The ArtSpace/Lima Spring Show 2014 will open Friday, April 25, with a public reception for the artists and their friends from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Ellen Nelson Gallery.
Friday All Sports Class to start April 25 at BFR. Youth in grades K-5 are welcome to participate in a new BFR informal sports program on Fridays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Each week, youth will participate in a different sport: basketball, wiffleball, dodgeball, and kickball. A minimum of 8 youth need to register for the program which will start April 25 and end May 16; cost for the 4 sessions is $12 or free for BFR members. Call BFR Sports & Fitness at 419-358-4150 to register. Van service from Bluffton schools is available for a nominal fee.
Ebenezer Mennonite Church children’s choir, Disciple Singers, will present a musical called “I Can Only Imagine” on Sunday, April 27, at 7 p.m., in the Crossroads Ministry Center.
An afterglow will be held following the musical. The church is located at 8905 Columbus Grove Road, Bluffton.
The Bluffton Community Assistance Corp. recently received a $1,500 check from "Making Change" from Fresh Encounter, which is a fundraising campaign that is in cooperation with community markets and great Scott supermarkets.
The funds raised were part of a collaborative effort between Community Markets, local customers and Making Change. Holding the check are Javen Crawfis and Mason Shank with Jaegar Crawfis. They are the sons of Sarah Shank and Jami Crawfis, co-directors of the Community Assistance Corp.
Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, will serve an Easter Sunday Five-Course Brunch on April 20 from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. The regular menu will not be available. Reservations are suggested: 567-226-1120.
Mobile Meals of Bluffton is looking for volunteer drivers to deliver meals. Drivers are needed on the second Monday and the third Friday of each month. Meals are delivered only in the Bluffton community, a task that takes only 30-45 minutes.
Delivering Mobile Meals is a practical volunteer project that helps people in our community. If you would like to help out with this worthwhile, important volunteer work, please contact Mary Ann Ring, MMH volunteer coordinator, at 419-358-1015, extension 248.
Bluffton University will host its annual Academic Awards Forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Students to be honored include graduating seniors in the Honors Program, C. Henry Smith Scholars and Pi Delta inductees, as well as departmental award recipients, who are recognized as distinguished senior scholars. In addition, four seniors will discuss their departmental honors projects.
Jon Burden bowled a 280 game last week at Southgate Lanes for the individual high game score. For a list of other high games and high series for men and women, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
