Several utility projects are planned for 2013 in Bluffton. Dave Steiner, council member and member of the council utility committee, outlined the 2013 utility project proposal at the Feb. 11 council session.
• Kibler Street, waterline project, $14,000 estimate
• Garmatter Street, partial waterline project, $20,000 estimate
• Campus View waterline project, no estimate
• Eastland Drive, repair leak in waterline, no estimate
• Storm sewer work on Church Street, Jackson to Vine
The Bluffton Lions Club, for the first time ever, is offering two $500 scholarships to 2013 graduating seniors in area schools.
The scholarships will be paid directly to the school or college where the winning students will be enrolled.
Applications for these scholarships may be obtained through the guidance counselors either in Bluffton, Pandora-Gilboa or Cory-Rawson School Districts. Those completed applications received by April 16, 2013, will be considered.
Office of Advocacy Issues Report on the Small Business Economy
The economic environment is turning around for America’s small businesses despite some lingering challenges from the recession that hit the nation in 2008-2009, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, an independent office that serves as the voice for small business within the federal government.
Jamil, what year did you graduate from Bluffton High School? Can you share some memories you have of school or growing up in Bluffton?
I graduated in 1995 from BHS. What I remember most is the fantastic teachers we had. It seemed all of them truly had a passion for teaching and wanted to make a difference. Mr. Brown was especially entertaining and engaging with his experiments.
It’s that time of year again at Bluffton University - J. Denny Beaver is about to lose his head.
The Bluffton mascot will do just that tonight (Feb. 13), when he is “beheaded” at halftime of Bluffton’s men’s basketball game against Defiance College. Tipoff will be at 8 p.m. in the Sommer Center.
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Friday, Feb. 15 from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Bloodmobile parked at the Sommer Center at Bluffton University during those hours.
Donors are encouraged to walk-in. There currently exists an urgent need for blood and all are encouraged to give.
Peggy Gish (left) speaks with Tamara Al-Sammarraie, a Bluffton University junior from Iraq, after presenting a workshop about Christian Peacemaker Teams’ efforts in Iraq at the 2013 Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship conference, hosted by Bluffton Feb 8-10.
Gish, who has been active in peace and social justice movements for 45 years, has worked with CPT in Iraq since October 2002, five months before the beginning of the Iraq War. “I really fell in love with the people and the culture,” said Gish, who has made roughly 16 trips to the country.
