Bluffton American Legion Post 384 recently recognized Bluffton High School students who were winners in an Ohio Americanism test.
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Sam Reineke, Americanism chairman stands with Kyle Strahm, Michael Groman, Kate Frazier, Pamela Fischbach and Kathryn Basinger. Chris McClain was not present for the picture.
The Bluffton Senior Citizens and friends are looking forward to another year of traveling near and far.
Springtime will feature a Mystery Trip on April 24 departing the Senior Center at 8:30 a.m., exploring the unusual and extra ordinary, plus a buffet lunch and motor coach transportation, all for $50.
SHANNON Service Club will hold its annual spring indoor garage sale Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1, at The Centre of Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.
Hours are Feb. 28 from 4:30 to 8 p.m., and March 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. Admission is $1 except on Friday when it is free for those buying an eat-in chicken dinner.
The Bluffton High School String Chamber Ensemble will be performing at OMEA Large Group State Adjudicated Event on Friday, Feb. 28, at Bowling Green Middle School. Performance time is 5:55 p.m. and is free and open to the public, according to Rachael Lewis, director.
The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) have recognized Bluffton Hospital and Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) for excellence in lactation care.
Bluffton and BVH have received the IBCLC Care Award in recognition for staffing professionals who hold the prestigious International Board Certified Lactation Consultant certification (IBCLC) and providing a lactation program that is available five to seven days a week for breastfeeding families.
Apollo Career Center will hold its second ApolloPalooza on February 11, 2014, 5:30-7 p.m., to kick-off National Career and Technical Education Month. ApolloPalooza will showcase both the high school and adult education programs. The event is free and open to the public.
Not much new to report in the weather. Four of the recent five days experienced lows below zero and the temperature hasn't been above 32 for 10 days.
Here's weather summary for the past 10 days, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. The summary is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a brown bag lunch roundtable discussion from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the third floor of the town hall. The discussion was originally set for Feb. 5 but was called off due to the weather.
The roundtable's theme continues the chamber's Jan. 17 breakfast discussion of “How can we improve Bluffton?" The discussion is open to any chamber member and Bluffton resident.
Cody Cook, a Bluffton University junior from Clayton, Kan., puts pins in a world map to mark countries named by Trustworthy Ndlovu (back right).
The pinning took place during one of several campus competitions— athletic and academic—held Feb. 7 in connection with the opening of the Winter Olympics.
Ndlovu, a junior from Zimbabwe, rapidly read the names of 30 nations in the geography contest, and Cook and two opponents had to find as many as they could on their respective maps.
This winter has been dominated by snow and cold conditions, two elements that can entice people to stay inside. At the same time, the extended periods of winter weather have frustrated people who want to get out and move. The BFR’s Keeping Active programs are designed to alleviate this problem. “Even with all the days with poor weather conditions, we are happy to report that individuals and families continue to take advantage of the free walking days, family events, and fitness classes,” commented BFR director, Carole Enneking.
