BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men’s basketball team rode a 46-25 first half to a season-opening victory over Kalamazoo College on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. The Beavers were able to hold on in the second half for the 81-69 victory, thanks in large part to 11 triples.
ST LOUIS, Mo. - The Bluffton University women’s basketball team traveled to Missouri for their season opener in the Webster Tip-off Classic, facing the Spalding University Golden Eagles. The Beavers fell behind by 14 at the break and were unable to get any closer than six points in the second half in dropping the season opener, 72-57.
Bluffton's English Lutheran Church will end its Parable of the Talents Challenge supporting the youth of the congregation with a sale and silent auction, Sunday, Nov. 16, according to Rev. Kevin Mohr, pastor.
• The event is open to the public from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The silent auction will end at noon.
• The sale will continue until 2 p.m.
Persons attending will find food, crafts and gifts available. The church is located at 111 Grove St.
Grace Mennonite Church, 502 East Main Street, Pandora, will hold a book sale and bake sale from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, and from 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22.
They will also have a pancake and sausage breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, November 22. Donations received to support MCC Relief kits.
The fall edition of the The Visioneer, from Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio is now posted on the Icon.
The newsletter provides information about Willow Ridge Shahbaz Promoted to Guide, has photos of trick-or-treat night and other fall features at Willow Ridge.
The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main St., is collection donations for the Epilepsy Foundation, as November is Epilepsy awareness month.
According to owners Marlena and Shawn Ballinger, customers may sign their name onto a purple ribbon which will be displayed at the store.
"We already have a significant amount of them displayed on our front counter," said Marlena. "I also had Spectrum Salon put two purple strips of color into my hair in honor of epilepsy awareness."
