Events

Hardin County Pullers coming to Ada Friday and Saturday

By Monty Siekerman
FROM ADA ICON - Hardin County Pullers third annual Fall Brawl and The first-ever Sled Bandits Sled Pull will be held Friday and Saturday at Ada War Memorial Park. Admission is $15.

The Sled Bandits will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Pullers will run at noon on Saturday. For the Pullers the gates open at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 10:30 a.m.

50 vendors, crafters and direct sales, horse-drawn carriage rides, food trucks

The Centre at Bluffton will host a holiday showcase from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, according to Stephanie Foster of The Centre.

"We will have 50 vendors, crafters and direct sales, horse-drawn carriage rides, food trucks, and adult beverages," she said. "We will also have a 50/50 drawing with some of the proceeds being donated to a local charity."

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Tickets are on sale for a Designer Purse Bingo event at Cory-Rawson High School. It takes place at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20,. Tickets are available at C-R schools or via Paypay to [email protected].

 

Some buyers arrived the night before

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
FROM ADA ICON - More than 500 bargain hunters were on hand at 8 a.m. Saturday when the buzzer rang to start the Wilson Sporting Goods annual Garage Sale. Some shoppers arrived the night before and others lined up several hours before the 8 a.m. start of the sale. 

Bins and bins of footballs—bargained priced at $10 up to $35 for the Super Bowl "Duke" ball—were available. And many other Wilson-made items were for sale, such as Badminton sets for $10, basketballs and soccer balls for $15. 

The Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area next program is a presentation by Tim Brugeman, Hancock County Master Gardener volunteer.

The program is at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, in the Bluffton Public Library. Additional information about the club is in the attached newsletter.

The 5th Annual Quarry Farm Jam has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22, from 6 to 9 p.m., due to inclement weather on the originally-scheduled date. The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm, Pandora, hosts the organization's annual Jam for musicians and music enthusiasts.

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