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Remembering Charles Hilty

Our own talented small town newspaper editor who saw the world, yet returned here to retire
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 4, 2020 - 1:33pm

By Fred Steiner
One of Bluffton’s thousand points of light dimmed this week.

Charles Hilty, a Bluffton favorite son, who died of the Covid-19, held that now-extinguished glow. Click here to read his obituary.

An earlier generation of residents appreciated him as our own talented small town newspaper editor making his an important voice in our village.

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Family Hardware now Do It Best Family Hardware

Same products and services, now carrying Do It Best products
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 4, 2020 - 1:28pm

Family Hardware, 109 N. Main St., Bluffton, is switching to the Do It Best chain of businesses this week, according to Jim Basinger, store owner.

“We will offer the same products and services as always, and we will now carry Do It Best products,” he said. 

These include Do It Best Look brand of paints, and Best Garden brand, which includes garden tools, sprayers and supplies. 

The change-over will involve large assortment of new color paint charts in the Main Street store, in addition to several other product line changes.

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University resumes on-campus classes and residential living in August

New safety measures include a change in the 2020-21 academic calendar
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 4, 2020 - 1:05pm

Since March, teams of Bluffton University faculty and staff have been actively planning to welcome students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester while keeping the campus community as healthy as possible. 

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Bluffton University
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Heroes work here

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2020 - 3:00pm

Bluffton has countless heroes. Here's a sign in front of Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., where many of those heroes work and volunteer.

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Hey, Mom! I'm on the middle school honor roll!

Final 2019-20 honor roll for Bluffton middle school
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2020 - 1:38pm

Here's the final 2019-20 Bluffton Middle School honor roll.

All “A” Honor Roll

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People
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Charles Hilty was retired U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture

Bluffton native was former Bluffton News editor, active in Bluffton and Washington, D.C., organizations
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2020 - 1:32pm

CLICK HERE for a column "Remembering Charles Hilty."

Bluffton native Charles R. Hilty, 85, died on May 30, 2020, of complications of COVID-19. He had a  career as a newspaper editor and as a senior government administrator in both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government.  

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