As a true football fan I was extremely entertained while watching the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the New York football Giants. However, other than the game itself, the event was quite a let down.
Bluffton Housing Corp. will hold its annual stockholders' meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Vance Street Apartments.
The agenda includes reports of the operations of Riley View Apartments and Vance Street Apartments and the election of officers.
Three board members' terms will expire. They are Matthew Jordan, Lois Goodman and Kathy Rode.
Continuing board members are Ed Yeager, Fred Rodabaugh, Bob Fett, Deb Beer, Mary Fett and Wally Buroker. Buroker was recently appointed to fill the unexpired term of Sue Shields.
In 1969 the United States celebrated the centennial of the Golden Spike ceremony - which linked the Pacific and Atlantic coast with railroad service.
Nickel Plate Road 759, a Berkshire steam locomotive, built in Lima, attended the Gold Spike ceremony in Utah. Here is that locomotive, newly painted as the Golden Spike Limited, as it passed through Bluffton with rail fans aboard.
It was the first steam locomotive to pass through Bluffton since steam on the NKP ended in 1958.
BFR will host a Longest Loser Competition this winter, according to Carole Enneking of BFR.
"The object of the competition is to lose weight slowly for the longest amount of time. Each person will weigh in weekly on the same day and you must lose 0.2 of a pound to stay in the competition," she said.
The competition winner will get a three-month membership to BFR. The fee to enter is $10 for non-member and $5 for members. If you have any questions call 419-358-4150 or email [email protected].
