Blake Zickafoose, Bluffton University senior from Lima, helps John-Paul Nyce Yoder get ready for his turn with a pi~nata during Global Weekend on the Bluffton campus Feb. 5. (University photo)
A teen book discussion will be held at Bluffton Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 4 p.m.
"We'll be reading the 2011 Michael L. Printz Award winner, 'Ship Breaker,' by Paolo Bacigalupi," said Youth Services Coordinator Rikki Steingass. "The Printz Award is given to the best young adult book of the year." The book discussion will be held in the Youth Activity Room at the library. Snacks will be provided.
Forty-five community members participated in the National Go Red for Women Walk at BFR on Feb. 4, according to Carole Enneking, director.
The Go Red day is sponsored by the American Heart Association as a way to spread awareness of Heart Disease as the number one killer of women in America.
"BFR walkers included young children with their mothers (following the Tiny Tots class), as well as men and women of all ages. Participants who wore red on the day received a lanyard as a prize," said Enneking.
The Mennonite Memorial Home Fund has available a scholarship to persons interested in entering the field of nursing or advancing their degree in nursing.
This scholarship was set up in memory of Barbara Fleming, a dedicated nurse, by her family. The Barbara Fleming Scholarship is a minimum of $500 to be paid to the vocational school or college where the student is enrolled.
Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 held their Court of Honor on Feb. 5 at the First Mennonite Church. The event is held to recognize Scout rank advancements, and both merit badges and other badges earned since the last Court of Honor, which was held Labor Day 2010.
During the past six months, 15 Scouts earned rank advancements. The advancements ranged from brand new Scouts earning their Scout rank, to several older Scouts achieving their Eagle rank. Eagle is the highest rank possible within the Boy Scouts of America.
Fourth District Congressman Jim Jordan will address the Bluffton/Pandora Rotary Club at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 24, in the third floor of the town hall.
The public is invited to attend and breakfast will be provided without charge.
Reservations are required so that proper breakfast plans may be made.. To RSVP e-mail Eric Fulcomer at [email protected] or call 419-358-3248 by Monday, Feb. 21, 2011.
Brian Timpe, a vocalist from Swanton, will present his Bluffton University senior recital at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton campus. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.
Timpe, a tenor and a student of Dr. Crystal Sellers, assistant professor of music at Bluffton, will perform numbers by Alessandro Scarlatti, Henri Duparc, Robert Schumann and Benjamin Britten. Providing accompaniment will be pianist Allison Ringold.
Dr. Lamar Nisly, professor of English at Bluffton University, will present a program Feb. 16 on his recently published book, "Wingless Chickens, Bayou Catholics and Pilgrim Wayfarers: Constructions of Audience and Tone in O'Connor, Gautreaux and Percy."
The event, also including a reception, is free and open to the public beginning at 4 p.m. in the Musselman Library Reading Room on the Bluffton campus. Nisly will also sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase.
January 1
Police attempted to stop a vehicle near the intersection of County Line Rd and E. Elm St. The vehicle fled the scene and drove through a couple yards on Eastland Dr. at which time the driver left the area on foot. The case is pending in Lima Municipal Court.
A Beaverdam resident reported that an unknown person had keyed her vehicle while it was parked overnight at a Grove St. residence.
