There will be more than just football during Friday night's Bluffton-Spencerville football game.
During the third quarter of Spencerville’s Homecoming game, the Bearcat mascot will be chasing “Ciggy” Cigarette around the field, trying to stomp him out since tobacco is not allowed on campus.
Ohio Northern University’s Phi Beta Delta honor society for international scholars presents “Kossuth’s Message” in the Dicke Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
“Kossuth’s Message” is a historical re-enactment of Hungarian statesman Lajos Kossuth’s tour of the United States in 1851-52. Kossuth, the president of revolutionary Hungary in the late 1840s, visited the U.S. seeking support for Hungarian independence from the Habsburg monarchy. His tour included a number of stops in Ohio, including an address to the Ohio legislature.
On Saturday, Oct. 6, the Apollo Levy Committee will host a Chicken Barbecue and Corn Hole Tournament Fundraiser at Apollo.
Chicken Dinners will be sold and curbside pickup available from 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. in front of Apollo Career Center. Dinners are $7 each.
A Corn Hole Tournament will begin at noon. Residents will also have the opportunity to drive a semi-truck at Apollo’s Truck Driving Academy for a donation throughout the day. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Apollo Levy Committee.
BFR Sports and Fitness, 215 Snider Road, will hold a free Fitness and Fun Day, from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7, according to Carole Enneking, director.
The event includes building tours, family events, indoor soccer scrimmages, a fitness class demonstration, open basketball and tennis and other events.
