The Blanchard Valley Health System Corporate PR & Marketing Department has earned five awards in the 2014 Aster Awards competition. These awards include two gold, two silver and one bronze Aster Award for excellence in medical marketing.
The family of Harvey and Pauline Bauman invites you to send a card in honor of their 70th wedding anniversary, which will be celebrated on May 28, 2014. Please address your card to Harvey and Pauline Bauman, Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, 410 W. Elm Street, Bluffton, OH 45817.
Local author Marilyn Stark will have a book signing at Book ReViews, S. Main St., Bluffton, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 24, according to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager.
During the book signing Stark will autograph her books, read excerpts and discuss “how not to publish” and “research how-to.”
Ashlin Gable, a nursing major and student-athlete at Capital University from Bluffton, Ohio, was named 2014 Spring Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference as the league announced its honorees on Tuesday, May 13.
Bluffton's Memorial Day observation includes its traditional parade and ceremony at Maple Grove Cemetary.
Here's this year's schedule:
• Parade line up at 9:15 a.m. at town hall
• Parade starts at 9:30 a.m.
• Program at Maple Grove at 10 a.m.
• Chicken barbecue, CNB parking lot, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Persons are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets are on sale at the Bluffton Farmers' Market on May 24 or from any Legion member.)