June 1
-Police found a juvenile on N. Main St. that was out past curfew. The juvenile was charged with a curfew violation.
-Police responded to a menacing complaint at a Grove St. Residence. June 4
-Officers took a complaint from a Riley St. Resident who reported that a second party owed her money from a check and she had not received it.
-A S. Main St. Resident reported a theft of a statue from the front of his residence. June 7
A summer Italian Festival returns to Jeanne' Kitchen, Vine Street on Saturday, July 27, from 4 to 7:30 p.m., according to Jeanne Previte.
Vine Street will be closed from Main to the alley behind Jeanne's, so that patrons may eat in seating on the street or inside the restaurant. Chuck Summers, saxophonist, will entertain patrons during the festival.
The all-Italian menu follows:
Appetizer
Mozzarella sticks (6) $4.50
Fried calamari with dipping sauce $7
Three cheese pizza $7
BFR Sports and Fitness is accepting registrations for two early August events, according to Carole Enneking, director.
Last Adventure Camp Aug. 1
Children ages 4-6 years are invited to register for this summer's final pre-school camp held Thursday, Aug. 1. The theme for the day is Disney characters. Activities, crafts and snack will tie with the theme.
Here is a Bluffton business advertisement from the 1933-34 Bluffton High School yearbook. The yearbook was called the "Annual Leaves" and was not yet the "Buccanneer."
The advertiser was D.C. and Gordon Bixel, O.D., optometrists. Their business was on the second floor of the Citizens National Bank building. Telephone number: 364-W.
The 2013-14 Bluffton Village Cultural Affairs Committee Town Hall Concert Series was released and features eight performances from August through April, according to Wendy Chappell Dick, of the committee.
Performances begin at 7 p.m. and are catered by Mustard Seed Cafe.
All performances are in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall. Performance times will be announced closer to each performance.
Aug. 3 Jim Volk - Guitar Beatles Music
(Beatles warm up act by Wendy and Sara Chappell-Dick)
Phil Buell, president and chief executive officer of Superior Federal Credit Union, has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Allen County. His election took place July 23 at the organizational meeting for the newly reconstituted Board of the Port Authority.
Herbert A. Schumm, vice president of medical affairs at St. Rita’s Medical Center, was elected vice chair, and Barry Hardy, of Hardy Financial Group, was elected secretary and fiscal officer.
Post cards, quilts, paintings, cast-iron toys, sock monkeys and lots more hobbies were displayed and shared by 25 Maple Crest elders during its July 23 biennial hobby show.
New to this year’s show were “works in progress” by three residents – Genevieve Fast knitted a scarf, Joanne Niswander took stitches in her latest needlepoint piece, and Carl Wolf demonstrated the art of coloring a mandala.
By Reema Bazzy OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO VIEW ENLARGEMENTS OF THE MURAL
Note: You are familiar with the Bluffton post office mural. Did you know a similar mural is in the Ada post office? Here's a story with photos of that mural, originally posted in Ada Icon. Watch for a story this summer on the Blufton PO mural.
What do Ada, Ohio, and abstract expressionism have in common?
