The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library group is holding its fall book sale now until Sept. 24 in conjunction with the library's 75th anniversary. The sale will take place at Bluffton Public Library during regular library hours. All items will be available for a monetary donation. For more information, log on to www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org, visit the library or call 419-358-5016.
On Friday, Sept. 24, the midget, junior high and high school cheerleading squads from Pandora-Gilboa will perform at halftime with the Pandora-Gilboa Marching Band.
"This is our fifth year joining the band for a performance," said Maranda Miller, cheerleader advisor. "This year the girls will not only be doing one dance but all three (China Grove, Hang on Sloppy, and our Fight Song)."
Claralice Hanna Wolf, now of Bluffton, grew up in Thailand as the daughter of missionaries. Her second book, Where Flows the River Twee, is a collection of six short stories set in the fictional town of Ban Sai Dang. Two of these stories, "The Parasol Painter" and "The Village Idiot" have both won awards* for short fiction.
Two groups of Bluffton University students will relate their cross-cultural experiences from last spring during campus forums at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 28 in Founders Hall. The presentations are free and open to the public.
The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) has formed a strategic partnership with Bluffton University's Division of Business Studies. The announcement was made at the center's third annual meeting, Sept. 16 at the Bluffton town hall.
BCE board president Brendon Matthews introduced the plan to reduce the organization's operating costs and connect its clients with university faculty and students.
