Bluffton University students who studied off campus last fall semester will relate their experiences during forums at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Founders Hall. The forums are free and open to the public.
Dan and Edna Dalke, Inman, Kan., formerly of Bluffton, will celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary on Jan. 22. Rev. Dalke is a former pastor of Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton.
Rev. Dalke provided the following information about the couple's wedding:
"On Jan. 22, one day after the great blizzard of 1943 only one half of the invited and expected guests were able to assemble at the country church for the wedding of Edna Elizabeth Franz and Dan U. Dalke. The church was (still is) 20 miles from the nearest town.
The St. John's United Church of Christ February newsletter is now posted on the Icon. Viewers may read it by opening the attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Allen County Health Department is ringing in the New Year with a new name and a new website.
“Our new name better reflects what we do and highlights our Public Health mission to prevent disease, promote good health and protect the health of our community,” said Kathy Luhn, Health Commissioner.
The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced its meeting schedule for 2014. Meetings will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Riley Board Room at 145 South Main St., Bluffton. No meetings will take place in July or December.
Board members are Elizabeth Hostetler, president; Bob Beer, vice president; Carrie Phillips, secretary; Emily Goldsberry, Amy Lehman-Mikesell, Robert Scott and Nancy Yeager. The meetings are open to the public.
