Agner brothers bring back Mark Sheppard as instructor
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Encore and a question: Are you ready to change the world?
The success of last fall’s restoration agriculture workshop at the Agner farms in rural Bluffton is resulting in a second workshop planned Friday to Sunday, May 4-6.
Jonah Agner said that the May workshop focuses on:
• Designs to make your land more resilient in times of flood and drought
• Planning and selecting tree crops for your site
• How to integrate livestock into your site
• How to cash flow until your tree crops start to produce
Chrissy Lugibihl of the Et Cetera Shop will show ways to recycle, repurpose and revive clothing and textiles at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, in the Fellowship Hall at First Mennonite Church, 101 S Jackson St.
Lugibihl, the Et Cetera Shop manager since 2003, will demonstrate how to dress and use textiles more sustainably and ethically. This is the April meeting for Transition Bluffton; if you are a regular attendee, please note this temporary meeting location.
Kayla Kindle, a Bluffton High School senior, is the April Icon artist of the month, according to Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher.
Kayla has taken Photography in art and says, "I enjoy photography because it is a class that provides lots of hands on projects, such as darkroom prints and photo-shoots, and it has allowed me to tap into my creative side again through projects like photo-shops and stop-motion videos."
The Icon added some Photoshop enchancements to this closeup of a miniature dwarf Iris blooming in Bluffton to create this interesting range of colors. In the next photo, viewers may see the actual Iris, also in its full spring color.
Ann L. (Casteel) Gladwell, 43, of Columbus Grove, died Wednesday morning, April 4, 2018, at the Bluffton Hospital.
Ann was born Dec. 1, 1974, to John and Nancy (Bell) Casteel in Lima. She was a 1993 graduate of Leipsic High School. On Dec. 12, 1998 she married Paul E. Gladwell at the Leipsic United Methodist Church, Leipsic.
Total Body Conditioning classes are offered weekday mornings at 7:30 a.m. at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
Benefits include improved mobility, cardiovascular health, improved strength, improved agility and some flexibility.
The class lasts approximately 45 minutes with about five minutes of warm ups and 15 minutes of cool downs.
This class is free for BFR members or $6 each visit for non-members. Anyone may join the class at anytime.
