The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2023 Bluffton Arts & Crafts Festival will take place on Saturday, June 3 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The festival will be located at 125 E. College Ave. (the same location as 2022).

The festival will feature arts, crafts, jewelry, clothing, decor, pet items, food, family fun and entertainment.

For more information about becoming a vendor or for general information, contact Katelyn Gainok at [email protected].

The League of Women Voters of the Lima Area will hold an informational meeting on the Aging Out of Children from Children’s Service on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Children’s Services Building at 123 W. Spring St. Lima.

The guest speaker will be Sarah Newland from Children’s Services. This meeting is open to the public. 

OTTAWA—Putnam County Habitat for Humanity (PCHFH) will host Tool & Purse Bingo on Friday, March 10 at VFW Post 9142, 212 West Second Street, Ottawa. All proceeds from the evening will support PCHFH’s new home and critical home repair programs.

“Habitat for Humanity is all about building hope,” said PCHFH Executive Director Anne Coburn-Griffis. “We use a lot of tools to get the work done, including real, rugged hand and power tools."

PANDORA—Join birders at The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm on Saturday, February 18 for a 9:00 a.m. hike in celebration of the world-wide Great Backyard Bird Count.

FINDLAY- Spring is almost here and the temperatures are starting to fluctuate. This means that conditions are right for collecting maple tree sap. Step back in time to see the process the pioneers and Native Americans used to collect sap, transport it to the sugar bush, and boil it down to produce sweet maple syrup.

Litzenberg Memorial Woods, March 11, 9:00 a.m.-noon
All ages are welcome.
Free; registration is not required.

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly breakfast meeting on on Friday, February 10. Greenhorn will be providing breafast and Ohio Means Jobs Allen County is the Breakfast Sponsor.

Breakfast will be served at 7:00 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m. The meeting takes place on the third floor of the Bluffton Town Hall.

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