By Peggy Hall, OSU-Agricultural & Resource Law Program and Wayne Dellinger, OSU Extension-Union County. Edited by Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension-Hardin County.
Up to a half-million people could flow into the solar eclipse path that will cross Ohio on April 8. The potential increase of visitors to Ohio’s rural areas raises unique safety and legal concerns for farmers and farmland owners.
The Bluffton PTO is hosting hands on science fun for the whole family this Friday, April 5 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. This is a come and go event held in the elementary gym, middle school gym and middle school cafetorium. Jackson St. doors at the ES and MS will both be open for entrance.
At 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 7, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, will host a concert by the Concert Choir from Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, Michigan.
The total solar eclipse on the afternoon of Monday, April 8 is expected to bring a lot of traffic to Northwest Ohio. Many Blanchard Valley Health System offices and practices are adjusting their hours or having staff work remotely for part or all of the day of the eclipse to accommodate the community’s needs.
Maple Crest resident Trudy Baber is described by her neighbors as a “spitfire” and it’s easy to see why. She was born on March 30, 1922 but you would never guess that she is 102 years old. When Trudy moves briskly down the hallway with her walker, it looks more like a convenient place to transport her slice of birthday cake than anything else.
Three senior artists from Bluffton University are showcasing their most prominent work in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Art Center. Titled, “POTS and PCs,” the exhibit opens April 2 and runs through May 4.
