Leo and Milly (Cufr) Kuhn will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 29.

Thursday, Sept. 20 will be the first fall program of the Southern Ohio Genealogical Society. The guest speaker will be Howard Kelly of Webertown, a community just west of Lynchburg in Highland County. Howard will be sharing the story of Ezekiel Kelley and the Troutwine Cemetery.

Dawna Jo Kiesling from the Highland County Extension Office will join us on Thursday, September 13 from 10-12 to share healthy nutrition tips with patrons.

Don’t let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden- fresh produce. Extend the nutritional value and homegrown flavor into your fall and early winter meals with the help of short season crops and season extending strategies.

Brad Sparks, 12-year-old Ohio Opry talent, will be performing at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Old Timer's Days in Peebles.

The Hillsboro Junior Women's Club awarded two scholarships for the upcoming 2012-13 school year. Carrie Juillerat and Jordan Elmore, both 2012 graduates of Hillsboro High School, were this year's recipients.

Jaycee Olaker of Greenfield was recently selected to participate in the 2012 Miss Junior Pre-Teen Cincinnati pageant competition that will take place on Sunday, Sept. 16.

The Katherine Granger Floral Hall was in full bloom Monday with the annual Dahlia Show that featured 180 entries. The flowers ranged in size from about that of a silver dollar to the giant crowd-pleasing platter sized blooms in a rainbow of colors.

The Katherine Granger Floral Hall was in full bloom Monday with the annual Dahlia Show that featured 180 entries. The flowers ranged in size from about that of a silver dollar to the giant crowd-pleasing platter sized blooms in a rainbow of colors.

Kayla Overstake of Hillsboro won Grand Champion Hereford Gilt, and Jason Geer of New Vienna won Grand Champion Hereford Boar at the 2012 National Hereford Show held in Fairfield, Iowa on Aug. 25.

The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program recently received a grant from the Ohio Department of Aging for the promotion of person-centered care and culture change in our region’s nursing homes.

The sixth annual Highland County Community Action Golf Outing was held Aug. 29 at the Buckeye Hills Golf Course near Greenfield.

Pictured is Virgil Potts of Hillsboro with his tomato plants. Potts said that his tomato plants are currently six feet, five inches tall.