June 2015

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Marlin Gerber will have 10 pound boxes of Michigan blueberries available in Bluffton on Tuesday, July 7  at 12:30 p.m.

The deadline for orders is Sunday, July 5.

Gerber said that there are about six rounding quarts of berries in 10 pounds and the cost is $25 per box.

E-mail orders at [email protected] with an important  subject line: "Bluffton Blueberries." 

Orders may be picked up in the parking area behind Bluffton University’s Houshower House between 12:30 and 2 p.m. on July 7

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This time we had advance notice. The rains came and continue. The Riley rises and continues to rise.

The set of photographs with this story show scenes in Bluffton photographed between noon and 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 27.

OPEN ATTACHMENT AT BOTTOM OF THIS STORY FOR MORE PHOTOS.

• Watch the Harmon Field Video.

• Watch the Buckeye quarry Video.

Earlier today  two messages from the Bluffton Police Department follow:

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The U.S. Weather Service continues its Flash Flood Watch for Allen and Putnam counties.

Here is its message: 

A portion of northwest Ohio, including the following areas: Allen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert, until 2 p.m. this afternoon.

Rain will continue through Saturday afternoon.

Radar estimates and Spotter Reports suggest that between 1 and 3 inches of rain has already fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of around an inch are expected by the afternoon.

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The Bluffton University Board of Trustees has a new chairperson for the first time since 2001.

The trustees’ recent spring meeting was the last for Morris Stutzman, who retired from the board after 33 years, including the last 14 as chairperson. Kent Yoder, a trustee and Middlebury, Ind., businessman, assumed the chairperson’s duties from Stutzman, a Wooster, Ohio, attorney.

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Bluffton Public Library continues its Summer Read program into the month of July.  Participants of all ages are encouraged to keep reading and attending library programs that support learning, fun, and local heroism!  BPL has designated themes for each week of this year’s program in order to support and advocate for its community, and in July, the weekly themes are:
● July 6-11: “Superheroes, Sidekicks, and Villains” week
● July 13-18: “Superhero Training” week
● July 20-25: “Unmask Your Talent” week

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Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8375 Phillips Road, Bluffton, will hold an ice cream social from 4-7 p.m. Friday, July 17.

Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under.

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The Henry P. Huber Scholarship Committee has announced the recipients of the 2015-2016 Huber Scholarship grants.

Greg Denecker, Superintendent of Bluffton Schools and a member of the scholarship committee, reports a total of $20,000.00 was awarded to 13 students.

The Scholarships are for students planning to major in vocational agriculture, or related fields of study. 

This year’s scholarship recipients are as follows.  An asterisk indicates the student was a Huber Scholarship recipient last year also.

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Flash Flood Watch in effect from 2 p.m. today through Saturday afternoon.

The National Weather Service in northern Indiana has issued a Flash Flood Watch for a portion of northwest Ohio, including Allen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding Putnam and Van Wert.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and continue through Saturday afternoon.

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Interview by Sophia Marcum

Halle Steingass graduated from Bluffton High School in 2012 and has spent the past five weeks studying abroad in England and Italy. We got the chance to talk with her when she returned home.

Where are you attending school now and what are you studying?
I am attending Goshen College in northern Indiana, studying social work and music.

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Old Mac Donald's Farm comes to the Bluffton Farmers' Market on Saturday.

Bluffton Public Library's Storytime for children ages 3 to 5 will take place at the market from 9 to 9:40 a.m., according to Esther Birkey, youth services coordinator at the library. On Saturday all ages are welcome to listen.

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