Tiffin-Seneca Public Library is excited to announce The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner as the 2023 Community Read title. Each year the Community Read encourages people in Seneca County to read the selected title and come together for special events and discussions.
As the featured event in the Community Read, Sarah Penner, a New York Times best-selling author, will speak to the community on Tuesday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chandelier Community Event Center. The author event is completely free and open to the community and will be followed by a book signing. Copies of The Lost Apothecary will be available for purchase thanks to the Pan Yan Bookstore.
The Lost Apothecary tells a story of revenge, women supporting women, and lost history. Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop sells well-disguised poisons for women to use against the oppressive men in their lives. Meanwhile in present-day London, an aspiring historian stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago.
The Library will also be hosting three additional events. “Dine & Discuss: Herbal Tea Party” will take place on Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Frost Kalnow Room. Prepare and share finger food, enjoy a cup of tea, and discuss The Lost Apothecary with fellow book lovers. A special presentation on herbs and their medicinal properties will also take place. Registration is not required for this free program. On Friday, April 14, the second annual Plant Swap will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Drop-in anytime to leave extra plants that are looking for a new home, or to take something new home. Please bring plants in soil or water. Suggestions of plants to bring are house plants, outdoor plants, starts, bulbs, and seeds. Please bring as much detail on the plant as possible, such as instructions for planting, or whether it requires sun or shade. Registration is not required for this free program. Lastly, on Thursday, April 20, join the Library at 6:30 p.m. for “Glitter & Glue: Magnolia Book Page Wreath,” an in-person craft night to make a spring book page wreath. Registration is required by visiting the online calendar at www.tiffinsenecalibrary.org.
Copies of the book can be checked out at the Library, and the eBook and audiobook can be found on the Ohio Digital Library, the Libby app, and hoopla. For more information call 419-447-3751 or visit
Sisters of St. Francis Campus Programs and Events for April-June 2023
Sacramental gifts and cards for Confirmation, First Holy Communion, Weddings and more are available in SpiritSpace Gallery & Gifts, located inside St. Francis Spirituality Center, 200 St. Francis Ave., in Tiffin. Open Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. every Saturday or call Sister Jane at 567-207- 5393 to arrange a convenient time.
Saturday, April 29 (10:00-11:30am) Organic Gardening 101 at the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, 194 St Francis Ave, Tiffin.
Learn simple organic gardening techniques that will have your neighbors wondering how your garden produce can look so great without using harmful pesticides and herbicides. From the soil to those nasty bugs, we will explore the basics of organic gardening techniques.
Presenter: Sr. Rita Wienken, OSF, an organic farmer for 40 years and founder of FELC and Seeds of Hope Farm. Donations welcome. Registration required. For more info, call FELC (419) 448-7485.
Saturday, May 6 (8:00-10:00am) Annual Plant Sale at Seeds of Hope Farm, located on the St. Francis Campus, 194 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
You will find a wide variety of chemical – free flowers, as well as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, herbs and more! There will be microgreens and hydroponic lettuce and greenhouse tomatoes, for sale, too.
With a large variety of flower and veggies at just $2.00/4-pack, we have everything you need to get your gardens off to a great start.
Enjoy complimentary donuts and fresh coffee, donated by Tim Horton’s…available while supplies last!
Community Garden Plots at the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center on the St. Francis Campus in Tiffin.
Rent 20’x30’ plots ($125), 20’x15’ plots ($90) or mini plots 10’x15’ ($60). This includes use from May – October (weather permitting). Plot fees will be waived for those who qualify for financial assistance. Visit www.felctiffin.org for guidelines or to download an application. Call Sr. Shirley at 419.448.7485 for questions or email sshafranek@felctiffin.org.
Sundays, May 14; June 11; July 9; Aug 13 (12:00-3:00pm) Holy Leisure Sundays on the St. Francis Campus, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Pack a picnic and blanket and enjoy time with your family and friends in the Sacred Heart Courtyard! Jumbo yard games and $1 Jolly’s root beer floats will be available for your enjoyment. Weather permitting. Sponsored by St. Francis Spirituality Center.
Thursday, May 18th Day of Giving Fundraiser Supports St. Francis Spirituality Center: A place of Healing, Reconciliation and Renewal, located in Tiffin.
Text RETREATS to 44321, donate by phone at 419-447-0435, give online at www.franciscanretreats.org or mail check to SFSC, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin, OH, 44883.
