Here’s Bluffton’s version of heavy metal. It’s functional, it's a work of art and it's musical. The Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge across from Steinmetz Field contains rocks, rivets, metal, hard wood, and nails crossing a concrete frame with rippling water below. More at www.blufftonforever.com.
According to Ancestry.com, the name Luginbuhl has its roots in South German (Luginbühl) as a topographic name meaning 'to watch or (lie in) wait' + bühel 'hillock.'
If you are or know a Bluffton and Pandora-area Luginbuhl, check out ForeverBluffton.com for an account of the family tree of Bluffton-Pandora Swiss pioneers Christian John and Katherine Steiner Luginbuhl.
Bluffton University’s music department has announced the soloists for its 126th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4 p.m. on Dec. 12, in Yoder Recital Hall. Soloists are Summer Aebker, soprano; Ryu-Kyung Kim, mezzo-soprano; Benjamin Bunsold, tenor; and William Schott, bass.
As Christmas music and movies play continuously on some stations, we might hear the song released on October 24, 1934 called “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.” This song was first written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie and has been recorded by over 200 different artists. Some of the more well-known artists include Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Buble´ and Mariah Carey. In 2014, an a cappella version was released by Pentatonix. Many children are reminded of the lyrics “he’s making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice.”
This famous song is not the only reference to naughty or nice. In 2012, the Hallmark Channel helped produce a Christmas television movie titled Naughty or Nice. This movie has not quite become a classic but some may remember it. The premise of the movie is that Santa’s book listing all of the naughty and nice children ends up in the hands of the character named Krissy Kringle and the book lists all these naughty things that she now knows.
Sharleen A. Olson, 84, passed away December 4, 2021. Sharleen was born June 3, 1937 in Bluffton to the late Howard and Ruth (Moser) Basinger. On October 20, 1956 she married Arthur Olson who preceded her in death on August 9, 1992.
Sharleen was a 1955 graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School and attended Bluffton College. She was a homemaker and had previously worked as a secretary. Sharleen was a member of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora and also the Red Hat Society. She volunteered at the Et Cetera Shop in Bluffton and enjoyed reading, traveling and hummingbirds.
