Three board members of the Bluffton Housing Corp. have terms that expire this year. The annual stockholders' meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, will address that issue, according to Deb Beer, secretary.
Three expiring board members are Beer, Mary Fett and Sue Shields. All three have agreed to serve another three-year term. Continuing board members are Matt Jordan, Lois Goodman, Kathy Rode, Ed Yeager, Fred Rodabaugh and Bob Fett.
Bluffton High School senior Ashton Cluts will represent Allen County-Bluffton in the Ohio Junior Miss Scholarship Program held Feb. 25 - 26, in Mount Vernon.
She is the daughter of Kevin and Shelby Cluts, Bluffton, and is among 32 Ohio high school senior girls in the event.
This year's program will be Ohio's 53rd anniversary with Mount Vernon serving as host city for 38 years. It will also be the transition year to the program's new name and brand image - Distinguished Young Women - Scholarship-Leadership-Talent.
By Kirstie Runion, Bluffton University Icon Intern
"It's surprising how many bad habits you pick up," Sara Kisseberth said about driving. Sara and her husband, Doug, own Drive Time Driving Instruction, a driver's education school. They operate out of Findlay and have classes in Bluffton as well.
After plans to purchase an established driver's education school fell through, Doug and Sara had enough knowledge and support from friends to branch out and start their own business last April.
Maple Crest Senior Living Community will have a busy February. The eight-page February newsletter, telling about those events is available to view as an attachment to the bottom of this story.
One of the feature events of the months is on Monday, Feb. 7 at 3:30 p.m. when Joanne Niswander tells about her month in Australia in October.
The day started at minus 4 below, the weather couldn't have been better for a Klondike Derby.
Two young Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 teams scored well against generally older competition at the annual Camp Berry Klondike Derby on Jan. 22.
Fifty-seven teams entered the derby. Bluffton's teams, the "Pit Vipers" finished 39th, and the "Fire Extinguishers" finished 45th. Bluffton teams included scouts aged 11-13, who did very well for their age.
