A Bluffton Family Recreation (BFR) membership will serve as the grand prize for Bluffton Public Library's "Make a Splash" summer fundraiser. The fundraiser will coincide with the 2010 summer reading program and conclude with the library's 75th anniversary celebration in September.
Beginning June 7, adult cardholders may "adopt" (check-out) a coin can and save spare change as a family this summer. An additional can may be adopted when a full can is returned, while supplies last.
There's a new coffee flavor in town. Common Grounds coffee shop introduced a mild-roasted Bluffton Icon flavor this week. Tasting the first cups are from left, Sharon Zimmerly, Mary Pannabecker Steiner and Katlyn Bates. An official tasting party is planned later in June for all Icon supporters. In the meantime, we invite you to "ask for the Icon by name" on your next trip to Common Grounds.
Some families have lots of cars and a few bikes. We have lots of bikes and one car. Well, technically we have three cars but two of them have decamped for Kent and Cincinnati. In the worst of winter, we have to shuffle the bikes to make room for the car which most of the time resides in the driveway.
We (technically, just I) ride a bike year round - when possible. The other person in this house is more of a fair-weather rider. So when fair weather arrives, we begin the ceremonious "opening of bike season".
"The Bluffton Senior Center would like to invite everyone to visit Ohio with us," according to Tonya Meyer, director.
Future trips include a train ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad followed by a tour of America's Ice Cream and Dairy Museum with a taste test of homemade ice cream, a trip to the Creation Museum and Entertrainment in Cincinnati, a trip to Plain City to see the show "The Spirit of America" followed by a stop in Amish country, and a trip to the Wilds and the Shultz Mansion.
Riley Creek Singers, a community theatre group based in Pandora, will stage a production of "The Wizard of Oz" on Aug. 13-15. Open auditions for interested area actors and actresses will be held at the Pandora-Gilboa High School Auditeria on Sunday, June 6, from 4-8 p.m. and Monday, June 7, from 6:30- p.m.
All auditionees will be asked to complete an information sheet and read lines. Only those interested in lead parts will be asked to sing.
Stage director for "The Wizard of Oz" will be Kevin Augsburger. Vocal and orchestra director is Craig Van Renterghem.
