Susie Stratton of Roots by Strattons (center) accepted first place honors in the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce's first annual Scarecrow Decorating Contest. The shop's elegant princess scarecrow was created by Rahda Tague. Presented by Liz Gordon-Hancock (left) and Jim Enneking (right). Second place went to Citizens National Bank; third place went to Blended Roots and the Gordon-Hancock family.
Members of the Bluffton University Social Work Club will take part in a “trick or can” during Bluffton’s trick-or-treat festivities. Students go door to door asking for donations of shelf-stable and nonperishable food items from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27.
Donations may also be left on doorsteps and porches to be collected.
No monetary donations will be accepted. Donations will be delivered to the Bluffton Community Assistance Corporation’s food pantry.
Bluffton School Board member Jeremy Scoles is the recipient of the 2022 OSBA Aptitude Award, a distinction conferred by the Ohio School Boards Association.
He is one of 38 board members selected for this award, out of 3,400 board members in Ohio. The Aptitude Award is part of the association’s STAR Awards Program, which emphasize Service, Training, Aptitude and Recognition.
Ticket sales are open for "The Diary of Anne Frank" at Bluffton University's Ramseyer Auditorium-College Hall.
Opening night will be Thursday, Nov. 10 and continue until Sunday, Nov 13. Tickets are $6.00-$8.00 and free for Bluffton University students with a passcode.
Veterans living in the Pandora-Gilboa School District are invited to the Annual Veterans’ Day Banquet
at the Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E. Washington St. on Rt. 12.
The event takes place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 10 in the church fellowship hall. The dinner and short program are sponsored by the Pandora United Methodist Rebecca Circle.
