FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY CHALLENGES THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN $BUCKS FOR BOOKS$
The Friends of the Library wil donate $1,000 to the Bluffton Public Library to purchase new books this winter.
This will kick off the library's $Bucks for $Books campaign to offset the reduction in state funding to the library budget this coming year. The library hopes to raise $5,000 by the end of 2010. That is the approximate amount the budget for new books was cut. This early Christmas present from the Friends will jump start this fund raising drive.
Bluffton University's Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR), an educational program designed specifically for retired individuals, is offering six winter classes to continue its 19th year.
The classes, sponsored by Bluffton University and the Elderhostel Institute Network, will run Jan. 20 through Feb. 24.
The five-week winter term costs $50 and enables members to take as many of the one-and-a-half-hour courses as they wish, as well as participate in other ILR activities.
Did you live in Bluffton all of your life? When did you graduate from BHS? Did you go to Bluffton college or somewhere else? Did you and your sister go to the same place or deliberately separate at that point?
We're guessing MJS are initials of the driver. But, for the 8, we don't know the meaning. We'll tell you this much: the plate is on a Buick. Viewers please help us identify this owner.
"The holidays can be a particularly difficult time to cope with the loss of a loved one and the Tree of Remembrance Memorial Service provides a forum in which families can come together to express their grief but also find peace for years to come," said Gordon Diller of Chiles-Laman Funeral Home.
On Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton, Chiles-Laman Funeral Home will hold a Tree of Remembrance Memorial Service for persons who have lost a loved one this year or in years past.
Matt Huffman, Ohio State Representative, 4th district, visited Bluffton University on Dec. 4 to give a lecture about social work, social welfare policy and political connections.
More than 60 social work students from three different classes were encouraged to think about Huffman's word of the day: perspective.
The Bluffton Lions Club is now accepting Citizen of the Year nominations. To get criteria guidelines and print the nomination forms go to www.blufftonlions.org and click on citizens of the year.
Please complete the form by last day of January and mail it to.
Richard Ramseyer, President
175 Sunset Drive
Bluffton, Ohio 45817
Note: Write a letter to Santa. Drop it in the special box in the Bluffton Post Office lobby. The Icon will print your letter. The Bluffton Senior Citizens will send a response from Santa (provided you include a mailing address).
Dear Santa
I've been good this year. How have you been? I'm sure you are good. I would like a skateboard, a new helmet, pads, a tech deck (my other one's broken),and a Julie Albright doll. I would also like a turtle webkinz. Tell the elves "hi" for me.
First Mennonite Church's senior high school youth fellowship is taking orders for Christmas candy.
The youth will create Buckeyes at $4 per dozen; turtles at $4 per dozen; white chocolate peppermint bark at $4 a dozen and peanut clusters at $4 a dozen.
Orders are due by Dec. 17, according to Alison King, youth advisor. Orders will be available on Sunday, Dec. 20. Paymetn is due at pick-up time. All proceeds go toward the high school's service trip to Mashulaville, Miss., to work with Pine Lakes Mennonite Camp.
