Bluffton University students are part of a generation that holds the most hope yet "of making our national creed a reality," a longtime civil rights and racial reconciliation activist said at Bluffton Jan. 18.
Today's young people constitute "a post-racial generation," according to John Perkins, the speaker at the university's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Forum. Americans should be "rejoicing" at having their first black president, he asserted, saying the United States can now possibly become the "one nation" the Founding Fathers desired.
Bluffton High School girls' basketball team lost to Wapakoneta 64-34 on Jan. 18, in a non-league contest on the road. For a box score open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Don't know what to do for Valentine's Day? The Centre at Bluffton has your answer. The Centre presents a sweetheart's dinner dance, from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 12 at The Centre, according to Brenda Gaines of The Centre.
The event includes the Stan Sterner Big Band performing, plus hors d'oeuvres, a dinner, cash bar and dessert. Tickets purchased before Tuesday, Jan. 25, are two for $60 or a table of eight for $200, plus tax.
Jamie Mehaffie, Bluffton village administrator, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from International City/County Management Association (ICMA), a local government leadership and management organization.
Mehaffie is one of 1,200 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program.
Lynn Mohler of Elida joined Mennonite Mutual Aid Society-Swiss Mutual Insurance Agency, Bluffton, this winter as its manager, according to Lawrence Matthews, board chair.
"We are very happy to have Lynn join our company," said Matthews. "He holds extensive managerial, personal experience and leadership skills that will move our company forward."
Bluffton Public Library is bracing for another challenging budget year and is planning a variety of "fun"draisers. The first main event of the year will be an amateur chili cook-off on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the lower level meeting room at the library.
Ten chili enthusiasts who are willing to "cook for books" are invited to compete for prizes and bragging rights. Dust off your favorite recipe or browse the library's cookbook collection to discover a new one. The contest is limited to 10 competitors, so register early.
The trauma center at Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH), Findlay, has been verified as a level III trauma center by the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
This verification program confirms that a trauma center has demonstrated its commitment to providing the highest quality trauma care for all injured patients.
There are four separate categories of verification. Each category has specific criteria that must be met by a facility seeking that level of verification.
Key elements of a Level III trauma center include:
