Sophia Erter, 7, shares her Christmas list with Santa Claus, who visited youth at Twisted Whisk on Saturday. The downtown cafe had face painting and coloring activities for youth in addition to Santa's visit.
Luther Leroy Shetler of Bluffton died on Dec. 15, 2018. He was born on July 1, 1917, on a dairy farm near Goshen, Indiana, to Alvin P. and Sadie (Yoder) Shetler. He graduated from Goshen College in 1938 and married Geneva Stamm in Goshen on Dec. 22, 1940.
He received a doctorate in Mathematics Education from Indiana University and came to teach Mathematics at Bluffton College in 1950.
Four indoor sport activities are available for adults starting in January at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
Coed Volleyball First session: Thursdays – Jan. 10-Feb. 14
Five weeks of play plus a tournament. Second session: Thursdays – Feb. 21-March 28
Five weeks of play plus a tournament.
$150 per team. Games on Thursday evenings.
Pickelball
Tuesdays – 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Thursdays – 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.
Here are members of the Bluffton College Social Work Club during the 1968-69 school year.
Seated from left, clockwise, Dave Chen, Dave Zook, Rosemary Kopp, Anita Lehman, Bill Koppel, Bob Hewitt, advisor Joe Steiner (standing), Stephanie Thomas, Greg Clemens, Phyllis Meyer, Marshal Barlett and Dave MacLachlan.
In its final regularly scheduled meeting of 2018, Bluffton council will finalize a three-month appropriation piece of legislation on Monday. Tonight’s meeting was originally set for Dec. 24, but moved to Dec. 17.
Several additional legislative pieces will be on the table. These include:
|• Ordinance to enable a comprehensive access management plan (2nd reading)
• Ordinance amending income tax ordinance to require landlords of rental or leased properties to report name of their tenants over the age of 18
Several holiday-related activities are on the Bluffton Public Library calendar this week.
Get your craft on for holiday craft festivities on Friday, Dec. 21. Craft stations will be set up around the library and displays will feature material to keep your family creating throughout these colder
