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🌱 How Botkins’ Carousel plans and park upgrades looked 25 years ago
Botkins, Ohio Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Botkins! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Botkins’ Carousel plans and park upgrades looked 25 years ago
Also on today's calendar: Planting Class and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the weatherman's cheeks turn pink? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Periods of rain, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy with showers around, temps: high: 68, low: 58.
- Sunday: Warmer with showers around, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Out of the past: May 21-23 (sidneydailynews.com) — Botkins readers get a nostalgic look at local history, from a 2001 regional baseball matchup where Fort Loramie advanced to face Botkins, to community club discussions about Carousel planning and park upgrades. The column also highlights a Botkins resident honored for advocacy work and a mix of Shelby County milestones stretching back more than a century. 
📸 Around Botkins
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Upcoming Events in
Botkins
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★ Featured events ★
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A Novel Idea →
Botkins Branch Library, 109 E Lynn St, Botkins
7:00 pm
Tuesday June 2
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Other local events
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Boys' Basketball Youth Camp Gr. 1-3
Botkins K-12 Building -1-JH Gym (300)
8:00 am -
Boys' Basketball Youth Camp Gr. 4-6
Botkins K-12 Building -1-JH Gym (300)
9:30 am -
Summer Volleyball Camp Gr. K-5
Botkins Athletic Complex -1-HS Gym (600)
8:00 am -
Planting Class →
Botkins Branch Library, 109 E Lynn St, Botkins
2:00 pm -
Teen Dino Break Our →
Botkins Branch Library, 109 E Lynn St, Botkins
1:00 pm -
Jewerly Making →
Botkins Branch Library, 109 E Lynn St, Botkins
12:00 pm -
Free Dino Double Feature →
Botkins Branch Library, 109 E Lynn St, Botkins
1:00 pm
Monday June 1
Tuesday June 2
Friday June 5
Tuesday June 9
Friday June 12
Sunday June 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Titan Football Rising Big Man Camp →
St John's Jesuit High School, 5901 Airport Hwy, Toledo
6:00 pm -
Food Pantry Hours →
Agape Ministries, Inc., 1220 E Spring St, St Marys
12:00 pm -
J.C. Tiger Trot →
jackson center, oh, Jackson Center
8:00 pm -
Basketball - Titan →
St John's Jesuit High School, 5901 Airport Hwy, Toledo
9:00 am
Tuesday May 26
Thursday May 28
Friday May 29
Monday June 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Adecco Group posted a job opening for Adecco Honda- Inventory Tech 3rd Shift - Anna, OH in Anna. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager up to 17.50 an hour in Wapakoneta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Botkins here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wapakoneta
- Josh Varno Named Indy RBI Executive Director (oursportscentral.com)
- 12 Ohio Sculpture Parks And Outdoor Art Stops To Explore In 2026 (everafterinthewoods.com)
- Machining The Big Stuff (fsmdirect.com)
Sidney
- Softball: Sidney falls short in first district title appearance in 19 years (sidneydailynews.com)
- DOMA Acquires MPA Services, Expanding I/DD Platform in Ohio (levinassociates.com)
- 2 arrested after firing shots into Sidney house (whio.com)
Ok Botkins! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He saw the climate change! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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