OCT 24 MEDIA RELEASE__Dr. Jacob Buchanan, assistant professor of environmental science, M'della Moon Endowed Chair in Botany and Environmental Science at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “One Year of Public Programming at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
On October 23, WBGU-PBS premiered an episode of Scenic Stops & Stories featuring the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd. The production took place during a Second Saturday event and includes interviews with board member Jason Althaus and docent Van Risser. The next event at the homestead will be the Christmas Open House on December 6-7.
MEDIA RELEASE__The ONU Law School chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society went to the west side of Woodlawn Cemetery on October 22 to take over 1,000 pictures of gravestones for www.BillionGraves.com, a gravestone database that helps families find graves and conduct genealogy research. The students are registering these pictures to help preserve local Ada history.
Saturday, October 25 wraps up the 2025 season of Bluffton Cars & Coffee. The gathering of car, truck and motorcycle enthusiasts runs from 8:00-11:00 a.m. at 902 N. Main St. (a.k.a. Masterpiece Signs and Graphics).
Twisted Whisk Cafe will offer coffee and pastries at their new food truck, The Whisk on Wheels.
Door prizes are provided by local businesses and there is a 50/50 drawing.
