities of the popular downtown Saturday market. The market will enter its 11th season when it opens on Saturday, May 2.
Probst has served as a vendor at the market since 2008. He in involved in Probst Family Farm, a Certified Naturally Grown Farm, located at 3463 State Route 103, Bluffton. In addition to his farmers’ market participation, Probst is also a member of the Bluffton fire department and EMS.
Beacon Realty announces its featured home of the week. It is a residence at 215 Willeke, Ada. The list price is $114,900. The residence includes three bedrooms and 1 1/2 bath.
Contact Becky Neville, Beacon Realty, 208 N. Main St., Ada, 419-230-2250, for more information or open the attachment at the bottom of this page.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 18. The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its second spring event at the park with lots of activities taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
Several events are still in the planning stages. There will be music activities, an animal exhibit, an opportunity for youth to take home a potted plant, emergency squad vehicle tours and a tree planting ceremony. There will also be fingerprinting for youth sponsored by the Hardin County Sheriff's Office.
If you were in Ada on Saturday you may have thought you stepped back in time.
That is if you saw the 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B, set up camp in Ada. Not to worry. The group is a living history organization.
The company members had a demonstration for ONU Civil War classes. They will be at Appomattox on April 15, during the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination.
Ada’s newest downtown business, Vape N Chill, offers electronic cigarettes, electronic hookahs, over 40 flavors of e-liquids, and several additional accessories, including e-hookah rentals.
Josh Culp of Ada, with business partner Shane Campbell of Lima, opened the store at 123 S. Main St., Ada, on March 6.
The shop offers an assortment of vapor accessories from starter kits to more advanced mechanical mods. Starter kits are priced as low at $9.95. The store, open to persons 18 and older, has free Wi Fi and offers college discounts.
