My husband and I have noticed lately that a lot of people seem to be using Maple Grove Cemetary as a dog park. There have been several instances where we have gone out there and have seen people walking their dogs or just letting them run freely.
We have also witnessed someone letting their dog run around urinating on headstones while the owner just walked around talking on their cell phone.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio honors its many volunteers during a late March volunteer reception at Ebenezer Mennonite Church.
According to Mary Ann Ring, director of volunteers for MHCO, during 2011 more than 240 volunteers contributed over 6,000 hours of time.
"At the annual MHCO Volunteer Reception, we celebrate all volunteers," said Ring. Volunteers assist at all MHCO campuses including Mennonite Memorial Home and Maple Crest Senior Living Village.
Jane Kurtz inherited a love of reading from her parents and grandparents, and she has passed it on, not only to her children-and now grandchildren-but also to people she doesn't even know.
Kurtz, a writer, has done it through her children's books, many of them set in Ethiopia, where she grew up. She has also shared her passion through Ethiopia Reads, a nonprofit effort to get books to, and create libraries in, the East African nation.
A limited number of tickets remain for "Mark Nizer 3-D," the final performance in the 2011-12 Bluffton University Artist Series, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Nizer makes the impossible possible while incorporating 3-D technology into a live show that combines world-class juggling, comedy, movement and music. Interactive video creates lasers jumping out over the audience, robots performing onstage and neon balls playing live music while creating a unique 3-D world that changes with every note.
Bluffton University will recognize its top student-athletes at the annual Athletics Awards Forum, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Judson Laipply, a 1998 Bluffton graduate and creator of the viral video, "The Evolution of Dance," will be the guest speaker at the event, which is free and open to the public.
The Bluffton University art department will present its 45th annual Juried Student Exhibition from April 16-May 5 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in Sauder Visual Arts Center. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will showcase work created this academic year by students in university art classes or supervised independent studies.
Have an idea for a new business? There's no better time than the present to pursuit it.
A business plan competition awarding $6,000 in cash prizes will be
conducted by the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, according to
Denise Durenberger, executive director of the business incubator.
The following congregations have provided Holy Week service information for The Icon. Churches not listed may send their workshop schedule to [email protected].
Bluffton Presbyterian
Friday will include a 7 p.m. service lead by youth of the congregation and Rev. Dr. Matthew Zuehlke, pastor.
Sunday is an Easter breakfast from 8:30 to 10 a.m. An Easter egg hunt is at 9:30 a.m. for children. The Easter worship service is at 10:15 a.m.
Bluffton's arts and crafts show is only a few weeks away, but there is still time to register for a craft booth.
This year's show, the 41st annual event, sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is Saturday, May 12, in downtown Bluffton. The show opens at 9 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m.
Last year's show had 60 booths and this year should have that many or more. The show, which is a chamber fundraiser, is held on Main Street from the town hall to the farmers market (Citizens National Bank parking lot).
