Bluffton University will host an Alumni and Friends tour of Scotland and Ireland, May 9-22, 2024. Join President Jane M. Wood and fellow travelers as they visit Scottish and Irish landscapes and cities that inspired the literary minds of Arthur Conan Doyle, C.S. Lewis, James Joyce, Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, Ali Smith, Robert Louis Stevenson and W.B. Yeats.
STORIES IN THE WOODS
On Sunday, March 19 at 1:30 p.m., the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will offer Stories in the Woods at McLean Teddy Bear Park-Wheeler Shelter, 2004 N. Dixie Hwy. Lima.
CORRECTION: Organizers are planning for 275 riders with cinch sacks available for that number of registered riders.
The ninth Annual Ride to Remember, a Bluffton Lions fundraising event for cyclists of all ages and abilities, is now taking registrations for the Saturday, July 15 event. When you ride, you help Bluffton build more bike and pedestrian pathways. (Register HERE.)
The in-person ride will take cyclists through the Village of Bluffton, Ohio and the surrounding countryside. Routes include four marked loops. Distances range from 11-124 miles.
The first 275 registered riders to check in will receive a cinch sack filled with items from local businesses and a lunch coupon. In 2022, the cinch sack value was close to $200. A commemorative T-shirt will be offered for purchase during registration.
Bluffton University has announced the dean’s list for undergraduate students for the fall 2022 term. Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list.
The Bluffton University students from this area named to the dean’s list are:
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) will be celebrated April 23-29, 2023. This annual week of recognition serves to promote victims' rights and to honor crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf. The theme this year is “Survivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.”
Kathy (Gaines) Carr, a 1978 Bluffton graduate, long-time educator and community advocate, will address Bluffton University’s 2023 graduating class during the May 6 Commencement ceremony in Sommer Center.
Carr began her career with Fort Wayne Community Schools as a special education teacher in 1978, teaching severe and profoundly mentally handicapped students, moderately mentally handicapped students and students with learning disabilities. During her 42 years with the district, she continuously took on advanced responsibilities and served as a resource teacher, dean of students, principal, manager of recruitment and hiring, and director of human resources. She earned both a Master of Science in Elementary Education and a Master of Science in Elementary School Administration from Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne.
