Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main Street, Bluffton, will have New Orleans-style Mardi Gras dinner features on Feb. 28 and March 1, 5:00-8:00 p.m. In addition to the full menu which includes 7 appetizers, 8 main course items, soups, salads and house-baked desserts, the café will offer Creole Shrimp & Grits and Jambalaya.
Kings Cake is one of the dessert offerings. Choose your piece of cake from the tray and, if you find the toy, you will receive a gift certificate.
Beer and beer cocktails are available, including a special Mardi Gras Cocktail.
Eleven area businesses and organizations are sponsors of the 2014 Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs Ropp Triplett Business Plan competition, according to Brendon Matthews, BCE board president. Sponsors contributions total over $6,000.
Major sponsors are:
• Reichenbach and Steiner CPAs
• Bluffton University
• Allen Economic Development Group.
Items that have just arrived at Ten Thousand Villagess 115 S. Main St., Bluffton, include bud vases handcrafted in Nepal, according to Aphaphanh Nussbaum, store manager.
"Nepalese ceramics artisans use a traditional potter's wheel to shape each vesel by hand," she said. Vases are $12 each. For more information, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Kirtland Auto Sales, 302 N. Main St., Bluffton, has a new manager's special, according to Jim Kinn.
It is a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Express listed at $15,495. For a complete list of options on this vehicle, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
