Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, informed The Icon of persons passing counterfeit bills in Bluffton businesses.
• Over the weekend several counterfeit $50 bills were cashed in at businesses along State Route 103. The men using these counterfeit bills were making small purchases requiring large amounts of change.
• On Tuesday evening someone purchased a pet dog via Craig's List.The payment and exchange for the pet were conducted in a parking lot of a SR 103 business.
Tickets are available for the second concert in the 2015-16 Bluffton University Artist Series, by Heinavanker, a vocal ensemble from Estonia, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Performing since 1996, Heinavanker delves into early sacred music, ancestors’ traditions and contemporary imagination. Ancient Estonian folk songs, called runic songs, and folk hymns are important parts of the group’s repertoire.
The Bluffton University Nutrition Association (BUNA) will hold its annual fall dinner, benefiting both the Bluffton Community Assistance Corp. and the Lima-based Churches United Pantry, from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton.
This year’s dinner will include homemade soup, bread and dessert. Nonperishable food items will be accepted, as will cash and checks made payable to BUNA. All proceeds will benefit the two food pantries.
Love the Photo—Don’t Like the Scent: Online Dating in the Age of Coffee Shops” will be Dr. Quentin Schultze’s subject for a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Yoder Recital Hall.
At the same time, Bluffton senior Tricia Latimer will discuss her research on cell-collagen interactions as part of the “First Tuesday at the Library” series in the Musselman Library Reading Room.
Both presentations are free and open to the public.
Dr. Ross Kauffman, an assistant professor of public health at Bluffton University, will introduce virtual reality to participants in an Oct. 30 campus colloquium. His presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.
Kauffman will first provide an overview of the technology’s history and describe his summer 2015 efforts to create virtual worlds, funded by a grant from the Bluffton University Research Center.
The Bluffton University Social Work Club is sponsoring a canned food drive during the village of Bluffton’s trick-or-treat time on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Social work students will canvass the village from 6-7:30 p.m. asking for canned food instead of candy. All food donations will go to the Bluffton Community Assistance Corp. food pantry.
As a part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), BPL presents its 2015 Writer’s Series. Starting right away on Nov. 2, come to our kick-off “Come Write In” event! Fellow NaNoWriMo writers can share plot and character ideas, browse online NaNoWriMo forums, eat snacks, drink coffee or tea, and commiserate with other local writers attempting the seemingly impossible-- writing a novel in one month! So, bring your laptop or notebook to start (or continue) your novel, and don’t forget to check out the library’s display of resources for writers.
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Beavers traveled to Mount St. Joseph for their final mid-week matchup against the Lions on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Bluffton improved to 7-1 in the Heartland Conference and 16-12 overall. With the victory, the Beavers secured the #2 seed and a first round bye in the upcoming HCAC tournament. Bluffton will play the winner of the #3/#6 matchup next Saturday, Nov. 7 at Hanover College.
CINCINNATI, Ohio - Despite having the advantage at the break, the Bluffton University men’s soccer team fell in a hard fought battle with the Mount St Joseph Lions by a final tally of 2-1 on a rainy Wednesday, Oct. 28. The win bumps the Lions record to 7-9-1 and 1-6-1 in the Heartland Conference, while the Beavers fell to 0-14-2 and 0-6-2 in HCAC play.
Jeff Gundy, a professor of English at Bluffton University, has been named 2014 Ohio Poet of the Year for his collection “Somewhere Near Defiance,” published last year by Anhinga Press.
The Ohio Poetry Day Association has presented the award annually since 1976 to a poet or poets on the basis of a book published in the previous year or two.
