Participants in the fifth annual Giving Tuesday—a global initiative to encourage charitable giving amid holiday consumerism—can, for the third year, direct their generosity to Bluffton University on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Pandora United Methodist Church will hold a free community meal on Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 5:30-7 pm. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by The First National Bank of Pandora. The menu is shredded chicken sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, assorted desserts and beverage.
Bluffton Family Recreation is now accept teams for three holiday soccer tournaments.
Here's holiday soccer tourney schedule:
• High school boys’ tournament is Saturday, Dec. 17
• Adult open tournament is Sunday, Dec. 18
• High school coed tournament is Wednesday, Dec. 21
Contact BFR for details at 419-358-4150 or register online at www.bfronline.net
A rash of thefts and burglaries in Bluffton since early June is changing some of our small-town lifestyle patterns.
Those changes have caused residents, who haven't done so in the past, to start locking house doors, car doors and outbuilding doors.
According to Bluffton Police Chief Ryan Burkholder, “The uptick in crime is disconcerting to residents and police,” indicating that a growing drug problem is a reality in Bluffton.
Burkholder says the Bluffton police are as proactive as the force can be as a result of the situation.
This photo can only mean one thing: Bluffton Senior Citizens are creating this year's batch of the best homemade peanut brittle in Ohio. Bob Painter, on the scales, is the quality control guy. This year 700 pounds of peanut brittle will be produced with production on Monday mornings. And, yes, volunteers are needed. It takes 30 volunteers per session. The same secret reciple has been used for over 40 years. Peanute brittle is $5 per pound on sale at the Center.
