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JAMPD recommends: 11 apps for nature lovers

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, December 12, 2023

From Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District on Facebook:

Wondering how to strike a balance between screen time and outdoor fun for your kids?

Exciting news – we've got some awesome suggestions that make use of technology to inspire outdoor adventures!

Download your favorite app from this list and let's turn those digital moments into nature-packed memories! Let us know which one you're going to try!

Birds

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Hancock Park District’s annual photography contest opens

Posted by Staff on Sunday, December 3, 2023

FINDLAY__Hancock Park District’s 28th Annual Photography Contest is now underway. To be eligible for judging, photographs must be taken in the Hancock Park System (i.e., parks owned and/or managed by the Hancock Park District), from the Blanchard River Greenway Trail, or of the Blanchard River (e.g., landscapes, wildlife, and outdoor recreation).

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University Club II is accepting scholarship applications

Posted by Staff on Monday, November 20, 2023

The University Club II Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for the 2024 annual scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to a current junior or senior college student who has graduated from a Hardin County high school. 

Scholarship applications are available by emailing Susan Headings at [email protected] or by texting 567-295-8464. The application deadline is February 1, 2024. 

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November 14 Field Reports from the Ohio Division of Wildlife

Posted by Staff on Saturday, November 18, 2023

Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two 
During the early two-day white-tailed deer gun hunting season in the disease surveillance area, State Wildlife Officer Ryan Kennedy, assigned to Hardin County, received a report of a hunter with no hunter orange. Officer Kennedy located the bowhunter, who was sitting in a tree stand dressed in full camouflage. The bowhunter was issued a citation for not wearing hunter orange during a deer gun season. The subject pleaded guilty and received a $200 fine. It is important for every hunter, regardless of hunting implement, to wear hunter orange during any gun season. 

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Heating assistance reminder for low income Ohioans

Posted by Staff on Friday, November 17, 2023

The Ohio Department of Development and Area Agency on Aging 3 want to remind Ohioans assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175% of the federal poverty guidelines pay their heating bills.

Ohioans can visit energyhelp.ohio.gov to apply online, download a copy of the application, or find contact information for a local Energy Assistance Provider. Senior citizens may go to their local Area Agency on Aging office for help with assembling the required documents and completing their HEAP application.

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Alger Public Library holiday schedule for Thanksgiving

Posted by Staff on Thursday, November 16, 2023

The Alger Public Library will be closed on Thursday and Friday November 23 and 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday and will open back up for regular hours Monday November 27 at 9:00 a.m.

A calendar of library events can be found HERE.

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