A ribbon-cutting for Bluffton newest business, Board and Brush, takes place at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, according to owners Dan and Betsy Lee.
The Lee's open their business in the former Mustard Seed Cafe, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will handle the ribbon cuting.
"You are invited to enjoy some goodies, demonstrations and giveaways," said the Lees. "Board and Brush will have swag bags for the first 50 attendees and one person will win a VIP party for 10."
What a way to observe the 50th day of this school year. Bluffton first graders do it by dressing up as if they were in school in the 1950s. From Mr. Dunlap's 1st grade class (Class of 2030) are, from left, Thayne Bricker, Peyton Lieurance, Easton Dunifon, Eli Koenig, Audrey Brodman. The next photo, from Mrs. Combs' class, are Leah Niekamp, Eva Nygaard, Addy Shoemaker and Miri Spencer. Then, in black and white are Easton Dunifon, Thayne Bricker and Eli Koenig. (Jamie Nygaard photos)
Bluffton’s man-about-town Charles Hilty blew out 84 candles on election day, Nov. 6.
To hear him tell it, his birth was an American political omen. After considering the following, you may have to agree.
“I was born 15 minutes before the 1934 mid-term polls opened,” he says. “My birth marked the very bottom of the Great Depression for the Republican Party.”
Adding that when born there were only 88 Republicans among the 432 members of Congress (48 states in 1934), representing the largest-ever congressional majority for the Democrats in U.S. history.
The Bluffton University volleyball team gave #1 seed Transylvania all it could handle before falling to the Pioneers in four tight sets (25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22) on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Bluffton was competing in its sixth straight HCAC semi-finals as the Beavers capped off their season with a 14-15 mark
The Bluffton University football team gave HCAC-heavyweight Franklin College all it could handle in a 28-24 loss to the Grizzlies on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Franklin improved to 8-1 overall with a perfect 7-0 mark in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton slipped to 2-7 and 2-5 in the HCAC.
