What's Up! Wells County

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

What's Up

Letters to Santa now being accepted
Bluffton Parks Department will deliver letters to Santa when you drop them off in the blue Santa’s Mailbox on the front steps of City Hall.

Each child will receive a personalized letter from Santa with a small gift enclosed. No postage needed, just a clearly written return address.

Mailbox is available from Dec. 1 through Dec. 21.

Garage sale at Swiss Village Dec. 16
Swiss Village’s Holiday Garage Sale will be Friday, Dec. 16, in Swiss Village’s auditorium from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Christmas decorations, fabric, clothing, cd’s, dvd’s, books and more will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the sale will go toward funding Swiss Village’s activity department.

For more information contact Swiss Village at 260-589-3173.

Snow exhibit at Balentine Gallery through Jan. 30
Current exhibit at the Balentine Gallery at the Arts, Commerce, & Visitors Centre is titlted “Snow.” It will be viewable through Dec. 30.

All of the works featured contain a representation of snow.

Those having items in the exhibit are Della Coolman, Jason Johnloz, Nancy Wagner, Jeanie Biberstine, Carol Stern, Barbara Barbieri, Kyra Zadylak, Kim Higginbottom, Rosie, Veronica and Esther Higginbottom, Gloria Pike, Karen West Dotty Fry back, Rosemary Pope, JoAnn Record and Mary Ellen McEvoy.

Next exhibit at the CAC will be “Focus on Photos,” Jan. 9-Feb. 17.

Christmas Tree Walk Dec. 16
Swiss Village Retirement Community will host a Christmas Tree Walk Dec. 16 from 6– 8 p.m.

The walk will feature trees decorated by local businesses throughout the hallways of Swiss Village. Christmas cookies and wassail will be available in the main lounge.

Parking is available at the Swiss Village Circle Drive Entrance. Swiss Village is located at 1350 W. Main Street, Berne.

For more information contact Michelle McIntosh at 260-589-3173 or visit www.swissvillage.org.

Christmas concert Dec. 18
“The 3rd Row Boys” will be performing a Christmas concert at the Ossian Nazarene Church on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served immediately following their performance.
For additional information, call 622-7449.

Wells County Christmas Bird Count Dec. 19
The Christmas Bird Count for Wells County will be Monday, Dec. 19 from dawn to dusk.

This is a national count. The Wells count and the Adams Wells Cardinal Bird will help for this census.

Counts are needed from all areas of Wells County. Anyone can participate. Residents can count from their windows or cars. If driving, keep track of how many miles.

Those participating in the count can call the census talley people. They are Ruth Oswalt of Poneto at 694-6487 or Kathy Fuller at 824-4525 or email fulkat@yahoo.com.

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