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Chris Driesbach, Christian musician will present a song service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera on Sunday, Nov. 24. He will perform during the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services.

Driesbach will also present a concert of his songs between services at 9:20 a.m.

 “This is a musical worship service celebrating Creation” he says. “It will feature five hymns and seven of my original songs along with lots of Bible readings and I think it’s kind of special.”  

Riley Creek United Methodist Church invites the community to its 42nd annual Christmas Carol Sing on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. 

Like an old-fashioned songfest around the piano, the program will feature congregational singing of many traditional carols, as well as readings from Scripture about Jesus’ birth, special performances by the Pandora United Methodist and Ottawa Sts. Peter and Paul choirs, and a candle lighting ceremony.

A fantastic finish to the 2013 season was capped off on Wednesday, Nov. 20, when 10 Bluffton University football players earned All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honors, including three selected to the first team. Four Beavers were named to the second team following a season that saw Bluffton post victories over Anderson, Franklin and rival Defiance in the final three games this year.

 

William B. Irvine has a “five-second rule” that has nothing to do with eating just-dropped food off a floor.

But it has a lot to do with a person’s ability to brush off an insult, the Wright State University philosophy professor said Nov. 19 at Bluffton University.

The comedy "Parents Just Don't Understand" by Bryan Starchman, will be presented by the Bluffton High School Drama Club Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23, in the middle school cafetorium.

WATCH A VIDEO FROM A REHEARSAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

MORE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM.

The drama is best described this way:
"The hip-hop standard of the 1980s said it best: “There’s no need to argue, parents just don’t understand.”

There will be lots to watch at the Nov. 30 Bluffton Blaze of Lights parade, according to Junior Weihrauch, parade director.

Weihrauch anticipates nearly 100 units in this year’s parade, making it larger than last year and, in terms of time, making it nearly a one-hour parade.

FOR A LISTING OF THE ENTIRE BLAZE SCHEDULE CLICK HERE.

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