November 2014

There will be no community meal on Thursday, Nov. 6, because of scheduling difficulties. The next community meal at Bluffton Senior Center is Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m.

First National Bank is celebrating 95 years of community banking with two special CD offerings, for a limited time only.

The bank has the following special CD rates:
• 23-month 0.95 percent, APY
• 47-month 1.95 percent, APY

 

Luginbill Family Farm, 14162 Road 3, Pandora, is taking orders for Thanksgiving turkeys, according to Gary Luginbill.

Luginbill's turkeys are:
• Raised on Luginbill's farm
• Turkeys range from 12 to 25 pounds
• Grain-fed
• Non-GMO
• Fresh

Call for pick-up hours: 419-384-7212

Jeff Kantner of Family True Value Hardware, 109 N. Main St., Bluffton, announced the store's November Bargains of the Month.

They are:

• 6-foot deluxe folding tables, $34.99
• Cosco all-steel folding chairs, $9.99
• Indoor/outdoor digital timers, $9.99
• 106-piece screwdriver sets, $14.97
• 450-light clear or multi-color mini light sets, $15.99

Family True Value Hardware
109 N. Main St.
Bluffton
419-358-2866

The winner of week 10 of The Icon Football Contest was Jim Dillman. Four contestants correctly picked 8 games this week.  None of the four correctly picked either tie-breaker so Jim was declared the winner by submitting his entry first.

SPECIAL THANKS TO COREY GREER - OUR 2014 ICON FOOTBALL CONTEST WEEKLY JUDGE.

Other contestants:

8 correct - Mark Delisle, John Clevidence and Deezy McDaniel.

Ohio voters go to the polls on Tuesday. Locally, the polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

One local issue face Bluffton voters. Voters in Precinct B will decided whether the Bluffton Marathon Station on Main Street will be permitted to have Sunday sales (11 a.m. to midnight) of beer, wine and mixed beverages.

One countywide issue is Allen County Children Services tax levy. It is a five-year renewal of 0.75 mills to support children’s services and the care and placement of children.

The Swiss Community Historical Society invites all Schwyzerdütsch speakers and those interested in the Swiss language to a Swiss speaking get-together on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m. in the Family Room at Maple Crest Senior Living Community, Augsburger Road.

Refreshments will be provided.  Contact Richard Bucher with any questions (419-358-0505; [email protected]).  

Here’s a Jesse Steiner poem to warm up on:

Die Grosze Porch im Sommer
Jesse Steiner (1952?)

An award-winning poet will be the guest speaker for Bluffton University’s annual English Festival, which has been moved to the fall this academic year.

In the English Festival Forum, at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in Founders Hall, Martín Espada will offer counsel on the discovery of poetry, the poet’s life and the role of the poet as a citizen in a democracy. His talk, titled “The Republic of Poetry,” is free and open to the public.

Tickets are available for the next performance in the 2014-15 Bluffton University Artist Series, by harpist Bridget Kibbey at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in Yoder Recital Hall.

One of the world’s foremost theologians will deliver the annual Keeney Peace Lecture at Bluffton University next week.

Dr. Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at the Duke University Divinity School, will discuss “How to Remember the Poor” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Yoder Recital Hall.

His presentation, addressing the central place of charity for Christian discipleship, is free and open to the public.

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