Ten Thousand Villages announces artist of the month
LIMA — Ten Thousand Villages has announced Beth Boehr is the artist of the month. According to a recent press release, the community is invited to watch the artist complete a Celtic knot paper cutting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, at Ten Thousand Villages, 115 S. Main St., Bluffton.
Bluffton University to close during eclipse
LIMA — Bluffton University will be closed during the eclipse on Monday, April 8. According to a recent press release, the University is hosting researchers from the University of Wyoming. The release also states only the participants of the research will be allowed on campus. There will be no places for community members to view the eclipse on campus. For more information visit www.blufftonareachamber.com/eclipse-2024 or call the village at 419-358-2066.
Shawnee Alliance to host Easter services
LIMA — Shawnee Alliance Church will be holding several services to celebrate Easter. The first service will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the West Campus Activity Center, 4450 Shawnee Road. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, at the East Campus Sanctuary. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the West Campus Activity Center.
‘Feeding day’ planned by metropark district
LIMA — A “feeding day” for education animals used by the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District and housed at the McElroy Environmental Education Center is planned for later this month.
Allen County transit authority meeting set for Tuesday
LIMA — The Allen County Regional Transit Authority board of trustees will meet at noon on Tuesday, Marcy 12, in Suite 1-B at 200 E. High Street, Lima.
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‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.
Why you should stop texting your kids at school
Virginia high school teacher Joe Clement keeps track of the text messages parents have sent students sitting in his economics and government classes:
Surge of illegal homemade machine guns fuels violence
WASHINGTON — Eleven-year-old Domonic Davis was not far from his mom’s Cincinnati home when a hail of gunfire sprayed out from a passing car. Nearly two dozen rounds hurtled through the night at a group of children in the blink of an eye.
