The fourth annual performation fundraiser for Bluffton Campus Life/YFC is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Campus Life Building, 111 W. College Ave.
Entertainmen is provided by students of Krysti's Music Studio. Food will be served for breakfast and lunch.
The cost is a donation to YFC. To donate money to YFC/Campus Life, contact one of Krysti's Music Studio students, come to the event on Saturday, or call Krysti Schey at 419-233-5255.
Several drawing take place during the event. Persons may enter any of the following for every $10 donated.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs welcomes Jeff Compton, founder of Ottawa-based FluentPoint, as its new non-resident affiliate. Compton's company improves workplace learning through instructional design, course production and training distribution services, primarily e-learning courses.
FluentPoint also helps businesses enhance their PowerPoint presentations and marketing materials.
That's right. It's Christmas in August in downtown Bluffton. Here's one of the snowflakes that will brighten Main Street during December. Watch The Icon on Wednesday for details.
Pandora's Riley Creek Festival is Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12-13. Events on Friday include a car show, outdoor movie, food and carnival games.
Saturday's events include a 10 a.m. parade, breakfast and lunch, chicken barbecue, health fair, performers, punt, pass and kick contest for youth, a 3 p.m. auction an activities for children.
PHOTO ID: front from left: Julia Szabo, Jayne McGarrity; back: Jeremy Szabo, Linda Sycks
The double duet, "Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn" (You true God and son of David), from Bach's Cantata 23 will be performed at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church Sunday, Aug. 14 at the 10:15 worship service.
The cantata is one of two pieces which Bach submitted for an audition to become cantor for St. Thomas' Church in Leipzig in 1723. The double duet consists of two oboe parts played along with two treble voices, plus a continuo.
Water from a Grove Street hydrant pours into the street. Notice the rust color of the water, which indicates problems residents in several neighborhoods in the village experience.
The annual Beaverdam-Richland Fire Department and EMS fall festival is Saturday, Aug. 13, in downtown Beaverdam. The event is a fund-raiser for the department.
Activities get underway at 4 p.m. This year's festival includes a live band, lots of homemade food and ice cream.
Raffle tickets are available from fire and EMS members for several prizes given away during the evening. This year's grand prizes include:
oSimplicity snowblower
oFlat screen TV
oOne-quarter side of beef
oPlus many more prizes
Bluffton council covered lots of ground in Monday's brief 35-minute council session. Water lines, sewer lines, annexation, golf carts and ash trees were among topics discussed.
Water lines
Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, reported that he met with Choice One Engineering on Aug. 4. The meeting reviewed the preliminary layout plans for the Grove, Lawn and Jackson Street waterline replacement project.
