Dr. Matthew Friesen, assistant professor of sociology, will present the colloquium, "When Did Organic Become Weird?: Hegemonic Framing of Food,” on Friday, Feb. 12. Friesen will discuss how companies, the government and other organizations can influence people’s decisions about purchasing food.
His presentation is free and open to the public, at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
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February is a short month but lots of events are planned at the Bluffton Public Library.
Here's the schedule:
• Visit Bluffton Public Library for Coloring Therapy events on Feb. 1 at 6 p.m., Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Feb. 17 at 3:30 p.m. For this informal program, BPL will offer coloring pages, coloring utensils, and a quiet space.
• Winter Storytime continues Mondays, Feb. 1, 8, and 22 at 6:30 p.m., or Tuesdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, and 23 at 10 a.m. Registration is required and spots may be full.
The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership held the 2016 Annual Planning work session on Jan. 6.
New officers were officially recognized. They are: Theresa Allen, President; Don Croy, Vice President; Tim Macke, Treasurer, and Bob Connour, Secretary.
Other board members present were Bob Antibus, Tim Brugeman, Jeremiah Haselman, Dick Kozlowski, Jane McCleary, and Elaine Reynolds.
Bluffton High School's youthful girls' basketball team continued its winning streatk by beating Riverday 68-49 on Saturday. Andie Schmutz, of Bluffton, led all scores with 18.
Bluffton council members will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28, in the town hall, according to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.
The purpose of the meeting is to conduct interviews for one open council seat.
Bluffton High School girls' powerlifting team finished third at a Jan. 23 meet at Kenton Ridge, according to Kelly Prichard, coach. Several boys also completed, but did not have enough members for a team. Boys' results at the bottom.
BLUFFTON RESULTS
*awards are given in each weight class and split for grades 9-10 and 11-12
Girls Individual awards:
First place award winners:
Darby Prichard
Rameen Omar
Arielle ONeal
Justin Mitchell
