Scott Sundberg, director of communications at Mennonite Disaster Service, will speak Tuesday, Nov. 9, at a Bluffton University Forum titled "Disasters Are Like the Poor: A Look at the Response, Responsibility, Resources and Respect from a MDS and Anabaptist Perspective." Beginning at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall, the event is free and open to the public.
The rain in Bluffton falls mainly...it rained a bit over the past seven days, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. The rain wasn't much, a little over one-half inch over three days.
Here are the highs, lows and precipitation report for the past seven days. (It has yet to freeze, but it came close on the 16th.)
The Bluffton school board accepted two monetary donations during its Oct. 18 meeting. Donations were from Students for Other Students (SOS), tutoring program, for $5,000. Also, a donation was accepted for a Dan Rumer Memorial of softball bleachers for $4,757.
The Bluffton school board reviewed the employment of personnel and conducted its yearly evaluation and employment of the school treasurer and superintendent during its Oct. 18 meeting.
In other business, the board accepted the resignation of Travis Kleman, assistant wrestling coach, effective immediately.
This large water color by Oscar Velasquez titled "Three Peasant Girls," is one of several local artists' work to be auctioned at the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneur dinner-auction fundraiser. The event is Saturday, Oct. 23, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St. An art preview is at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:15 p.m. and the auction from 7 to 9 p.m. Art in the auction is now on display at First National Bank, Citizens National Bank, Chase and the Bluffton Public Library. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at any of the banks.
St. John's United Church of Christ will serve an "eat in" or tailgate out" beef and noodle dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22, at the church on the corner of Jackson and College Avenue.
It's billed as a "quick supper before the Bluffton-Paulding football game at Harmon Field." Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for students and free for children 4 and under.
We realize that the recent homecoming parade is sort of old news. Despite that, we really like this photo - especially the girl not looking at the dog - and thought we'd better print it now or forever hold our peace. The other youths in the photo are looking at Ike The Icon Dog. Youngsters in the photo, from left, are red shirt with bag - Jacob Boisvert; OSU jersey - Benjamin Hartzler; Elmo shirt - Ethan Blount; red shirt with blond hair - Jonah Boisvert; adult - Amy Blount; little girl behind adult - Elizabeth Hartzler; girl not looking at the dog - Mikayla Sawatsky.
