December 2010

Kenneth W. Hartman, 87, died at 7 a.m., Dec. 2, 2010, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Jan. 29, 1923, to Oscar and Mildred (Bixel) Hartman in Los Angeles, Calif. On Dec. 24, 1950, he married Rhodora Warkentin and she survives.

Mr. Hartman retired from the water department fro the City of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. He was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church,

Also surviving are a daughter, Peggy (Gary) Bennett, Perryburg, daughter, Carol (Bob) Roszman, Findlay, son, Tom (Cheryl) Hartman, Columbus, and a son, Fred (Lisa) Hartman, Rochester Hills, Mich.

Here are the November 2010 Bluffton EMS runs, provided by Jan Basinger, EMS chief.

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Bluffton fireless cooker in Wilson's kitchen

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A Bluffton product is in this photograph. Can you find it?

First, the photo shows the Woodrow Wilson house kitchen from 1915-1924. The kitchen is located on the street level, underneath the Dining Room. Food was transported upstairs to the Pantry by a dumbwaiter.

The Woodrow Wilson House is a museum property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is located at 2340 S Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

The Allen County Health Department has a new service to make it easier for residents to schedule an appointment for a vaccination. On-line scheduling allows someone to make an appointment for themselves or their children to get their immunizations at the Health Department.

"It's so important for adults and children to be up to date on their vaccines, we want to make it as accessible as possible for people to schedule them," says Deb Roberts, RN, Communicable Disease Nurse Specialist.

The Bluffton Icon has added a new blog to its list of bloggers. It's bluftonalumfoodies's blog, which by its title indicates it is about food and its contributors are Bluffton University alumni.

Meet the bloggers (descriptions taken directly from the blog site):

Laura Lehman Amstutz

By Keisha Holtsberry, sports information assistant

The Bluffton University women's basketball team traveled to the College of Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday, December 1. The Beavers took a 30-22 lead in the first half, but Mt. St. Joseph outscored Bluffton in the second period, 44-28, for a 66-58 win. Bluffton fell to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the Heartland Conference, while MSJ improved to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the HCAC.

The Bluffton University men's basketball team hosted the College of Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday, December 1 for the first game of the HCAC season.

Bluffton took an early lead on the Lions and held a 44-30 advantage going into the half. The Lions made a comeback in the second period as they outscored the Beavers 46-38. The comeback was not enough though, and the Beavers picked up the win.

Winter sports for Bluffton High School is underway. For team photos, schedules and ticket information click here.

Bluffton schools students are busy in December. For a complete list of activities in the elementary school click here.

For the middle school December calendar click here.

For the high school December calendar click here.

December menus are now available for Bluffton elementary-middle school and for Bluffton High School. The final day of school for 2010 is Tuesday, Dec. 21.

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