Bertie Swank will celebrating her 95th birthday on Saturday, April 10. There
will be an open house in her honor on Sunday, April 11 from 2-4 p.m. at St.
John's United Church of Christ, Oppermann Hall. Cards may be sent to Bertie Swank, 124 Riley St., Bluffton, OH 45817.
Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Bluffton, will host a floral design class at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 31. Doug Smith, from Town and Country Florist, will showi participants how to make an Easter Bunny centerpiece from fresh flowers. The class will be held at 604 Crimson Maple Court. Space is limited, to reserve your spot call Julie Stratton at 419-369-4715.
We spotted this plate at the Mennonite Memorial Home-McDonald's Easter egg hunt on March 27. It belongs to the only Nygaard family in Bluffton who we know - Christian and Jamie.
Belles & Beaux
Scores bowled on: Mar.21
Men's High Game
Austin Loper 278
Nick Burden 257
Nick Burden 257
Bill Goodwin 247
Women's High Game
Cathy Bugner 227
Cathy Bugner 211
June Orr 203
Ruth Everett 202
Spring cleaning can take on new meaning in Bluffton if it includes parting with adult career wear that's still in quality condition.
Clothes fitting that description-if not their current owner's waist or taste-can find a new home through the free, annual clothing swap sponsored in April by Bluffton University's Fashion and Interiors Association (FIA).
Crystal L. Osborne of Bluffton was named branch manager and vice president, Chase, Bluffton, in late February. Osborne joined Chase in March 2000. She has previous experience as a teller, sales and service, personal banker, mortgage lender, assistant vice president and now vice president.
Prior to her Bluffton appointment, she was a member of the Chase staff in Wapakoneta. She and her husband, Chad, live in Ethan Circle. They are parents of Casey, 5, who attends Bluffton Child Pre-School.
Once upon a time, this was the entrance to Science Hall at Bluffton College. Although it wasn't very handicapped accessible, it was constructed on a grand scale.
Today Centennial Hall sits where the steps once led students and faculty to class.
At this time this photo was taken (it is a postcard), three sets of doors opened to the steps. Those have since been closed in a remodeling of the building.
The national conversation on immigration is stopped in its tracks by all the shouting and inflammatory rhetoric about the issue, Dr. M. Daniel Carroll Rodas told a Bluffton University audience March 19. But if people, particularly those of faith, start the conversation in a different place, the tone is different, too, he said.
I'm pretty sure you grew up in Bluffton. Did you always live in the house on Huber Street? What are your favorite memories of growing up in Bluffton?Favorite or least favorite classes in school, teachers, friends, etc.?
The Bluffton Music Boosters annual chicken barbecue is Friday, March 26, from 4 to 9 p.m. in the middle school. Pre-sale tickets are now on sale in the school offices. Tickets are $6.50 for either chicken or shrimp dinners. It is recommended to purchase tickets in advance.
