Competitive and recreational runners are welcome to participate in the annual 5K Run/Walk held by BFR on Saturday, Aug. 30.
The Labor Day weekend event will include a 5K road race/walk, a Pump n Run Challenge and a Fun Run. The 5K course begins at BFR and ends at the Buckeye Park and is a measured 3.1 distance over fairly flat, paved surfaces.
Dr. Ken Bain, whose book, “What the Best College Students Do,” was this year’s summer reading for first-year Bluffton University students, will be the featured speaker Thursday, Aug. 28, as Bluffton welcomes the class of 2018 at its annual opening convocation.
With faculty in regalia looking on, about 245 new first-year and transfer students will be introduced during the ceremony, which begins at 10:45 a.m. in Founders Hall.
Three expert Bluffton ice cream servers - Tom Benroth, Chuck Amstutz and Sam Reineke -serve Tyler Bricker during Sunday's concert on the lawn at Mennonite Memorial Home. CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS.
A beautiful summer evening set the tone for over 100 crowd members at Mennonite Memorial Home’s annual “Concert on the Lawn” on Aug. 17.
This year’s concert featured Bob Ford, a musician and storyteller from Cedarville. Residents, family members and community members gathered to enjoy the folk sounds brought by Ford.
Kids, both young and old, enjoyed the sounds and soon learned that you can’t simply listen to Bob play – the melodies are so contagious you can’t help but tap your toes.
The Bluffton Senior Center will host an American Girl breakfast tea during the Fall Festival at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 27.
The tea is for girls and their dolls and their mothers or grandmothers. The center will have a small tea with muffins or rolls, a craft project and prizes.
Mary Ann Jordan is working on the grand prize which will be outfits for an American Girl Doll. All girls at the party will automatically be entered into the grand prize drawing.
The Bluffton Senior Center will host classes on balance put on by the Area Agency on Aging.
"A Matter of Balance" can help reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of older adults who have concerns about falling. Classes will start Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.
