Ralph Carmichael, 90, died on Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Shady Lawn Retirement Community in Dalton, Ohio.
Ralph was born in Hull, England, on May 1, 1924, to Gladys and Harry Carmichael. During WWII, he served in the 2nd. Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment of the British Army in India. His regiment fought in the Battle of Imphal in Northern India with the 14th. Army. He also served in Penang, Malaya, before returning to England after the war with the rank of Sergeant.
One of today’s most well-known Christian bands, Unspoken, performs in concert at Pandora Missionary Church Sunday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. VIP passes for a meet and greet with the band, photos, autographs, and refreshments are an additional $5.
With two straight Top-5 singles (“Who You Are” and “Lift My Life Up”) and successful tours with bands like Sanctus Real and Big Daddy Weave, Unspoken is one of the hottest Christian bands on the scene today.
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association will hold its community worship service at 9 a.m., Sunday, July 27, in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn. In the event if rain, the service takes place in the Middle School cafetorium. Persons are invited to bring lawn chairs or a blanket to the service.
Don't mess with the Bluffton Sardines swim team. They finished the 2014 swim season with an impressive fourth place in the eight-team Western Ohio Aquatics League meet held in Kenton on Friday and Saturday.
Ahead of Bluffton were three very tough swim teams that have several swimmers competing year around.
Maybe Marlin Gerber is the Johnny Appleseed of blueberries. Leduc, Michigan, blueberries to be specific.
Bluffton likes blueberries and Marlin Gerber feeds our appetites for the tiny summer berry.
Who is Marlin anyway and why does he come to Bluffton with blueberries?
Originally from Sugarcreek, he enrolled at Bluffton College in 1953. He took off a couple years to volunteer in PAX. Then he returned to graduate in 1960.
A benefit for Angie Palte is planned from 1 to 10 p.m., Saturday, July 19, at Springfield Fireworks, 490 State Route 103, Bluffton. Friends and family members plan the benefit.
The event includes live music by:
• 1 p.m. Them Kids with Mama Spaz
• 2 p.m. Philosoraptors
• 5 p.m. Sunday’s Regret
• 8 p.m. Two Dragons
Welcome to a new Icon feature. This month we will recognize the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool staff with a daily photo of a different staff member. Here's Tyler Carroll, assistant manager.
On July 10 the Bluffton Shuffleboard Club held its annual Judy Crowe Doubles Tournament. Judy Crowe was president of the club for several years. The tournament is sponsored by her family, according to Ralph Peterson, president of the club.
Bluffton Shuffleboard Club Judy Crowe Memorial Doubles
July 10, 2014
Main Bracket
1st Place Anna May & Ralph Peterson
2nd Place Sandy & Mike Little
3rd Place Betty & Bernie Baumgartner
4th Place Evelyn Reese & Mike Bastian
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton, in conjunction with the Village of Bluffton, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Bluffton American Legion, says thank you to the many businesses and individuals who helped to sponsor the 2014 Main Street flag project. The cooperation among so many people who helped this project in so many ways is truly inspiring. And the stories behind the people who are honored and memorialized are heartwarming.
