The Bluffton University Track and Field program opened up its outdoor season this weekend at the Muskingum Duals on the campus of Muskingum University.
The cool conditions did not keep the Beavers from lighting up the track. Bluffton set several personal bests to go along with numerous top finishers throughout the day in this early season contest, setting up a solid base for the upcoming campaign.
There is an immediate need for volunteers to serve the Bluffton community. The Mennonite Memorial Home provides Mobile Meals to Bluffton residents and the meals are delivered by volunteers.
"We recently had several volunteers resign and are in need of new drivers. A drivers are needed for the second Tuesday of each month, the third Tuesday of each month and for a fill-in driver when ever needed," said Mary Ann Ring, MMH volunteer coordinator.
The Fort Findlay Stamp and Postcard Club marks its 60th year with its
annual show, Finpex 2013. The theme of this year’s show is the Centennial
of the Findlay Flood of 1913.
This year’s show dates are Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24. Show
hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A special show
postmark and cover commemorating the Centennial of the Findlay Flood will be
available for sale on each day of the show.
Irene O. Miller, 97, died at 5:10 p.m. March 17, 2013, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. She was born May 5, 1915, in Beaverdam to the late Earl and Sylvia (Beemer) Bowers. On Sept. 28, 1935, she married Harold D. Miller and he died Sept. 19, 1991.
Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and also retired from Elder-Beerman, Lima. She was a member of the Cairo United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Beaverdam High School.
Survivors include two sons Terry Miller of Lima, Gary (Donna) Miller of Bluffton; five grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and eight great great grandchildren.
The Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, choir will perform in concert at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, on Monday, March 18, according to Steve Yoder, pastor.
The concert, in the church sanctuary, is at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. Bill Eash, Bluffton College alumnus, directs the choir.
Bluffton school board will act on a resolution stating its opposition to Ohio House Bill 59 on Monday evening.
The resolution opposes the expansion of school voucher programs in Ohio, which the bill proposes to do.
The wording of the resolution follows:
WHEREAS Governor Kasich’s biennial budget (HB 59) proposes two expansions to the Educational Choice Scholarship Program that significantly expand the number of publicly-funded vouchers for students to attend private or parochial schools; and
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Without fanfare, The Bluffton Icon’s sister publication, The Ada Icon, observed its first anniversary on March 15. For the past 365 days, this online news and advertising source has provided the Ada community with lots of information.
The Bluffton University baseball team continued their early-season success on Friday, March 15, winning 7-5 over Wilmington College. The Beavers would not let an early deficit change their tune as they recovered quickly and never looked back en route to the victory.
Sophomore Nate Simonds (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) got the start in the home opener for Bluffton, turning in a strong performance en route to his second win of the young season.
The Bluffton University softball team split its doubleheader with Adrian College on a cold Friday, March 15, 2013. Bluffton lost the first game, 9-0, in six innings, but the Beavers rallied from a 6-1 deficit in game two for a 10-9 win that gave Bluffton an unlikely split with the Bulldogs.
The first game got blown open in the second inning when Adrian put up four unearned runs thanks to a pair of Bluffton miscues. Adrian struck for two more in the fifth and three in the sixth.
