The Bluffton High School class of 1963 held its 55th class reunion in Bluffton June 22 and 23.
Friday evening was casual conversation at the Buckeye Sportsman Depot. On Saturday the group met for an evening meal at By Still Waters Bistro in Bluffton followed by a group discussion about Bluffton during the 1950s and1960s lead by Pauline Kinsinger Watts and Rich Bucher.
Front row
Linda Steinman Inbody, Coletta Lora Wiebe, Dorothy Hartman, Betty Thomas Basinger, Brenda Moser, Pauline Kinsinger Watts
The Icon talked briefly with Dr. James Harder, retiring Bluffton University president, during his last official full week on campus.
His exit at the end of the month brings to a close a 17-year relationship with the university, 12 of which he served as its president. Those dozen years are an exception to the national average for university presidents. That national on-the-job average for a university president is six years.
Happy 90th Birthday
Mom (Midge)
June 29
From Sue, Canda, Renee, Kathy If you would like to send a birthday card to:
Midge Moser
649 Riley St
Bluffton, OH 45817
Amie Ricksecker, Jenera, was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Defiance College. To be named to the dean's list students achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and are enrolled in 12 or more semester hours.
Several area students were among graduates at Ohio Northern University in May. Those graduates are:
Cory-Rawson
Drew Melton, bachelor of science
Dylan Melton, bachelor of business administration
Courtney Ritter, doctor of pharmacy
Bluffton
Molly Meyer, bachelor of business administration
Brittany Sommers, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering
Stephen Tatarkov, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering
Helen Hilty blows out 105 candles on her birthday cake today at Maple Crest.
Mrs. Hilty born was in 1913. That was just a few months after Woodrow Wilson became president, and seven years before enactment of the 19th amendment to the constitution allowing women the right to vote.
Attending a one-room school on Route 12 between Columbus Grove and Pandora, she graduated from Pandora High School.
She was the sixth of nine children born to Emma and Elmer Campbell. She married Dr. Donald Hilty, a Columbus Grove dentist, and lived most of her life in Columbus Grove.
