Justin Paul, Bluffton High School tennis player, answers a serve on the Howe Tennis Courts. Spring sport practice is underway as the Pirate boys' tennis, baseball, softball and track teams prepare for their respective seasons.
The famed St. John's Players will present the suspenseful drama "Pasta, Passion and Pistols," at 4 p.m., Sunday, March 18, in Oppermann Hall at the St. John's United Church of Christ.
Members of the SHANNON Service Club will serve an Italian dinner. A free-will offering will be taken. Persons interested in tickets or reservations may contact the church office at 419-358-5641. Reservations are helpful so the chefs know how many meals to prepare.
The cost of cemetery lots at Maple Grove officially increased Monday, but the cost to be buried there remained the same. Confused?
Bluffton council passed by emergency an ordinance "increasing" the price for burial lots at $500 each. Here's the kicker: The price on Monday's ordinance became effective July 1, 2004.
Turns out that the $500 price tag has been charged since 2004 and no one realized it. The official ordinance on the books until Monday listed a lower price.
You've seen this bumpersticker in Bluffton. Here's what it means:
The designer, Piotr Mlodozeniec's basic coexistence design is uncomplicated and easy to understand. The design uses three symbols that stand for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Mlodozeniec modified the word "coexist" in the following ways:
Peter Suter of Shannon Theatre announced that "The Lorax" (PG) will be premiering in 2D and 3D at the theatre from March 16-22.
Show times follow:
2D - Every evening at 7 PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30 PM.
3D - Every evening at 9:30 PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 4 PM.
Bluffton University freshmen Megan Patton (Waynesfield/Perry) and Lindsay Robertson (Cincinnati/Northwest) were both named Players of the Week by the Heartland Conference for the week ending March 11, 2012.
Patton finished the week 2-1 on the mound for the Beavers and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week. The freshman posted a sparkling 1.26 earned run average in seven appearances at the Rebel Spring Games in Florida, fanning 28 batters in 33.1 innings of work.
