There’s a new pizza shop in town and it’s throwing a free taste party on Saturday.
Marlena Ballinger of The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main St., said the downtown shop is now offering pizza.
The pizzas are already available for customers and a launch party to introduce customers new the new item takes place starting at 8 a.m., Saturday.
“Stop in from 8 to noon for free cooked samples of our Take ‘n Bake Pizzas,” she said. “We will also have plenty of frozen pizzas on hand for customers to purchase during the party.”
Bluffton High School sophomores visited the Culinary Arts program during 411Blast on Friday at Apollo Career center. Students were able to make a pizza from scratch, bake it, and enjoy. On Friday 750 associate school sophomores chose two programs to visit, and then spent half the day involved in interactive, fun, hands-on experiences. BHS students from left are, Carisa Hosler, Kylee Staley and Caitlyn Zimmerman.
Dozens of scholarships will be awarded to incoming Bluffton University students who participate in the Presidential Scholarship Competition at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Two students who participate will receive a full-tuition scholarship, valued at more than $121,000 over four years. The recipients are chosen based on an essay written during the competition, overall grade point average and standardized test score.
All competition participants will receive a $1,000 annual scholarship for attending this prestigious event.
Bluffton University’s Musselman Library will host its fourth annual Celebrate the Library Week, Feb. 6-10. The week is a time for discovery and community for students, faculty, staff and emeriti. The goal of this week is clearly stated in its tag line: “Celebrating Student Research and Creativity.” The week includes a variety of activities such as the First Tuesday Forum, a health and wellness expo and a research fair.
Julie Friesen, director of programs, Community Justice Initiatives in Waterloo, Ontario, will present her speech titled “The Elmira Case Film” at 11 a.m., Feb. 7 in Yoder Recital Hall.
She will reflect on a documentary film about how a drunken rampage in 1974 in Elmira, Ontario, Canada, helped to launch the worldwide restorative justice movement and also began her agencies’ innovative work in restorative justice.
