Bluffton University will host two annual campus events—the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Forum and the Keeney Peace Lecture—on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Both are free and open to the public.
Dr. Dafina-Lazarus Stewart, an associate professor of higher education and student affairs at Bowling Green State University, will revisit King’s legacy in her forum presentation at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall.
Imojene Bronson, 86 of Bluffton died at 6:50 p.m. Jan. 3, 2013 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born in Bluffton to the late Fred O. and Esma (Burkholder) Bronson.
Imojene was a homemaker and a member of the Missionary Church in Bluffton.
Survivors include a sister Fairy Mesler of Bluffon; a brother Marvin Bronson of Virginia Beach, Virginia; nephew Gary (Karen) Bronson of Celina; niece Sam (Dave) Holland of Bellefontaine; and numerous other nieces and nephews.
By Keisha Holtsberry, sports information assistant
The Bluffton University men’s basketball team fell to Defiance College on Wednesday, Jan. 2. The Beavers slipped to 4-8 overall and 0-5 in the HCAC, while Defiance improved to 7-5 overall and 3-2 in the Heartland Conference.
Bluffton EMS responded to 532 total calls for 2012, according to the year end statistics provided by Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS Chief. In fact, there were more calls in 2012 than in any of the previous six years.
There were 43 more calls in 2012 than in 2011, with the fewest calls (31) coming in July and the most calls (52) happening in June.
The vast majority of the calls, nearly 400 in fact, were medical. Next were fire calls followed by calls related to motor vehicle accidents.
