Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, will be the keynote speaker for Bluffton University’s annual Civic Engagement Day, on Wednesday, April 9.
Her address, “#CirclesOfUnity: The Celebration of Diversity Through Cultural Competency,” is free and open to the public beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Sommer Center on campus.
Book discussions, jammin’ at the library, mobile labs and lots more is on the Bluffton Public Library April calendar, according to Jessica Hermiller, library administrator.
Here’s a preview of events planned in April:
On Saturday, April 3 at 11 a.m., Paws to Read with Tango. Tango is a certified therapy dog who loves to help children read. Children may take turns reading some of their favorite stories to her.
Lots of activities take place at Bluffton High School this week and next. Here's a listing of events from the school website.
Spanish Club: Meet at Tu Pueblo Monday, March 31. All BHS students are welcome. Spanish Club will also wear their t-shirts on Thursday, April 3, for a yearbook photo.
Music Booster Spring Chicken BBQ & Concert: The Chicken/Shrimp BBQ & concert will be held on Friday, March 28, in the middle school cafetorium and gymnasium. Stop in the Middle School office to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $8.
The Bluffton Senior Citizens Center and Lion’s Club Foundation are ready to serve you all the pancakes you can eat.
The 32nd annual pancake and sausage benefit is Saturday, March 29, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Senior Center, 132 N. Main St.
The meal includes all the pancakes you can eat, whole hog sausage, applesauce, and coffee, tea, milk or juice. Tickets are $6.50 and children through 5 years of age are free with a paying adult.
Organizers for the Bluffton-area Relay for Life have announced plans for this summer’s event, which take place Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, at Salzman Stadium, according to Lynda Best, chairperson.
Best told The Icon that the Relay has set a goal to raise $35,000.
In July 2013, the American Cancer Society decided to drop Bluffton as a Relay for Life site so that it could focus more on the county-wide events. As a result, the event held in Bluffton is now an independent, third-party program with 100 percent of the net funds raised going to the American Cancer Society.
Galyna Korniyenko, a Ukrainian woman with Bluffton ties, will address the current situation in Ukraine in a talk on Wednesday (March 26) in the Kreider Room of Bluffton University’s Marbeck Center. Her lecture, scheduled to begin at 5:10 p.m., is free and open to the public.
Dale E. Risser, 83, died March 24, 2014 at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Oct. 28, 1930 in Vaughnsville to the late Wilbur and Edna (Glancy) Risser. On June 29, 1956, he married Joyce Augsburger and she survives.
Gardeners of Bluffton-Pandora Area will hold a program on "invasive plants," at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, at the Bluffton Public Library.
The program titled "Bullies and Invasives," is free and open to the public. Mark Mohr, naturalist from Johnny Appleseed Parks, will discuss which plants are invasive and how to identify them. Mohr will also explain the best methods for removal and ways to avoid importing them to your landscape.
About 20 Bluffton University students will either direct or perform in seven one-act plays during a One-Act Festival on campus April 1 and 2. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. both nights in College Hall’s Ramseyer Auditorium; general-admission tickets will be $3 at the door.
