The Service Group of Mennonite Home Communities will hold a silent auction and bake sale during this year's fall festival. Some of the items you can bid upon are:
a tiled top table by Wayne Shafer,
two of Brauen's decorative gourds,
a butterfly afghan,
poinsettia quilt,
folk art birdhouses,
a basket of canned goodies,
a large bird feeder by Bill Swartley,
and much more.
Bev Steiner has worn a multitude of hats in her life: mother, wife, grandmother, medical technician, and others, but at the Mennonite Memorial Home she is known for her fragrant gifts of potpourri.
Bev, the flower lady, refined her art of making her potpourri after she came to the Mennonite Home to recover from a shattered femur.
She tells the story about the first time she decided to make some potpourri. She took the flowers from a great nieces wedding and made some for the bride and their mothers.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team battled from start to finish but it was the Cincinnati Christian Eagles who flew away with their first victory of the season. The 3-0 shutout dropped Bluffton to 0-8 overall, while CCU moved to 1-5 following the victory.
The Bluffton University women's soccer team allowed just two late shots in a 3-0 shutout of Ohio Christian on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. The Beavers improved to 3-1-1 on the season, while Ohio Christian slipped to 2-5 overall.
Flu shots will be available in Bluffton on Thursday, Oct. 13, according to the Allen County Health Department. Shot are available for persons 6 months and older.
Shots will be given at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center from 9-10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 13.
Shots will also be given in Lima at the health department Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8-0 a.m. and from 3-4 p.m. beginning Sept. 21.
Rehearsals for Bluffton University's 116th performance of Handel's "Messiah" will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Oct. 4, in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall.
Anyone interested in singing, from high school students to adults, is welcome to join the rehearsals, which will lead to the traditional Advent-season performance at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in Founders Hall.
Bluffton Public Library will host an after-hours "whodunit" Murder in the Stacks fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 4, at 6:30 p.m.
A cast of eight directed by Pat Rodabaugh will provide a fun-filled evening. "Watch as the mystery unravels before your eyes. We will need your help to figure out who commits a murder in the quiet town of Bluffton!" said youth services coordinator Rikki Steingass. "Enjoy live music as you search for clues. Indulge in delicious appetizers and sumptuous desserts throughout the evening."
Bluffton University's Homecoming weekend, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, will feature a celebration of The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center's 25th anniversary and the publication of "Howard Raid: Man of Faith and Vision," a biography of the late Bluffton professor by his daughter Elizabeth.
The Lion and Lamb will host an open house from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. Visitors can talk with the center's founder, Elizabeth Hostetler, and learn more about the new, online videos that describe its peace art works. The center is located on the lower level of Schultz Hall in Riley Court.
