Morris Groman took a couple practice shuffleboard shots on Monday morning and then the rain came. The Bluffton Shuffleboard Club was hosting a tournament that was rained out.
A free event, titled Urge 2016, open to youth from junior high through college age takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21 at Bethel Church of Christ just north of Ada.
The focus is to encourage students ( to do well in the upcoming school year and to urge them to be who God wants them to be in their schools.
URGE features Courtnee Morris as the guest speaker along with the Mike Lee Band (Worship) from Fort Wayne, SafeKept (Christian Rock) from Columbus and B List Boys (Christian Hip Hop) from Bluffton.
Friends and neighbors are invited to Worship in the Park at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, with Emmanuel United Church of Christ. The service and family activities will be held in the Bluffton village park under the pavilion by the baseball field.
Bluffton University’s mission is to “prepare students of all backgrounds for life as well as vocation.”
During the 2016-17 academic year, the university will boost its efforts toward vocational exploration through The Venture Project, a program made possible through the generous support of the Council of Independent Colleges and the Lilly Foundation Inc. The Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVue) grant is worth $25,000.
Bluffton Family Recreation is taking registrations for its two six-week fall program sessions for youngsters.
Session I begins the third week of September and continues until Friday, Oct. 28. Session 2 begins Sunday, Nov. 6 and continues until Friday, Dec. 16. Parents may register children for either or both sessions now.
