This morning, as little Ben Hartzler walked carefully down the aisle with his mom, Laura, carrying an unlit candle in his hand, my mind was suddenly jolted back to a long-ago Advent season. Ben ~Ac^a'not^aEURoe his hand steadied by his mother~Ac^a'not^a"cs ~Ac^a'not^aEURoe carefully lit his own candle from the flame of last week~Ac^a'not^a"cs candle, then used it to light the next pillar. Whew ~Ac^a'not^aEURoe the wick caught the flame. I suddenly realized I was holding my breath, remembering the year that the candle wouldn~Ac^a'not^a"ct light.
Bob Painter of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center says that there's enough nuts to go around. He's referring to the peanuts in the homemade peanut brittle created each Monday this holiday season by the Center. For only $4.50 you may purchase one pound of the best peanut brittle in Ohio...while the supply lasts.
If we asked all the BC alums reading this to raise a hand, there would be lots of hands going up. This license plate is a familar site around Bluffton. It is on Dean and Joanne Niswander's vehicle.
The Bluffton University music department will present the 114th rendition of Handel's Messiah at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in Founders Hall. This event is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken.
Get on your Harley and ride...to the library. A Harley Davidson Christmas figurine collection of Bryan and Gail Neff is on exhibit this month in the Bluffton Public Library showcase.
