Calling all hungry teenagers, grades 6-12! Stop by the library after school to hone your chef skills and create a delicious snack, appetizer, or dessert. We will meet at 3:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month: Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 23, and Apr. 27. No registration is required.
Donald L. Pannabecker, Bluffton University emeritus faculty member, whose university tenure extended from 1964 to 1997, died on Jan. 17. His obituary is HERE.
By Fred Steiner
Bluffton Icon founder
Legend has it that Don Pannabecker arrived as a freshman at Bluffton College in a new 1954 Oldsmobile 98, driven by his mother… all the way from Peoria, Illinois. He brought with him a cello and a remarkably dry sense of humor.
Don’s choice of college, no doubt selected at birth by his parents, became a benefit to all who live in Bluffton. His contribution confirms the long-standing perception that Bluffton is such an interesting place because of the variety of people who call it home.
Donald Lloyd Pannabecker, aged 89, passed away on January 17, 2026, at Mennonite Memorial Home after a brief illness.
Don was born on August 13, 1936, to Charles Lloyd and Lelia Roth Pannabecker while his family was on a six-week furlough from China. He joined sisters Betty Jean (deceased) and Anita (surviving), with brother Danny (deceased) completing the family of six four years later. Don was raised in China his first four years where his father was a medical missionary and then grew up and graduated from High School in Peoria, Illinois.
“I am not throwing away my shot!” the award winning Broadway musical Hamilton will be shown downstairs at Bluffton Public Library on these special dates: Saturday, January 24 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ; Saturday, February 7 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ; and Saturday, February 14 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The movie is rated PG-13 and 160 minutes.
Register online or in person for the January showing by Thursday, January 22. Feel free to bring snacks and drinks, popcorn will be provided.
FROM ONU.EDU/NEWS__To honor the legacy of Dr. Forrest Clingerman, an internationally respected professor of religion and philosophy and director of the Honors Program at Ohio Northern University, a unique Honors course was offered this fall, over a year after his unexpected death in the spring of 2024.
Homeschool Lunch Bunch: Pack a lunch and meet up with other homeschool families for informal social time and a fun story, activity, game, and/or craft at Bluffton Public Library.
Meet downstairs in the large activity room at noon on the following Fridays: Jan. 23, Feb. 20, Mar. 20, and Apr. 17. No registration required.
