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Farm, food, and friends: Perrysburg market celebrates 25 years of growth
The Perrysburg Farmers Market, which draws thousands downtown every Thursday, has grown from a tiny seed planted 25 years ago to a big blooming bouquet of farmers, food, and friends. Cindy Bench, co-owner of Bench Farms in Curtice, Ohio, has been with the market since its meek beginnings. She recalled husband Dave trying to entice customers to come over and see the flowers and produce at their booth when it opened in 1999 on Louisiana Avenue. “He would boil sweet corn on a burner and hand it out for free, trying to get people,” Mrs. Bench said. “When we first started here, we begged for somebody to walk by,” she recalled. “It took about six, seven years for it to develop into something. And now we’re the premiere market.”
Natural grandeur: Fostoria artist captures vibrancy in Ohio landscapes
ELMORE, Ohio — Landscape artist Jennifer Sowders' studio may not be fancy, but it is a home among the woodsy Ohio vistas she likes to paint. The name of her MONgallery and Art Studio in Fostoria has nothing to do with pretensions of the French but refers to the "Middle of Nowhere," as in rural America. “I can just walk out of my studio and nature is all around me,” said Sowders, a 1994 graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, who currently has a selection of works on view at the Schedel Arboretum and Gardens in Elmore, Ohio. Sowders' path during a career in art has been as meandering as a nature trail where she keeps discovering new aspects to herself.
Food Truck Thursdays return to Wooster Green
BOWLING GREEN — The city’s Food Truck Thursdays at Wooster Green will begin June 6. The 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. event will continue every Thursday until July 25. Each week, food trucks will be parked to the east of Wooster Green in downtown in the 100 block of West Wooster Street. This series coincides with the Wood County District Public Library’s summer reading program, which is from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Wooster Green. For more information about the reading program, visit wcdpl.libcal.com/event/12479341.
Perrysburg students win national orchestra competition
Perrysburg High School senior Raquel Burden, as a student of the violin for eight years and the school orchestra’s concertmaster, is an old pro at performing. However, competitions are a different story. “We have performed at many conventions,” Burden said. “We played at the Midwest Clinic, and we have done many state orchestra events, but in the past four years we have never done a competition.” There has to be a first time; Burden’s was at the recent American String Teacher Association’s National Orchestra Festival.
Youth theater program receives NEA grant
TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is making it a little easier for local theater-loving kids to pursue their passion. The NEA recently revealed its list of $110 million in grants to arts organizations around the country. Two northwest Ohio organizations received money to support...
Donate to humane society sale, then shop for deals May 23-25
BOWLING GREEN — The 30th Annual Wood County Humane Society garage sale will be held May 23-25 in the grandstands and home and garden buildings at the Wood County Fairgrounds, 13800 W. Poe Rd. Donations will be accepted from 2 to 8 p.m. on Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday at the fairgrounds. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 23 and 24 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 25. It will feature household items, collectibles, books, crafts, hardware, lawn, garden, furniture, and toys and encompasses over 22,000 square feet. Additionally, the sale will feature 25-cent clothing on May 26 and a $3 fill-a-bag sale on May 25. The sale is one of the humane society's largest fundraisers, raising $33,000 in 2023 which provided for the care of 700 animals housed in the Minnebelle Conley Shelter, 801 Van Camp Rd.
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