August 5: National Night Out is·6:00 – 9:00 p.m. followed by Fireworks - Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Rd. Free admission, free activities, free food.
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.
Kevin Williams, director of residence life at Bluffton University, speaks during an author program at Musselman Library on Nov. 9.
Williams shared his experience of coming together with a diverse group of individuals within higher education to author chapters in the book “Diversity Matters: Race, Ethnicity and the Future of Christian Higher Education.”
Williams wrote the chapter, “Potholes on the Professional Journey of a Developing Leader.” (Photo by Jena O’Brien )
Each year, the kind of winter we will experience is an unknown. Being fully prepared for whatever may come is the reason the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 is looking for snowplow drivers and will hold a hiring event on Thursday, Nov. 16 to find them.
The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at ODOT’s District 1 office, located at 1885 N. McCullough St. in Lima.
That day, interested applicants may apply for a total of 19 temporary positions available in Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert counties.
