An open house for prospective students and their parents is planned Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Apollo Career Center. It is for ninth and tenth grade students and their parents or anyone interested in learning more about Apollo. Instructors and staff will be available to provide information and answer questions.
Do you enjoy learning a new craft? Bluffton Public Library will be holding a jewelry workshop on Monday, March 7, from 6-7:30 p.m. Pat Cox will host the workshop and participants will have the opportunity to make either a bracelet or a necklace.
Tickets are still on sale for The Centre at Bluffton's sweetheart dinner dance. The event is Saturday, Feb. 12, from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Centre, 601 N. Main St.
The final day to make reservations is Tuesday, Feb. 8, according to Brenda Gaines. Tickets are two for $65, and table of eight $216 (27 each), plus tax.
Persons may contact the Centre at 419-358-8533 for more information.
And now for a little spring thaw, think garage sales.
S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club(Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors)
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) is sponsoring its 8th annual community garage/craft sale on Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.
The event is from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 25, and 9 a.m. to noon, and Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Bluffton Public Library will be accepting silent bids for a "Super Bowl Fan Package" between Feb. 1 and Feb.19. The package contains a Wilson Super Bowl XLV football, an 8" x 10" signed print of Pittsburgh Steelers player number 43, Troy Polamalu, and two tickets to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
The minimum starting bid for the package valued at an estimated $150 or more is $75. Bids may be placed in person at the library's circulation desk. The winning bidder will be notified by telephone on Feb. 21. Cash payment will be required.
The Bluffton Public Library Teen Advisory Group (TAG) will kick off Library Lovers Month with a youth book sale Feb. 7-11. More than 1,000 "slightly or very loved" children's and teen books will be available by donation during regular library hours. "The library has had many book sales in the past which mostly consisted of books for adults," said Youth Services Coordinator, Rikki Steingass. "I think it's wonderful that this is the first book sale to focus on materials for youth because they love books just as much as grown-ups!"
