A small section of the Chagall piece to be auctioned

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) will host a dinner and art auction Saturday, Nov. 7 at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., according to John Bauer, BCE executive director. The event is a fund raiser for BCE.

The event will begin with appetizers and a cash bar at 6:30 p.m. A dinner will be served at 7:15 p.m. The auction will be held immediately following dinner. All proceeds will go to BCE, Bluffton's non-profit small business incubator. Auctioneers of the event include several well-known Bluffton residents. They will be announced closer to the date of the event.

The Youth Services Department at Bluffton Public Library is offering some exciting programs this fall, according to Rikki Steingass of the library.

ATLAS

The ATLAS program for grades 1-5 continues every first and third Tuesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. Fall themes include Apples vs. Pumpkins, Don't Be a Turkey!, The Narwhal & Other Strange Creatures and Musical Cacophony.

For the second consecutive year, Blanchard Valley Hospital has received the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award for orthopedic joint replacement care.

In addition, Blanchard Valley Hospital's orthopedic program received the highest five-star ratings from HealthGrades for joint replacement, total knee replacement, total hip replacement and spinal fusion.

These honors were released today in a study by HealthGrades, the leading independent health care ratings organization.

Bluffton schools recently announced is 2009-10 senior citizens breakfast schedule, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. Each month a breakfast is served in the middle school cafetorium. The events begin at 8:30 a.m. and are free for senior citizens.

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneur business tune-up seminars continue in October, according to John Bauer, BCE executive director. Seminars remaining on the fall schedule include:

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