Friday, May 19 (9:00am-4:00pm) & Saturday, May 20 (9:00am-12:00pm) – Garage Sale at Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, 194 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Donations and volunteers are needed! Accepting all gently used items including children’s books. No clothing and shoes will be accepted. Item drop-off: Wednesday 3:00pm-6:00pm Thursday 9:00am-12:00pm Proceeds benefit the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center/Seeds of Hope Farm. For questions, call FELC at 419-448-7485.
Monday, May 22 (6:30-7:30pm) or Tuesday, May 23rd (7:00-8:00pm) Simple Living: Laudato Si’ Week 2023 offered by St. Francis Spirituality Center (Greecio Room), 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Gather to pray, learn, discuss, and discern how to take concrete actions to live simply and yet more abundantly. Refreshments and light snacks provided. This program will be offered in person on Monday, May 22nd and by Zoom on Tuesday, May 23rd from 7:00-8:00pm. Free will offering. Registration is required for the online program and preferred for the in-person program. Contact peace@franciscanretreats.org or 419-443-1485.
Thursday, May 25 (6:30-8:00pm) Succession Planting at the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, 194 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Succession planting is a method of planting a variety of vegetables throughout the growing season. With just a little forethought and creativity, you too can utilize this method to obtain repeated harvests of your favorite veggies from spring through fall!
Presenter: Sr. Rita Wienken, OSF, an organic farmer for 40 years and founder of FELC and Seeds of Hope Farm. Registration required. For more info, call the FELC at (419) 448-7485, or email sshafranek@felctiffin.org. Donations welcome.
Saturday, June 3 (9:00am-12:00pm) Oasis Day Mini Retreat – Sculpting our Spirit: A Body Spirituality Mini-Retreat at St. Francis Spirituality Center, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Michelangelo needed to see inside the body to sculpt David or Pieta. Through lecture, conversation, media, and walking/stretching, we hope to come to new respect for and gratitude for the possibilities God has given us in our body and sculpt our spirit into health and new life. Presented by Sr. Paulette Schroeder, OSF.
Join us to learn powerful truths about healing, balance, love, the artistry of God, and the holiness of the body itself. Offered in-person and by Zoom. Cost: $15 retreat only or $27 retreat and noon meal. Register by May 26 at 419-443-1485 or peace@franciscanretreats.org.
Monday, May 29 (12:00-3:30pm) Annual Memorial Day Arts & Craft Show, at St. Francis Spirituality Center, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Pottery, quilting, wood pieces items for sale by local artists. Demonstrations, games, food and more. The 3 D’s Ice Cream Gang with deluxe sundaes and floats are back again. All proceeds go to a veteran organization.
Dine –to-Donate on Monday, June 5 for World Environment Day at Xcaret Mexican Restaurant, between 11:00am-10:00pm, and 15% of your dine-in or carry-out order will be donated to the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center (FELC) in Tiffin. Just mention FELC to your server when you order, show them the Facebook post or hand them the printed flyer.
Wednesday, June 28 (7:00-8:30pm) Book Club offered by Zoom by via Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, Tiffin.
Join FELC in reading and discussing four books this year, led by Linda Haas, retired educator and Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist.
The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from New York to the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is an almost invisible world alongside ours. This is the story of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.
Please have entire book read before the meeting on June 28th. Register by June 1st by calling or emailing Linda Haas: 614-208-4953. lindakhaas48@gmail.com
Handle With Care Week in Seneca County will be May 7-13.
The kickoff event will be a free Handle With Care community kickball game to include first-responders, school personnel and youth. The game is set for May 7 at Meadowbrook Park in Bascom. Activities, including food for purchase from Not Your Mama’s Grilled Cheese food truck, will begin at 1 p.m. The game will start at 2 p.m.
Some seating will be available, and attendees are encouraged to bring chairs.
A ceremony will kick-off the game, and Adrea Schindler, 7, will be honored for her winning Handle With Care T-shirt design.
Proceeds from The Tiffin Crawl, under the leadership of Steve and Kathee Bruno, are helping to make the game possible.
Active Handle With Care schools include Bridges Preparatory Academy, Calvert Catholic Schools, Fostoria City Schools, Hopewell-Loudon Schools, North Central Academy, New Riegel Schools, Old Fort Schools, Seneca East Schools, Sentinel Career and Technology Center and Tiffin City Schools.
