Bluffton native and Allen County Common Pleas Judge Richard Warren will launch the 2011-12 monthly breakfast season for the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Judge Warren will speak at the 7:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9, chamber breakfast held in the third floor of the town hall.
The meeting is open to the public, and RSVPs are required by Wednesday at [email protected]. As of Saturday over 60 persons have RSVPed.
15 minutes with Kathryn Luginbuhl, Alison King and Kathy Dickson
Interview in front of Common Grounds - Mike Romey walked by and contributed, but we can't read our notes about what he said. In this interview Kathryn Luginbuhl is "Kat," Kathy Dickson is "Kat 2," and Alison is "Al." Al and Kat are sisters.
Icon: Kat, we understand you are on your way out of town.
Kat: I'm headed to Asheville, North Carolina.
Icon: Why?
Kat: I look at it as a one-year adventure with three college friends.
Bluffton University will host Game Day @ Bluffton Saturday, Sept. 3, when the Beavers meet Kalamazoo College in their football home opener at 2 p.m. at Salzman Stadium.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children; children under 5 are admitted free.
Before the game, a picnic-style lunch will be available in a tent at the stadium from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $6.
This year's event focuses on patriotic music featured in "We the People," a patriotic musical by Pat Cook and Bill Francoeur.
Performances are on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11 and 17-18 at the Crossroads Ministry Center of Bluffton's Ebenezer Mennonite Church. Kevin Gratz directs the production.
Jim Kinn of Kirtland's Auto Sales, 302 N. Main St., announces a new manager's special. It is a 2003 VW Beetle GLS Convertible priced at $9,495. For more details on the manager's special click on the printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.
Dr. James M. Harder, president of Bluffton University, will present the annual President's Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in Founders Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
As the new academic year gets under way, Harder will highlight a number of ways that Bluffton is moving forward, including new campus initiatives and facilities improvements.
He will also introduce Bluffton's campus-wide civic engagement theme for the year, "Public Health: Promoting Wellness for Self and Community."
The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library group is accepting donations for a fall book sale to be held from Sept. 22 to Sept. 27 at 145 S. Main St.
Hardbound and paperback books in good condition are being accepted for the sale, as well as original copies of audiovisual material (audio books, compact disks, videocassettes and DVDs) that are in cases. Children's materials in good condition are also welcome.
Senior citizen breakfast at the Bluffton middle school are set for the 2011-12 school year, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. The breakfasts begin at 8:30 a.m. in the middle school cafetorium with the following schedule and student entertainers:
Sept. 14 - Marching band
Oct. 19 - Show choir
Nov. 9 - Drama Club
Dec. 14 - Concert choir
Jan. 11 - Strings
Feb. 8 - Ladies First Choir
March 7 - Concert band
April 11 - High school musical
May 9 - Jazz band
A discussion of Abraham Verghese's book "Cutting for Stone" will take place in the family room of Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Monday, Sept. 26, at 2:30 p.m.
Copies of the book are available at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton. Maple Crest Senior Living Village is located at 700 Maple Crest Ct., Bluffton.
