Friday, Nov 11, 8:00-10:00 p.m., "Uranus at Opposition"
ONU Observatory, 800 W Lincoln Ave
The public is invited to drop by the ONU Observatory between 8:00-10:00 p.m. on Friday, November 11, for the fourth public astronomy event at ONU Observatory for this Fall.
Q: What's round, green and full of methane gas?
A: Uranus!
Yes, Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun is the inspiration for our event this Friday.
This Friday is Veterans' Day, observed annually on November 11–on the anniversary of the end of World War I–as a holiday honoring men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces.
Bluffton American Legion post 382 members Larry Core, Sam Reineke,Tom Benroth and Kurt Emans will provide a flag folding presentation at Bluffton Middle School for four classrooms of 4th graders, with a total of 101 students.
Post 382 and Commander Jerry Cupples will also have Veteran’s Day presentations at Maple Crest (1:30 p.m.) and Mennonite Memorial Home (2:15 p.m.) to honor resident veterans.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, November 11.
The organization will honor veterans with a presentation from Chad Cupples, who served as an Army Sergeant with the 323rd Military Police Company from 1997-2005. He served in Operation New Horizons 1999, Operation Noble Eagle 2001-02 and Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-04. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Action Badge for his service in Iraq.
Daylight Savings ends in the wee hours of November 6. Whether you change your clocks before you go to bed on Saturday or when you get up on Sunday, you’ll need to move them back one hour.
The Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will meet for a program about propagating plants at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1 at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main.
