Challenged Champions Equestrian Center, 11913 Road 6, Ottawa, will hold its annual Obstacle River Run on Saturday, June 10. The day includes several family-friendly events:
10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Showcase where riders present a drill team performance
11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Pony rides ($3 donation per ride)
11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Face painting
10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Bake sale
11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Chicken barbecue dinner; pre-sale only $8 each
2:30 p.m. – Youth obstacle mud run
4 p.m. – Adult obstacle mud run
6:30 p.m. – Corn hole tournament – cash prizes awarded
Thelma Pearl Bucher, 87, of Findlay and formerly of Road 4 in Pandora, died May 1, 2017, at Fox Run Manor, Findlay. Thelma was born Nov. 25, 1929, in Pandora, Ohio, to the late Err and Bertha (Nemire) Bridenbaugh. On June 21, 1947, she married John Bucher who preceded her in death on March 28, 2011.
Thelma graduated from Pandora High School and then worked as a bookkeeper at Pandora Milling Company and later as a bookkeeper at Kersh Insurance in Ottawa, Ohio. She also was a farmwife and helped on the family farm.
R COOP opens for the season this weekend, according to Jane Shaw.
The seasonal store, featuring old, new and repurposed decorative items for inside and out, is located two miles north of Bluffton at 2168 Road R, Pandora.
This weekend's hours are Friday, May 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The shop will be open Fridays, 10 to 5 and Saturdays, 10-1 and by appointments.
Check out R Coop on FB for more details.
Bluffton’s coffee shop at the corner of Main and Cherry has new owners. It is closed during a renovation period, but promises a soft re-opening by Saturday, May 13, or sooner.
The new owners are Samantha “Sam” Erter and Jessi and Luke Davis. The three have known each other since their school days in Kenton.
The three are purchasing the coffee shop and building at 101 S. Main St., from previous owners, Phil and Sharon Zimmerly. The Zimmerly’s owned the coffee shop for the past nine years, purchasing it from Whole Bean S Corp.
ANDERSON, Ind. - The 2017 edition of the HCAC Track and Field Conference Championship hosted by Anderson University saw its share of weather-related delays and postponements but the Bluffton University Beavers kept their focus and composure to bring a quintet of champions back to campus.
The Sports Warehouse, 111 N. Main St., will hold a ribbon cutting at 9:30 a.m., Friday, May 5, ito celebrate the store's first anniversary under its owner, Natalie Mueller.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the ribbon cutting.
During the anniversary celebration store hours are Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"Everyone who stops in either of these days can enter to win a door prize," said Mueller.
