Big Brothers Big Sisters of Allen County has a benefit fund-raiser from 5-9 p.m., Wednesday, July 21, at Buffalo Wild Wings, 2948 Allentown Road, Lima.
Persons who have dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. that evening have an opportunity to has 15 percent of all food purchases benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Bluffton schools are part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters outreach in Allen County, so the benefit assists the Bluffton community in that way.
The link provides information on all 2010 meet results plus individual records. The team will hold its season wrap-up potluck and awards event at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 15, at the Buckeye's large shelter house.
The Beaverdam Bunch met July 12. Recreation was lead by Elizabeth Fischbach and Pam Fischbach. Sarah Amstutz lead the group with the pledges. Role Call was given by Janice Althaus.
The Treasurer report was given by Andrea Spallinger. The Health Talk was given by Amelia Heslep. Reminders from the group were that the raffles need to be turned into Amanda Fischbach asap.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio will host an open house to celebrate its 55 years of mission to the community on Sunday, July 18, according to Laura Voth, chief executive officer.
The open house will be held in the Chapel at Mennonite Home and at Maple Crest from 2 to 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend either location. For more information call 419-358-1015.
Two incoming students at Bluffton University have been awarded the university's full-tuition Presidential Scholarships, valued at about $98,000 for four years, while three others have received Dean's Scholarships, worth roughly $73,500 over the same period.
Jared Horstman of Cloverdale, and Sarah Inskeep of Radnor, are the Presidential Scholarship recipients. Horstman, a 2010 graduate of Ottoville High School, is the son of Jerome and Emma Horstman, while Inskeep, the daughter of Dale and Bernadette Inskeep, is a 2010 Ridgedale High School graduate.
The Inn at Ohio Northern University is the perfect setting for your next staycation. Whether your reason for staying closer to home this summer is your schedule, your finances or simply the desire to reconnect with your own corner of the world, The Inn is close enough to home to help you get away from it all but makes you feel like you traveled far.
It doesn't seem that long ago. It was June, 1988. You are looking at the last Greyhound bus to stop in Bluffton. This bus, a Lima-bound Greyhound did not pick up any passengers in Bluffton on that final zip through town.
Friends of the Bluffton Public Library remind persons interested in being on the Friends' garage sale map need to sign-up by Saturday, July 17. Persons interested in details should contact the library.
Operations Specialist Seaman Aaron D. Cox of the U.S. Navy, was appointed Third Class Petty Officer by his commanding officer on board USS Harpers Ferry on June 4.
Cox has served abroad in Japan for over 18 months and has been in the navy for 2 1/2 years. He is a 2004 graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School. His father is Dean Cox of Lima and his mother is Gloria Cox of Pandora.
