Bluffton High School's drama club presents "Born to be Wild," Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bluffton middle school cafetorium.
WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
Ever wonder why your cat acts like he’s king of the world?
Or why flamingos stand on one leg?
Have you ever imagined what a spider would have to say to a fly just before devouring him, or what “small talk” sounds like when a cannibalistic female praying mantis goes on a date with a naïve male praying mantis?
COSI (Center of Science and Industry) brought its traveling program Exploring Ecology on Nov. 14. This interactive program stimulates the imaginations of the next generation of scientists.
Exploring Ecology is one of six traveling science outreach programs from COSI- one of the nation’s leading science centers.
Dr. Alex Sider, an associate professor of religion at Bluffton University, has been appointed as the university’s Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion.
The five-year appointment provides Sider with annual funds to support scholarly research and writing in areas related to Anabaptist-Mennonite life and thought.
Recruitment is underway throughout Ohio for volunteers and partner organizations for the Internal Revenue Service’s free tax preparation programs. Volunteers must receive training and achieve certification over the next two months to be ready for the start of the 2013 tax filing season.
Landon Cluts, Bluffton High School junior, is the October student of the month at BHS. He is the son of Kevin and Shelby Cluts, 252 S. Lawn Ave., and carries a 4.0 grade point average.
He is a member of Latin Club, National Honor Society, math club, orchestra, marching band, jazz band, show choir, pep band, men's chorus and academic team. He is also a member of his church youth group. He participates in soccer, tennis and summer swim team. He has recieved an award in Biology.
Brandon Huber is the winner of the Icon Week 2 College NLF football contest, according to Corey Greer, contest judge.
Huber, Duane Bollenbacher and John Clevidence all picked 11 games correctly. Bollenbacher was eliminated in Tie-Breaker 1 by picking Northwestern to lose 1-3 while the other two correctly picked Northwestern to lose 4-10. In Tie-Breaker 2 Clevidence picked Cincinnati to lose by 11 or more while Huber picked the Bengals to win by 1-3 (closer to the actual win of 18 points).
Each year thousands of Americans kick the tobacco habit and participate in the Great American Smoke-Out. Thursday, November 15 is the date that smokers will be asked to stop smoking for just one day with the hope that this will be the beginning of a new tobacco-free lifestyle.
“There are many lifestyle and health benefits to quitting smoking or using tobacco products,” says Shelly Miller, Health Educator.
The Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov 22 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Lima Veteran’s Memorial Civic and Convention Center.
This year marks the 8th year for the Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner which was started in 1989 by the Chester Carey Family.
“Each year the dinner continues to grow, a great deal of which is due to the economy. We know that now, more than ever, it is important to have a place for people to eat and fellowship on a special day like Thanksgiving,” says local McDonald’s Owner, Jerry Lewis.
