What started as a family adventure in 1998 turned into 15 years of an established business in downtown Bluffton. That family adventure is The Black Lab Trading Co.
Ben Sprunger bought the historic building located 121 N. Main St., that has housed many businesses over the 100-plus years. Some of these businesses include an opera house, general mercantile store, Basinger's Furniture, Jan’s and others.
The 2013-14 United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam, and Richland Township goes door-to-door Tuesday evening, Sept. 17, according to Duane Bollenbacher.
"When the campaign worker comes calling at your door, please greet the volunteer and thank the persons for volunteering to help," he said. "Please consider that every donation that you can make, big or small will be used locally to help you, your family, your neighbor, and the entire community."
If you are not home, or cannot help at that time, you may take or mail your contributions to Citizens National Bank.
Daryl Steiner of Steiner and Granger Financial Services, presented a workshop focusing on Affordable Care Act updates. The workshop followed Friday's chamber breakfast. For more information click on Steiner and Granger's website.
Bluffton University will honor an activist, an artist, a diplomat and a retired economics professor at its annual alumni awards banquet on Homecoming weekend. The Commons, in Marbeck Center, will be the site at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11.
Lenna Mae Gara, who attended Bluffton in 1948-49, is this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Service Award, presented to alumni who have dedicated their lives to heartfelt service to people, community or church.
Activities are planned in many locations in the 10th annual Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28.
The community-wide festival offers lots of family-oriented events, free and open to the public, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
