Southgate Lanes and Stratton Auto Group have teamed up to make certain that all Bluffton students have school supplies when the 2018-19 school year begins in August.
Derek Dukes of Southgate Lanes and Jesse Owsley of Stratton Auto Group are heading up the drive.
“Our drive starts on June 27 and will continue until the end of July,” said Owsley. “We are collecting supplies to benefit Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry.”
He added, “ It would be awesome if we could collect enough supplies for every Bluffton student who needs them.”
Even though there was a small University of Michigan contingent, the gentlemen of Maple Crest Senior Living Village, overwhelmingly showed their Buckeye Pride at the recent Men’s Banquet.
Nearly 60 residents and guests attended the event, aptly named “Buckeye Night,” and dined on ribs, mashed potatoes, baked beans and deviled eggs with football-shaped brownies for dessert!
The Bluffton High School class of 1963 held its 55th class reunion in Bluffton June 22 and 23.
Friday evening was casual conversation at the Buckeye Sportsman Depot. On Saturday the group met for an evening meal at By Still Waters Bistro in Bluffton followed by a group discussion about Bluffton during the 1950s and1960s lead by Pauline Kinsinger Watts and Rich Bucher.
Front row
Linda Steinman Inbody, Coletta Lora Wiebe, Dorothy Hartman, Betty Thomas Basinger, Brenda Moser, Pauline Kinsinger Watts
The Bluffton High School class of 1963 held its 55th class reunion in Bluffton June 22 and 23. Click here for more information about the reunion.
Front Row - Linda Steinman Inbody, Coletta Lora Wiebe, Dorothy Hartman, Betty Thomas Basinger, Brenda Moser, Pauline Kinsinger Watts
Second Row - Al Traucht, Rich Bucher, Jerry Weaver, Norman Reichenbach, Lynn Basinger, Rick Davis, Marvin Augsburger, Rodger Benroth, Bob Blank, Steve Sutermeister, Bob Badertscher.
What are your supper plans on Tuesday? Those might involve one of dozen options as the next "Foodie Tuesday" is June 26 at The Centre, according to Stacy Stumbaugh.
It's a food truck event held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Centre, 601 N. Main St.
The Icon talked briefly with Dr. James Harder, retiring Bluffton University president, during his last official full week on campus.
His exit at the end of the month brings to a close a 17-year relationship with the university, 12 of which he served as its president. Those dozen years are an exception to the national average for university presidents. That national on-the-job average for a university president is six years.
