Join Bluffton-Pandora's oldest tradition at 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve. New year's carolers will sing David Rothen's carols in German at Mennonite Memorial Home. This is a program of the Swiss Community Historical Society and the public is invited to participate.
By Fred Steiner
To best understand our community, it's helpful to appreciate the musical gene of those who carry a Bluffton or Pandora birthmark.
This is basketball week in Bluffton. Twelve games in three McDonald’s Holiday Basketball Tournaments with all games in Bluffton are completed or underway. This week’s holiday tournament basketball schedule and results follow:
UNIVERSITY WOMEN - Sommer Center
Friday, Dec. 30 – Championship game
Noon – Hope vs. Centre
5 p.m. – Bluffton vs. St. Thomas
UNIVERSITY MEN - Sommer Center
Friday, Dec. 30
2 p.m. - Grove City vs. Muskingum
7 p.m. - Bluffton vs. Ohio Midwestern
Bluffton University January Arts and Events Calendar Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted
Jan. 8 Art Exhibit: “Twee Kunstenaars” art by Tom Duimstra and Michael Peoples, Grace Albrecht Gallery of Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 27
Jan. 17 Forum: “My Voice, My Community, My Bluffton: Race on Campus” Damascus Road Readers Theatre, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera, will hold a New Year’s Eve service on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 7 p.m.
Pastor Al Schmitzer will lead the servicetitled: “Happy New Year?” There will be a worship service to begin the new year on Sunday, Jan. 1 at 9:30 a.m. led by Pastor Matt Nowak. (This is a change from the regular Sunday schedule.)
Two Bluffton couples earned special honors from the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association in December, according to Tonya Meyer, director.
Roger and Jo Edwards and Harlan and Pat Basinger were named Volunteers of the Year. The association board based the award on “their hard work to make the center a better place.” The awards were presented during the December dinner meeting.
The Center has several other announcements at the close of the year.
