Dr. Kim Stafford, guest author at Bluffton University's annual English Festival on Tuesday, April 10, will be the speaker at the university's 11 a.m. Forum that day in Yoder Recital Hall. Stafford's presentation, "Lyric Life: The Practice of Writing and the Call of Service," is free and open to the public.
Bluffton University senior Katie Wineland, from Gibsonburg, Ohio, won the university's annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on March 28.
In addition to earning a $175 cash prize, Wineland, last year's runner-up, qualified for a binational contest with top finishers from other North American Mennonite colleges. In her speech, "Speaking a Wor(l)d of Truth: Proclamation as Peacebuilding," she highlighted the role of gospel proclamation in building peace in the world.
BFR offers a wide variety of class options beginning in mid-April, according to Carole Enneking, director.
The late spring session (April-May 2012) BFR newsletter is now available for viewing at the bottom of this story.
Among special programs offered in April is a Kids Fun Nite, from 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday, April 28. There is a maximum registration fo 75 for the night. The evening includes games, snacks, late-night pizza, pinatas and prizes.
April is here (almost) and The Bluffton Dair Freeze is officially open. Spring hours for the Freeze, located at 595 S. Main St., are Mondays to Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays 3 to 9 p.m.
The is the 13th season for owners Bill and Phyllis Marchal. New this year, the business will accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards.
Lunches are delivered free for orders in by 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.
The business phone number is 419-369-4050, e-mail: [email protected].
The Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area will host a public lecture on rain gardens from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, in the lower level meeting room of the Bluffton Public Library.
Ohio Northern University student Calvin Ice, a fifth-year pharmacy major from Rawson, has been chosen as a recipient of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Student Leadership Award. Ice is one of 12 students in the nation to be selected for the award.
The Student Leadership Award is presented to four students in each class, for a total of 12 recipients across the nation. The award is given to someone who is interested in health-system pharmacy and has demonstrated leadership skills.
The third honor roll of the 2011-12 school year was recently released by the Bluffton Middle School. The honor roll follows:
Sixth Grade All A
Bassett, Madison
Bishop, Kassandra
Bricker, Dakota
Burkholder, Kaitlyn
Gillen, Sarah
Groman, Christian
Habegger, Garrett
Harnish, Christopher
Hoff, Sydney
Kindle, Kayla
Moser, Alexandra
Staley, Nate
Businger, Brayton
Prichard, Darby
Jolliff, Kalysta
Former Bluffton resident Mary Jane Snyder of Kingsburg, Calif., died at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Glenn, an Adjunct Professor at Fresno Pacific University; a son, Gregg (Christine) of Springville, Calif.; a daughter, Jill Peterson (Paul) of Kingsburg, Calif.; six grandchildren, Coriann, Mady and Grant Snyder and Haley, Jace, and Cade Peterson; and a sister, Kathy (Lance) Cappello of Telford, Pa.
She was born in Lansdale, Pa. Her parents were Naomi and Woodrow Rittenhouse of Souderton, Pa.
