A group of blacksmiths coming to northwest Ohio later this month will “beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.” Or, lacking swords and spears, they will be forging garden tools out of firearms.
The blacksmiths are part of RAWtools, a non-profit organization based in Colorado that uses performance art to illustrate the vision of biblical prophet Isaiah who penned those words, and to encourage conversation about what it means in modern society.
Bluffton Family Recreation is taking registrations for Laffalot Camp scheduled for Monday through Friday, July 10-14, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.
Laffalot Summer Camp offers youth ages 6 to 12 a week of fun-filled activities. Camp is held from 9 a.m. to noon.
Led by well-trained counselors, campers will spend the day playing high-energy sports and games that help them:
Group piano offers a fantastic opportunity to be involved in music-making that develops overall musicianship while learning basic piano skills, according to Vicki Mills of Miss Vicki's Music Studio, Ada.
She adds: "7 and 8 year olds love to sing, move, create, and play... all aspects of a group piano setting that capitalizes on the sense of joy experienced in a social situation while learning how to move those fingers on a piano in a meaningful way!"
In 1904 the Bluffton post office was on Vine Street and this photo proves it. The post office was located in what is today Richard Boehr's building.
In this photo, from left, are (unidentified), Charles Steingraber, (unidentified), Ross Bogart, George Lewis, Mrs. Lewis and Emma Bigler Swank. (From the Richard Boehr collection)
