When Everett Collier graduated from Bluffton College 1975 as a speech and communication major, he thought he'd become a teacher. Then he met the post office.
Officers of the Bluffton American Legion Post 382 for 2011-12 are, from left, Frank Clark, chaplain, Bob Stratton, sergeant-at-arms, Bob Amstutz, adjutant, John Wagner, commander and finance officer, Tom Benroth, judge advocate, and Tom Craig, second vice commander.
Other officers, missing from the photo are Larry Core, first vice commander, Morris Groman, historian and Josh Barhorst, service officer.
Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., invites the public to its annual community "Concert on the Lawn", Sunday, Aug. 14, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
"Come and enjoy the Caribbean music of Pantasia steel drum band from Findlay High School. Since its inception in the spring of 1997, Pantasia has garnered an impressive reputation as an educational and entertaining instrumental music ensemble," said Julie Stratton of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.
Krysti's Music Studio, 334 S. Main St., is registering students for fall classes, according to Krysti Schey, studio owner.
Students are being accepted in piano, voice, guitar, violin and trumpet. The studio has over 100 students.
"We accept students as young as 3," she said. Persons interested in more information may attend an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, at the studio. The studio has seven teachers including student teachers.
Emily S. Burris, a 2001 Bluffton High School graduate, has been accepted to The California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant University in San Diego, Calif., where she will pursue a doctorate in Clinical Psychology specializing in Forensic Psychology.
In May she graduated with distinction from Tiffin University with a Master's of Science in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in forensic psychology. She is a 2005 graduate of the University of Findlay where she received Bachelor of Arts in Law, Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice
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