New ADAMHS director talks to Kiwanis
The Bowling Green Kiwanis Club will meet on Thursday at the Slater Family Ice Arena Lounge located on the campus of Bowling Green State University at noon. The public is invited to attend.
Lunch will be available for $15 at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to network and engage with fellow community members while enjoying a meal.
Amanda Kern, the newly appointed executive director of Wood County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services, is the speaker.
BG mayor gives city building tour to Exchange Club
The Exchange Club of Bowling Green is taking a field trip for the Tuesday meeting. The group will be meeting at the new city building on Main Street for lunch and a tour led by Mayor Mike Aspacher.
Aspacher became mayor of Bowling Green on Jan. 1, 2020. He is a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, graduating from Bowling Green High School and attending Bowling Green State University. He spent 34 years as a member of Local 50. Aspacher held numerous positions within the trades over those years, retiring as a project manager for Dunbar Mechanical in 2018.
His first elected position was in 1998, as a member of the Bowling Green City Schools Board of Education. He also served on the Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Board, and on council from 2010-19 representing the 3rd Ward. During that time, he served on numerous council committees including the finance, parks and recreation, and public utilities. He served six years as council president. He is a current member of the executive committee and the leadership Development committee of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments.
Mayor Aspacher and his wife, Toni, have two sons, one granddaughter and one grandson.
The city building was completed in July.
For any questions, contact Jenny Swope at 419-806-4202.
Free back-to-school fair at Dayspring
Dayspring Church, 17360 N. Dixie Hwy., will hold a free Back to School Fair on Aug. 19 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
There will be free snacks, haircuts, car wash, backpacks, reusable water bottles, paper and pencils, and hygiene products.
There will also be free games and inflatables.
Register at https://dayspringchurch.wufoo.com/forms/sx0ed3q1f4saa9/.
