The fall Bluffton elementary book fair takes place later this month, as does Red Ribbon Week. Those two special events are among several activities in October at the elementary.
Here's a complete list of things happened at the elementary, taken from the school newsletter. An attachment below includes the newsletter.
ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR: The Book Fair will begin the week of Oct. 23. Daily hours are 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday. Family Night is Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Paula Scott chats with Phil Zimmerly (center) and Mitch Kingsley following Friday's chamber breakfast. Zimmerly will step down as CEO of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce at the end of the month. Paula Scott was named interim director by the chamber board. The announcement was made Friday morning.
Bluffton Family Recreation’s Session 2 – a six-week program for youngsters – begins in early November, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.
Registration for any of the programs is now available online at www.bfronline.com, or click here, or by contacting BFR at 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, 419-358-4150.
Session 2 begins Sunday, Nov. 7, and continues until Friday, Dec. 15. Parents may register children for either or both sessions now.
Dr. Darryl Nester, professor of mathematics, will present the Colloquium, "Exploring Creativity Through Equations, Words and Sawdust," on Friday, Oct. 27.
During the presentation, Nester will discuss how he found inspiration and occasionally a distraction from Bluffton's 2016-17 Civic Engagement theme with the work he was doing for his fall 2016 sabbatical.
Nester said that one of his goals during his sabbatical was to revise portion of a book he is co-writing with Dr. Hamid Rafizadeh.
Local candidates will share their stories, and an Ohio Northern University professor will provide a briefing on Issue 2, at an upcoming meeting of Allen and Hardin for Election Action and Democracy (AHEAD), a local citizen advocacy group. The meeting is co-sponsored by the ONU College Democrats.
The meeting, open to the public, is from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 16, in Meyer Hall of Science, Room 107, 515 W. Lincoln Ave., Ada.
Bluffton Public Library's annual fundraiser, the Holiday Gift Silent Auction, will begin November 1.
Still thinking about donating but haven't gotten around to it? Good news - there is still time!
The library will accept donations through Weds, October 18. Please include your name, business/organization name and contact info, and fair market value of your donation.
