Steven "Bear" D. Leiber, 51, died at 12:52 p.m., March 27, 2018, at Vancrest Nursing Home of Ada. Steve was born July 2, 1966, in Bluffton to Dwain and LouAnn (Seever) Leiber.
Bear was injured 13 years ago from a snowmobile accident. He was a 1985 graduate of Bluffton High School and had worked at DTR Industries in Bluffton.
Bluffton University will host the annual Riley Creek Festival from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in the Sommer Center.
Free and open to the public, the festival will feature block-party-style events including: family-friendly inflatables, games and other activities. The event will conclude with the traditional rubber duck race on Riley Creek starting at 4 p.m. Rubber ducks will be sold for $1 each, with proceeds to benefit the Bluffton food pantry. Duck race winners will receive prizes donated by local businesses.
The Bluffton University art department will present the 51st Juried Student Exhibition from April 9-May 6 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in Sauder Visual Arts Center. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will showcase work created this academic year by students in university art classes or supervised independent studies.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Steven “Bear” D. Leiber, 51 of Bluffton died March 27, 2018 at VanCrest of Ada. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
The Bluffton and Ada Icons invite viewers to enter The Icon Final 4 contest. The contest asks contestants to pick the winner of this weekend’s NCAA men’s Division I national tournament.
The winner will be chosen by who picked the national champion between the four remaining basketball teams including Loyola (Chicago), Michigan, Villanova and Kansas.
Several classes for youth are on-going this spring at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director. Here's the list:
Homeschool Recreation Class
Lots of different activities i n thesoccer arena. Fridays, 10 a.m.
(Free for members/$15 non-members)
Little Movers: (4 week session)
Get the wiggles out with preschool fun and games
Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.
Same time as Wednesday TRX!
18 months to 5 years ($15/$30)
