March 4 and March 18 at Bluffton Senior Citizens Center
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 25, 2019 - 6:33am
Two Our Version of Adult Learning (OVAL) classes are set for March at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Thoses classes follow:
Monday, March 4, 10 a.m. – Corwin Croy presents “Biking from Bridge to Bridge.” He has biked from a 100-year-old bridge in New Bremen to a similar one near Pandora. His talk includes history, travel and adventures in biking.
Monday, March 18, 10 a.m. – Bruce Chesser presents a pottery demonstration. He brings a potter’s wheel and shows how to throw a pot..
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s will be partnering with OhioMeansJobs to host a Career Fair on Friday, March 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 718 W. Market St., Lima.
We are looking to hire in the following areas: Environmental Services, Patient Transport, Nutrition Services, New Vision Medical Laboratory, and LACP mobile transport
Mercy Health would like job seekers to come with resume and interview ready. Computers will be available to apply on-site. OhioMeansJobs is helping to coordinate and assist job seekers.
A mom-to-mom sale is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Columbus Grove Rd. Admission is free.
This event is sponsored by MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group, which meets at Ebenezer Church.
The sale will include gently used baby and child items, such as clothing (from newborn to junior), toys, games, shoes, bedding, bottles, and maternity items (such as clothes and breast pumps). In addition, there will also be baked goods available for a donation of any amount.
March 1 event is repeat of earlier Bluffton town hall concert
Posted by Icon K on February 22, 2019 - 6:00am
"Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter" will give a repeat performance of its recent tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. The repeat performance is at 7 p.m., Friday, March 1, at Lima Art/Space, 65 Town Square, Lima. The performance has a $10 admission.
The group originally performed in the Bluffton town hall concert series in February.
The musicians include Wendy Chappell-Dick, vocal; Jeff Yoder, guitar; Lucas Harnish, keyboard and Dayton Fandray, bass.
SHANNON Service Club and Senior Citizens Center launch the season
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 19, 2019 - 3:34pm
Garage sale season arrives in Bluffton this weekend.
The community hosts two giant garage sales with the SHANNON Service Club’s two-day sale and Bluffton Senior Center’s three-day sale. Here are the details:
SHANNON Service Club sale
The sale is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, and from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 23, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton. This is the 16th annual club sale. The sale includes dozens of tables from vendors who will offer a large assortment of items.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2019 - 4:56pm
Transition Bluffton and the Bluffton University Sustainability Club will present a showing of the movie “Anima Mundi,” a 2011 documentary that looks at peak oil, climate change, permaculture, and Gaia theory.
Some of the individuals heard on the movie include David Holmgren, Stephan Harding, Vandana Shiva, Michael C. Ruppert, and Noam Chomsky. There will be a discussion period following the movie.
The movie is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall, Bluffton University. It is open to the public at no charge. Popcorn will be provided.