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United Way still accepting donations

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2010 - 11:31am

Although the door-to-door solicitation of the United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township is completed, donations for the United Way are still being accepted.

This year's goal of $23,000 supports several local agencies including:

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Fall instrumental concert Oct. 30 at Bluffton University

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2010 - 11:03am

Bluffton University's Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble will take center stage Saturday, Oct. 30, at the university's annual fall instrumental concert, at 7:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

Dr. Jeffrey Boehm, professor of music, conducts the Concert Band, which will perform five numbers by Russian composers. Rimsky-Korsakov and Shostakovich will be represented, and Brandon Fullenkamp, a Bluffton senior from Wapakoneta, will conduct "Pictures at an Exhibition," one of two pieces by Modest Mussorgsky on the program.

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Spiritual Life Week Forum speaker heads Mission Year, urban initiative

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2010 - 11:00am

Leroy Barber, president of Mission Year, an urban initiative that seeks to place 18-29-year-olds in a mission and communal living situation for a year, will speak at Bluffton University's Spiritual Life Week Forum at 11 a.m.,Tuesday, Oct. 26, in Founders Hall. His presentation is free and open to the public.

Barber has spent more than 20 years confronting poverty, homelessness and racism in the United States. In 1990, he served homeless families and children who were living on the streets of Philadelphia and founded Restoration Ministries to carry on his work there.

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Bluffton University
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2011 Relay for Life of Bluffton planning underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2010 - 10:45am

Planning for the 2011 Relay for Life of Bluffton is underway. The 2011 Relay will be June 24-25, 2011, held in conjunction with the Amerifest. According to last year's sponsors, the 2010 Relay total was $31,893

Upcoming Relay Meetings:
Wednesday, Nov. 10 - Committee meeting at 6 p.m. Bluffton town hall, third floor. This meeting is open to anyone interested on being on the 2011 Relay Planning Committee.

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Second floor concrete poured at hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2010 - 10:36am

Several projects are on the schedule for the Bluffton Hospital construction during the week of Oct. 18.

Underground plumbing in the new Emergency Department is complete and plumbing inspection is scheduled. The electrical contractor has started underground electrical rough-in.

Second floor concrete has been poured. Concrete pads for oxygen and propane tanks and the new generator are being prepared along with part of the parking lot next to the alley. Various curbs in this area are also being prepared.

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Scouting for food and other activities make October busy month for Bluffton scouts

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2010 - 8:18am

Bluffton scouts have a busy and active October, according to
Darrell Groman, Troop Asstistant Scoutmaster and Pack Webelos Leader.

Here are some of the activities planned:

Saturday Oct. 16: afternoon the Bluffton Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will be taking (unmarked) yellow bags around Bluffton with a flyer stuck inside for our "Scouting For Food" drive.

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