Pirate sports fans will want to attend the Friday, Feb. 2, Bluffton High School boys’ basketball game.
During the halftime of the varsity game will be a special cheer performance night involving several Bluffton first through fifth graders, according to Brianna Atkins, cheerleading coach.
The presentation will develop from a Feb. 1 cheer clinic led by BHS cheerleaders and coaches.
The Village of Bluffton is considering a $1.2 million West Elm Street improvement project this year. The price tag is based on a preliminary construction estimate provide by Choice One Engineering.
The project extends from Spring Street to Bentley Road.
Bridge Bereavement Services will be offering a Forever Memories for Families Group focused on loss, grief and healing through the creation of a memory frame. The group will be held on Thursday, February 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in The Hub at Birchaven Village, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay.
Dean Walters ’18 will present “Identifying Novel Chemical Compounds to Inhibit the Development of Cancer” during an 11 a.m. Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Reading Room of Musselman Library.
Walters, a native of Avon, Ohio, is a senior biology and pre-medicine major who spent the summer of 2017 at the National Institutes of Health completing a paid internship researching cancer.
Pirate Wrestlers defeated Allen East 37-34 in the OHSAA Duals Tournament with wins from Tayton Kleman, James Badial-Luna and Andrew Burroughs. Versailles defeated BHS 65-12 in the second round. Badial-Luna and Landen Luginbuhl won by pin for Bluffton. More at www.blufftonpirates.com
The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St., presents “Revenge of Frankenstein,” in a dinner theatre format Saturday, March 10.
Dinner details
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres begin at 6 p.m. and the dinner and show begins at 7 p.m. The dinner menu includes apple bourbon chicken breast, rosemary pork loin, stuffed shells with marinara; garlic-herb mashed redskins, home-style green beans and for dessert assorted cheesecakes.
Tickets include non-alcoholic beverages. A cash bar is also available.
Ted Yoder, virtuoso, hammered dulcimer musician, will perform on the next Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series.
His performance is 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, in the third floor of the town hall.
Here's a description of Yoder's talents:
Yoder has revolutionized the hammered dulcimer through his pop symphonic approach on the instrument as a solo performer.
Bluffton council’s personnel and finance committees hopes to develop a comprehensive pay ordinance for village employees this year.
The two committees discussed options in a joint meeting Jan. 12. Meeting with council members Phill Talavinia, Mitch Kingsley and Dave Steiner were village employees Jack Huber, Jesse Blackburn, Ryan Burkholder and Matt Oglesbee.
Here is the schedule of February arts and events taking place at Bluffton University. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Feb. 1 Art Exhibit: Goshen College Art Faculty Exhibit, Sauder Visual Arts Center, 9-5p.m. weekdays, 1-5 p.m. weekends, through Feb. 23.
Feb. 2 Colloquium: “Saving the Nation: War, Sex and Pious Women in Catholic magazines for Girls in Interwar Germany,” Friday Colloquium by assistant professor of history Martina Cucchiara, 4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall.
