Life

Russ Stewart, of Sidney, gives a talk on growing peas during program held by the Shelby County Master Gardeners on Thursday, April 13.

Painter Robert Kroeger, left to right, of Cincinnati, works on a depiction of a Shelby County barn as Mike Behr, and Darlene Hall, both of Sidney, watch during a presentation by Kroeger. Kroeger demonstrated his craft and talked to people at the Ross Historical Center on Wednesday, April 12.

A City of Sidney employee replaces snowflake covered light post banners on West Court Street with warmer colored banners on Wednesday, April 12.

The Shelby Count Courthouse rises up over flowering trees along Court Street on Wednesday, April 12.

Wren Arnett, right, 1, contemplates an Easter egg with her dad, Andy Arnett during Sidney Alive’s Easter egg hunt on the courtsquare. Wren eventually picked up the egg on Saturday, April 8. Wren is also the daughter of Kristen Arnett.

Emmett Brunswick, 2, of Sidney, gathers eggs during the Sidney First Church of the Nazarene Community Easter Jam on Saturday, April 8. Emmett is the son of Chris Brunswick and Amber Fouts.

SIDNEY — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Ohio State University Extension are cooperating to encourage fellow Ohioans to start their own Ohio Victory Gardens by distributing more than 20,000 free starter kits of seeds across the state. Locally, Shelby County Master Gardeners will be giving out seeds at various locations throughout its service area which includes neighboring Auglaize County April 13 through April 22.

SIDNEY — The city of Sidney will hold its spring leaf mulch giveaway on three Saturdays at the end of April and the beginning of May.

Giant Easter eggs and a rabbit wish people a happy Easter in a yard along S Ohio Avenue on Friday, April 7.

The second arch is put in place in downtown Sidney on Tuesday, April 4. The arch was placed across Ohio Avenue in front of Amelio’s Pizzeria.