Bluffton University's cross-cultural program has taken two groups of students to the African nation of Botswana, where they have stayed with host families in the village of Pitseng.
Next week, roles will reverse when the village chief, Kgosi Mafoko, and the language and culture instructor who has worked with the visiting students, Nthati Phetlhu, come to Bluffton.
Their schedule includes speaking at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Yoder Recital Hall at the university's weekly Forum, which is free and open to the public.
Bluffton's salt supply is about one bin full, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator. "We have two bins, which each hold nearly 75 tons of salt," he told Bluffton council on Monday night.
"We have ordered another 75 tons of salt. This would put us slightly over our reserve tonnage allotment for the year, but we would still have access to an additional 30 tons if we need it and our supplier has it available," he said.
Don't let anyone tell you different - it's an art. Twenty women spent most of Valentine's Day 2011 practicing the art of knotting comforters. The work took place in First Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall.
The volunteers, from First Mennonite Church and Grace Mennonite, Pandora, get together two times a year to practice their art - once in October and again in February.
The Bluffton Lions Club meets at 11:45 AM to 1 PM in the Patio room at Maple Crest the first and third Tuesday of each month except for December & July when the meetings are the first Tuesday. Chapter Anniversary. Speaker will be Barbara Plaugher on "History and Women in the Lions Club."
By Julie Stratton
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio
It is one of those big debates of life that always trip us up and last week it raised it's ugly head in a conversation with my friend, "cake or pie?"
If you have ever found yourself in this debate you will get a vast array of passionate answers. Most people are either one or the other. I have to say that I fall into the pie enthusiast category.
This year's pies auctioned off at $400! And it was all for a good cause. Is there anything sweeter than a homemade pie? You could have gotten your fill of "sweetness" at the pie baking contest hosted by Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Bluffton, on Feb. 11.
Tied with the spaghetti dinner, the evening raised $1,000 for Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.
