Jack Earl's bust of John Klassen, former Bluffton art professor, stands alert in the Marbeck Center. Countless Klassen art pieces are scattered around campus and the community.
Bluffton Public Library will host several Halloween-themed after-school programs this month.
Friday, Oct. 21
The first activity is a spooky film screening on Friday, Oct. 21, at 3:15 p.m. Students and families are encouraged to bring something to sit on, a blanket and/or something to drink. No registration is required for the film.
Rachel Sehlhorst, 16, is the September student of the month at Bluffton High School.
She is a junior at BHS and is the daughter of Jerry and Joan Sehlhorst, 7475 Hillville Road, Bluffton.
Rachel carries a 4.0 grade point average. She is a member of the high school Math Club, Latin Club, math team and is an office helper. She participates in the BHS tennis program.
Hans Houshower, vice president for advancement at Bluffton University, has been elected to serve on the BCE board of directors.
Brendon Matthews, the BCE board president, welcomes Houshower as "a strong complement to the board with his experience in development, strategic planning and organizational development, as well as being an entrepreneur himself. We are very excited to add his expertise to the board."
Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) has been named the #1 hospital in Ohio for overall orthopedic services and has received a five-star rating in cardiology services from the independent national ratings agency HealthGrades. BVH is also the recipient of the HealthGrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence AwardTM for the second year in a row and the 2012 Coronary Intervention Excellence AwardTM.
Citizens National Bank has named Andrew Foust as Vice President/Internal Auditor.
Employed by CNB since 1998, Foust has worked in various capacities on the operations side of the bank.
J. Michael Romey, President/CEO, said of Foust, "Andy's experience and knowledge of bank operations allows him a strong grasp of our strengths and areas for improvement. This position offers him continued growth in his career and provides us with valued opinions on how we can improve our operations and ensure compliance with our examiners."
Bluffton High School grad Nathan Gundy and his bluegrass band, Honeytown, will perform in the next Town Hall Concert Series. The performance is at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, in the third floor of the town hall.
Wendy-Chappell Dick describes the band this way: Honeytown is a fun and upbeat four-piece group of talented musicians from Kidron made up of Tim Shue, Gundy, Kevin Himes and Toby Hazlett.
Tickets are on sale for Bluffton University's fall production of "The Castle of Otranto," by John Minigan.
Darin Kerr, visiting instructor of theatre at Bluffton, will direct the show, being staged at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3-5 and at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in Ramseyer Auditorium in College Hall.
Dr. Susan Streeter Carpenter spent eight weeks this summer in Yellow Springs, revising a novel she wrote more than 10 years ago. The associate professor of English at Bluffton University will share what she learned "about living the full-time writer's life," she says, and will read from her book, tentatively titled "The Lost Family Store," at a campus colloquium on Friday, Oct. 21.
