David Yarnall will play the Great Highland Bagpipe at Bluffton Presbyterian Church Sunday, March 18, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. He will play during the 10:15 a.m. service.
He will play Highland Cathedral, Amazing Grace, Londonderry Air and Ode to Joy. Yarnall, who lives in Springfield, has played bagpipes for over 35 years. He's also an accomplished artist.
A special Lenten service will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 21.
Vicar Michael Schneider from Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, will deliver the sermon on "Shed No Tears for Jesus." The students of Trinity's third and fourth grades will sing "What Grace is This!" with violin and keyboard accompaniment.
Suraya Sadeed does not take no for an answer and will not let anyone stand in her way while bringing aid and education to one of the most violent places in the world: her native Afghanistan.
If you could help the Bluffton elementary school get a chance to win $15,000 toward the purchase of new computers, would you chip in and help? Certainly you would.
The way to participate is pretty simple. Here's how it works:
To help improve school technology funding in Allen and surrounding counties, Cartridge World is giving local schools the chance to win $15,000 to be used toward the purchase of new school computers.
The accolades for Dick Cookson never seem to stop.
Recently the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association honored Dick and his wife, Betty, for their efforts in helping to launch the Bluffton Senior Citizens-Lions Club pancake and sausage breakfast. The Cooksons were involved in the "ground floor" of the event...and that was 30 years ago.
Earlier this year, the Icon posted a photo from the Bluffton centennial pageant from 1961. The photo showed a re-enactment of the John Dillinger robbery. Dick was part of the re-enactment.
