Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., is making Christmas shopping easier this month.
The used book store created a special Christmas in the Back Room section. The room has a wide assortment of seasonal books, decorations and gift items.
Store hours are Mondays to Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shop's phone number is 419-358-6999.
Kid's shopping day at Et Cetera Shop, 111 S. Main St., is Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon, according to Chrissy Lugibihl, shop manager.
"For youth grades kindergarten through sixth grade, ever gift you buy on Saturday is 25 cents, no matter what the price tag states," says Lugibihl. There is a limit of 10 gifts per child.Clerks will assist children with finding gifts if needed.
"Parents, we invite you to shop in Ten Thousand Villages or Book Reviews while you wait," she said.
The Bluffton High Schooll choirs will entertain senior citizens this week. The performances will be during the 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8, senior citizen breakfast. The event is at the middle school cafetorium and is free and open to all senior citizens in the Bluffton school district.
Brianna Laing (right) and Stacey Michel (left) paint a picture of a boy sledding. The two BHS Art Club members painted the scene on the BHS library window.
A Bluffton quick guide. That's the name of the new three-fold full-color flier distributed over the weekend to Bluffton businesses from the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
The first run of the guide included a printing of 2,000 copies from Boehr Print. Those copies are now in nearly 50 Bluffton businesses all the way from the Interstate area to Main Street.
The guide in intended to help out-of-town visitors become acquainted with the community. It lists places to eat, places to stay, services available and things to do, and places to browse in Bluffton.
