By Christian Steiner, MD
Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio
For the characters in the “Game of Thrones,” the phrase “Winter is Coming” meant that bad things were about to happen. For us in northern Ohio, the phrase “winter is coming” also can hold a bad omen, as many of us suffer from seasonal depression.
Bluffton University’s fall instrumental concert featuring Concert Band ensembles will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23 at Yoder Recital Hall.
Under the direction of Dr. Roy Couch, music department chair, ensemble selections will include “Bright Shining as the Morning Sun,” “Dancing in Air,” “A Sacred Suite,” “Benediction,” and “…and the antelope play.”
October 22 has dawned and it's a beatiful day for hanging out in Bluffton. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has promoted activities for the final Discovery Day of the season, which includes the opportunity to win Bluffton Bucks when you visit and shop at participating businesses.
Members of the Bluffton University Social Work Club will take part in a “trick or can” during Bluffton’s trick-or-treat festivities. Students go door to door asking for donations of shelf-stable and nonperishable food items from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27.
Donations may also be left on doorsteps and porches to be collected.
No monetary donations will be accepted. Donations will be delivered to the Bluffton Community Assistance Corporation’s food pantry.
Bluffton School Board member Jeremy Scoles is the recipient of the 2022 OSBA Aptitude Award, a distinction conferred by the Ohio School Boards Association.
He is one of 38 board members selected for this award, out of 3,400 board members in Ohio. The Aptitude Award is part of the association’s STAR Awards Program, which emphasize Service, Training, Aptitude and Recognition.
Ticket sales are open for "The Diary of Anne Frank" at Bluffton University's Ramseyer Auditorium-College Hall.
Opening night will be Thursday, Nov. 10 and continue until Sunday, Nov 13. Tickets are $6.00-$8.00 and free for Bluffton University students with a passcode.
Veterans living in the Pandora-Gilboa School District are invited to the Annual Veterans’ Day Banquet
at the Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E. Washington St. on Rt. 12.
The event takes place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 10 in the church fellowship hall. The dinner and short program are sponsored by the Pandora United Methodist Rebecca Circle.
October is the season of pumpkin-flavored everything and growing displays of Hallween decorations. How excited about or invested in Halloween are you? Tell us in the Icon poll: you'll find it on the lower right side of the home page.
Would you say:
__It's all about the candy
__My costume is ready/worn already
__I'll throw a costume together last minute
__I have Halloween decorations up or will soon
__I'll shut off the lights and hide during Trick or Treat night
Ellen Mae Beach, 83, passed away October 20, 2022 at Lima Memorial Health System. Ellen was born August 5, 1939 in Fostoria to the late Gerald and Grace (Schupp) Heinze. On April 2, 1960 she married Raleigh L. Beach who preceded her in death on February 17, 2005.
