Two great kids...that's the opinion of the driver of this vehicle. The Icon spotted it in the Ropp parking lot at Bluffton University.

"The Oz Monologues," or, what really happened when Dorothy landed in Oz, comes to the Bluffton middle school cafetorium stage next week. This series of skits, monologues and music will delight audiences of all ages. The performances are put on by the Bluffton High School Drama Club.

Performances are Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12-13, at 7:30 p.m. in the cafetorium. General admission tickets are available at the door. Adults admission is $3; students, $1. Kevin Gratz directs the production.

Several areas of construction will get attention this week at the Bluffton Hospiltal. Those include:

New Emergency Department

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Members of American Legion Post 382, Bluffton, toured the United States Air Force Museum on Oct. 12.

Back row Tom Craig, Morris Groman, Dennis Morrison, Bob Amstutz, Ted Diller, Tom Benroth,

2nd row Sam Reineke, Bob Stratton, Dave Reichenbach, Norm Reichenbach, Harley Steiner, Wade Oberly.

Front row Bob Town, Darrell Yoder, John Wagner, Dale Huber, Wayne Amstutz.

Carol Christine Patterson, 92, of Wayne, Penna., and formerly of Bluffton, and Greenbelt, Md., died Nov. 1, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Inpatient Unit, West Chester, Penna.

She was born April 16, 1918 in Orange Twp, Hancock County, Ohio to Clarence and Mabel Anderson Cookson. On May 22, 1941 she married Charles A. Patterson and he preceded her in death on Nov. 2, 1989.

All are welcome to attend the third annual Cabaret at Bluffton First United Methodist Church on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Bluffton Food Pantry and the Bluffton First UMC Scholarship Fund.

Scheduled to appear are:

The Northernaires (a vocal jazz ensemble from Ohio Northern University) - members are Elizabeth Betts, Miriam Stoner, Janet Pacanowski, Jennifer Taylor, Eric Smith, Kyle Roby, Timothy Smith, Todd Daquino, A. Lewis Jones (drums), and Dennis Kratzer (Director and Piano);

James Brake, a percussionist from Ohio City, Ohio, and Timothy Yoder, a pianist from Dalton, Ohio, will perform their Bluffton University junior recitals jointly at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The newly formed Bluffton University Gospel Choir will host "A Celebration of Gospel," a concert featuring the choir and other groups from Bluffton and Columbus, at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, in Yoder Recital Hall. Doors will open at 3:45 p.m. for the free concert.

The 45-member Bluffton choir was organized this fall by Dr. Crystal Sellers, an assistant professor of music at the university. About half of its members are Bluffton students; the others are faculty and community members.

Laurel Baker, a vocalist from Pemberville, Ohio, will present her Bluffton University senior recital at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton campus. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.