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Car wash, bake sale Sept. 14

A car wash and bake goods sale takes place Saturday, Sept. 14, at Ideal Images, corner of College and Triplett Drive.

The event is by donation only and all proceeds go to coast-to-coast baseball for Zak Kuhlman and Chris McClain.

The two are Bluffton High School seniors who will travel to Florida and Puerto Rico.

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Pandora United Methodist Church host program on Islam

The Pandora United Methodist Church will host a program to foster better understanding of Islam.  People in the United States have very little understanding of the history of Islam and its connection to Judaism and Christianity.  The World of Belief: Inside Islam – is a two part video and discussion presentation will inform participants on the foundations of this major world religion and guide to understanding how Islam functions in the global community.

Part One will be Sunday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.  (These are the same session repeated.)

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Volleyball: Beavers halt Illinois Wesleyan

By Brittany Roth, sports information assistant

Stats http://www.bluffton.edu/athletics/volleyball/2013/09-06-v1.htm

The Beavers have put their first notch in the 2013 win column. After a long bus ride to Illinois Wesleyan University, the girls had some down time before playing their first match of the tournament against Illinois College on Friday, Sept. 6.

Don and Jodi's once-a-year gourd open house Saturday and Sunday

Brauen's Gourds will hold a fall open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8.

The open house is at the rural residence of Don and Jody Brauen, 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton. Hundreds of decorative gourds will be available for sale. The gourds are created in an assortment of themes from seasonal to sports teams.

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Biblical message

Russian-born artist and long-time Bluffton College art professor, John Klassen, created this sculpture titled "The Good Samaritan" in 1969. It was one of his final art works. Today it is on the top floor of Centennial Hall on the Bluffton University campus.

Allen County Commissioner Jay Begg Sept. 13 chamber breakfast speaker

Four major events are on the September Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce calendar. 

Friday, Sept. 13, breakfast 
Jay Begg, Allen County Commissioner chair, is the speaker of the first chamber breakfast of the 2013-14 season. In addition, several new persons to the Bluffton business community will be introduced at the meeting. 

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