BFR launches fundraising shoe drive to raise funds, support microenterprise in developing nations and help the environment
BFR Sports & Fitness is introducing a used shoe collection drive Nov. 13 through Dec. 15 to raise operating funds while also benefiting microenterprise ventures in developing nations and keeping old shoes out of local landfills. Individuals can help by dropping off used shoes at BFR, 215 Snider Road.
Lisa Kron (portrayed by Amanda Bartel, foreground) doesn’t appreciate the attention lavished on her mother, Ann (Meg Leatherman), by the other actors in Bluffton University’s production of “Well.”
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Performing multiple roles in the play are (left to right around Leatherman) Victoria Jackson, Diamond Dailey, Alex Parker, Daila Moore and Ryan Laidlaw.
Lisa Kron is the playwright and protagonist of “Well,” which takes a humorous look at issues of health and illness.
Bob Painter weights a bag of Bluffton Senior Citizens Center peanut brittle. Production of Bluffton's favorite holiday candy started this week at the Center. This year 700 pounds of peanut brittle will be created - and available while supplies last. One pound costs $6.50.
Lanelle Augsburger, 76, of Lima, died at 4 p.m. Nov. 3, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born Aug. 10, 1937, in Ada, Ok., to John and Louise Kuykendall Manahan who preceded her in death. On Jan. 24, 1959, she married Dwain Augsburger and he survives.
She worked at Ex-Cell-O Corp., Bluffton. She was a member of Rockport United Methodist Church and the Lima Senior Citizens. She was a graduate of Beaverdam High School.
First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, holds its annual election day lunch and dinner in the church Fellowship Hall, 116 Church St., Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items are individually prices. The menu includes:
• Home made soup, $2
• Sandwiches, $2
• Salads, $1
• Desserts, $1.50
• Beverages, 50 cents
Dinner is served from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults and $3.50 for youth 10 and under. The menu includes:
