Kevin Haver, director of the Johnny Appleseed Park District, and Phil Martin, Blanchard River Watershed Partnership Coordinator, are the two speakers at April Bluffton Lions Club meetings.
Haver speakers on April 3; Martin on April 17. Both meetings, in the Maple Crest Patio Room, start at 11:50 a.m.
The club's April newsletter is now available to Icon viewers. The newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Mary Ann Kooker, playing Easter music on the piano, is the featured program of the April dinner meeting of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association, according to Tonya Meyer, Center director.
The dinner is at 6 p.m., Monday, April 9, at the Center. Pandora United Methodist Church will cater the dinner of ham balls, cheesy potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, roll and upside-down cake.
Bluffton's EMS department will hold its annual chicken barbecue fundraiser on Sunday, April 22, from 11a.m.-1p.m.
The barbecue It will be held at the EMS building on Washington Street behind the fire department. Tickets are $7. The meal includes a half chicken, a roll, green beans and a baked potato.
For tickets call Jan Basinger at 419-358-6650 or contact any EMS personnel. Dessert will also be available for additional cost provided by the First United Methodist youth group.
Ohio Northern University pharmacy students will visit the Bluffton Senior Center for a free check of medications in April, according to Tonya Meyer of the Center.
The students and their professor will be at the Senior Center on Monday, April 2, at 10:30 a.m. They will give a brief presentation and will then meet one on one with anyone who wishes to check to make sure their prescription medications and over the counter vitamins and medications are not interacting with each other or duplicating benefits.
There will not be a community meal on Thursday, April 5, due to Maundy Thursday falling on that day.
The next community meal is Thursday, April 19, served by the First United Methodist church. The meals are free, open to the public. The meals are served at the Bluffton Senior Center and start at 6 p.m.
All monetary donations given at the Community Meal support the Bluffton Food Pantry.
Spring has returned to Bluffton, bringing the Lady Pirates back to the
softball diamond and the W's back to a veteran squad, as the ladies
tally up two wins in the opening week of the season.
Bluffton 3 McComb 1
The Lady Pirates traveled to McComb for the season opener on Monday and came away with a tough 3-1 win. Senior Ashlin Gable knocked in the first RBI for the Pirates with a single to right field. Pirate DH Tori Halcomb quickly added an RBI double to put the ladies up 2-0 in the top of the third.
Several special musical presentations are planned during Sunday worship services in April at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
On April 1 Julia Szabo, mezzo-soprano, will sing Faure's "The Palms" as the prelude/processional for the Palm Sunday service.
The choir will sing "Of Palms and Praise" by Furman/Drennan with a violin obligato played by Emily Sycks. At the same service, Linda Sycks, oboe and Jeremy Szabo, oboe d'amore, will play a duet from Bach's Cantata No. 94.
Krysti's Music Studio duet recitals are this weekend and next weekend, according to Krysti Schey, studio owner.
The recitals are Sunday, April 1, and Saturday, April 7. Both recitals are at 2:30 p.m. at Rockport United Methodist Church in Rockport. The church is located at 5505 Rockport Road. In addition to duets, there will be several trios performing.
More than 200 years ago, when smallpox killed about 30 percent of its victims and left most others scarred for life, Dr. Edward Jenner's pioneering use of less virulent cowpox as a vaccine excited scientists and politicians.
The public, however, was less enthused, says Dr. Ross Kauffman, assistant professor of public health at Bluffton University. "You shouldn't be forcing us to do this," a fearful populace argued, according to Kauffman. "Don't tell us what to do."
