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.
Helen May Winkler, 90, died Jan. 22, 2017, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Helen was born May 18, 1926, in New Stark to the late Elmer and Mary (Richards) Agin. On June 21, 1947, she married Kenneth Winkler who preceded her in death on April 20, 1988.
Helen was a homemaker and had worked as a secretary at Superior Coach in Lima. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. Helen was a member of GAB and Century Circle. She enjoyed crafting, floral arranging, reading and talking and spending time with family and friends. Helen graduated from Ada High School.
Judith Greavu won first place in the "plants" category in the ArtSpace/Lima annual photography club's juried exhibit.
Here photo is titled "Dried Kelp." The exhibit is at ArtSpace now through Feb. 11.
Greavu taught at Bluffton University and retired from Ohio Northern University where she was associate professor in the department of art & design from 1985–2005.
You can't miss this plate if you drive through Ada. You'll see it on a cream-colored Cooper S. This driver must be a Washington Nationals baseball fan, or we've read this completely incorrectly.
On Saturday, Jan. 28, between the women’s and men’s games against Rose-Hulman, Bluffton University will reveal which students are in the J. Denny and Jenny Beaver suits. The women’s game starts at 1 p.m. in the Sommer Center.
Throughout the year, the two mascots can be found at admissions, advancement and community events. They also routinely cheer on athletes at sporting events.
Bluffton Public Library offers free one-on-one tech tutoring sessions on Wednesdays by appointment.
These sessions happen every other month and cover the basics of navigating laptops, PCs, smart phones, tablets, Microsoft Office, or obtaining eBooks free through the Ohio Digital Library by way of the Overdrive app.
To schedule an appointment in January 2017, stop by the front desk, call 419-358-5016, or email [email protected].
Bluffton Family Recreation is in the midst of its winter’s Keeping Active program of free activities.
From Jan. 16 through Feb. 24 BFR offers free fitness, physical activity, nutrition and general wellness events for youth through seniors, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.
Here's this week's free programming schedule:
Monday - Jan. 23
• Free class All-Star Workout
8:30-9:30 a.m.
• Free play - MS/HS soccer
3:30-5 p.m.
