It rained shoes this winter and early spring at Bluffton Family Recreation.
According to Joseph Beagle, BFR director, 215 bags of shoes were collected this year.
The shoes are now on their way to Florida. There they will be sent to persons in 25 underdeveloped countries where micro-enterprises use them for their businesses.
Beagle said that a special thanks goes to Sharon Calvelage from the Catholic Ladies Association, who assisted BFR in getting the shoes collected.
St. John's United Church of Christ, corner of College Avenue and Jackson Street, will hold a beef and noodle dinner Friday, April 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
If you would like a meal to go and cannot pick it up, call the church office at 419-358-5641. Those meals will be delivered.
Dinner prices are: adults $8; 6th grade through college $5; Elementary $4; Pre-K Free
The Delphos Museum of Postal History hosts the 22nd annual Ohio Lincoln Highway League state meeting on Saturday, April 30, beginning at 10 a.m.
The morning will include three presentations: Ron Bagley of Van Wert will give a history of George Marsh and the Marsh Foundation School. Delphos residents Ed Ulrich and Steve Dorsten will give presentations on the history of Delphos and the Miami and Erie Canal, respectively.
The Bluffton Tree Commission will hold an Arbor Day celebration at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 30, at the village arboretum on Lake Street.
The celebration will include a tree planting in honor and remembrance of long-time commission member Phil Kingsley and a presentation by Girl Scout Troop #2007 of their newly created Guide to the Trees of the National Quarry Arboretum.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets came to town to take on Bluffton University in an HCAC contest on Tuesday, April 19. The Beavers were able to complete the comeback in a 10-7 victory, marking the second time this year Bluffton was able to get the better of Defiance. The victory boosts the Beavers to 10-19 with a 5-11 record in the HCAC. With the loss, Defiance fell to 15-13 and a 8-8 in conference.
