Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh will speak at Winebrenner Auditorium in Findlay on Friday, March 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the library’s check-out desk for $5 and at the door the evening of the presentation.
Her appearance is the feature event for the eleventh annual CommunityREAD.
CommunityREAD is a month-long community event that encourages reading and promotes the benefits of literacy. Originally created by the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation, the administration of CommunityREAD was assumed by the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library in 2012.
Trinity Lutheran School will host a blood drive for the Red Cross on Saturday, March 23, from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the school gym. The school is located at 105 Allen Street, Jenera.
To schedule a time to give blood,please call Karen Bower at 419-326-8311.
Walk-ins are also welcome.
In most cases someone can still give blood if he or she is diabetic, has allergies, has a cold with minor symptoms, had a recent flu shot or pneumonia vaccine or takes blood pressure medication.
Experienced teachers with master’s degrees and interest in being instructional leaders in their schools may pursue the new state-level Teacher Leader Endorsement through Bluffton University.
Bluffton’s program of study leading to the endorsement has been approved by the Ohio Board of Regents. The program comprises three courses, including two—in instructional leadership and evidence-based instructional practices—that the university hopes to begin offering this summer, depending upon enrollment.
If mulch was oil, Bluffton residents would be floating in it. The Spring Street Recycling Center hasn't seen this much of the woody stuff in years. And, it's free to, first-come, first serve.
Women can learn about tools for better living on Saturday, April 6, when Bluffton University’s Women’s Council hosts the fourth annual R&R for Women conference.
Bluffton alumnae and a current student will be among the presenters during the conference, titled “Staying Strong: What’s in your toolbox?” Hours are 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Centennial Hall—site of the morning sessions—and the new Sommer Center for Health and Fitness Education, where the afternoon session will be held. Lunch will be in Marbeck Center.
The Ohio Northern University Department of English presents Bluffton author Tobias S. Buckell in the Wishing Well at the McIntosh Center on Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. The Caribbean-born, New York Times best-selling author will read from his eco-thriller “Arctic Rising.”
The event is free and open to the public.
Buckell’s work has been translated into 16 different languages. He has published some 50 short stories in various magazines and anthologies and has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Prometheus and Campbell awards.
