Bluffton Public Library will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
Due dates for library materials will be adjusted accordingly. For more information, visit the library, log on to www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org, check out the library's Facebook page or call 419-358-5016.
Bluffton was the capital of the cream separators at the turn of an earlier century. Here's a label from a Bluffton-made product circa 1905. For details click here.
AEP provides the following weather-related information for the Icon viewing area:
More Scattered Strong Thunderstorms
This Afternoon/Evening for AEP Ohio
More strong to severe thunderstorms for AEP East utilities today. A warm, humid air mass continues over the region. A cold front and strong upper level system will initiate thunderstorm development thisafternoon across the entire region.
Jason Frey, a seminary student at Princeton Theological Seminary, is a summer pastoral intern at First Mennonite Church. He serves in that role until early September, according to Steve Yoder, senior pastor.
Frey is no stranger to Bluffton. He is a 2010 Bluffton University graduate. At Bluffton he majored in religion. He is currently in his second year at Princeton working toward a master's of divinity degree.
Sharon Garmatter of the Bluffton Relay for Life reports on some last-minute activities planned this weekend.
"We are still wanting cake donations for the cake walk. Persons may contact Tracy Steele at 419-358-0155," said Garmatter.
"We are trying something totally different this year ," she added. "We are having a rave on Friday night after the fireworks, approximately 11 p.m. (it may be later if the fireworks are delayed).
"This will be aimed at the teens-early 20s. This is a totally legal rave revved up with music, sugar and caffeine," she said.
