Members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, Sept. 16.
The services, at 8 and 10:30 a.m. remembers the passengers on the “Famous Dove” when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on Sept. 17, 1831.
Many of the passengers coming from Germany were the founders of Trinity. During a terrible storm, the passengers prayed and sang hymns. The next morning, they saw that they were just off the coast of Virginia.
Grace Mennonite Church will host a day-long Know Your Number Enneagram workshop taught by David Stamile on Saturday, Oct. 6.
The teaching is open to the public, and a light-lunch and snacks will be included with registration.
Christians have used the Enneagram for centuries as a tool for personal spiritual growth. It teaches nine basic personality types and how these personality types are expressed within our own life and in our relationship to others.
Transition Bluffton will hold a public event at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve during, which participants will experience the emotional and health benefits of being in nature.
Although modern technologies are making our life easier, more and more people are experiencing a sense of unease and anxiety. New scientific research is concluding that our being disconnected from nature may be the cause. Scientists are finding that a connection to the natural world is crucial for our health and well-being.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Senior Alivia Koenig torched the Bluffton Golf Course on her way to an ultra low score of 35 Monday evening. Koenig picked up birdies on holes 2,3 & 7. As a squad, the Pirates easily defeated Otsego by a 186-220 count.
Dr. Jonathan Andreas, professor of economics, and Dr. Perry Bush, professor of history, will debate for and against the repeal of the 14th amendment during Bluffton University’s annual Constitution Day Forum. The event will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 in Yoder Recital Hall. Forum is free and open to the public.
Eastern Mennonite University junior cross country runner and Bluffton HS grad, Elizabeth Nisly, won her first collegiate race earlier this month, beating 70 other runners, including the runner-up by 15 seconds.
She ran in a pack with two teammates for the first half of the race, before turning on the afterburners over the final 1200m. Her 16:43 was well ahead of Bridgewater's English Jackson, who was second in 16:58.
Coming into the preseason, Elizabeth entered her third cross country season with her third coaching staff.
