Joanne Niswander, Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Bluffton, has been selected as one of 10 individuals to be featured in an exhibit at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO, Oct. 28-31 in Philadelphia.
“Words of Wisdom” is part of a Public Ageism display located at the Philadelphia City Hall courtyard. The exhibit will be up for the duration of the conference and is designed to educate the people of Philadelphia about the amazing gifts our elders contribute to their communities.
Grace Paquin talked about her experiences training a dog for the Leader Dog organization during the Oct. 2 Bluffton Lions Club meeting.
Grace is involved in the program with her father, Walt, and is doing this as part of a Girl Scout project. Eventually, her training dog, Nova, will return to the Leader Dog organization for formal training to become a dog for a person who may have vision or hearing problems or both.
Additional Lions Club news is in the attached newsletter.
Pictured below, Grace and her father, Walt, with training dog, Nova.
Hilty Home will hold its annual Fall Bazaar on Friday, November 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10. The bazaar will take place inside the home, 314 Hilty Drive, Pandora. Friday’s hours are 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and the bazaar will run Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
According to Dee Steffen, activities coordinator, the event will feature crafts and baked goods for sale, along with homemade soup and sandwiches. Proceeds from the bazaar will help fund activities for the elders at Hilty Home. For more information, call 419-384-3218.
Katie Prater is the September Bluffton High School student of the month.
Katie is a senior this year and has a 4.000 GPA. She is president of the Student Senate, is the Class of 2019 vice president, is a member of the National Honor Society, Renaissance and Latin Club.
She has been on the all A honor roll throughout high school. She received Student of the year in Advanced Math, Chemistry, Algebra and Geometry. Katie was also one of the senior homecoming attendants this year.
The new President of Bluffton University, Dr. Jane Wood, will be the guest speaker at the Lima Rotary Club on Monday, Oct. 22. Dr. Wood began her new duties July 1. She is just the 10th president in the 119-year-history of Bluffton University.
The Lima Rotary Club meets in the North Hall of the Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center at 7 Town Square at noon every Monday.
Norma Sommer of Pinebrook, Bluffton, is the October's America In Bloom (AIB) Garden Of The Month recipient.
Norma's garden is a nicely balanced mix of annuals and perennials. She has chosen a lovely fall color palette with shades of orange, red, and yellow, with pops of purple and hot pink that really grabs the eye.
Norma's success as a gardener is particularly notable with regards to her ability to winter over mums. Her whimsical seasonal décor items complete the garden.
