Two downtown businesses have special events for youth on Saturday and Bluffton University will hold "Community Day" during its two basketball double headers. Here are the details:
Greg’s Pharmacy
Greg's Pharmacy is hosting Kid's Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. according to Greg Conkling, owner. Children of all ages are invited to come and meet Santa and will receive a free 4x6-inch print with Santa. Greg's Pharmacy is located at 126 N. Main St.
To fight hunger in Africa, a Penn State University program has helped design more affordable greenhouses and solar food dryers.
A conventional greenhouse costs about $2,500 in Kenya, Khanjan Mehta noted Dec. 4 at Bluffton University. But an alternative, expandable model—designed by a new Kenyan company and Penn State’s Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship program—is $550, said Mehta, the program’s director.
And solar dryers used for food preservation, which have cost as much as $5,000, can now be built by two people in two days for $200, he said.
Bluffton High School girls’ defeated Lima Central Catholic 38-36 on Thursday night at BHS. LCC took a 13-6 first period lead and maintained a 18-12 halftime edge. Then BHS took over. Bluffton led 29-24 after three and held off the T-Birds in the final period.
It's probably a four door, so that makes it a sedan. But, is it a 1948 Hudson? This toy is on display this month at the Bluffton Public Library. Compare it to the two photos of '48 Hudsons. What do you think?
Looks like a 1948 Hudson. Whatever the year and model, it's one of the heavy metal toys on display this month in the display case of the Bluffton Public Library. Click for a video. And if you wish to speculate on the year and make of our featured vehicle click here.
Rev. Robert Paul Avers, 79, husband of Joanne, recently of Bluffton, Ohio, died surrounded by his family, at St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012.
Rev. Avers was born on July 18, 1933 in Cleveland to the now deceased Paul H. and Melba L. (Zerger) Avers. He graduated from Clyde High School in 1951; Capital University in 1955; and the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbus in 1959. He was ordained in the presence of his home congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church , Clyde in June 1959.
