The Golden Age News is published monthly by the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St. It contains an overview of programs and classes held at the center. Members receive mail or email versions. Some 41 area businesses sponsor this service.
Below are some highlights from the April 2022 issue.
MONTHLY DINNER MEETING
Monday, April 11, 6:00 p.m., Bluffton Senior Center
Our meal will be catered by Schnipke Inn. We will have fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies and cupcakes. Cost is $9.00 and reservations need to be made by April 6.
The Bluffton Music Boosters annual Chicken Barbecue fundraising event on March 25 filled ears and stomachs. Missed it? The Icon offers a photographic taste by Jamie Nygaard and a video link courtesy of Bluffton Schools. Front row: L-R: Olivia Parker, Amy Jebsen, Olivia Matthews, and Kaleigh Coffman.
Bluffton High School will hold an Academic Letter Ceremony for 10th-12th grade students with a 3.5 cumulative GPA at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 11 in the Middle School cafetorium. Cookies & punch will be served.
Letters were mailed out on 3/28 to those students who will be recognized at this banquet.
The Bluffton Senior Center will host its Annual Garage Sale over four days this Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday
March 31, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
April 1, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
April 2, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
April 4, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (half-price day)
The sale will include collectables, antiques, housewares, exercise and sports equipment, toys, games, puzzles, tools, small appliances, books, movies, music, decorations and much more.
The Bluffton Community Preschool is hosting a Quarter Auction Fundraiser from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 at Sycamore Lake Wine Co., 9660 Mayberry Rd., Columbus Grove. The event will feature Signature Homestyles Spring home decor.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. for a preview auction and raffle items. Food and drinks will be served. This event is for adults only.
Tickets are $10.00 including admission, one auction paddle and 5 raffle tickets. Additional raffle tickets and paddles will be available. Don’t forget to bring your quarters.
Through the Bluffton Bread Company, Bluffton University students are learning through experience. Bread will be baked by students and mailed fresh to your door.
Bluffton Family Recreation and Southgate Lanes are co-hosting a cornhole tournament at 5 p.m. on April 30, 2022. The double elimination tournament is taking registrations through April 24. The cost is $50.00/team.
The event location is Southgate Lanes, 9700 N Dixie Hwy. To register, visit bfronline.com. For more information, call BFR at 419-358-4150.
The Bluffton High School 2022 Spring Musical is a production of Virgil’s Wedding, a musical comedy with book by Eddie McPherson and music by Allen Koepke.
Performances are April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and April 10 at 2:00 p.m. on the stage of Bluffton Middle School, 116 S. Jackson St.
Reserve seating tickets ($5) are on sale in the middle school office during school hours. General admission tickets ($3 adult, $1 students) will be available at the door.
Note from Craig: It is great to be back in the music saddle writing for the Icon(s)! I hope everyone is doing well in my hometown area, and as always, thank you for reading. What songs do you use for daily motivation? Let the Icon(s) know in the comments!
“God’s Calling” was explored during Bluffton University’s spring 2022 Spiritual Life Week, held March 14-18, 2022. Students considered their vocations within a context of Christian vocation with Kathy Dickson ’03, Spiritual Life Week guest speaker and director of vocational discernment and community engagement at Methodist Theological School of Ohio. To guide them, students reflected on the scripture 1 Samuel 3:10b “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening,” which was chosen by a student planning committee.
