Bluffton University President Jane Wood and Dr. Gerald Mast, professor of communication, will host a tour of Europe Sept. 26-Oct. 7, 2020.
The experience will feature tours of significant Mennonite heritage sites and visits to Zurich and Bern, Switzerland; Strasbourg, France; Cologne, Germany; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Robert “Bob” Evan Gratz, 92, of Bluffton died at 5:23 p.m., Feb. 7, 2020. He was born July 9, 1927, in Allen County at the family home to the late Christian and Caddie (Cook) Gratz.
Bob graduated from Bluffton High School class of 1945. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduation and served on the aircraft carrier, USS Bon Homme Richard.
Click to read "Remembering Dr. Freed," by Monty Siekerman.
FROM ADA ICON - Former Ohio Northern University President Dr. DeBow Freed. died in his home in Ada on Feb. 8, 2020.
Born Aug. 26, 1925, DeBow Freed grew up on his family’s farm near Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was elected president of his high school class, graduated from Gallatin Tennessee High School at age 17, and was appointed, attended, and graduated from West Point in 1946 when he was 20 years old.
Xavier Dunifon, a Bluffton High School senior, is the January BHS student of the month.
He is a member of Spanish Club, likes photography and is creating the senior video for graduation. He had received the "Photography Student of the Year" award at the recent academic banquet.
He is a member of the BHS track team. In 2019 he was a championship finalist in the 300m hurdles at the state track meet.
The identify of J. Denny and Jenny Beaver will be revealed on Saturday. The revealing will take place between the men's and women's basketball games at the Sommer Center. Watch the video below for more details.
During this past weekend's Full Moon Hike at The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm, Pandora, Anne Coburn-Griffis shows hikers native plant Indian Hemp, illuminated by moonlight.
