"Extra! Extra" is the title of the spring's Bluffton High School music. Performances are Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. in the middle school cafetorium stage
The book, music and lyrics are by Steve Cooper.
Here's a description of the plot:
"Extra! Extra!" Sing all about it in this witty fast-paced musical revue that examines every human foible, failure, fact and fiction that’s fit to print.
Ruth Naylor, Bluffton author and poet, will hold a book signing and reading at Book ReViews from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 22.
In her book, "A Family Affair," she gathered together a collection of her poems that traverse the rough terrain of family life, pain of loss, the difficult beauty of human love. She writes, “I do not know understand / How love can dwell so close to hurt.” A reader shared, “Your self-disclosure somehow puts my own life in perspective. Your struggles move me to a quicker understanding, deeper contentment, and brighter hope.”
Southgate Lanes and Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to sponsor a Business Bowling Scramble on Saturday, April 12, at the bowling alley, 9700 N. Dixie Highway, Bluffton.
“The event is a fundraiser for the chamber’s fireworks project,” said Derek Dukes of the bowling alley. “Ten four-person teams will compete in the evenings scramble. Bowling begins at 5 p.m.”
The winning team receives:
• Southgate posts a 3 by 5 foot advertisement on its wall naming the winning
business.
• A traveling trophy goes the winning business.
The Beaverdam-Richland Township Fire and EMS Departments will hold its annual chicken barbecue/rib dinner at 4 p.m., Saturday, March 22, at the fire station in Beaverdam.
Tickets are pre-sale and are available from any member. The chicken dinners are $7 each and rib dinners $10 each.
Meals are available for drive-thru carryout or eat in the station.
The Kiwanis Club of Findlay will host The “Original” Pancake Day, featuring all you can eat buttermilk pancakes and locally processed sausage, on Saturday, March 15 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Findlay High School Cafeteria, 1200 Broad Avenue.
