Senior artists and graphic designers from Bluffton University are showcasing their best work in a combined exhibit “In Third Person.” Leslie Diaz, Bluffton, Ohio; Olivia Hattery, Kenton, Ohio; and Shelby Herrmann, Greenville, Ohio, are featured in the exhibit, which runs through March 25 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center.
The artists will be available to discuss their work during a reception 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, in the Sauder Visual Arts Center.
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team succumbed to a late Wayne Trace run and lost 45-42 in the Division III district semifinals at Lima Senior Thursday, March 3.
Wayne Trace tightened its defense and ended the game on a 19-6 run to post the comeback win. The Raiders limited Bluffton to just two points in the fourth period.
Blended Roots, 246 Cherry St., is seeking 40 vendors for the 2022 Bluffton Arts and Craft Festival, which will take place from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. The festival will be located in and around the store including the surrounding grounds on Cherry and Railroad streets.
In addition to art and craft vendors, the festival will include food trucks and live music. Vendors are invited to participate with handmade and upcycled items. Mass quantity, catalog items are not allowed.
The sights and sounds of Bluffon High School softball and baseball practice were a pleasure this week at the Village Park. Nearby, ice still coated much of the pond at the park entrance.
The Bluffton 4-H Cattle Club recently met for their annual organizational meeting and elected officers. A new office, Facebook Reporter, was created and filled that night as well. The group page is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1715662145375671
The club’s next meeting is at 7:00 p.m. on March 27. Individuals can still join the Bluffton Cattle Club. Registration closes on April 15. For more information, contact Kelly Coble at 419-879-9108 or email [email protected].
On February 28 the Bluffton Board of Education held a regular meeting in the media center at Bluffton Elementary, 102 S. Jackson St. The following report includes highlights from the meeting. The full agenda packet is attached to this article.