"For me writing is play. It's work to get other people to read it (my writing)," said Bluffton author and now book publisher Andre Swartley, in explaining how his new enterprise Workplay Publishing came into being.
Swartley of 137 N. Mound St., Bluffton, recently released his second novel, "Americanus Rex," which he calls the premiere title for Workplay Publishing. The story begins with a clich'e of a beauty pageant contestant wishing for world peace, and explores what might have to happen in our current global culture to make that wish to come true.
Luther and Geneva Shetler of Bluffton are celebrating the births of two great-grandsons. Zander Michael Strange was born Oct. 1, 2009. He is the son of Katie Hardy and Zac Strange and the grandson of Tami and Michael Hardy. Ira David Clemens was born on Oct. 13, 2009. He is the son of Steven Clemens and Rebecca Waltner-Toews and the grandson of Stan and Jo Clemens also of Bluffton.
Bluffton farmers' market customers have two Saturday to go. The 2009 farmers' market will be open for business on Saturday, Oct. 24, and on Saturday, Oct. 31. After that, the market will close until the first Saturday of May 2010. This year's market has attracted hundreds of persons to downtown Bluffton. The market take place during the morning on Saturdays in the Citizens National Bank parking lot.
