The Bluffton Presbyterian Church will have a percussion ensemble performing at the Pentecost service, June 12th at 10:30 a.m. Tanya Best will direct the large ensemble of church members and friends playing the last movement of David Gillingham^aEURTMs "Liturgical Music for Percussion Ensemble".
The piece quotes "Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" (John Wesley 1739). Instrumentation includes crotales (sometimes called "antique cymbals"), xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, bells, high-hat, triangle, tambourine, chimes, congas, tom-toms and piano.
New tennis players will enjoy the USTA Quickstart Program to be offered on Thursdays, June 16-July 28, at BFR, according to Carole Enneking, director.
Quickstart combines tennis fundamental skills with an introduction to
match play and scoring. Youth ages 6-9 years are eligible; cost is $45
($30 BFR member).
A Youth Tennis Skills Camp will be offered June 13-15 from 10 a.m. to noon. The camp leader will be Phil Newland, BFR teaching pro.
Bluffton University will host an exhibition of the work of Will Triplett, a photographer in Bluffton from 1881-1934, as part of the village's sesquicentennial celebration. Free and open to the public, the exhibition will open Sunday, June 12, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of the university's Sauder Visual Arts Center with a reception from 2-4 p.m.
Teams of golfers "teed" it up in the "Birdies for Bookworms Golf Scramble" on Saturday, June 4. Held on the beautifully groomed Bluffton Golf Club and sponsored by the Friends of the Bluffton Public Library, the event raised money to help offset significant reductions in state funding.
Following the round of golf and several proximity contests on the course, everyone enjoyed dinner and the distribution of door prizes. Local resident Oscar Velasquez also provided musical entertainment during the meal.
This is the second in a series of five stories from the sesquicentennial committee that will highlight different aspects of the Bluffton Sesquicentennial.
The Village of Bluffton announces its Sesquicentennial Celebration in honor of Bluffton'^A's ^A"150 Years of Progress.^A" People of all age groups will be able to experience history first-hand through demonstrations and reenactments throughout the week.
Boy Scout Indian Village will be held all day at Buckeye Lake on Saturday, June 25, Sunday, June 26, Friday, July 1, and Saturday, July 2.
Bluffton Hospital invites the community to a preview of the new Bluffton Hospital Emergency Department and Surgery Department on Sunday, June 19 from 2 to 4 p.m.
The preview will include tours of the new surgery suites and emergency treatment rooms. Bluffton Hospital nurses, staff and volunteers will be available to answer questions. Refreshments will be served.
Blanchard Valley Hospital Rehab & Sports Medicine, along with the Hancock Park District and the Hancock County Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Flirt with Dirt 5K Trail Run/Walk on Saturday, July 16 at Riverbend Recreational Area in Findlay. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., the trail race will start at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at 8:40 a.m.
The course for the event is a wood chipped trail throughout the park area.
Awards will be given to the top three male and female runners in each age division.
Adapted Fitness is a new program offered beginning June 14 at BFR, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director.
Youth, ages 14-21 years, will be introduced to strength training and fitness activities. The purpose is to provide supervision and modifications for each
participant.
