MEDIA RELEASE_Bluffton University has been awarded a Choose Ohio First (COF) grant by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to support students in critical STEM fields.
The four-year $43,255 grant will support students majoring in biology, chemistry, communication sciences and disorders, environmental science, information technology, mathematics, mathematics education, medical laboratory science, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, pre-engineering, pre-occupational therapy and pre-physical therapy.
MEDIA RELEASE__Monday, August 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Bluffton High School band room will be the Bluffton Music Boosters kickoff meeting for the 2026-2027 school year.
All music parents are welcome to attend and get involved in the Boosters. The meeting schedule will be established at this event.
The Boosters look forward to welcoming Band Director Andy Honse this school year.
FROM BSC HAPPENINGS_If you are roasting in the heat, remember that the Bluffton Senior Center has air-conditioning, fun things to do, and interesting people to talk to.
A variety of activities are planned throughout August.
Bellim, Memory Lane, and If Not will be among 30 bands performing at Bluffton's 2026 Play Music on the Porch Day festival on August 29. The event is part of a worldwide movement featuring music in neighborhood settings.
This is the third year for the event in Bluffton, also known locally as PorchFest. A final list of bands and a map of performers is attached above (CLICK to enlarge).
By Kaye Phillips
Swiss Community Historical Society
Thank you to Diane Dillman Elshire and Jim Dillman for donating a set of 11 beautiful trays that once belonged to their grandmother, Ella Luginbuhl Dillman to the SCHS to use in the Heritage Center kitchen.
Diane and Jim told of the trays being used to serve refreshments for Sunday School parties in Ella’s home on Zurfluh Road, Bluffton, Ohio. According to Diane, the Sunday School class would meet in members’ homes once a month.
