Alice (Rachel Yoder) and the Rabbit (Emma Burkholder) fall down the rabbit hole in an opening scene in this weekend's BHS musical "Alice in Wonderland." Watch a video.
The Committee for Better Schools is announcing four upcoming community levy informational meetings which will be held on the following dates:
• Tuesday, April 23; at 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 30; at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. and
• Thursday, May 2; at 7 p.m..
All meetings will be held in the elementary library except for the 9 a.m. meeting on Tuesday, April 30, which will be held in the elementary school room 21.
These meetings concern the renewal of a one-half, percent income tax for permanent improvements, which will be on the ballot May 7.
Bluffton University’s baseball and softball teams will do their part to help “Strike Out Cancer” at their home games on Tuesday, April 16.
The softball team will host Manchester in a doubleheader beginning at 3:30 p.m., while the first pitch of the baseball game against Defiance will be at 4:15 p.m. at Memorial Field. Special pink shirts will be sold as part of the American Cancer Society fundraiser, and cookout food will be available.
Four Bluffton University musical ensembles will come together Friday, April 12, to present the annual Pops Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Founders Hall. The concert is free and open to the public; donations will be accepted for program costs, with any excess funds going toward music scholarships.
The evening will begin with jazz from the university’s Jazz Ensemble, directed by adjunct instructor Paul Baransy. The ensemble will also perform on two numbers with the University Chorale, conducted by Dr. Jon C. Peterson, an assistant professor of music.
Gary Augsbuger, of Gary's Repair, 2667 Road P, Pandora, invites you to test drive a zero-turn Bobcat mower on Saturday. It's Bobcat Day at Gary's Repair, located between Bluffton and Pandora.
There are also special discounts on floor models during the day, in which the business is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.