Two alumni and a former sports information director (SID) comprise the Bluffton University Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2013-14.
Becky (Reineke ’98) Boblitt has been selected for her achievements in basketball and soccer, while Bill Lape, a 1962 graduate, is being honored for his Bluffton football career. They will be inducted alongside Ron Geiser, who performed SID duties during parts of four decades, on Jan. 25 in Marbeck Center.
Thanks for an expanded Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential lighting contest, more residential lights are displayed and more winners are rewarded.
Five new lighting categories were added to the residential contest this year to encourage residents to really make Bluffton a blaze of lights.
Winners were announced this week by the chamber. Winners receive Bluffton chamber gift certificates. WATCH THE ICON FOR PHOTOS OF ALL THE WINNERS.
Bluffton Elementary Christmas Concert
(This concert was originally scheduled for Dec. 9 but was changed to Dec. 16 due to school being cancelled on Dec. 9)
Monday, December 16, 2013 1:30 p.m. High School Gymnasium
Tha's right. "Good deeds have never been so rewarding."
To date, 41 persons have pledged 111 hours of community service in Bluffton thanks to First National Bank's Kasasa Gift-for-Good Event.
This month FNB invites area residents to do a good deed and receive a free gift certificate, courtesy of Kasasa, its rewards checking account partner. You probably saw the bank's booth at the Blaze.
Using a book as a metaphor, you could say that the final chapter of Cindy Chasse’s story as director of Bluffton Public Library concluded on Saturday.
Chasse’s last day as director of the Bluffton Public Library was Saturday, although technically she retires on Dec. 21. She held the position since September 2009.
During Chasse’s four years as director, the Bluffton Public Library survived significant budget cuts from the state. To counter those cuts Chasse developed several fundraisers to create awareness of the library’s financial needs to its patrons.
NOTICE: AT NOON THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
The Swiss Community Historical Society is celebrating the Christmas season by hosting its annual holiday open house, “Christmas at the Homestead,” on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 7 p.m.
The public is invited to tour the decorated house while snacking on homemade treats and listening to songs of the season.
The year is fast drawing to a close, but the Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to know that they still have time to take action for the 2013 tax year. The IRS offers eight year-end tax moves and three additional tips that will help make things a bit easier come tax return filing season early next year.
The Bluffton University Track and Field team opened its 2013-14 campaign at the University of Findlay Oiler Open on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7. In a field of predominately Division I and II schools, the Beavers captured two event wins, set personal and school records and met the qualifying standards in several events for the HCAC Indoor Championship to be held in late February.
