Bluffton Lions will sell shopping spree tickets at Community Market on Fridays and Saturdays, April 22-23 and April 29-30.
Each $5 ticket enables the purchaser one ticket in a drawing for a free shopping spree to take place on Saturday, May 7.
Proceeds from the ticket sales go to the Bluffton Lions scholarship fund. Multiple $500 scholarships are given each year to graduating seniors from Bluffton, Pandora-Gilboa and Cory-Rawson schools.
Jenera Trinity Lutheran School’s students will present a journey through the Magical Land of Oz, as they take the stage next weekend in Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical production of the “Wizard of Oz."
Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, and and Saturday, April 16, at Trinity Lutheran School’s gymnasium. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are free, but donations will be welcome at the door to offset costs.
First National Bank hosts an antique appraisal event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, at the Hancock Historical Museum, 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay.
Featured is Richard E. Stegman, appraiser with more than 30 years of experience. In addition to owning several antique shops, he was a student of Harry Rinker’s The Institute for the Study of Antiques and Collectibles.
Persons attending may bring one small item per person for appraisal.
Small items include, but are not limited to porcelains, glass, estate jewelry, paintings, toys and advertising items.
TYRO Staffing will hold a two-day pre-hiring event and job ethics traning class at Diamond Manufacturing, Bluffton, Thursday and Friday, April 7-8.
The Ridge Project is a non-profit Christian organization dedicated to finding employment and strengthening families. A difference from some agencies is that they offer extensive training in work ethics coupled with ongoing mentoring for their clients.
Contact Joe Jakubowski at 419-276-7030 to register.
Bluffton's 45th annual arts and crafts festival is only six weeks away.
Craft vendor booths are still available, according to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, show sponsor. A craft registration form is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
This year's show is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 14. The show streteches from the town hall to the post office as over 70 craft booth and chamber member booths are expected.
Booths are $40 until May 1. At that time booths are $60.
