Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members will hear about the Bluffton police department K-9 unit during Friday's chamber breakfast, according to Paula Scott, interim director.
Breakfast is served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. The meeting is at 7:30 a.m., in the third floor of the town hall, 154 N. Main St.
Also on the program is a Veterans Day recognition, report about this year's Farmers' Market and a Blaze of Lights update.
The Bluffton Bucs JV team (3rd and 4th grade) are the 2017 Junior Buckeye
League Super Bowl runners up, played at Allen East HS Field on Nov 4.
Bluffton played a great game, but ended up giving the lead to the Cridersville Rams in the few remaining minutes of the contest. The final score was Cridersville 7
- Bluffton 6.
By Jena O’Brien,
public relations student assistant
Bluffton University was highlighted in a new study by The Student Loan Report for its participation in the Federal Work-Study program.
The study ranks Bluffton 78 out of more than 400 private institutions who offer Federal Work-Study jobs to students on campus. This program is enormously beneficial to students looking for ways to limit student debt and gain work experience within their degree field.
ArtSpace/Lima announces Home for the Holidays 2017 art sale, held Nov. 10 through Dec. 22,according to Bill Sullivan, operations manager.
For the fifth consecutive year, ArtSpace will host the art sale, featuring all original art from local artists and craftspersons. Works in 2D (paintings, watercolors, collage, prints, drawings) and 3D (sculpture, ceramics, glass) will be on display, as well as a large selection of hand-crafted jewelry. All the art is one-of-a-kind and original.
The University of Findlay’s Ruscilli Family Bookstore in the Center for Student Life will host a reading and book signing with Dave Essinger, associate professor of English, on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m.
Essinger is a resident of Bluffton.
Essinger’s recent novel, “Running Out,” was published by Mint Hill Books in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has been featured in publications such as Men’s Health magazine and the Dayton Daily News.
Bridge Bereavement Services will offer a presentation that focuses on how to cope with the loss of a loved one during the holiday season on Monday, Nov. 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital, 1900 South Main St., Findlay. The presentation is free, open to the public and registration is not required.
Hilty Home, 304 Hilty Drive, Pandora, will host its annual Bazaar Friday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
It will feature baked goods, crafts, soups and sandwiches.This year the menu will include chili and chicken noodle soup ($ 2 a bowl), shredded chicken sandwiches, ham and turkey subs ($2.50 each), homemade bread, noodles, caramel corn and assorted party mixes ($2 a bag), baked goods, cookies, angel food cakes, and pies.
Shoebox with a Purpose, a program of the Pandora Missionary Church, will hold a craft-vendor sale from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 19, at the church, 300 Rocket Ridge, Pandora.
The event will have over 30 vendors, face painting, a DJ and a concession stand.
All donations will support Operation Christmas Card. Persons with questions may contact Carrie Reichenbach, at 567-208-8976.
Bluffton council's safety service committee will meet next week. The meeting is at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the third floor of the town hall. The agenda is the 2018 police budget.