TIFFIN FINANCE COMMITTEE
A Finance Committee meeting will be held on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. in Council Chambers to discuss Mayor’s Request for Legislation #23-27 to approve the City’s credit card increase and any other business that may come before them.
Tiffin City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Announcement
This is the notice to announce that the Regular Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, May 15, 2023 will begin at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers
for further discussion of the City Council candidate petition process and any other business that may come before them.
Tiffin Fire/ Rescue Division hosting open house for EMS Week
Event to honor late firefighter/paramedic Sean Tyler
TIFFIN, Ohio – May 4, 2023–Tiffin Fire/Rescue Division will be hosting
an open house 1-4 p.m. May 21 at Fire Station No. 1, 53 S. Monroe St.
The public is invited to stop in and tour the station, take photos in the
vehicles and visit with the firefighter/paramedics.
The theme for EMS Week 2023 is “Where Emergency Care Begins.” To
further that message, firefighter/EMTs will be available to teach Hands
Only CPR. Hands Only CPR can be taught in about 10 minutes and is a
lifesaving skill. Those that participate in learning will be given a gift
certificate for an ice cream cone courtesy of Big Mike’s.
Staff will also provide blood pressure screenings and answer EMS
related questions, and hand out giveaways for kids.
TFRD will be dedicating EMS Week 2023 by honoring
Firefighter/Paramedic Sean Tyler, who served on the with the department
from 2007 to 2019, and also worked an as a registered nurse in the
emergency rooms at Mercy Health – Tiffin Hospital and Mercy Health –
Willard Hospital. In June 2022, Tyler passed away from occupational-related cancer.
Deputy Chief Mike Homan recalled his time serving alongside Tyler: “Sean was a gift from God, who gave him a skill set and personality second to none, who could bring a smile to a patient’s face during their worst moments. We hope that the public will help us honor Sean, who will be forever remembered for his dedication to his family, community, brother and sister firefighters and nurses, and his legacy during this time as EMS is Where Emergency Care Begins.”
For more information about TFRD, visit www.tiffinohio.gov/departments/fire or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tiffinfire.
The Tiffin-Seneca Public Library will host a “Tie-Dye Party” for teens on Monday, May 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the Frost Kalnow Room.
Teens in grades six through twelve can make a custom tie-dyed t-shirt for summer. One shirt will be provided. Extra shirts of clothing can be brought from home if time and supplies allow. The dye can stain clothes, so please wear old clothes. Registration is not required for this free program.
For more information, call 419-447-3751, or go online to www.tiffinsenecalibrary.org.
The Tiffin-Seneca Public Library will welcome the Toledo Opera on Wheels for a special adaptation of “The Pirates of Penzance” on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:00 p.m. in the Adult Reading Room.
The Toledo Opera on Wheel’s adaptation of the comedy opera will explore growing up, duty, conflict resolution, and the acceptance of all people as they are. This program is free and all are welcome to this special family event.
For more information, please visit www.tiffinsenecalibrary.org or call 419-447-3751.
Sisters of St. Francis Campus Programs and Events for May-June 2023
Thursday, May 25 (6:30-8:00pm) Succession Planting at the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, 194 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Succession planting is a method of planting a variety of vegetables throughout the growing season. With just a little forethought and creativity, you too can utilize this method to obtain repeated harvests of your favorite veggies from spring through fall!
Presenter: Sr. Rita Wienken, OSF, an organic farmer for 40 years and founder of FELC and Seeds of Hope Farm. Registration required. For more info, call the FELC at (419) 448-7485, or email sshafranek@felctiffin.org. Donations welcome.
Monday, May 29 (12:00-3:30pm) Annual Memorial Day Arts & Craft Show, at St. Francis Spirituality Center, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Pottery, quilting, wood pieces items for sale by local artists. Demonstrations, games, food and more. The 3 D’s Ice Cream Gang with deluxe sundaes and floats are back again. All proceeds go to a veteran organization.
Sundays, June 11; July 9; Aug 13 (12:00-3:00pm) Holy Leisure Sundays on the St. Francis Campus, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Pack a picnic and blanket and enjoy time with your family and friends in the Sacred Heart Courtyard! Jumbo yard games and $1 Jolly’s root beer floats will be available for your enjoyment. Weather permitting. Sponsored by St. Francis Spirituality Center.
