January 2015

Sister Paulette Schroeder, a Sister of St. Francis and leader of Project Peace in Tiffin, Ohio, will address “The ‘Moral Courage’ Needed to Live Nonviolently” in Bluffton University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Forum, on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Free and open to the public, her presentation will begin at 11 a.m. in Bluffton’s Founders Hall.

Mustard Seed Cafe, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, will be offering the following features during January. 

DINNER:
Red Snapper with Romesco Sauce and black olives over Polenta
Pork Scallopini with smashed red skin potatoes and kale greens
Beef Carbonnade over roasted potatoes

SALAD:
Luxembourg Salad

SOUP:
French Onion Soup

LIGHT PLATE:
Crostini with herbed goat cheese, sauteed herb mushrooms, sun dried tomato pesto

Jack Adair, 76, of Estero, Fla., died Jan. 7, 2015, at Joanne House, Bonita Springs, Fla.  

Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton.  Visitation will be from  4-8 p.m. Sunday at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton. 

Other information is incomplete.

The benefit fundraiser for the Tom Dukes family, area resident who recently died of colon cancer will take place this weekend, according to First National Bank, who is assisting in the benefit.

A chicken barbecue with live entertainment is planned on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Columbus Grove American Legion Post 516, 412 Plum St., Columbus Grove.

Pre-sale tickets are now on sale. Persons may dine-in or carry-out from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will also include gun raffles, live and silent auctions and a 50-50 drawing.

Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., Bluffton, will host Bluffton University English professor, Susan Carpenter, for book signing and reading from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17.

Dr. Christina Walton, Book ReViews manager, said that the event is open to the public.

For more details on Carpenter's book, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

For Icon viewers who are not interested in web or app-based weight loss options, BFR’s Fit4Life Support program offers face-to-face connections to learn about healthy eating and exercise, according to Carole Enneking of BFR. 

By: Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant

Stats

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Bluffton University Beavers hit the road to Cincinnati and cruised home with a victory over the Mount St Joseph Lions , 87-48, on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Bluffton's victory tied the Beavers with Franklin for second place in the HCAC at 4-1, behind only Transylvania, which now sits at 5-0. The Lions fell to 4-8 and are 0-5 in conference play.

By: Whitney Warnecke, sports information assistant

Stats

BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men hosted Mount St. Joseph in another HCAC matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. The Beavers suffered a loss to the Lions with a final score of 72-58. Following the setback, the Beavers fell to 6-6 overall with a 2-3 mark in the HCAC, while the Lions improved to 9-3 and are tied for first at 4-1 in the conference.

The next BFR Sports and Fitness session of sport skill and pre-school programs will feature basketball, dodgeball, football, soccer volleyball, swim and tennis options, according to Carole Enneking, of BFR.

Youth in grades Kindergarten through grade 3 will learn fundamental sport skills in basketball (Thursdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.), football (Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.), and soccer (U7 Fun held on Fridays 5:15-6 p.m.)

Let's get out the travel guides.

The Bluffton Senior Center has a full lineup of trips scheduled for 2015 including Florida, Yellowstone, Myrtle Beach, Oregon and Australia and New Zealand.

On March 14 the group will leave for an eight-day trip to Florida with a stop at the Biltmore Estate on the way. While in Florida the group will spend a day at the Holy Land Experience, an amusement park designed to look like Jerusalem during the time of Jesus.

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