The seniors from the Hardin County Council on Aging Senior Center in Kenton took an outing to eat lunch at the Golden Corral in Lima.

Painter Creek Community Grange members gathered Thursday, Aug. 1 for their annual recognition night. Community service chair Joan White reported all prizes for the fair coloring contest have been secured.

Shelby Brammell judges Zach Wedertz's dairy cow 4-H project during county 4-H livestock judging in the Community Building at the Hardin County Fairgrounds on Tuesday.

Kenton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Business Office Manager Kendra Dilts and her sister, Miranda Strous, a case worker at the Hardin County Job and Family Services got together to sponsor a program which will provide nine area students with school supplies for the coming year.

Again this year, Kenton Elks 157 was able to secure the Gratitude Grant from Grand Lodge. Forty local 4-H campers each received $50 in grant money to help offset the cost of camp.

In its first match of the season at Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton on Tuesday, the Wildcat golf team took second place to Upper Sandusky in a tri-match that also included Riverdale. A score of 168 earned the Rams the win, followed by Kenton with a 182 and Riverdale with a 204.

On July 28, 36 members of the Kenton High School class of 1963 and guests gathered at the Kenton Elks for dinner and shared memories. This was the 55th anniversary of the classmates’ graduation. Those attending traveled from 11 different states.

As Fran DeWine visited Hardin County on her statewide tour Monday morning, she said she was impressed with the veterans’ banners on the streets and beauty of the courthouse.

When Brian Born turned 58 years old last week, he decided to give himself a birthday present most men his age would consider torturous. Born rode his high-wheeled bicycle 100 miles in the 90 degree heat Saturday.

Austen Gerlach (left) took third place in the U14 boys division (he is technically in the U12 age bracket, but competed at the higher age bracket), and Owen Haudenschield placed sixth in the U10 boys at the Ohio Elks Association State Soccer Shoot, held recently at the Kids America Sports Center in Coshocton.