The Goshen College men's soccer team scored two times in each half en route to a 4-0 shutout of the Beavers on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Bluffton fell to 2-4 while the Maple Leafs upped their season mark to 4-3.
The next Maple Crest Senior Living, Bluffton, Sunday buffet is Sept. 23, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest.
The menu includes:
• Pepper Jack chicken
• Ham loaf
• Baked sweet potato
• Scalloped corn
• Dinner roll
• Bread pudding
• coffee and iced tea.
The buffet is in the Patio Room at Maple Crest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is open to all adults 55 and older at a cost of $5 per person. Due to the overwhelming response, reservations are required for those planning to attend. Limited seating is available.
Allen County Children Services has been awarded funding for two adoption
recruitment specialists from Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program. WWK is a
signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
The foundation awards grants to public and private adoption agencies to hire adoption
professionals who implement proactive, child focused recruitment programs
targeted exclusively on moving the longest waiting children from foster care
into adoptive families.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, Sept. 18. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report released on Sunday, Oct. 28. The top eight teams in each region qualify for the regional quarterfinals.
Ratings are listed by division and region with record and average points. Log on to the football page at OHSAA.org for an explanation of how the ratings are calculated.
I am writing on behalf of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam, and Richland Township. As we start our Door-to-Door Campaign, TONIGHT, Tuesday, September 18, 2012, we are excited about the opportunity that all of us possess to assist the many organizations that support the residents of Bluffton, Beaverdam, and Richland Township.
These local groups benefit practically EVERY PERSON, and especially EVERY CHILD, in our local United Way district.
Icon viewers have a rare opportunity to view a short film at the Shannon Theatre based on a short story by Tobias Buckell, Bluffton writer.
The film “All Her Children Fought,” will be shown at no charge at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Shannon Theatre. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. Buckell will be present to sign and sell books, introduce the film and conduct a brief question and answer session following the showing of the movie.
If you are a registered Ohio voter you may have already received a letter from the Ohio Secretary of State labeled "Official Election Mail."
Here's what it's all about:
All registered voters, who have kept their address current within Ohio's voter database, will receive a letter along with an absentee ballot application
The first round of applications will be mailed out Aug. 31, 2012, arriving in mailboxes after Labor Day.
