Bring your family and party attitude to Bluffton Public Library on Monday, May 2, to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be hosted by Oscar Velasquez.
Some of the festivities include the history behind the day and traditional Spanish music such as "La Paloma" and "Solamente Una Vez," which are part of a short program of beautiful songs and enchanting melodies. There will even be a pi~nata party for the kids after the performance - fun for the whole family.
The cast of Bluffton University's May Day-weekend musical may not be complete until minutes before the curtain rises on opening night May 5. And even then, the contestants in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" won't stay the same the next two nights.
The greenhouse, the largest inside garden center in northwestern Ohio, offers a full selection for plants and gardening supplies. The greenhouse offers vegetables, flowers and landscaping. Stratton Greenhouses is an Icon advertiser.
Lillian Mae Weyer, 80 died at 11:45 a.m., April 17, 2011 at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. She was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Lima to Karl and Magdalean (Kayser) Zimmerman. On June 22, 1950, she married Jack Weyer and he survives.
She retired from Bluffton Schools as a librarian and treasurer after 21 years. She also worked at the Peerless Ohio Glove Factory, Triplett Corporation, both of Bluffton, Montgomery Ward of Lima and was a devoted babysitter.
The Bluffton University softball team hosted Heartland Conference rival Defiance College on Wednesday, April 13, and split the doubleheader. The Beavers lost 5-3 to the Yellow Jackets, but came back to win the second game, 4-3. Bluffton improved to 6-4 in the HCAC and 14-13 overall. Defiance moved to 3-3 in the conference and 11-17 overall.
