The Icon challenges any community organization to schedule more events in one month that the Bluffton Senior Citizens.
Their October calendar if full and here are some of the highlights:
October’s dinner meeting is at 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 13. Ann Boyd will present a program on “A Slice of Life,” which includes a close look at Italian herbs and their health benefits. She’ll bring samples to show.
Tickets are $7 and must be purchased by Wednesday, Oct. 8. Carolyn Green is the master of ceremonies and Mary Hofstetter and friends are the hostesses.
Nerf bullets were flying Friday after school in the old baseball diamond area at Bluffton University. The event raised $1,230 for the Drew Rayle Memorial Fund.
Game inventor, Jamie Nygaard, explains the game this way: "Pipe gun wars is a game that Christian (Jamie's husband) and I made up with our boys.
Bluffton Child Development Center will hold an open house from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Center on County Line Road. The open house enables parents and care givers to meet teachers at BCDC.
Also on Sept. 23 is picture day for all classrooms except kindergarten and school age students.
The drawing for a theme basket raffle is now underway. The winners will be drawn on Thursday, Sept. 25. Tickets are available at the center at one for $1 or six for $5.
The fall mixed bag fundraiser begins on Monday, Sept. 29.
Note: This is a portion of the superintendent's report in the recent school newsletter. The entire newsletter is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The 2013-2014 Local State Report Card was officially released to the public last Friday by the Ohio Department of Education for every district in the state, and we are pleased to announce that we have scored the highest ever as a school district.
