The Freed Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Ohio Northern University presents The Magic School! The performance for the general public will be Wednesday, Feb.15, at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets may be purchased at www.freedcenter.com or by calling the box office at 419-772-1900. To receive a complimentary tickets with the purchase of an adult ticket, please mention the following code when ordering. (Code: TMSB2)
The February Bluffton Relay for Life newsletter is now available to Icon viewers. The newsletter provides several updates of this year's event. Bluffton's relay is June 22-23.
A Bingo night, hosted by the Village Cut 'N' Curl team is planned from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, March 2, in the middle school. Details on that event and several others are part of the newsletter.
The newsletter is available in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Rachel Webster cuts the ribbon during Ideal Images grand opening on Friday. With her are chamber board members from left, Wally Buroker, Brendon Matthews, Tammy Whitlow, Sally Siferd, Matt Luke, Luke Young and Aphaphanh Nussbaum. Click for details about Ideal Images.
The Bluffton Elementary School recently released its second honor roll of the school year. It follows: (click here for Middle School and High School honor rolls).
Dr. Deborah Myers, an associate professor and director of Bluffton University's dietetics program, will provide a "Prelude to a New Program: The Bluffton Dietetic Internship" at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall. The colloquium presentation is free and open to the public.
Deborah Horst, former executive director of Camp Luz, a Mennonite camp near Orrville, Ohio, will be the speaker at Bluffton University's Spiritual Life Week Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Free and open to the public, Horst's talk is titled "Four Dimensions of Love." In this case, the title refers to worship, she says, explaining that worship "creates meaning across all dimensions of our lives. Love and worship go together, and together they are 'dangerous' because they require and invoke change in every one of us."
Bluffton University's Institute for Learning in Retirement, an educational program for retirees, will host its first film festival March 6-8.
One movie will be shown each day in Yoder Recital Hall, with a short introduction preceding each screening at 9:15 a.m. Following the films will be discussions over lunch in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall.
Catered lunches will be provided for $8 apiece, or participants can bring their own lunch. Cost for the three-day festival is $10; registration is due by Feb. 27.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has several projects underway this winter. Each of the projects has the community in mind in addition to serving as a benefit to chamber members.
Group advertising opportunity
Last year the Bluffton chamber purchased two full pages in the Allen County visitor's guide. The pages enabled chamber members to advertiser at more competitive rates and as a group.
Larry Core demonstrates how easy it is to donate blood. Core was among many area blood donors at the Feb. 2 American Red Cross blood drive held at First Mennonite Church.
