St. Mary's Christian Preschool, located at St. Mary's Catholic Church, is accepting students for the 2019-20 school year. From left, Katie Hohenbrink, director, Amanda Stechschulte, head teacher, Sister Carol Inkrott, pastoral leader, and Jerry Wehri, president of the pastoral council. Click here for preschool details. This is the first year for the school.
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club invites viewers to be a 2019 Main Street flag sponsor, according to Duane Bollenbacher of the club.
The purchase of flags, a $25 per flag, is open to businesses, organizations, or to individuals.
Bollenbacher said that sponsors may name someone that you wish to honor or memorialize with each flag sponorship.
All proceeds from the sponsorship of flags help the S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club in its quest to make Bluffton a better community for its children, its elderly, its needy families, and all the citizens of Bluffton.
Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule for the next two weeks. Those follow:
Utility Committee - Thursday, June 27, at 4 p.m.
Street Committee - Thursday, June 27, at 5:30 p.m.
Personnel Committee - Wednesday, July 3, at noon
Council Meeting - Monday, July 8, at 7 p.m.
Ryan Oostland, a Bluffton University senior mathematics major and computer science minor from Goshen, Ind., is spending the summer collaborating with Dr. Stephen Harnish, professor of mathematics, on a research project through the XSEDE EMPOWER Program.
The program’s acronym stands for Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment and is supported by the National Science Foundation.
Jared Caprella of Lima, is Bluffton's new postmaster. His position officially started on June 22, however, he has been officer in charge (OIC) here since February.
Caprella, a 2007 Bath High School graduate, started his postal career as a carrier in Boulder, Colo., in 2012. The next year he transferred to Lima as a carrier. In 2014 he became a management supervisor.
The new postmaster is a 2011 Ohio State University graduate with a degree in health science management and a minor in business.
