The restored 1889 Bridenbaugh Schoolhouse, located at Roads 6 and M6 north of Pandora, will be open to the public on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 - 5 p.m., according to Dale Bridenbaugh.
The Gomer Congregational Church will host this month’s Lincoln Highway Association Western Ohio Chapter meeting.
The meeting is at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the church, 7350 Gomer Road, Gomer, one block south of the Lincoln Highway.
After attendees order dinner individually from Uncle Al's menu, there will be a presentation about Admiral Byrd's Snow Cruiser that crashed through a bridge in Gomer in 1939. After the presentation, members will visit the Gomer Welsh Community Museum. The public is invited.
The Swiss Community Historical Society is celebrating the Christmas season by hosting its annual holiday open house, “Christmas at the Homestead,” on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 7 p.m.
The public is invited to tour the decorated house while snacking on homemade treats and listening to songs of the season.
It’s Christmas concert season. Monday launched the concerts as the Bluffton 4th and 5th grade band and strings performed in the middle school cafetorium. This week and next week everyone in Bluffton will be humming holiday tunes.
Here's the schedule:
On Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall is the Bluffton University Christmas concert.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. in Founders Hall is the 118th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” by the Bluffton Choral Society.
BFR Director, Carole Enneking, reminds community members that the BFR Sports and Fitness is a partner in the Silver Sneakers Fitness Program.
Silver Sneakers is a network of fitness facilities across the United States that offer free memberships to senior adults who have qualifying insurance plans. Currently, BFR has 145 Silver Sneakers members using its facility.
