What are the odds of two Bluffton couples running into each other at the Belvidere Oasis, near the Illinois-Wisconsin border on Interstate 90?
It’s over 300 miles from Bluffton and nearly 6 hours from Bluffton – in a different time zone.
Well, Paula and Rob Scott got out of town last week to visit relatives in Madison, Wisconsin.
And Mary and Fred Steiner did the same, heading to La Crosse, Wisconsin. Both couples took a pit stop at the same time last Saturday at the Belvidere Oasis, just outside Rockford, Illinois.
The Bluffton School orchestras recently participated in a re-imagined large group contest held on May 6.
Dave Stein, Lima Senior Orchestra director, was invited to adjudicate the Bluffton orchestras. The orchestras are under the direction of Rachael E. Lewis.
Bluffton HS Orchestra performed in class "C" playing "Measured Tones" by Alan Lee Silva and "Concertino in G" by Elliot del Borgo. Rating 'Superior."
Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp today appointed Robert E. Sielschott of Lima to the state’s Small Business Advisory Council.
Sielschott is a partner is Sielschott, Walsh, Keifer and Regula and Sherer, CPA, with an office on Bluffton's Main Street.
The council is a nine-member panel that advises on government rules and regulations and helps identify those that place unnecessary burdens on Ohio’s job creators.
Allison Burghaze is the April Bluffton High School student of the month.
She is active in several organizations at Bluffton HS including SADD Club, Drama Club, Spanish Club, Art Club, FCCLA and orchestra.
She was a member of the golf team as a sophomore, junior and senior. She received the textile and design award and has also received academic, choir and orchestra letters.