Public invited to a listening session, America at 250 (1776-2026)

LIMA — The public is invited to join Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith, Londell Smith, and Todd Kleismit for a free listening session to prepare for the upcoming U.S. Semiquincentennial starting at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Folsom Auditorium at the Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market St., Lima.

Kleismit will share information about the 29-member state commission that was launched earlier this year and Ohio’s planned participation in the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

Shannon Bohle
Shannon Bohle covers entertainment at The Lima News. After growing up in Shawnee Township, she earned her BA at Miami University, MLIS from Kent State University, MA from Johns Hopkins University-Baltimore and pursued a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge. Bohle assisted with the publication of nine books and has written for National Geographic, Nature, NASA, Astronomy & Geophysics and Bloomsbury Press. Her public speaking venues included the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, the Smithsonian and UC-Berkeley, and her awards include The National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest and a DoD competition in artificial intelligence. Reach her at [email protected] or 567-242-0399.