BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women’s basketball team found a way to earn a sloppy victory over Kalamazoo College on Saturday, Nov. 29, by a score of 69-56. The Beavers led from wire-to-wire, despite shooting just 31 percent from the floor and committing 12 turnovers on the afternoon. Bluffton improved to 4-1 on the season following its fourth straight victory, while the Hornets fell to 2-2.
Bluffton Public Library has announced the December program schedule. Programs are open to the public; some require registration. To register, call 419-358-5016, stop at the front desk, e-mail [email protected], or comment on the library’s Facebook page.
Chad Hartson will warm up the Blaze of Lights crowd on Saturday. The ice sculpturer will create a Christmas ornament from a large block of ice. His performance begins at 4 p.m. on Main Street. The 110-plus unit parade follows at 5 p.m.
The stage is set for the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Blaze of Lights. This year’s event, the 28th annual Blaze, begins Saturday, Nov. 29, in downtown Bluffton. Here is the up-to-the-minute Blaze information.
Nov. 29 schedule
4:00 p.m. – Ice carving exhibition by Chad Hartson 4:00 p.m. - Food booths will open
4:00 p.m. – Parade line up on Snider Road
5:00 p.m. – Parade
Riley Creek United Methodist Church invites the community to its 42nd annual Christmas Carol Sing at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Like an old-fashioned songfest around the piano, the program will feature congregational singing of many traditional carols, as well as readings from Scripture about Jesus’ birth, special performances by the Pandora United Methodist Church Choir, Ottawa Sts. Peter and Paul Choir, dulcimer players from the Ottawa Presbyterian Church, and a candle lighting ceremony.
