Dr. Justin Kantner, O.D., Bluffton optometrist, is the guest speaker at the 7 a.m., Friday, Feb. 12, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The free breakfast is in the Bluffton town hall.

Kantner will tell about his plan to step away from his small-town practice and move with his wife, Elya, and their young son, Caleb, to southern rural Paraguay. There, he will become an optometrist and church planter. Elya will become a Bible translator.

The 2000 Bluffton High School grad joined Dr. Mark Yoder of Family Eye Care, 107 N. Main St., Bluffton, in 2009. Dr. Kantner’s practice there will end this spring. The family will move to Paraguay in June.

Two new Bluffton businesses will be introduced at the meeting. They are Bluffton Barbers and Studio Silhouette, both at 103 N. Main St. 

Also, Ryan Lowry will give a preview of a workshop Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs offers in February. The workshop is on website basics.

Friday'sDr.  chamber breakfast is sponsored by Family Eye Care. Bluffton University Sodexo Dining Service is the caterer. The breakfast is served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. The chamber meeting is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. The meeting is in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St.

Persons interested in attending should rsvp to [email protected].