Jorian Mast, pumkin purlioner, is dressed as the Halloween pumpkin. Jorian was one of Bluffton's trick-or-treaters on Thursday. Click for more photos.
(Photo by Mary Pannabecker Steiner)
Over 60 Halloweeners attended Sunday's BFR Halloween party.
Businesses donating prizes included the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, Jeannie's Kitchen, Boehr Site Seekers, Applebee's of Lima, Faith Investment Services, the McCarthy Family, the Schutz Family, Webb Insurance and Greg's Pharmacy.
Costume contest winners:
0-3yrs - Olivia Dulle, Poddle
4-6 yrs - Javen Crawfis, Fred
7-10 yrs - Olivia Smallcombe, Hot Air Balloon
11+ - Emily Cattell, Supergirl
Family/Team Duo - Jaime and Jason Crawfis Family, Scooby Doo Crew
Bluffton Lions are active in several events in the next few weeks.
On Oct. 27 they will be involved in a roadside clean-up. On Nov. 6, Tom Mazzur will discuss the bike path of Allen County during a Lion lunch meeting. Peace Poster winners to present their winning posters at the meeting.
On Nov. 20 Melissa Weaver from Lodestar, will talk about training seeing-eye dogs for children, during the lunch meeting.
ArtSpace/Lima announces the opening of Industrial Ohio in The Ellen Nelson Gallery, Friday, Nov. 2.
Industrial Ohio is a thematic exhibit, featuring 27 works by 14 artists which focus on the multiple ways in which artists interpret, envision, or relate to the notion of industry, manufacturing, and agribusiness.
The community is invited to the annual "town hall" meeting of the Bluffton Inter-Church Board. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, in the fellowship hall at First Mennonite Church.
Agenda items will include approval of the financial report, discussion of the visioning
process for the Bluffton Community Assistance Program, and a recognition
of Paula McKibben for her years of service as director of that program and
its food bank.
A couple years ago, Cody Ridenour and Chad Stearns decided they needed a change.
Ridenour, a 2008 Bluffton University graduate in music education, was admittedly burnt out from teaching. And Stearns, also a Bluffton music education alumnus, in 2000, had been living “out of a suitcase,” he says, as a pianist and conductor with touring musicals, including “Oklahoma!” and “Hairspray.”
