27 volunteers will participate Sept. 14-20 in pedestrian-biker count
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2020 - 4:17pm
With the extended Bentley Road pathway construction on schedule, the Bluffton Pedestrian and Bike Pathway board will hold a virtual ribbon cutting at 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14, according to Richard Ramseyer, board chair.
Details on how to watch the ribbon cutting will be announced soon. Longtime pathway supporters John and Jenny Pilarowski will cut the ribbon officially opening the pathway.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2020 - 1:09pm
One new feature of the 2020-21 school year involves temperatures – not building temperatures, rather everyone's temperature in the building. Jeff Richards, Bluffton fifth grade teacher, takes the temperature of one of his students. (Jamie Nygaard photo)
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2020 - 11:39am
Rhodes State College, Lima, announced its 2020 summer dean’s list. To be eligible, students need to have earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least six credit hours.
Bluffton students on the list are:
Guy Michael Crawford
Braeden Ty Edwards
Matthew Logan Foust
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2020 - 11:27am
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, has a new fall schedule.
In-person Sunday services are at 8 and 10:30 a.m. with Bible classes for teens and adults at 9:20 a.m.
There will be no in-person Sunday School for children, but beginning Sunday, Sept. 13, Bible lessons, taught by experienced teachers, are available free via YouTube. The lessons begin with creation.
To access these lessons, visit nph.net/ss-at-home. The videos for Pre-K through grade 4 are about 12 minutes long. The videos for grades 5-8 are about 25 minutes long.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2020 - 11:04am
“What does it mean to be happy? Do we have a right to be happy? Do I deserve to be happy?”
Dr. Jackie Wyse-Rhodes, assistant professor of religion and campus pastor at Bluffton University, posed these questions during her Aug. 25 Forum presentation, “Deserving Happiness: A Wisdom Conversation.”