A full slate of activities is on the calendar this weekend for the Riley Creek Festival, held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10-11, in Pandora.
Events include a Friday evening downtown car show, carnival games, an auction, outdoor movie and lots of food.
Other Friday events include a cornhole tournament and oldies music with a DJ.
On Saturday is a pancake breakast and 10 a.m. parade.
On both evenings and on Sunday afternoon and evening will be the presentation of "Brigadoon." The Riley Creek Players present the musical in the Pandora-Gilboa School auditoria.
Get your horns, drums, flags and batons out and start practicing.
That's the message from Rachael Lewis of the Bluffton school music department.
Former Bluffton High School marching band members are invited to join the 2012-2013 Bluffton High School marching band for the pre-game football show on Friday, Aug. 31.
Lewis said, "This includes horns, woodwinds, percussion, flags and majorettes. Those who are able are welcome to march down from the high school to the field with the band prior to the game."
The annual Beaverdam-Richland Fire Department's Summerfest is Saturday, Aug. 11, in downtown Beaverdam.
The event starts at 4 p.m. There will be lots of homemade food, door prizes, live musical entertainment and inflatable rides for kids.
At 9:30 p.m. the grand prizes will be drawn. This year's prizes include:
o One-quarter beef
o Patio furniture
o Kalahari Weekend Getaway
o Swimming pool
o Keurig coffee maker
The residents of Richland Manor recently enjoyed a Hawaiian feast on Aug. 3. This luau-themed dinner was planned specially for the campus residents and featured a menu, which contained cuisine similar to what you might expect to find at an authentic Hawaiian luau or pig roast.
The menu included: Kahlua pork or Hawaiian grilled chicken, pinepple fried rice, Hawaiian cole slaw. For dessert was coconut cream pie or pineapple pound cake.
Beverages were choice of aoda, druit juice, iced tea, or non-alcoholic pina colada.
Tickets are now on sale for Bluffton University's 2012-13 Artist Series. The first program is Aug. 30, when The Alley Cats perform.
Persons wanting ticket information may go to: http://tickets.bluffton.edu
Dr. Allison Westcott has joined the Blanchard Valley Hospital Women and Children's Center. Dr. Westcott provides obstetrics and gynecology care and is accepting new patients.
Dr. Westcott received her medical degree from The University of Toledo and completed an OB/GYN residency at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, South Carolina. She joins Dr. Miguel Jordan, Dr. George Abate and Certified Nurse Practitioner Teresa Jones in the practice.
Bridge Bereavement Services will offer a workshop for understanding grief on Monday, Aug. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Putnam County Library, 136 Putnam Parkway, Ottawa. The event is for individuals 18 years of age and older and is open to the public.
This three-hour workshop will help participants learn more about the grief process including how to identify essential physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual actions that will aid in healing.
We've seen several combination of plates proclaiming the driver as an Ohio State fan. Here's one of those versions. The Icon spotted this plate in Ada. It's a Franklin County plate.
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In 1961, Bluffton celebrated its centennial. A program in Founders Hall during the celebration included a pageant, which included reenactments of several Bluffton historical events.
The Goldenaires, a singing group, sang several songs. Members of the group, from left, Fred Amstutz, Jean Triplett, Earl Lehman, Jeanne Szabo, Dean Niswander, Joanne Niswander and Dick Boehr.
This is from a collection of centennial pageant photographs taken by Leland Gerber.
Four Bluffton High School students who have been active in several aspects of the Allen County Junior Fair during their time in school are candidates for this year's Junior Fair royalty.
Julie Althaus, Sierra Amstutz and Pam Fischbach are Bluffton High School candidates for 2012 Allen County Junior Fair queen; Tyler Begg of BHS is a candidate for fair king.
The students are among 28 students vying for king and queen titles. This year's Allen County Fair takes place Aug. 17 to 25. Candidate interviews have already taken place.
