Water and sewer rates for Bluffton residents will increase 5 percent in August. Bluffton council approved the first of three readings of the ordinance increase at the May 10 council meeting. The meter readings taken in July and billed in August will reflect the new rates.
It appears that by November the Spring Street bridge will again be open to vehicular traffic. Council approved a bid from U.S. Bridge to replace the bridge. The new bridge will be a structural steel truss bridge.
Twin Lakes Park invites all Armed Forces personnel, current and past, and their immediate families to a free weekend of camping, relaxation and fun with other military families on the weekend of May 14 - 16.
Campers are invited to camp, swim, fish, and play volleyball, basketball, horseshoes and other games.
Friday evening will be a special bingo game followed by the movie "Patton." Saturday afternoon displays of memorabilia in the shelter house will have the background of Time-Life's history of the Vietnam war.
Bluffton University will offer mediation training for Bluffton students, faculty and staff and community members Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, and Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 22.
The sessions will be held from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. Saturdays in Centennial Hall. Training is free for Bluffton students, faculty and staff and $100 for community members.
Clifton Diller, 96, of Bluffton died at 2:20 p.m. May 9, 2010, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born in Richland Township on Jan. 3, 1914 to Albert and Sarah Geiger Diller.
Mr. Diller was a retired farmer. He was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton where he had served at a deacon and Sunday School teacher.
He made several trips to Switzerland and the Holy Land. He was a 1932 graduate of Bluffton High School.
That's right! New and improved. You see, we are experience growing pains: lots and lots of people are sending us stories and story ideas; lots of businesses are advertising and more are in the pipeline; lots of people are joining us each new day as a first-time viewer. Lots of them.
We now average 350 "unique" viewers on our lowest view day of the week - Sunday! That's our low count. Over the past 30 days we experienced over 4,000 unique viewers!
In some corners of the world, it takes a village to raise a child. In my world, it takes a whole passel of women -- pseudo moms to my daughters. Yes, I know I'm their mom and technically, I am the one who raised them. Okay, sure, their dad had a little to do with it. But it's Mother's Day. He'll get his own day in June.
Is there a member of the class of 2010 in your home? Southgate Lanes of Bluffton has an offer you may want to consider when planning that party for the grad. For the first-time ever, Southgate is making itself available for graduation parties. Click here for details.
The Greg Conkling of his day, Edgar Hauenstein, served most of his life as Bluffton's druggist. This photo of Mr. Hauenstein, was taken by Darvin Luginbuhl for The Lima News. It was taken upon Mr. Hauenstein's retirement after serving 23 years on the Bluffton-Richland Public Library board. The wording on the back of the photo reads: Mr. Hauenstein is pictured at his usual post of pharmacist at Hauenstein's corner drug store. Seen in the background are authentic apothecary bottles which are over 80 years old.
(Collection of Fred Steiner)
