Featured events coming up in the Lima region
Manhattan Shorts Film Festival
Bluffton Fall Festival returns after two-year pause
BLUFFTON — The days are becoming noticeably shorter. The leaves are showing signs of fall colors and football is in full swing.
Junior chefs to display skills at Niswonger show
VAN WERT — From the challenge of beating Bobby Flay to the quirkiness of “Guys Grocery Games,” cooking shows are prevalent across the television spectrum.
Reminisce: ‘A tough hombre:’ A look back at railroad detective Ruel Steen
LIMA — Ruel W. Steen was out for a Sunday drive in late August 1939 when he noticed a man along the Pennsylvania Railroad near Elida whose actions he thought “were peculiar.”
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
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Real Life Mama: Off the off-to-school wagon
You guys are never going to believe this. Look, I finally got Maylie going on this back-to-school morning routine and she was starting to feel some normalcy. Therefore, her anxiety was coming down and we were all starting our days with smiles (and not tears).
Living with Children: When it comes to your child’s education, you know better than...
Q: I have home-schooled my seventh-grade daughter on and off through elementary school. This school year, I began home-schooling her, but she’s now telling me she wants to go to “real” school again because she wants to be with other kids her age. She’s very social and has lots of friends, mostly through the church we attend.
Face serums and sunscreen
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Are face serums really necessary? “Everybody” in the makeup industry says they are a must-have, but are they?
Ex-etiquette: No one will take grandmother’s place
Q. My grandmother died eight months ago after a very long illness. She was the rock of our family, and my grandfather was her caregiver. She’s been gone eight months, now. My grandfather has recently started to date a woman he appears to enjoy, but I’m having a hard time with it. I am 22 years old, and I know I should be more accepting, but this is hard. He’s moved on so quickly, and I don’t want another grandmother. What’s good ex-etiquette?
This football season, pack your cooler with these
Football season is here again, which means it’s time to grab some parking lot, pop the trunk, light the grill and pull something cold from the cooler.
