Phone: 937-544-5454 Fax: 937-544-6957
This Calendar is prepared months in advance. Confirmation of dates is suggested.
Updated 1/16/09
NOTE: "TBA" stands for "To Be Announced".
February
7th - 5th Annual Chili
Cook-off – 5:30pm. Peebles Elementary School, Sponsored by NLT Riders,
Adams Co. & Scioto Co. OHC & Ohio-KY Saddle Club. Contact: Tim
Applegate: 513-260-2918
28th - Cabin Fever Arts
Festival - SSCC South Campus Appalachian Gateway Center, Sponsored by the
Appalachian Artisans Guild, Contact: Penni Lowery, (937) 603-3128
March
7th - Adams County
Amish Bird Symposium - 9:30 am -3:30 pm, Yoder Log Homes, 250 person
maximum. Contact: Chris Bedel, Cin. Mus. Center’s Edge of App., eoa@bright.net or 937-544-2880.
April
11th - Children’s
Easter Egg Hunt – Rain or snow date: Apr. 18. Children’s Home. Contact:
Sharon Rivers 937-544-2511.
11th - Adams County History
Bus Tour . Contact Lynne
Newman at 937-587-3358.
18th - Redbud Equine
Festival - Adams County Fairgrounds
from 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Contact: Melissa Downs,
937-695-0550.
16th - 19th - Third Annual Wildflower
Pilgrimage of Southern Ohio, Choose among over two dozen field trips to
botanical hotspots in southern Ohio (HIGHLAND, ADAMS, PIKE, AND ROSS CO) - Arc
of Appalachia Preserve System, call 937-365-0101 or visit
www.highlandssanctuary.org.
25th - Ohio Brush Creek
Sweep – Along Ohio Brush Creek. Interested participants need to
contact: Bill Wickerham at Adams Co. Soil & Water,
544-5121.
25th - Bentonville Anti Horse Thief
Society Banquet - 7pm. Bentonville. Contact: Verna Naylor 937-549-3360.
May
1st -
3rd - Flora-Quest - Shawnee State Park and Forest
& The Edge of Appalachia. To learn more: www.flora-quest.com
2nd - Adams
County Long Beards & Dave McCartney Free Fishing Day - Noon-4pm, Food
and Games for kids. Adams Co. Lake, West Union. Contact: Eugenia Grooms
937-549-4078 or Kevin Willett 937-544-2721.
2nd - 3rd -
Ohio Free Fishing Days – Across the
State.
2nd - 3rd - Adams County Trade
Days – Adams Co Fairground, 868 Boyd Ave, West Union. Contact: Connie
McDonald 937-217-1522 or Nathan Vogel
513-256-8370
8th - Wheat Ridge Amish School Benefit
Auction & Supper – Supper at 4pm & Auction at 5pm, Ridge Way
Lumber. Contact 937-544-7566.
8th -
10th Country Garden Mother’s Day at GoodSeed
Farm – 8am-6pm, GoodSeed Farm, 200
Storer Rd, Peebles. Contact: Steve Boehme 937-587-7021 or steve@goodseedfarm.com.
May
(cont.)
16th - Scioto Brush Creek Sweep
– Along Scioto Brush Creek. Interested participants need to contact: Bill
Wickerham at Adams Co. Soil & Water, 544-5121
22nd, 23rd, &
25th - Miller’s Memorial Day Sale - Unity. Contact:
Miller's 937-544-8524.
June
4th – 7th - West Union
Village Carnival – West Union. Contact: Debbie Morrison
937-213-2863.
20th - Zane Trace Antique Car
Show - Registration 9am-Noon, Courthouse Square, West Union. Contact:
Kenneth Moore 937-544-3094.
20th - Ohio River
Sweep - 9am-Noon. Rome Yates Landing, Manchester Riverfront,
Aberdeen, Ripley, Higgensport, and Wrightsville. Contact:
21st - Summer Solstice Sunset Celebration -
8pm, Serpent Mound, Peebles. Contact: Keith Bengtson
937-587-2796.
