‘Something for everyone’ at this year’s Auglaize County Fair
WAPAKONETA — On Sunday, 170 years of tradition will be celebrated as the Auglaize County Fair kicks off this year’s 7-day run, bringing amusement rides, livestock shows, live music and other entertainment to the county fairgrounds in Wapakoneta from Sunday to Aug. 6.
Featured events coming up in the Lima region
Johnny Cash Tribute Band
Reminisce: Growing a legacy: Looking back at Lima’s garden clubs
LIMA — The spring of 1915 was in sight when Lima’s Morning Star & Republican-Gazette announced the Civic League’s annual flower seed giveaway while doing a fair job of selling the idea of planting a garden.
River ride aims to help Lima area youth
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — The 14th Annual River Ride bicycle tour set to take place Saturday at Heritage Park will be a fundraiser for City Life at Rally Point Youth Center, a non-profit youth ministry of Youth for Christ of Northwest Ohio. Registration proceeds will go to the organization’s general budget to help them continue delivering biblically centered guidance and support services to Lima youth.
Used car prices are still up, and the repo man is back
Healthcare worker Cleveland Wishop landed at Baltimore-Washington International Airport last fall expecting to retrieve his car from long-term parking and drive home.
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
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Real Life Mama: Holding on to summer
She keeps telling me that she cannot wait for school to start, my Maylie. She is so excited to find out who her teacher is this year (she is hoping for a certain one). She is anticipating which friends of hers will be in her class and looking forward to making new friends.
Living with Children: The difference between ‘fair’ and equal’
Q: How can I explain to my kids, ages 6 and 9, that “fair” and “equal” are not the same. They complain constantly that I’m not fair. What they mean is I don’t treat them the same.
David Trinko: 3 a.m. wakeup call from ‘fraud prevention’
The automated call rang my wife’s phone a little after 3 a.m., saying it was the big box store’s automated fraud prevention line, complete with the company’s number on the caller ID.
Summer grilling rules
For seasonal food and wine perfection, few things can top a cookout. My favorite grill experience was at a tiny remote cottage with no electricity in Uruguay, the vacation retreat of Argentine celeb chef Francis Mallmann, who popularized traditional open-flame techniques internationally.
