The Hardin County Fair opens Tuesday, Sept. 3, and continues through Sunday, Sept. 8. The fairgrounds is located at 14134 Letson Ave., Kenton.
Season tickets and membership tickets are on sale at the following Ada locations:
Liberty National Bank
Quest Federal Credit Union
4 Seasons Drive Thru
302 Carryout
Season and membership tickets are $20. Season tickets admits one adult and family's children of school age and under all week. Membership tickets give admission and voting privileges.
Bluffton Senior Center offers four bus trips now through next spring, plus two coach trips during the same period, according to Tonya Meyer, Center director.
Coach trips:
• Sept 8-16 – Colorado’s vintage railways
• May 20-30, 2020 – Oberammergau, passion play, in Europe
The Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will be going on a garden tour on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 6:30 p.m., at Nancy Mistovich's garden, 110 Polo Dr, Bluffton. This garden tour is part of the club's regular monthly meeting and the tour is open to the public.
Mistovich is a Master Gardener Volunteer for Allen County.
The Inn at ONU, 401 W. College Ave., Ada, holds its annual Around the World Wine Sampling evening next month.
The event is Saturday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. In addition to wine, the evening includes food and cultural exploration.
Tickets are $30 per guest, which includes an extensive selection of appetizers, five unique wine samples, wine commentary provided by wine industry expert Diana Kerr Brown, live entertainment, relaxing atmosphere and a truly enjoyable evening. Tax and gratuity are additional.
The Hancock Historical Museum will host its fifth historic barn tour on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The self-guided tour will showcase five historic barns around the community of Mt. Blanchard, dating from the 1840s to the early 1900s.
Guests on the tour will learn the history of the barns and the farms they occupy. Many of the farms have been passed down in the same families for several generations. The barns display a wide array of timber-framing techniques and styles and have come to serve a variety of purposes.
The Lima Beane Chorus will perform in early September at Hilty Home, 304 Hilty Dr., Pandora. The chorus will sing from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, in a free and open to the public concert. The event includes homemade ice cream.
