Perhaps it's the desserts and finger sandwiches. The assortment tempts you for more than one trip to the buffet table.
Or, it could be the warmth of the fireplace. Add to that a melodic Chopin etude performed in the background on a grand piano.
It is, oh, so relaxed an atmosphere, evident in the several conversations floating around the room.
Then comes the hot tea brewed to your table offering so tempting a flavor on an otherwise cold wintry afternoon in northwest Ohio.
Apollo Career Center will host approximately 1,400 eighth grade students from its 11-member district for Career Samplers, Feb. 2, 3, and 4. Each student will visit three labs for 20 minutes each, and schools will be at Apollo from 9 - 10:25 a.m. or 12:30 - 1:55 p.m.
Samplers are the culmination of career education activities that take place throughout the year at Apollo's member schools. The students select their program tours based on career interest inventories, and then visit those labs for equipment demonstrations and when possible, hands on learning.
Want to try your luck at picking this year's Super Bowl football winner? It's easy. All you need to do is enter the Bluffton Icon Super Bowl contest. As of Tuesday evening, 15 persons have entered.
The entry form is on the top right side of the Icon home page. Contestants enter directly via e-mail. The deadline to enter the contest is noon on Sunday, Feb. 6, the day of the game.
The Icon's contest offers three tie-breakers. Here are the contest questions.
Who will win:
oGreen Bay Packers
oPittsburgh Steelers
A Relay of Life team and committee meeting is planned this week. The meeting is at noon, Thursday, Jan. 26, in the Bluffton town hall.Teams will meet at 12:30 p.m. for 30 minutes.
Please bring your own lunch and if need to anything please reach out to Tracy Steel at 419.889.3448. There will be no at 5:30 p.m. that evening.
