Despite the overcast day, the sunshine finally came and over 200 people came to Maple Crest on June 6 for its annual fishing derby.
It was a great time of fun, food and fellowship for Maple Crest residents and their families as well as Maple Crest staff and their families. Aaron Siders, husband of Maple Crest's Joy Siders, caught the biggest fish this year - a catfish that was 23 inches long.
The prize for the smallest fish this year went to two people, Lizzie Helser and Stas Maksimov, who tied with each catching a 4 inch fish.
Thirty years, countless hours and more sewing and quilting projects then you can imagine. That’s an attempt to sum up Mary Koontz’s time at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.
Koontz will be recognized for her 30 years of service to the Center during a 2 to 4 p.m., Friday, June 21 retirement tea. The event is open to the public.
Koontz started working at the Center in May of 1983. She was hired by Betty Cookson and continued at the center working with the next two directors Rosemary Meyers and Tonya Meyers.
Bryan L. Burkholder, son of Dwaine and Cheryl Burkholder, 407 Ethan Circle, Bluffton, recently graduated from the College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He received the Bachelor of Science in computer engineering.
On campus, Burkholder was active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Bluffton Diamond Sports raised over $3,000 in a raffle this spring, according to Erinn Prater, organization president.
Here are the winners of the drawings:
Memorial Day Reds Tickets - Melissa Verb 1st place Red Tickets for Aug game - Aaron Donaldson 2nd place Ticketmaster gift card for tickets - Larry Core 3rd place Mudhens gift cert for tickets - Mike Hawk 4th place Mudhens gift cert for tickets - Carmen Luginbuhl
Apollo Career Center recognized Zachary Justus, Construction and Equipment Technology graduate from Bluffton as the outstanding senior in his career-technical program.
He has been awarded a GROB Systems, Inc./Apollo Educational Foundation Scholarship.
Each scholarship is named for the scholarship sponsor, and is comprised of trade-related tools to assist students in the pursuit of their educational and career goals.
