The first senior citizen breakfast of the 2010-11 school year is coming soon. The event is at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, in the Bluffton Middle School cafetorium, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.
The Bluffton High School marching band will perform during the breakfast, which is free and open to senior citizens of the school district. The monthly breakfasts are held on the second Thursday of each month.
Bluffton University opened the 2010-11 academic year Tuesday by welcoming about 270 new students-and one beaver.
More than a year of planning culminated with the introduction of J. Denny Beaver, Bluffton's new mascot, at the annual opening convocation. Doing much of the work this summer was a student, senior Cody Litwiller, a marketing major from Hopedale, Ill.
September 2010 Events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.
Sept. 10 Colloquium: "Exploring the Themes of Imprisonment in Gothic Novels," by Dr. Cynthia Bandish, associate professor of English, 4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall
Sept. 14 President's Forum: Dr. James M. Harder, 11 a.m., Founders Hall
Sept. 17 Artist's Reception: Mark Nafziger, ceramics, 4-6 p.m., Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Arts Center
The high temperatures are creeping back into the 90s, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Here are the high and low temperatures of the past 7 days.
