On Jan. 28, between the women’s and men’s games against Rose-Hulman, Bluffton University will reveal which students are in the J. Denny and Jenny Beaver suits. The women’s game starts at 1 p.m. in the Sommer Center
Dr. J. Alexander Sider, associate professor of religion and Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion, will present the Colloquium, “If 'God Obviously Makes No Difference to the Universe,' then ‘What Is the Point of Being a Christian?’” on Jan. 27.
The title of the presentation combines quotes from two Dominican theologians, Herbert McCabe and Timothy Radcliffe, both who have affected Sider’s thinking on the relationship between God and the world.
His presentation is free and open to the public beginning at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
Maxine Y. McCafferty, 86, died Jan. 9, 2017, at 4:30 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Maxine was born Aug. 19, 1930, in Bluffton to the late Louis and Gladys (Schick) Criblez. She married Max McCafferty who preceded her in death on June 6, 1989.
Maxine was a homemaker and had been a janitor at Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Bluffton.
Bluffton High School varsity wrestlers participated in a two-day meet at Defiance High School "Border Wars" during the Christmas holidays. The meet included teams from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. DeAndre Nassar, a BHS sophomore, took third place in his weight class in an exciting overtime match.
Longtime Lima-area medical oncologist Dr. Henry Gerad has joined Hematology & Oncology Associates, part of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices. Dr. Gerad will see patients at a new satellite location of The Armes Family Cancer Care Center located within Bluffton Hospital, 139 Garau St.
