John Risner spends most of his time in the Mansfield, Ohio, area, as youth pastor at Ontario Christian Fellowship and a student at Ashland Seminary.
But this weekend, the Bluffton University alumnus will be in San Antonio, Texas, where a movie in which he made his professional acting debut-in the lead role-is among eight nominees in the Feature Film category at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival.
Citizens National Bank will host a free seminar for businesses, titled "Health Care Reform: The Impact on Small Business", on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the Courtyard by Marriott, 936 Greely Chapel Rd, Lima.
Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. followed by the one-hour program at 8 a.m. The seminar is presented by Group Benefits Agency, Inc., a preferred partner of the Community Bankers Association of Ohio.
Bluffton University arts and events: November 2010Events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.
Nov. 1 Visiting Writer's Reading: Crystal Wilkinson, author of Blackberries, Blackberries and Water Street, 4 p.m., Musselman Library
Nov. 2 Forum: "From Nowhere to Naturalist: An Interpretive History of Mr. Todd Crail," by Todd Crail, Bluffton graduate and Ph.D. student at the University of Toledo, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
Trick-or-treating in the village of Bluffton is from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28. Halloweeners wanting their photos on The Blufton Icon may stop at 226 Grove St., between 6 and 7 p.m.
Looking for a place to hang out and have fun with your friends or family? Read, learn and play during "National Gaming Day @ Your Library."
On Saturday, Nov. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Bluffton Public Library will host special gaming programs for all ages to celebrate the popularity and educational value of video and board games.
