The Village of Bluffton is seeking qualified candidates for the positions of assistant manager and lifeguards for the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool for the 2011 season, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.
"Qualified candidates for lifeguards must have or be in the process of obtaining CPR and lifeguard certifications," he said.
Applications can be obtained at the town hall, 154 N. Main St., Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
Completed applications are due on Friday, March 18, 2011.
Here's a warm photo for a cold winter day. Paul Diller took this photo of the raft on the Buckeye, based on the suits and caps probably in the late 1950s.
Do you think you are in this photo? Or do you know someone in the photo? Let's hear from you. Paul probably took this shot along the sidewalk south of the high dive. (From the collection of Jim Diller)
Bluffton High School girls' basketball team almost pulled out a W, but fell to Columbus Grove by 1 point in an NWC thriller on Jan. 27. The box score is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
If the Farmers' Almanac is correct and the weather warms up, windows installation could start soon in the Bluffton Hospital construction project. That's on the tentative schedule for next week's progress at the construction site.
Here are the other projects on tap at the hospital for next week:
The United States needs to invest more in development and diplomacy to address root causes of insecurity worldwide. And in Iraq, Afghanistan and other global hot spots, local residents must be empowered to build peace and security from the grass roots.
That's according to Dr. Lisa Schirch, an Eastern Mennonite University professor who has spent considerable time with Iraqis and Afghans-both in America and their countries-and with U.S. military leaders, whom she says are now telling Congress that it must rethink what security looks like.
Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora, will host a benefit meal for Hassan Mosoka, a Bluffton University student from Tanzania who incurred high medical expenses as the result of an illness.
The meal is on Sunday, Feb. 20. It will be served following the 10:30 worship service, from11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Donations will be received for the meal will help Mosoka with his medical expenses. All are welcome.
