Those balloons are red and orage for a good reason. On Oct. 4 Bluffton Buccaneers midget football team traveled to North Baltimore for the Drew Rayle Memorial Football game. Drew died earlier this year. He attended school in North Baltimore and later moved to Bluffton where he attended school. He played midget football for both teams. The balloons were sent off in his memorial prior to the game. (Photo compliments of the www.nbnewsxpress.com)
Bluffton University presented alumni awards on Oct. 4 to two distinguished graduates who said Bluffton has given them much more as well.
Lifetime Service Award
William Herr, a 1961 alumnus, received the Lifetime Service Award at the President’s Banquet on Homecoming Saturday, while Bethny (Ricks ’06) Brown accepted the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
County Line Church of the Brethren, 4227 N. Hardin Road, Harrod, will hold a dedication and homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 12, according to Tom Dearth, senior pastor.
The day includes a 10:30 a.m. combination morning service and dedication service for the congregation’s new Multi-purpose Building.
Immediately following is a carry-in dinner held in the Multi-purpose Building. Meat, drinks and table service will be provided.
Neva Adams, a senior, is the September student of the month at Bluffton High School. She is the daughter of Frank Adams and Dana Neely of Bluffton.
Adams is a member of the BHS band, co-editor of the yearbook, and carries a GPA of 3.948. She is enrolled in the post secondary program at Bluffton University, and after graduation, would like to attend the University of Iowa and study English and elementary education.
Northwest Physical Therapy and Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio have partnered together for more than two decades to provide rehab services to Bluffton and the surrounding area. October is National Physical Therapy month and a chance to highlight this local partnership of Neighbors Helping Neighbors.
Former Bluffton pastor, Rev. Dan U. Dalke, 93, died in his home in Inman, Kansas, on Sept. 29, 2014. He was born June 27, 1921, in Inman, Kansas, to John and Sara Dalke. He married Edna Franz on Jan. 22, 1943, and together they had seven children.