15th - 19th - Appalachian
Traditional Skills Workshop - 9-11:30am, Appalachian Gateway Center,
Fincastle. SSCC Contact: SSCC 1-800-334-6619 (Ohio) or 937-695-0307, Ext. 3520
or 3570.
28th - 36th Country Run For Fun-Ramblin’
Relics Car Show - 9–3:30pm, Adams County Fairgrounds. Contact:
Kenneth McCann 937-544-5266.
July
3rd - Fourth of July Celebration
sponsored by the Peoples Defender will be held at Brush Creek Motor
Sports
4th - Fourth of July
Celebration sponsored by DARE– Will take place at the
Fairgrounds.
11th - The Red Barn Gospel Bluegrass
Festival at Red Barn Convention Center in Winchester. Festivities begin
at 1 p.m. For ticket pricing and information call 1-800-823-9197,
ext.121.
11th - Reptile Day - Noon-5pm,
Serpent Mound, Peebles. Contact: Keith Bengtson 937-587-2796.
19th –
25th - 118th Annual Adams County Fair - Adams County
Fairgrounds, West Union. Contact: Connie McDonald
937-217-1522.
24th - 25th Indian
Artifact Show
- Fri., Noon-10 & Sat., 8-3:30pm, Riverbarn, Manchester. Contact:
Steve Lewis (days) 937-549-4093 or Mike Evans (evenings)
937-549-1877.
25th - Adams County Genealogy Society
Annual Reunion - Noon-4pm, Heritage Center, West Union. Contact:
ACGS, 937-544-8522 (Thursdays or Saturdays, 12-4).
30th – Aug
2nd - Kinfolk Landing Days - Manchester. Contact: Jane
Wilson 937-549-4074.
August
8th - Travis Ralston 3rd Annual
Memorial Scholarship Motorcycle Ride – 10:30, Wrightsville. Contact: Eugene Grooms or Beth Bilyeu
937-549-3489.
15th - 1st - 1st Annual Cowboy Copas
Outdoor Concert at the Red Barn Convention Center in Winchester. Concert
starts at 6 p.m. Tickets $10.00.
contact Lynne Newman at 937-587-3358.
15th - 13th
Annual Marine Corps League 5-K Race and Walk - 8:30am, West
Union Elementary. Contact: Dan Blanton937-544-6031.
September
3rd - Adams County Junior Fair Beef
Barbeque
- 5-7:30 pm, (Always the 1st Thursday of Sept.) Adams
County Fairgrounds. Contact: Corbett Phipps 937-544-2336.
3rd - 5th,
&. 7th - Miller’s Labor Day Sale - Unity. Contact: Miller's
937-544-8524.
5th
- 12th Annual Amish School Benefit Cookout
- Unity. Contact: Miller's
937-544-8524.
5th - Archaeology 101 & Artifact
Identifying
- 11-5pm, Serpent Mound, Peebles. Contact: Keith Bengtson
937-587-2796.
5th - 7th - Caramel Festival -
Winchester. Contact: Leona Inskeep 937-695-0950.
11th
- 13th - Bentonville Harvest Festival - Fri., evening; Sat.,
all day; & Sun., 10:45 for Church services, Bentonville. Contact: Sue Naylor
937-549-3360.
17th - 20th - 41st Peebles Old Timers
Days
– Contact: Mary Dunlap 937-587-2493 or 937-779-6908.
23rd -
26th -
Seaman Fall Festival – Seaman. Contact: Doris Bailey
937-386-2083.
19th - The 2nd
Annual Hilltop Designs Bridal
& Formal Charity Auction Fest & Flea Market - Winchester. Proceeds to benefit the Alzheimer's Association and
Tri-State
Parkinson's Chapter. Contact: Jo Hall
937-695-5545.
