WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 Hardin County Republican Women – 7 p.m. at county headquarters.

Benjamin Logan senior, Sarah Seeley, speaks with Ohio Northern University representatives at College Day on Friday.

Friday is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. The Kenton Hardin Health Department is conducting its own 10 million steps to prevent falls walk this year.

ADA — Angel Arroyo-Rodriquez will discuss “Love food, hate waste” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 in Hakes-Pierstorf Building room 157 at Ohio Northern University. The talk, which is sponsored by Alpha Epsilon Delta health pre-professional honors society, is free and open to the public.

The Kenton Hardin Health Department will be holding a drive-thru flu shot clinic on Saturday, Sept. 30, under the health department in the covered parking garage from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vaccines are available for ages 6 months and up.

FOREST — “Cut the Craft” at the Forest-Jackson Public Library will be on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 1 and 7 p.m. Adults and teens are invited to make a needle felted wool essential oil pendant.

Haley Sorgen and Dustin Thompson are announcing their engagement and upcoming marriage. Haley is the daughter of Scott and Cheryl Sorgen of Kenton.

FINDLAY — Two area students attending the University of Findlay have been placed in student teaching positions for the fall 2017 semester. Stephanie Goodrich of Forest is a student teacher for Riverdale Middle School, Mount Blanchard.

Hardin County Business and Professional Women's Club will meet at Henry's at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Speaker will be Emily Hart Roy, communications coordinator with the Hardin County Sheriff's Office.

The Ridgemont Alumni Association will be hosting a chicken barbecue dinner homecoming tailgate from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13 at the Ridgemont football field in Ridgeway. The $9 dinner, provided by Harlan’s BBQ and Catering of Pandora, will feature a half chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, roll and butter, and lemonade and water.