Here are the daily lunch specials for Nov. 17-20 from Jeanne's Kitchen ~Tuesday~
*Peanut Soup
*Chipotle Beef Tostadas
*Michael's Special Burger
*Poached pear and goat cheese salad ~Wednesday~
*Italian Chicken Soup
*Perch Platter
*Jeanne's Cabbage Rolls with Side Salad
*Autumn Salad ~Thursday~
*Ham & Potato Soup
*Quiche with Side Salad
*Chicken Kiev
*Caesar Salad with Bacon ~Friday~
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) is joining #GivingTuesday, a nationwide effort that harnesses the collective power of individuals, families, businesses and non-profits to make a difference in the lives of others.
In the repressive Soviet Union of the 1980s, dissident Aleksandr Kalugin kept his art under cover in a grand piano—“hidden in plain sight,” as Olwen Pritchard put it Nov. 12 at Bluffton University.
But Pritchard and her husband, Dr. James Satterwhite, a Bluffton professor, acquired five etchings from Kalugin and eventually brought them back to Bluffton, where they are now on permanent display in the university’s Musselman Library.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University senior defensive end Ryan Aelker (New Bavaria/Holgate) helped the Beavers claim a 35-14 win at rival Defiance College on Saturday and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Player of the Week on defense for the second time this season. He was also honored following his performance in Bluffton's 38-26 win over Baldwin-Wallace on September 12.
This is how Main Street appeared in the fall of 1969 if you stood at the alley of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church and looked at the west side of Main.
From right to left, you are looking at Waltermire's clothing story, Hauenstein's Bakery and Greding Hardware.
Come on, Icon viewers, you can name the businesses south of Gredings, can't you?
It will be an evening of legislation at Bluffton's Monday council meeting.
Ten ordinances and resolutions are on the agenda. These cover a range of subjects including regulation of parking, 2016 appropriations, prohibiting semi-trailers on Lake Street, and penalties for parking or storage of inoperative vehicles in the village.
Each of these ordinances and resolutions is part of council's packet, which is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Bluffton Lions again will be holding a chicken dinner on Saturday, Nov. 28 from 4-7 p.m. Pre-sale tickets offered at $8.50 each are available through a Lions member or the Edward Jones office on Main St. This year's dinner will be held in a new location -- the basement of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church, Main Street.
Ted’s Market in Pandora will be providing the food for this event; a meal includes ½ chicken, au gratin potatoes, green beans, roll and butter. Coffee or cold drink is included.
One election is just now over. Bluffton school board, meeting on Monday, will act on resolutions to place a three-year income tax renewal levy on the March 2016 ballot.
The current levy expires on Dec. 31, 2016. According to information from the school, the levy generates approximately $700,000 for the school district year year. The levy's purpose is for permanent improvements.
The boad will also act on another levy on the March 2016 ballot. It is a 1.0 mill tax levy for the Bluffton Public Library. The school district is the taxing authority for the library.
Bluffton council voted to hire Rhonda Hohenbrink as its part-time income tax administrator/deputy fiscal officer.
The action took place in a special council meeting on Nov. 9.
Hohenbrink will work 30 hours per week starting at $14.50 per hour and will be eligible for a 50 cent per hour increase after six months of employment.
