Members of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Phillips Road, Bluffton, became involved in mission activities at home and away from home this summer, according to Eric Rummel, pastor.
Camp Washington
From July 5-10 30 Emmanuel United Church of Christ youth from grades five to 12 from participated in a mission trip to Camp Washington, UCC, Cincinnati.
Bluffton residents and businesses participated in this year's downtown flower pot project created several years ago by Stratton Greenhouses. Click for the total list of sponsors.
Bluffton school board meets on Tuesday, Aug. 16, just as the 2011-12 school year is nearly launched.
The agenda includes transportation routing plans, several supplemental contract decisions, substitute teacher decision and the approval of one student who will be issued a diploma due to satisfactory completion of all graduation requirements.
To view a copy of the Aug. 16 agenda, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
We at Stratton Greenhouses would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2011 Bluffton Beautification Project. Because of your generous contributions, we were able to add five additional pots to extend the flowers throughout the entire streetscape project.
This year has been an extreme challenge with the heat. We have been watering every other day since May and fertilizing once or twice a week. We have used 6,300 gallons of water.
The Lilly Oncology International Art Competition and Exhibition will make a six-day stop at the Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center (BVRCC), Findlay, from Aug. 18 through Aug. 25.
The show will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 18, 19, 22, 23 and 24, and 8 a.m. to noon on Aug. 25. It is free and open to the public.
The Lilly Oncology International Art Competition and Exhibition features artwork created by cancer patients and their caregivers. Artwork includes acrylic, oil, pastel, photography and water color mediums.
