Larry Burkhalter, resident of Maple Crest Senior Living Village, was honored on Jan. 29 with an opportunity to be the “resident art expert” for Vicki Garmon’s Bluffton High School photography class.
Seventeen students and a couple community members joined elders at Maple Crest for a unique show of framed photographs and slides taken around the world by Burkhalter.
Haley Baker is the Bluffton High School student of the month for January. Haley is an junior grader with a 3.759 GPA. She is the daughter of Jeff and Tracy Baker.
Haley is a member of the National Honor Society, is vice president of the Junior class, is a member of the Student Senate and also plays volleyball and runs track. She was awarded the "Defensive Player" award by her coach and volleyball team and also named to the "Second Team" by the NWC.
Mark Bixel, son of Dean and Brenda Bixel, of Bluffton, was selected to perform at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts in Findlay on the evening of Dec. 9.
The 800-invitation only, private open house was for donors who contributed to the capital campaign of the performing arts center.
Donors were able to walk out onto the theater’s stage, enjoy paintings in the gallery and mingle in the Gary and Jane Heminger Atrium, where Gary Heminger, CEO of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, greeted the visitors.
FROM THE ADA ICON - Omega Hollies, Ohio Northern University international services coordinator, likes curry because of the many kinds of spices that can be included in it.
During a curry taste night earlier this week at ONU where several recipes were offered guests, she explained that curry can be spiced hot, mild, even sweet.
Is it hard to find such a large variety of spices? "Not at all," she said. "They are all available from The Food Store in Bluffton."
Interviewed by Sophie Marcum Landon graduated from Bluffton High School in 2014. We caught up with him in between his time spent in research labs, Raising Cane’s, and textbooks.
Where are you attending school and what are you studying?
I’m at Ohio State University studying Neuroscience with a minor in Clinical Psychology and Individual Difference. I am also taking the pre-med track.
Living in a small town enables one to know and interact with lots of people, directly or indirectly.
Although I always felt I knew a lot of people here, I’ve come to appreciate the history of this town and realize that I have more to learn about Bluffton’s history.
My most recent interview took me to the Diller Law Office, where I met local attorney and long-time Bluffton resident, Sam Diller. He is a man of many stories and a vast knowledge of Bluffton, so I was glad to get the chance to meet with him.
