Here's some news from Bluffton Middle School about the coming school year.
Registration for 2016-2017 school year will take place on Friday, Aug. 19, and Monday, Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 3 p.m. A mailing went out on Thursday, Aug. 11 with information regarding those days. First day of classes is Monday, Aug. 29.
6th Grade Orientation
There will be a 6th grade orientation for all in-coming sixth grade students and their parents on Thursday, Aug. 25th from 6-7 p.m. in the Middle School cafetorium.
Bluffton Family Recreation, 2015 Snider Road, Bluffton, now offers classes three a week through the Healthway SilverSneakers Fitness program, according to Joseph Beagle of BFR.
The program is for older adults and involves regular physical activity.
Each class session lasts between 45 and 60 minutes held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:45 a.m. at BFR. The Monday class is a new option in the program.
Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton, invites the public to its annual “Concert on the Lawn,” Sunday, Aug. 21, at 6:30 p.m.
Musical entertainment is by the Lima Area Concert Band.
Attendees are asked to bring a lawn chair and an appetite. There will be free ice cream, popcorn and beverages along with the fellowship of family and friends.
For more information regarding Concert on the Lawn, call Mennonite Memorial Home at 419-358-1015, option 1.
Billy G. Rowe, 72, died on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at 5:40 a.m. at his residence in Alger.
He was born on July 20, 1944, in Shelby, Ohio, to Estle and Rosie (Lillo) Rowe who preceded him in death. On Jan. 29, 1964, he married Cheryl D. Weller and she survives in Alger.
Billy previously worked at the Ohio Kentucky Manufacturing Co. in Ada. He then worked for 26 years as a carpenter for Teledyne Ohio Steel in Lima. Billy then retired after working for 13 years for DTR Industries in Bluffton. He was a graduate of Alger High School.
Morris Groman took a couple practice shuffleboard shots on Monday morning and then the rain came. The Bluffton Shuffleboard Club was hosting a tournament that was rained out.