Farmers markets, museums and more
A look at events happening in the area this weekend:
Thrift Store
St. John’s Lutheran Church Outreach Thrift Store will have a BOGO sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at 27 N. Wittenberg Ave.
Buy one item and get the second of equal or lesser value free. logical Society is celebrating its 50th year of membership with the Ohio Genealogical Society. To help celebrate, Charles “Rocky” Saxbe has agreed to be the extra special speaker at the 11:30 a.m. Sat- urday meeting in the Clark County Historical Society’s Discovery Hall. Guests are welcome.
Saxbe is the son of for- mer U.S. Senator William B. Saxbe of Mechanicsburg. He is a retired attorney and represented Springfield and Clark County in the Ohio General Assembly for eight years from 1975-83. He will discuss his and his father’s varied careers in the military, state and national politics, and their legal and civic expe- riences ranging from service in WW2, Vietnam, Ohio politics, the Nixon administra- tion, and past and current colorful characters they have known.
Born 1946, Saxbe attended Mechanicsburg schools and is a graduate of the Columbus Academy, Southern Methodist University and the Ohio State College of Law. Elected to the Ohio House of Representatives 75th Dis- trict in 1974, he served for eight years. In 1982 he was the Republican candidate for Ohio Attorney General. After leaving office, he practiced law in Columbus with a focus on complex litigation including civil and criminal representation.
House Museum Tours
The Pennsylvania House Museum, 1311 W. Main St., will be open for tours from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Adults are $10 and children are $3.
Kiser Lake Open House
An Open House at Kiser Lake Sailing Club on State Route 235 will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday in the park.
This is an open house/ membership recruitment drive for the Kiser Lake Sailing Club to introduce canoe paddlers, sailors and kayakers to the facility.
Pantry
Pointe of Grace Church Village Pantry, 5065 Old Mechanicsburg Road, will be open from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
For more information, call the church office at 937-7170059 and leave a message if you have any questions.