News

Native plant sale set for September 14, 15

Blue Creek Seed Nursery, 7790 Schadel Road, Whitehouse, will hold a fall plant sale on Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15. Sale hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.Organizers note that the fall season is a good time to put native plants and seeds in the grounds.

ALS’ walk October 6

On Sunday, October 6, people living with ALS, along with family members, friends, caregivers and others affected by ALS, will come together for the 2024 Walk to Defeat ALS Toledo, held at Glass City Metropark’s pavilion, Toledo.

Annual Battle of the Birdhouses to benefit Nature’s Nursery

Nature’s Nursery’s Battle Of The Birdhouses is back for its fifth year of encouraging creativity and raising funds for local wildlife.Each year, the organization admits more than 3,700 sick, injured and orphaned native wild animals for care and also helps hundreds more remain in their wild habitats.

Sunshine Communities to host free concert Sept. 7

Sunshine Communities will host a free public concert featuring Girl Named Tom on Saturday, September 7, in uptown Maumee.The event, celebrating the organization’s 75th anniversary, is a way to thank the community for its support of people with developmental disabilities through their mission.

Turnpike alerts users to ongoing text scam

The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission continues to remind mobile device owners everywhere to be aware of a resurgence in fraudulent texts from scammers requesting payment for unpaid tolls through fake websites.The Ohio Turnpike does not request its customers to make payments by text.

Rhythm on the River program set for Sept. 8

The next program of the Rhythm on the River Arts Series in Grand Rapids will be presented by Ol’ Creek Road at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 8.It will be held in the Wright Pavilion on the towpath between the canal and the Maumee River at the end of Lincoln Street, behind LaRoe’s venue.

Gathering of Quilters to meet on September 19

The Gathering of Quilters is an organization founded in 1982, celebrating 42 years of promoting the art and craft of quilt making.Meetings are held at Holland Free Methodist Church, 6605 Angola Road, Holland, on the third Thursday of each month September through May (excluding December), at 7 p.m.

Monarch caterpillar feeds on milkweed

Once the caterpillar of the monarch butterfly was a familiar sight on common milkweed and other members of the milkweed family, which are the only plants that a monarch caterpillar can feed on.