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Pictured: Smiling senior male driver reflected in wing mirror of car, enjoying day trip out driving.

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Docents from the Allen County Museum didn't go far for their yearly history trip, but they did learn more about some local history. In years past, the group went to Cincinnati to see the Terracotta Warriors or to Fremont to visit the Hayes Presidential Library. But for this year's trip, they decided to focus on some local history, like the steam locomotive exhibit and the Lima Firefighter Memorial Museum in Lincoln Park in Lima. 

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The Lima Sister Cities Association held a walk-a-thon at the Japanese Garden along the Ottawa River Walk Saturday morning.  The event helps support the upkeep of the garden and the improvements being made there, like the authentic Japanese lantern and bowl that were donated to the association.  They are also raising money to send a group of students to Lima’s sister city Harima-cho Japan next summer.  The organization has been around for nearly 30 years and helps promote the cultural exchange between Lima and cities similar to it all around the world. 

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What is the best way to cool off during these very hot temperatures... a trip to the ice cream parlor, of course! We took a trip down South Dixie Highway to Pete's Ice Cream where many people sought a tasty, creamy way to beat the heat.

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17 veterans left Lima Monday evening to meet up with others in Detroit to fly to Washington D.C. This is the first of three trips to the United States’ capital that the Flag City Honor Flight will be making in 2022. The trips are completely free for the veterans, and it gives them the chance to visit the national monuments that were built in their honor.

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The Flag City Honor Flight will resume its trips to Washington, D.C. with three flights, after pausing those flights for two years due to the pandemic. The flights this year are set for June 7th, September 13th, and November 1st. Organizers say those who were scheduled to fly in 2021 can be assured they'll be first on the list to go this summer.

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AAA has tips for people that are planning on traveling at the end of summer. AAA says that booking numbers are up 11% from two years ago, and even more people are planning trips for 2022 and beyond.