November 2016

WW II veteran and graduate of Bluffton High School

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Charles "Chuck" W. Montgomery, 94, died Nov. 23, 2016, at Bluffton Hospital.

He was born March 1, 1922, in Bluffton to the late Charles and Lenore (Stouffer) Montgomery. On Jan. 26, 1943, he married Marjorie Reams Montgomery who survives.

After graduating from Bluffton High School, Charles became a life-long farmer. He enjoyed hunting arrowheads, bird watching, gardening, nature, reading and studying the universe.

He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving in World War II.

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FROM ADA ICON:
U.F.O. in Ada?
Nope, just lens glare, according to Ken Collins, who took these Thanksgiving night photos in Ada.

Certainly sounds more fun seeing U.F.O.'s, however.

1:30 and 4 p.m. at Shannon Theatre

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The Blaze of Lights starts early. Here's two event taking placing on Friday in Bluffton:

• Two free showings of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” at the Shannon Theatre. Showings are at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sponsors are Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn and Shannon Theatre.

 • Holly Follies Variety Show, new this year, two performances: 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 25, and Saturday, Nov. 26, in the Bluffton Middle School cafetorium. Tickets are sold at the door for $5 adults and $3 children, free for youth 3 and under.

Bluffton chamber gift certificates to the rescue

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Bluffton chamber gift certificates to the rescue.

Having problems with gift selections this holiday season? The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has the solution.

You may purchase a chamber gift certificate to give as a gift. The certificates are available from any teller at Citizens National Bank. You may purchase certificates in any monetary amount.

Each certificate is good for 12 months after the date of purchase. Certificates may be used in any Bluffton business.

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Tickets are now on sale from members of the Bluffton Lions Club for its Blaze of Lights chicken barbecue.

Serving is from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26. Drive-up service is available in the parking lot across from Family Dollar. Persons may eat in at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church.

Tickets are $8.50 each. Tickets will be available at the door or call 419-788-0729 for tickets in advance.

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The Bluffton High School post prom committee will hold a designer purse rafle on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Marbeck Center.

A buffet meal and registration starts at 5:30 p.m. and the reverse raffle starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $35 each and includes the meal. Tickets are on sale at Bluffton High School and Middle School offices.

Persons may reserve a table for eight for $10. Childcare is available on site for $5 per child. For questions or tickets call Nancy Kindle at 567-208-3324 or Colleen Wilson at 4198-682-3393.

 

 

University Camerata Singers and University Chorale performs

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Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers and University Chorale will headline “A Festival of Lessons and Carols,” the university’s Christmas choral concert, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in Yoder Recital Hall.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens. They are available online, at http://tickets.bluffton.edu, or in person at the Marbeck Center information desk. 

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November 22, 2016

Stats

TIFFIN, Ohio - Three games away from the Sommer Center to start the season no problem for the Bluffton University women's basketball team as the Beavers downed host Heidelberg University 70-64 for a 3-0 mark. The Student Princes fought to the end, but fell to 1-2 with the loss.

Show is a survey of contemporary midwest sculptures

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Former Bluffton College art professor Judith Greavu had one of her art pieces curated into the exhibition, “100x100 | 100 Sculptors, 100 Sculptures: A Survey of Contemporary Sculpture from the Midwest” at The Ella Sharp Museum in Michigan.

The 100 Sculptors, 100 Sculptures show is the third installment of a 30-year project for curator Ken Thompson in which he undertook a comprehensive look at sculpture being made at this time in the Midwest. The premise for this exhibit was to seek out a diverse group of 100 sculptors that represented as many approaches to sculpture as possible.

But the kernel of truth hits the bull's eye aimed at you - Bluffton shopper

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SPOILER ENDING
Skip the malls this weekend. Stay in town. Shop local.

IT GETS WORSE
Oh, come on, you’ve heard this before. It’s as dull as a warning to exercise daily or you’ll gain weight.

WEIGHT…WAIT, THAT’S THE PROBLEM
“We” are the problem with our small town if we don’t support our own businesses first.

MARK TWAIN WARNED US
It’s like the weather, says Mark Twain. “Everyone complains about it, but no one does anything about it.”

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