A crayon recycling collection box can be found in the children's area of the Bluffton Public Library.
By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Don’t throw your unwanted crayons away! According to Crayola’s website, Crayola crayons are made of paraffin wax, which is refined from petroleum. That means crayons take years to biodegrade if thrown away and taken to landfill.
According to the National Crayon Recycle Program, 12 million crayons are produced each day. That makes a potential 12 million crayons going into landfill tomorrow.
The Bluffton High School boys soccer squad shut out visiting local league rival Ada 1-0 in a Northwest Conference defensive battle Monday evening at
Steinmetz Field.
The Pirates improved to 6-4-1 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with their fifth straight win and 37th consecutive league victory. The Bulldogs fell to 4-4-3 and 1-2-1 in the NWC with the defeat.
Neither team scored in the first half. Pirate Justin Good then converted a penalty kick goal at the 61:08 mark for the only score of the match.
The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team crushed league rival Ada 9-0 in a Northwest Conference match Monday night under the lights at War Memorial Park Stadium.
The one-sided win upped the Pirate record to 10-2 overall and 5-0 in NWC play to keep them in first place. Meanwhile, the Bulldog girls fell to 4-6 overall and 0-4 in NWC action with their sixth straight defeat.
Neither team scored for the first 16 minutes. Katie Sizemore made a diving save for Ada at the 24-minute mark.
ADA--The Freed Center for the Performing Arts will open its slate of theatre, dance and music events for the 2022-2023 season with Shakespeare's epic political tragedy of Julius Caesar staged in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, and 2 p.m. matinees on Oct. 1 and 2.
Mornings with Mommy is a fun and easy way for you to enjoy activities with your infant through kindergarten age children (ages 0-6 years) and meet other moms. Dads, grandmas, grandpas, and nannies are welcome, too. These educational play-dates will began in September and will continue on the first and third Monday and Tuesday of each month from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera.
