Bluffton University will host the Holiday Collage Concert at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, in Yoder Recital Hall followed by a new Christmas tradition at the Houshower House.
Become wrapped in the sounds of the season when Bluffton’s Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, University Chorale and Camerata Singers come together to celebrate Christmas.
Apollo Career Center Christmas at Apollo Craft show will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. One of the largest craft shows in the region, Apollo will host well over 100 vendors featuring unique handcrafted items. Admission is $3 and children 12 and under are free. There is food available for breakfast and lunch.
The craft show is a school-wide activity that provides the students community involvement, and raises money for all five student organizations. to assist with community service projects and competitions.
Margaret T. Bixler, 101, died at home in Woodbridge, Connecticut, on Nov. 24, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, Roland M. Bixler.
Margaret was born in Bluffton, Ohio, to Ray L. and Etta (Lantz) Triplett. She was also predeceased by her brothers, Morris Triplett and Ropp Triplett, and her sister Barbara Jean Triplett Van Dyke. Margaret attended Bluffton University and held a BA from the University of Michigan.
Santa will be there. So will the Grinch. There will also be live reindeer, a live nativity and choir and lots more.
Merry on Main launches Ada's holiday season celebration. The 6th annual event is from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 3, in downtown Ada. The event is sponsored by Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.
Deb Curlis, chamber director says, "Stroll down Main Street Ada and enjoy some Christmas cheer on Dec. 3."
Don and Jodi Brauen will hold a Christmas open house showing their Christmas gourds. It is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton.
The family of Alex McClelland will share “Reaching Out: A Young Man’s Story of Faith, Courage and Commitment” on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Bluffton University. The presentation will take place twice, from 4-5:30 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall.,
Alex was a student at Bluffton University and a member of the Beaver football team during the 2007-08 season when he experienced pain on his sacrum bone. The pain increased with time, and in April of 2008 he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. He died from cancer in the summer of 2009.
