Hydrangea is the subject of a 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, meeting of the Gardeners of Bluffton/Pandora Area. The meeting is in the Bluffton Public Library and is open to the public.
Allen County Master Gardener Volunteer Tim Staley, will discuss how to successfully grow, propagate, prune and over winter Hydrangea’s. He will also talk about why some blue hydrangeas turn pink, when planted in our area and the difference between a Mophead, a Lacecap, an Oakleaf and a Pee Gee bloom.
Erika Zimmerman, 78, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died on Sept. 11, 2016. She was born on May 31, 1938, in East Prussia, Germany, to Heinrich and Johanna (Froehner) Tetzlaff.
Erika immigrated to the U.S. in1952 after World War II and her family settled in Minneapolis. While she attended Ft. Wayne Bible College, she met her husband Dr. Donald “Don” L. Zimmerman, they eventually married on June 8, 1963, in Bluffton.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio -A pair of Otterbein tallies in the first half marked the only scoring in a 2-0 victory by the Cardinals on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. Bluffton saw its record slip to 2-2, while Otterbein improved to 4-2 on the young season.
Ever wonder what animal hides under your porch? Or, flies overhead at night, or goes "bump" in the night?
A 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15, program at the Bluffton Public Library, may answer those questions. The library features 'Living Side by Side," a program presented by The Quarry Farm. The Farm is located in rural Pandora at 14321 Road 7L.
PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY AT 419-358-5016 OR REGISTER AT THE FRONT DESK TO ATTEND THIS PROGRAM.
Earlier this week, Steinmetz Stadium was packed for the girls' soccer rivalry of Bluffton and Allen East. BHS won 4-1.
Senior Captain and Keeper, Jadyn Barhorst, blocked numerous attempts by the AE offense, but the tide turned 17 minutes in to the game when Senior Sarah Theisen received a pass from Senior Captain Sydney Staton and took it the rest of the way down the field for goal 1.
With 16 minutes left in the first half, a hand ball in the box called on Allen East gave Bluffton another chance, and Theisen sinks it in the back of the net for goal 2.
Bluffton University today announced a $1 million gift from Greg and Donna Wannemacher during the launch of Simply Innovate, the Campaign for Bluffton University.
Greg Wannemacher is a university trustee and the co-chair of the Simply Innovate campaign. He graduated from Bluffton in 1977 with a degree in business and played football during his years on campus; Donna graduated from Bluffton in 1978 with an art degree. Greg Wannemacher is chairman of Wannemacher Total Logistics in Lima.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, Sept. 18.
The services, at 8 and 10:30 a.m. recalls the passengers on the “Famous Dove” when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on Sept.17, 1831. Many of the passengers coming from Germany were the founders of Trinity.
During a storm, the passengers prayed and sang hymns while on the wrecked ship and when they safely reached land, they promised to observe Sept. 17 in thanks to God, to the third and fourth generations, this being the 185th year.
Willi Hugo Perez, president of Latin American Anabaptist Seminary, will present his speech titled “Mennonite Peacemaking in Central America” during Forum at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Centennial’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
Saturday's rain reached 1.93 inches in Pandora, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Until Wednesday, it was the only rain measured in September.
For a complete daily summary of weather from Sept. 1 to Sept. 12, open the attachment.
