The West Central Ohio Chapter of the Compassionate Friends, a support group for the family after a child dies, will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at Union Chapel Missionary Church, 4869 Ada Rd, Lima.
The topic for the meeting will be "Grief, Will It Ever Go Away?" Attendees are invited to bring a relative or friend. Sandwiches and dessert provided after the meeting.
The 2022 Good Friday Procession of the Cross continued a tradition of 25 years or more in Bluffton. On Friday, April 15, people of all ages gathered to carry and process with the cross from church to church in the village.
The cross, which weighs some 200 pounds, was created by a parishioner of the English Evangelical Lutheran Church from the beams of a barn. At each of the six churches visited by the procession, the bearers put down the cross and clergy from one or more churches lead those present in prayer.
On Saturday, April 16, Southgate Lanes will host its biggest annual fundraiser:
"Our friends at Bluffton Diesel Service have compiled a plethora of great prizes that ANYONE has a chance to win." The proceeds from this HELP BLUFFTON event will benefit the Francis family, the Betts family, Bluffton Food Pantry and other families and non-profits around Bluffton.
Entertainment will be provided by DJ Phil Austin.
Raffle tickets can be purchased for prizes including but not limited to the following:
The following real estate and personal property will be offered at public auction on the premises at 3468 CR 304 Ada, Ohio 45810. Open Houses will be held on April 18 and 25 at 5 p.m.
PUBLIC AUCTION:
Saturday April 30, 2022 @ 10 AM
1 1⁄2 story farmhouse with 1141 sq. ft., 3BR, one bath, partial basement with 90+ LP furnace with central air and updated 200-amp electric service. The home is on a 9-acre lot with approx. 7 acres tillable farmland. Buildings include a two-car detached garage, pole building and other smaller sheds. Purchaser to receive 22 farm rights.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Office and Anytime Fitness Lima will host a new Band Of Mudders race event taking place in Lima, Ohio at the Allen County Fairgrounds at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
This 2-mile race will be made up of 12 different obstacles that contestants must complete in teams of four, as a team of two, or as an individual.
The Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area (GBPA) are inviting the public to a May 3 lecture given by Ann Boyd (herbalist and owner of My Own Backyard) on “The Waxing and Waning of Direct Seed Sowing.” Boyd will talk about which herbs, flowers and vegetables grow best from sowing directly into the ground, plus much more.
