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December at the library

Santa's fire truck, build a gingerbread puppy, food for fines, and watercolor workshop

Bluffton Public Library announces December 2019 events and services.

Santa's fire truck returns for the holiday season on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 6 p.m. No registration is necessary, bring the whole family to listen to a holiday-themed storytime led by the Bluffton Fire Department and get pictures with our special guest afterwards.

Visit the library on Fridays, Dec. 6, 13, and 20 for winter crafts. Come in anytime during open hours and take advantage of our winter themed craft-making stations.

Ornamental Christmas

The Icon photographer became carried away with enhanced features on Affinity Photo involving this photo of Christmas tree ornaments for sale at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. A little bit too red and a little bit too gold, but it certainly pops out at the viewer.

Mennonite Church USA executive director university Forum speaker

Glen Guyton's address is Tuesday morning in Yoder Recital Hall

Glen Guyton, executive director, Mennonite Church USA, will provide a Bluffton University Forum presentation, “Living Well. Living My IDEAL Life,” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Yoder Recital Hall.

The denominational leader and cultural competency advocate will offer practical tips on how to live your best life while navigating today’s culture and responding to the divine call.

As a cultural competency advocate, Guyton has made it his mission to help organizations and individuals navigate the complex nature of culture.

How to read a food label

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
We see nutrition labels every day on nearly everything we eat. But what good are they if we don’t understand what we’re actually eating?

Here are some ways to decode the label and some of the ingredients we often see.

Let's start at the beginning.

1) Serving Size

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Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Imaging Services expands

Mercy Health has expanded access for outpatient ultrasound imaging to Mercy Health – Wapakoneta Imaging Services, 1015 South Blackhoof St., Suite D.. Other locations include Mercy Health – Putnam County MedicalCenter and Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center.

“Imaging services offer opportunity for early detection and diagnosis, which saves lives,” said Patricia Giesken, Director of Imaging Services at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center. 

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Beavers’ Antonio Crossly named first team HCAC

The Bluffton University football team saw nine members earn All-Heartland Conference honors when the post-season hardware.

Junior Antonio Crossty (Wooster) was a First Team selection while five Beavers were selected to the Second Team. Bluffton also had three members named Honorable Mention All-HCAC.

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