Cecilia C. "Tootie" Schlumbohm, 87, of Pandora died at 1:50 p.m, Dec. 23, 2009 at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton.
THEN HE GAVE ME SOME ADVICE FOR KEEPING BLUFFTON A GREAT LITTLE TOWN
Dear Icon Viewer:
It's a strange feeling to ride in a parade...watching the crowd. This happened to me on Nov. 28. As I rode and watched, I spied a guy who I hadn't seen in town for some time. It was Old Man Bluffton. He retired to warmer clims some years ago, but returns now and then to check up on his real estate.
After the parade, I caught up with him in the Senior Citizens Center and was lucky to give him a Bluffton Christmas list.
As you watch the Rose Bowl Parade on television on new year's day, you'll see two talented blind marching units with a Bluffton connection.
The Bluffton Lions Club is a supporter of the Lions White Cane Blind Precision Drill team and the Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB) Marching Band, which is grouped with the Lions Clubs International float.
Marching in front of the Lions Clubs International float entry "Decades of Service" is the Lions White Cane Blind Precision Drill team from Tustin, Calif. The Lions' entry is eighth in the Rose Parade order of march.
George Lehman, Howard Raid professor of business, will present "Changing Business Practices Among the Amish of Adams County, Indiana," at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, in Stuzman Lecture Hall in Centennial hall, as part of Bluffton University's Friday Colloquium Series. The event is free and open to the public.
Lehman grew up in Adams County and has always been fascinated by the changes in that community over years.
Rehearsals for Bluffton University's Bach Festival will begin at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall. Anyone from high school students to adults who has an interest in singing is welcome to attend.
The chorus, along with orchestra and soloists, will be performing Franz Schubert's Mass in G on Sunday, March 28 at 2:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall. Judy Hall, visiting assistant professor of music, will be the conductor.
Ross Kauffman, Ph.D., visiting assistant research scientist and postdoctoral fellow, Indiana University School of Nursing, will present "Not Merely the Absence of Disease: Creating a Healthy World," as part of Bluffton University's weekly Forum series, Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall. The forum is free and open to the public.
Kauffman is an epidemiologist working in the Training in Research for Behavioral Oncology and Cancer Control program at the Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis.
Williard R. Downing, 72, of Findlay, died Dec. 20, 2009, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.
He was born Oct. 22, 1937, in Allen County to Raymond and Metta Geiger Downing. On July 15, 1965, he married Phyllis Jean Shuster and she died Feb. 25, 1998.
Mr. Downing was retired from Phillips GTE, Ottawa. He was a graduate of Beaverdam High School.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs has been awarded a grant of $22,435 from the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation, according to John Bauer, BCE executive director.
The grant covers a three-period and will be received in installments of $7,470 in 2009, $7,495 in 2010 and $7,470 in 2011.
The first year's check was presented to BCE on Dec. 16. Presenting the first installment were Julie Brown, Community Foundation program officer, and Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, Community Foundation board member.
Various federal tax forms and instruction booklets have arrived at the Bluffton Public Library. The library carries the most commonly-used tax forms for individuals, including the 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms. Business/employer forms, including W-2, W-3, and 1099 forms, can be ordered directly from the IRS website at:http://www.irs.gov/businesses/page/0,,id=23108,00.html
