SHANNON Service Club will hold its annual spring indoor garage sale Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1, at The Centre of Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.
Hours are Feb. 28 from 4:30 to 8 p.m., and March 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. Admission is $1 except on Friday when it is free for those buying an eat-in chicken dinner.
Friday's chicken barbecue is prepared by Harlan’s of Pandora. It includes one-half chicken potatoes au gratin, green beans and a roll with butter. Dinner is served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Carry outs can be picked up at the Centre’s north door.
The Blanchard Valley Hospital Auxiliary’s Nearly New Shop is accepting donations for their annual prom dress distribution. Items accepted include gently used dresses, shoes, accessories and men’s formal wear.
The items can be dropped off at the Nearly New Shop, 306 Lima Avenue, Findlay, now through March 10. The dresses, shoes, accessories and men’s wear will be available free of charge beginning March 14 to any area teen needing items for prom. One dress per girl will be provided. Items will be available through prom season.
Diane L. Barnes, 76, of Beaverdam, died February 26, 2014 at her residence. She was born January 28, 1938 in Lima to the late Louis and Lucille Condon Baker.
Diane retired as clerk for the Village of Ft. Shawnee.
Downtown Bluffton's second cash mob of the year took place at The Black Lab. The event, sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, will now take place in a different downtown business on the last Wednesday of each month in 2014. Elisa Kleman was the winner of a $50 shopping spree at The Black Lab.
By Caitlin Nearhood, university intern
Matt McCoy remembers his prospective student experience at Bluffton University well.
“I remember that there was a giant snowstorm,” the junior accounting major said.
However, what made the best impression on him had nothing to do with the snow storm.
“The admissions people were really understanding and willing to show me anything I wanted to see, even in the snow storm, which was cool,” the Archbold native said.
