One race into her collegiate career, Hannah Chappell-Dick of Bluffton has a lot to be happy about.
She won her first contest at Friday's Eastern Mennonite University Royals Invitational. On Tuesday, the freshman was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week.
Peter Suter of Shannon Theatre announced that "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" (PG) and will be shown at the theatre from September 7-13.
Show times follow:
Each evening at 7 and 9:30 PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30 and 4 PM.
Two Bluffton University football players were recently named Heartland Conference Players of the Week for their work on the gridiron Saturday.
Senior linebacker Joe Maldonado (Dade City, Fla./Zephyrhills) and kicker Austin Sweeney (Adrian, Mich./Whitmer) were recognized by the conference following Bluffton's season-opening 20-0 shutout of Kenyon College.
BFR Sports and Fitness unveiled its September-October programming guide to The Icon today. There are exercise options for all ages, including:
• Youth sports and movement programs
• Swim lessons
• Tennis lessons
• Family nights
• Training and conditioning
• Soccer leagues
The program guide explains each of the September-October programs and provides a fitness class schedule.
Open the attachment at the bottom of this story to view the guide or to print it.
Maple Crest and Bluffton community residents were treated to a professional classical concert of the highest caliber by a chamber group known as "Full Sound" on Sept. 2.
It was a bit like having the "Von Trapp Family" performing as four of the five members of the group belong to one family of Austrian background (the Loritsch family).
The four Loritsch boys range in age from 16 to 22 years old, but play their instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano) like masters, and arrange much of the music themselves.
The Bluffton Writers Group is back in session after being off for the summer. The first meeting of the season is Monday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m.
Members meet in the Maple Crest Lounge at Maple Crest, off Augsburger Road, Bluffton. All interested writers are welcome.
The group meets the second Monday of each month through May 2013.
The next Maple Crest Senior Living, Bluffton, Sunday buffet is Sept. 9, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest.
The menu includes:
o Parmesan crusted tilapia
?o Chicken with mushroom sauce?
o Rice pilaf?
o Glazed baby carrots
?o Apple crisp
o coffee and iced tea.
Fall storytime at the Bluffton Public Library will begin Monday, Sept. 10. Storytime for preschoolers age 3-5 will be held Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m.
Themes this fall include pumpkins, pirates and pie.
