The Honorable Glenn H. Derryberry, judge of the Allen County probate and juvenile courts, will discuss “Juveniles and the Law: The Puzzle” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The Allen County judge will discuss the constitutional issues that arise in juvenile court.
The presentation is Bluffton’s Constitution Day Forum. All educational institutions that receive federal funds are required to offer an instructional program each year on or near Sept. 17, the day the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787.
Tickets are available for the Artist Series performance by Akropolis at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Akropolis was founded in 2009 at the University of Michigan. Their dynamic concerts feature accessible contemporary works framed by invigorating arrangements of classical music spanning four centuries.
The Bluffton Senior Center will have a book sale on Friday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The sale continues Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon. Items include fiction with plenty of Amish books, nonfiction, paperbacks, magazines and movies. Books on Christmas, travel, crafts, sewing and nature to name just a few.
The Bluffton Senior Center is located at 132 N. Main St.
The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., will have a book sale on Friday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 10th from 9 a.m. to noon.
Items include fiction with plenty of Amish books, nonfiction, paperbacks, magazines and movies. Books on Christmas, travel, crafts, sewing and nature to name just a few.
Attention members of the 1996 Bluffton High School football team:
The team will be recognized during Friday's football game with Ft. Loramie, according to Alex Hanna, BHS athletic director.
Members should enter through the pass gate next to the Ricky Matter Center. Then meet on the home sideline with 10 minutes left on the game clock, by approximately 7:20 p.m.
The 1996 team will stand on the home sideline for The National Anthem, and immediately following The National Anthem, the team will take the field for a short recognition.
Albert F. Bauman, 100, died Sept. 7, 2016, at 10:56 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
Albert was born Sept. 17, 1915 in Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio, to the late Reuben and Lina (Klammer) Bauman. On Nov. 10, 1940 he married Geneva King Bauman who preceded him in death on Sept. 18, 2003.
Albert was a farmer and drove school bus for Mt. Cory for many years. He was a member of Mt. Cory United Methodist Church, Hancock County Farm Bureau and was a graduate of Mt. Cory High School.
Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a crafters and home business expo during this year’s Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.
Booths are still being accepted for the event, held at BFR, 215 Snider Road. Expo hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Booths 6 feet by 12 feet are $30 each. The registration deadline soon, so crafters and home business persons should register now.
Contact BFR at 419-358-4150 or www.bfronline.com for registration details.
Bluffton University will celebrate “A Place That Inspires” during Homecoming weekend Oct. 15 and 16.
A free picnic lunch will be available for alumni in an alumni tailgate tent at Emery Sears Athletic Complex from noon until 1:30 p.m., when the Homecoming game against Hanover will begin. No reservations are required for the tent; game tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth at the gate. Admission is free for children ages 4 and under.
The Bluffton Lady Pirates girls' soccer team traveled to Van Wert Tuesday to take on the Lincolnview Lancers. BHS won 12-1.
Bluffton started strong, and the Lancer goalie blocked more than 10 shots before Senior Captain Abbie Parkins landed the first goal 8 minutes into the game.
