RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio – Morrow, Delaware and Richland County Farm Bureaus are collaborating to host the Second Annual Flying Horse Farms “Grow it. Know it. Give it.” event. The event treats guests to a chef-prepared, locally-sourced dinner at the camp. All proceeds help further the mission of Flying Horse Farms and provide operating expenses for […]
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Blueberry Festival, YMCA add ‘Glow Run’
MANSFIELD, OH – The Lexington Blueberry Festival of Ohio and the Mansfield Area YMCA will bring an all-new “Glow Run” to the community this year. The Glow Run Event will be held on Thursday, Aug 13 at 8:30 p.m. This is a 1-mile fun run for all ages. Registration for this event includes two glow-in-the-dark […]
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Live entertainment offered at Community Garden Bike/Walk Tour
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Black Lounge, Chicos Brother and the Richland New Hope Dance Troop will be performing family-friendly entertainment during the 2015 Community Garden Bike/Walk Tour. The tour will be held Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Each group will perform during the break at the Welcome Garden. Altered Eats will also be […]
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Wildflower or weed?
Let me begin by saying that if you’ve found today’s column by doing a Google search for “weed,” this most likely isn’t the kind you were looking for. Now that that’s settled, let’s move on to the definition of a weed according to Mirriam-Webster: a plant that is not valued where it is growing and […]
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Catholic Charities Brown Bag Lunch Book Club starts Aug. 7
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Catholic Charities invites community members to a new Brown Bag Lunch Book Club series featuring the book, “Why Don’t They Just Get a Job?” The first session will be hosted from noon to 1 p.m. on the first Friday of the month beginning Aug. 7 at Catholic Charities, 2 Smith Ave., Mansfield, […]
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Plymouth to celebrate 200 years
PLYMOUTH, Ohio — “There is a palpable party atmosphere in Plymouth as the village completes final preparations for its bicentennial celebration,” Susan Moore, president of the Plymouth Improvement Committee, said. The Plymouth Improvement Committee is the official organizer for Plymouth’s bicentennial and the group has prepared for the past 15 months to arrange a variety […]
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North End Farmers’ Market to offer grilling demonstration
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Greg Brandes from Ohio Health MedCentral Health Systems will be doing a grilling demonstration during the Aug. 4 North End Farmers Market using fresh produce purchased from the market. Brandes will be making grilled sweet potato wedges, grilled stone fruit salad with toasted almonds, and an open-face grilled vegetable sandwich. The demonstration […]
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Neos Dance Theatre to present ‘Ballet @ the Brickyard’
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Neos Dance Theatre’s 2nd Annual “Ballet @ the Brickyard” will present an evening of dance, art, and a full Mansfield experience. “Ballet @ the Brickyard” will be performed at The Brickyard at Temple Court between Diamond and Main Street in downtown Mansfield on Aug. 1. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. and […]
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Edible plant walk planned at North Lake Park
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Nicholas Copley from Lionheart Medicinal Gardens will be discussing the therapeutic folk remedies and nutritional properties of wild plants during the Foraging For Edible & Medicinal Plant walk on Monday, Aug. 3 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Participants will learn how to properly forage, identify and harvest wild plants and discover recommended […]
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Beougher family spreading joy for 50 years
MANSFIELD, Ohio — For half a century, the Beougher family has helped bring a smile to families’ faces while cruising throughout the area in one of their ice cream trucks. The late George and Kathy Beougher started selling sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream in 1965 from a Mister Softee ice cream truck in Fort Wayne, […]