Three members of the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy,- two who are Bluffton residents - along with a member of the Purdue University faculty, have collaborated to author a textbook titled “Pharmacogenetics, Kinetics, and Dynamics for Personalized Medicine.”
The area experienced 4.2 inches of snow on the spring day of March 25, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Here's the weather report for the past seven days.
The Bluffton Lions Club has collected funds at their club meetings since January with the goal to raise $500 for the Bluffton food bank, just in time for Easter.
Improve or renew your sewing skills while creating a custom book bag at the Bluffton Public Library. Deb Beer, an experienced sewing teacher, will lead a free beginning-level sewing class on how to make a lined book bag out of light-weight cotton. The class will be fun and social: a mini sewing retreat at the library!
The class will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, in the library’s Richland Room. Class size is limited. Register by calling the library at (419) 358-5016 or visit the library’s circulation desk by April 18.
BFR’s outdoor soccer league for young children will begin Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m., according to Carole Enneking of BFR.
Youth who were 4 years of age by Dec. 1, 2012, and under 6 years of age by Aug. 1, 2012, are eligible. Cost is $30 ($15 BFR member) for the four weeks of the league.
For more information, contact BFR by calling 419-358-450 or visit the website www.bfronline.com to download the registration form.
BFR will offer two programs for the first weekend in April that families with young children are welcome to attend, according to Carole Enneking of BFR.
Friday, April 5, from 6-8 p.m. is a Family Night with activity stations planned in the arena.
Activities will include races on the track, as well as soccer and dodgeball based games. The gymnasium will also be available for informal recreation. Cost for the Family Night is $5 per family (BFR family members and Family Rec Pass holders attend for free).
Sean Burrell, 105 Magnolia Lane, is Bluffton’s newest council member. He was sworn in on Monday to fill the seat left vacant by Dennis Gallant, when Gallant resigned to become Bluffton’s mayor.
Council recommended the new council member to the position after council members conducted interviews last week. Burrell will serve on council until the end of the year.
Bertha E. Scoles, 97, died March 24, 2013, at her residence. She was born in Belvidere, Ill., on Feb. 24, 1916, to the late Orville and Marry (Masse) Coulter. She married Cleo Garau and he preceded her in death. On Nov. 24, 1965 she married Gerald Scoles and he died Dec. 31, 1995.
Mrs. Scoles retired from Triplett Corp., Bluffton and was a farmer’s wife. She was a member of First Missionary Church, Bluffton.
Survivors include a nephew and caregiver Randy Scoles of Bluffton; several other nieces and nephews; and a sister Priscilla Birdwell of Zanesville, Ohio.