Seeds of Joy Cooking Class will be offered on Saturday, June 3rd from 9:30-10:30am at Ralph’s Joy of Living, 33 North Washington St. in Tiffin.
Enjoy a cooking class using microgreens and vegetables from the Seeds of Hope Farm on the St. Francis Campus and olive oils from Ralph’s Joy of Living to create marinades, dressings and much more. Different ingredients will be used each time. Classes will be held at Ralph’s Joy of Living and cost $20 per person. Space is limited. Please RSVP by noon on Thursdays at 419-447-1051.
Saturday, June 3 (9:00am-12:00pm) Oasis Day Mini Retreat – Sculpting our Spirit: A Body Spirituality Mini-Retreat at St. Francis Spirituality Center, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin.
Michelangelo needed to see inside the body to sculpt David or Pieta. Through lecture, conversation, media, and walking/stretching, we hope to come to new respect for and gratitude for the possibilities God has given us in our body and sculpt our spirit into health and new life. Presented by Sr. Paulette Schroeder, OSF.
Join us to learn powerful truths about healing, balance, love, the artistry of God, and the holiness of the body itself. Offered in-person and by Zoom. Cost: $15 retreat only or $27 retreat and noon meal. Register by May 26 at 419-443-1485 or peace@franciscanretreats.org.
Dine–to-Donate on Monday, June 5 for World Environment Day at Xcaret Mexican Restaurant, between 11:00am-10:00pm, and 15% of your dine-in or carry-out order will be donated to the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center (FELC) in Tiffin. Just mention FELC to your server when you order, show them the Facebook post or hand them the printed flyer.
Wednesday, June 28 (7:00-8:30pm) Book Club offered by Zoom by via Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, Tiffin.
Join FELC in reading and discussing four books this year, led by Linda Haas, retired educator and Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist.
The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from New York to the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is an almost invisible world alongside ours. This is the story of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.
Please have entire book read before the meeting on June 28th. Register by June 1st by calling or emailing Linda Haas: 614-208-4953. lindakhaas48@gmail.com
Sacramental gifts and cards are available in SpiritSpace Gallery & Gifts, located inside St. Francis Spirituality Center, 200 St. Francis Ave., in Tiffin. Open Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. every Saturday or call Sister Jane at 567-207- 5393 to arrange a convenient time.
The Tiffin-Seneca Public Library will kick off the adult summer reading program on Friday, June 2 at 5:00 p.m. at a special kickoff program featuring The Whiz Bang Science Show for families of all ages. The reading program, open to all adults, will run until July 31.
This year, the Library is excited to partner with the Pan Yan Bookstore for the adult summer reading program. Participants will track the number of books read on reading logs that can be picked up at the Library or the Pan Yan Bookstore, or printed from the Library website. Reading or listening to books or magazines will earn prize entries. Each entry will earn the reader a chance to win a gift certificate from a local business. Participants can read books checked out from the Library, books they already own, or purchase new books from the Pan Yan Bookstore. Bring back reading logs to the Library after reading 10 books and receive a free water bottle and a coupon for a free book from the Pan Yan Bookstore. All reading logs must be turned in by the end of the day on Monday, July 31.
In addition to reading, adults can attend special programs throughout the summer. “Those Magical Dames: A Look at Women in Magic” will be held on Thursday, June 15 at 6:00 p.m., featuring six overlooked female magicians, their trials and triumphs, and some of the magic they performed. Join Titanic historian Tom Dowling for a special program that explores the “Mysteries of the Titanic” on Tuesday, June 27 at 6:00 p.m. Tom will talk about different aspects of the ship and her passengers, and each mystery will feature a fun interactive element that will amaze both teens and adults alike! Doug Waller, founder of the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigation will present “Bigfoot in Ohio” on Thursday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m. He will discuss the Bigfoot phenomenon and share encounters he has collected over his years of research. Lastly, the summer adult craft night “Glitter & Glue: Boho Yarn Tapestry” will take place on Tuesday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m. Registration for this program is required by visiting the online calendar at www.tiffinsenecalibrary.org beginning Friday, June 2.
The Library’s Extension and Outreach Services Department will bring the summer reading program to local nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and homebound patrons again this year. For every book read, seniors will be entered to win a prize.
For more information, call the Library at 419-447-3751 or log onto the library’s website at www.tiffinsenecalibrary.org.
