A group of 12 Buddhist monks from Gaden Shartse Monastery in Tibet will be on the Bluffton University campus Tuesday, Sept. 7. The monks will give a sand painting demonstration from 9:30-11 a.m. in the drawing studio of Sauder Fine Arts Building, then visit the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center until 11:30 a.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
Rehearsals for the Bluffton community gospel choir begin Thursday, Sept. 2, in the Gilliom Room of Bluffton University's Mosiman Hall. The newly formed group, which is open to community members as well as university faculty, staff and students, will practice from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings.
Dr. Crystal Sellers, an assistant professor of music at Bluffton, is directing the choir, which will make its public debut Nov. 13 at a Celebration of Gospel concert in Yoder Recital Hall on campus.
Tim Closson, Bluffton elementary principal, greets Ana Neufeld Weaver, elementary student, on the first day of the 2010-11 school year. Walking across Jackson Street with Ana is her mother, Laurel. The first day of school was Aug. 30 for Bluffton. This scene was repeated dozens of times on Aug. 30.
The Gaden Shartse Monks will perform in the Town Hall Concert in September. The performance is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7. "Come join us for an evening of sacred sounds from the roof of the world," said Wendy Chappell-Dick of the village cultural affairs committee.
Long hidden behind the Himalayan mountain ranges, the ancient Tibetan culture remained virtually untouched by the outside world for thousands of years.
Members of the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club were very successful at the Allen County Fair this year. Here are the club's results:
Julie Althaus
Market Hog - A, A, Outstanding Swine Livestock Interview, First Place Jr. Swine Livestock Interview
Scrapbooking - A, First Place/Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Sarah Amstutz
Allen County Junior Fairboard President
Market Hog - A, A, Outstanding Swine Livestock Interview, First Place Sr. Swine Livestock Interview
Rumor has it you were in Bluffton recently. Did you get to take a plane ride with your brother, Kevin?
Yes, I did actually! Kevin took my mom and me up for an hour flight around Bluffton and Lima. It was smooth and we even did a touch and go in Lima. We flew over the Lima Prison, the Mall, the Allen County Fair, the reservoir and Suter's corn maze. It was so fun!
How has the town changed since your childhood days? What do you miss?
