Note: July's Summerfest and 1K was cancelled due to rain. Derek and Brandon assured the Icon that Saturday's rescheduled 1K will happen even if it snows.
The boys at Southgate Lanes – Derek Dukes and Brandon Falk - devised the ultimate race and it is Saturday. It even has a name: Summerfest’s 1-K.*
*More about the August Summerfest, which follows the race, at the bottom of this story.
Transition Bluffton presents an informative session on the current state and the future of recycling in the Village of Bluffton.
Liz Gordon-Hancock, a writer with the Bluffton Icon, will present information from her recent series of articles for the local on-line newspaper. The Executive Director of North Central Ohio Waste Management, Dennis Baker, will talk about the future of recycling and how it will affect us, followed by a question and answer session.
Pandora hosted the Riley Creek car show this past weekend. Here is an overhead view of cars on display, plus a photo of one entry in the burnout contest.
By Monty Siekerman
FROM ADA ICON - The 105th running of the Ada Farmers and Merchants picnic will take place Saturday at Ada War Memorial Park.
The F&M is one of the longest running festivals/fairs in Ohio. It’s a day to picnic and enjoy many activities throughout the day with family and friends.
Cast members, from left, Jackson Ridge, Zane Traxler, Nick Norton, Megan Sycks, Sarah Schutz, and Amelia Arthur, make final preparations for this weekend’s Riley Creek Singers performance of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Pandora-Gilboa school auditeria. Performance times are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets are available at Riley Creek Pharmacy, Pandora. Tickets are $15. Kevin Augsburge is the stage director and Craig Van Rentergham, music director.
