Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will hold a program on seed starting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, in the lower level of the Bluffton Public Library.
That program is open to the public.
Several additional club items are in the current newsletter attached at the bottom of this story.
Here are March events open to the public taking place at Bluffton University
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted
March 6 Art Show: “Viewer Discretion Advised” featuring Bluffton seniors: Tracy Cook, Anna Hairston, Mackenzie Hoeckley, Courtney Rettig, Aaron Ward, Justin Weaver, Sauder Visual Arts Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays March 6-24
• Bradley: “Be a young active citizen; be involved in your community.” • Burrows: “Don’t let others persuade your path. Be hungry.” • Kingsley: “Go deep. Do research, learn as much as you can.” • Wellman: “Never discount how faith impacts what you do.”
Life sometimes has a funny way of leading people down unexpected paths that end up being the right ones all along.
It's a Bluffton garage sale weekend thanks to the SHANNON Service Club and the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Here's the details:
S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club - at The Centre, 601 N. Main St.
• Friday, Feb. 24 - community craft and garage sale, 4:30 to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 25, community craft and garage sale, 9 a.m. to noon
25/75 raffle drawing, 11:30 a.m.
Admission to the sale is $1 with children 12 and under free.
“You did not choose this road, but you traveled it as well as could ever have been imagined under the circumstances. Your profound and memorable journey—the tears and the accomplishments—during the 2007 baseball season and beyond, is being recognized and honored this evening.”
Janice L. Umphress, 89, died on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at 2:57 a.m. at Memorial Hospital of Union County in Marysville, Ohio.
She was born on Jan. 27, 1928, in Lima, Ohio, to Lee and Rhoda (Hammer) Wingate who preceded her in death. On June 28, 1946, Janice married Maurice "Morrie" Umphress and he died on Aug. 7, 2010.
Janice was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Ada and the Women's Guild of the church. Janice was a 1945 graduate of Bluffton High School. She was a member of the Ada Senior Citizens.
There's a new video in town and it features local actors - who really aren't acting. They are simply being themselves.
Called "Love Your Library," the five-minute video offers an assortment of opinions from library patrons in a fun way. After all, it is "Love Your Library Month."
BLUFFTON, Ohio - With the winter sports coming to a close the 2017 baseball season is only days away. The Bluffton University Baseball Team is preparing for its spring break trip to Florida, taking advantage of an unseasonably warm month of February.
Bluffton Pirate boys' basketball fans have lots to look forward to as the Bluffton Junior High 7th grade team won the Northwest Conference tourney at Convoy on Saturday.
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Coached by Dan Garlock, the team was 13-5 overall. In the tournament, Bluffton first defeated Lincolnview then Columbus Grove in the semi-finals.
In the nail-biting title game the Pirates came out on time in overtime defeating Spencerville 35-34. Bluffton also tied for the east side regular season NWC title.
The Bluffton High School Chamber Ensemble received an "Excellent" (II) rating at the OMEA State Orchestra Adjudicated Event held at Bowling Green Middle School on Feb. 17-18.
On Friday, the BHS ensemble performed "Korean Melody" arranged by Albert Wang, "Dove's Vagary" by Shirl Jae Atwell and "Concertino in G" by Elliot Del Borgo. The orchestra is under the direction of Rachael E. Lewis and Debra Herr.
