As a final look at the year we bid farewell to, here’s some of our more interesting feature photos.
There is one for each month (plus three extras on the cover).
Cover photos
Community Vacation Bible School took place at Emmanuel United Church of Christ. Over 120 youths attended. Here’s a view of a game underway.
Here's next week's Bluffton refuse pick-up schedule from Republic Services.
Week of January 1
Residential, Business (2-8 yard container) and Industrial - Service will run one day late. New Year's Holiday will be observed on Monday, Jan. 1.
• Monday's routes will be serviced on Tuesday
• Tuesday routes will be serviced on Wednesday
• Wednesday routes will be serviced Thursday
• Thursday routes will be serviced Friday
• Friday routes will be serviced Satruday.
Join Bluffton-Pandora's oldest tradition at 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve. New year's carolers will sing David Rothen's carols in German at Mennonite Memorial Home. This is a program of the Swiss Community Historical Society and the public is invited to participate.
By Fred Steiner
To best understand our community, it's helpful to appreciate the musical gene of those who carry a Bluffton or Pandora birthmark.
Raymond and Liz Harner, owners of CG Pro Bikes, 127 N. Main St., working with Allen County Public Health have developed a smoke-free property at the bike shop, the Curling Iron, 129 N. Main St. and their residential units on the second floors of their building.
Signage indicating that the property is smoke-free is posted at several places on the property, including the parking lot behind the building and at the entry ways.
