The Richland Township board of zoning appeals later this month will consider a conditional use permit for the construction of a retail butcher shop in an agriculture district.
The hearing takes place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Richland Township house, 8435 N. Dixie Highway, according to Joshua Barhorst, township board of zoning appeals chairman.
There's a lion and a lamb in the Bluffton Public Library display case this month. This exhibit highlights Bluffton University's Lion and Lamb Center, which is celebrating its 30th year. The center uses the arts and literature to promote the study of peace and justice, cultural understanding and nonviolent responses to conflict with an emphasis on these themes for children.
Everyone who attended Bluffton’s second community chili cook off liked it, hot, mild or otherwise.
According to Lynda Best, one of the organizers, over 150 persons went through the chili line, which provided an assortment of chili while raising over $1,000 for the Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry.
Andrew Raeburn and his parents, Beth and Ray, recently spent an hour with Professor Tim Byers’ Introduction to Mild Moderate Disabilities class at Bluffton University.
The class of 51 is made up of education majors, speech language pathologists, psychology, social work, and a few other majors accoding to Byers.
A gluten and food allergy support group is active in the community and invites persons interested in learning more about these issues to join in the group's month meetings.
The support groups meets the fourth Monday of each month (date change in May and no December meeting). Those 2018 meetings are: Feb. 26, March 26, April 23, May 21, June 25, July 23, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 22 and Nov. 26. All meetings are in the Bluffton Public Library starting 6:30 p.m.
Victoria Zeits of the group explains its purpose this way:
The Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area (GBPA) present a program of interest to gardeners at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, in the Bluffton Public Library, according to Victoria Zeits, president of the club.
The program, open to the public, is on phenology. That is the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena in relation to climate and plant and animal life.
Allen County Master Gardener Volunteer Mark Simmons will explain how to use the on-line OSU Phenology Calendar to help predict when plant and insect activity occurs in our area.
