The Bluffton University football team capped off its 2017 season with nine Beavers earning All-Heartland Conference honors following voting by the head coaches.
Bluffton saw three individuals selected to the first team, three to the second team and three were named honorable mention. Consecutive HCAC victories to end the season have the Beavers excited to start preparing for the 2018 campaign
First Mennonite Church invites all to attend an Evening Song and Prayer service in the church fellowship hall on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 8:15 p.m.
Similar to the traditional Evensong services common in Europe, Evening Song and Prayer is a contemplative service of worship at the end of the day, when "we sing our prayers and pray our songs," according to Wanda Stopher, lead pastor at FMC.
"With song and in silence we will intercede for the world, the church, our community, our loved ones and ourselves," said Stopher.
Join Bluffton University on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, for Bluffton Day of Giving and help our students reach their fullest potential.
For the fourth year, Bluffton University will participate in Giving Tuesday—a global initiative which encourages charitable giving amid holiday consumerism.
During Bluffton Day of Giving, all gifts in any amount will help Bluffton reach its goal of 250 donors in 24 hours. As a bonus, alumnus Marlin Gerber ’60 will add $10 to every gift made, up to an additional $2,500.
Courtney Gaiter, member of the Ohio Memorial Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, shared the history of the Tuskegee Airmen during the Nov. 13 African-American History class at Bluffton University. Two Lima men, Charles “C.I.” Williams and Malcolm McCoy, were part of the pioneering group of African-American fighter pilots and service personnel who overcame racism and segregation to fly in the Army Air Corps during WWII. (Photo by Tricia Bell)
The Service Group of the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, Bluffton, will hold its annual Thanksgiving Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 17. It takes place in the Mennonite Memorial Home lobby, 410 W. Elm St.
The bake sale will feature a variety of home baked goods including delicious cinnamon rolls, cakes, pies, noodles and breads.
Bluffton University has named Amanda DeMoine as its head softball coach.
DeMoine has seven years of experience coaching in the NCAA, plus an additional four years of playing experience at Salisbury University, a top DIII program. During spring 2017, she served as an assistant coach at Coppin State University (Baltimore, Md.). Prior to that, she was an assistant coach at Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, Pa.) for the 2015-16 season and an assistant coach at Stevenson University (Owings Mills, Md.) from 2011-2015. She will join Bluffton’s coaching staff in December.
