Elana Navarro (right), a Bluffton elementary student, and her cousin, Nathan Mosler of Ada, show off the candy they gathered from a pinata game. The two attended the Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival on Saturday. A kids' pinata game was part of the festival.
Ever since graduating from Bluffton University with a degree in recreation management, Kristen Niekamp has been wanting to work with elders.
A few years after college, she accepted the position of activities coordinator at Maple Crest Senior Living Village, and then worked as a companion at Mennonite Memorial Home before becoming an activities assistant.
When MHCO opened Willow Ridge in 2012, she took the opportunity to be involved in the Green House Home model. She has finally come to roost in Pandora as memory care coordinator at Hilty Home.
Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will tour the Bluffton Community Gardens at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 4. The gardens are on South Main Street.
The tour is open to the public. For more information contact Pat Flinn at [email protected]. The club’s current newsletter, with additional club information, is attached at the bottom of this story.
Eli Okuley, 14, freshman at Bluffton High School, and member of the Bunny
Boosters 4-H Club, received awards at this year's Allen County Junior and Senior Fair. He is the son of Bruce and Carole Okuley of Bluffton.Those awards follow:
The entire Essinger family participated in the Zoom RedHawks Triathlon Festival at Hueston Woods on Aug. 26. This is part of the Ohio triathlon series hosted by Zoom Multisport Racing of Dayton.
Dave and Levin both did the Beginner Triathlon, so that Dave could help Levin through transitions and bike and run, etc. Levin is a stronger swimmer than Dave. Beginner Tri was 250 meter swim, 8 mile bike, and 1.5 mile run.
