Women's Entrepreneurial Network (WEN), an organization open to women and men, will hold a networking event at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 18, at Jeanne's Kitchen, Vine Street.
A meeting follows over lunch from noon to 1 p.m. An $8 lunch is available for persons attending. WEN is all about helping women and men grow their businesses and their careers. More information is available by contacting Linda Everhardt-Kardux, 419-678-2661.
More information about WEN may be found on its website: www.wen-usa.com.
The Bluffton Child Development Center, 325 County Line Road, will host an open house at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18, according to Mary Painter, director.
"Please join us for our open house on Oct.18. We would like to invite parents, children, all alumni, including children who have attended BCDC in the past as well as the community of Bluffton," she said.
Bluffton Trinity United Methodist Church is hold its annual coat drive. Items collected include boats, scarves, hats, mittens and gloves. Drop-off sites are at several Bluffton locations including:
BFR
Bluffton Public Library
Community Market
Luke's
First National Bank
Bluffton Trinity United Methodist Church, State Route 103
Persons wanting more information may contact either 567-242-4700 or the church at 419-358-2001.
Bluffton school board's Oct. 18 agenda includes the discussion of employment or personnel and yearly evaluation and employment of the school treasurer and superintendent.
According to the board agenda, released on Oct. 15 those discussions will be in executive session.
Several other agenda items on the meeting include a five-year forecast for fiscal years 2011-2015.
Some contracts, assignments and resignations will be acted upon. The 2011-12 school calendar will be considered for adoption.
Although the door-to-door solicitation of the United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township is completed, donations for the United Way are still being accepted.
This year's goal of $23,000 supports several local agencies including:
Bluffton University's Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble will take center stage Saturday, Oct. 30, at the university's annual fall instrumental concert, at 7:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Dr. Jeffrey Boehm, professor of music, conducts the Concert Band, which will perform five numbers by Russian composers. Rimsky-Korsakov and Shostakovich will be represented, and Brandon Fullenkamp, a Bluffton senior from Wapakoneta, will conduct "Pictures at an Exhibition," one of two pieces by Modest Mussorgsky on the program.