26th - Tall Grass Prairie Tour at Plum Run
Preserve - Arc of Appalachia Preserve System, call 937-365-0101 or visit
www.highlandssanctuary.org.
25th - Wheat
Ridge Amish School Benefit Auction & Supper
– Supper at 4pm & Auction at 5pm, Ridge Way Lumber. Contact
937-544-7566.
TBA - 6th Annual Chili Fest – Rain
date: Oct 4th, 10-2pm, On the Square in West Union, West Union Beautification
Committee. Contact: Judy Kirker
937-544-4338.
TBA - Appreciation Dinner – Bake
Auction and Hog Roast – 5-7pm, Located at the Bratton Township Hall at
2535 Loudon Rd., Peebles, Bratton Township Trustees. Contact: Angie McCoy
937-587-1898.
October
3rd - 32nd Annual
Miller's Anniversary Customer Appreciation Day - Unity. Contact: Miller's
937-544-8524.
3th - 4th - 8th annual Old
Fashion Draft Horse, Mule, and Pony Field Days – All day, Glen-Dale Park,
2915 Fawcett Road, 6 miles south of Peebles, OH. Contact: Dale Grooms
937-544-3123 or 937-587-3293.
3rd -4th - Adams County
Trade Days – Adams Co Fairground, 868 Boyd Ave, West Union. Contact: Connie
McDonald 937-217-1522 or Nathan Vogel 513-256-8370
10th -
11th - 4th Annual Wheeling Sportsman Deer Hunt - Annual Banquet on the
10th, West Union Fire Dept. Building. Adams County Long Beards. Contact: Eugenia
Grooms 937-549-4078 or Kevin Willett 937-544-2721.
10th –
11th - Olde Thyme Wheat Ridge Herb & Farm Festival
on Tater Ridge Road. Contact Kim Erwin at
937-544-8252
11th - Jack Roush Day - 12-5pm.
Manchester. Contact: Buster Rurark 937-549-3628.
17th -
18th - Woodland Indian Harvest Festival - 10-5pm, Serpent
Mound, Peebles. Contact: Keith Bengtson 937-587-2796.
November
TBA - Jefferson
Twp Fire Department Chili and Bean Donation Supper and Auction – 4-7pm.
Jefferson Twp Fire House, Blue Creek. Contact:
544-5391.
11th - Veterans Day Parade –
2:00pm. Lineup at 1:30pm. West Union. Contact: Kenneth Moore
937-544-3094.
27th - 28th - Miller's Thanksgiving Day
Sale - Unity. Contact: Miller's 937-544-8524.
27th - Dec.
24th - Miller's Christmas Tree Farm – Open daily,
10-5:30pm. West Union. Contact: Eileen Miller 937-544-2220.
December
12th
- Holiday Heritage Sale – 10- 5pm, SSCC South Campus, Contact,
Amanda Lewis, 937-695-0307, ext. 3520
TBA - Peebles
Christmas Celebration – 6pm, Lighting of the village Christmas tree
& other events. Downtown Peebles. Contact: Ruth Smalley 937-587-2417.
2484.
TBA - Manchester Hometown Christmas
– 6-9pm, Community Building, Manchester. Contact: Mayor’s Office 937-549-3330.
19th- Edge of Appalachia Christmas Bird
Count, Edge of Appalachia, West Union. Contact: Chris Bedel, Cin. Mus.
Center’s Edge of App., eoa@bright.net or
937-544-2880.
20th (21st as a rain date) “Lighting
of the Serpent” – Sunset, Celebrate the Winter Solstice at Serpent Mound.
Help Volunteers light over 900 luminary candles that will outline the effigy
mound. Contact: Delsey Wilson 937-205-0094.
26th, 28th, 29th, 30th,
31st, & Jan. 1st - Miller's Clearance Sale -
Miller’s Bakery & Furniture, Unity. Contact: Miller's 937-544-8524.
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