Here's a photo that has us scratching our heads. Is it a Bluffton police officer, and if it is, could it be Wade Bechtel? It resembles Wade, but we're aren't completely convinced. Icon viewers help us with this one. Paul Diller took the photo and it was provided by Jim Diller.
Note from Darlene Hey: I looked at the photo, but I know that it isn't my dad, Wade Bechtel. I'm not sure who it is. I can remember seeing him , but I can't give you any names. Sorry!
Next time you want someone to shut up simply say, "Jetzt aber, still." Christine Habegger Purves, writing about some Swiss dialect phrases in the recent Swiss Community Historical Society newsletter says that means: "Now be quiet," or more rudely, "shut up."
There's more and here it comes:
Langi zeiti. A long time.
Es macht mir nuet aus. It makes no difference to me.
Vas gish vas hest. What you get is what you have.
Uf zwei bei wie a 'n' a haube hung. With two legs just like half a dog.
Dr. Gerald Mast, professor of communication at Bluffton University, will deliver the 2011 C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture, "True Evangelical Faith and the Gospel of Peace," at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, in Bluffton's Yoder Recital Hall. His presentation is free and open to the public.
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members voted to change the chamber's bylaws on March 11 to better reflect the chamber's continuing focus on a local emphasis.
Those changes better reflect the emphasis of the chamber, according to Fred Steiner, chamber CEO.
The changes came as a result of a chamber brainstorming session in April of 2010. Several suggestions came from that session and several ideas have already been implemented including the recent bylaw changes.
Three former Bluffton High athletes and a head track coach participated in the NCAA Division II indoor track and field national championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, held March 11 and 12.
Shane Shockey of the University of Findlay, finished second in the pole vault with a vault of 16 feet 10 3/4 inches.
John Guagenti of the University of Findlay University, finished fifth as part of the 4x400 relay team.
Kendra Bassett of Ashland University, finished 11th in the pentalon.
Ever hear about the west Texas farmer who complained to his Congressman about Daylight Saving Time?
The farmer wanted Congress to repeal the Act because the extra hour of sunlight burnt his crops.
Then, there's an episode on Seinfeld about DST. Kramer always ignored changing his clocks. Somehow I'll have to find the episode. Maybe an Icon Seinfeld fanatic can send the story line. It was pretty good, and really didn't make any sense.
The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora invites the public to "50 Years of Preserving Local History" by Amos Schwartz, a historic preservationist from Berne, Ind.
The presentation is Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m. in the Patio Room (lower level) of Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Augsburger Road.
Schwartz is the recipient of the Indiana Landmark Association 2008 Historic Preservationist of the Year award. He has 50 years of experience in restoring historical dwellings and barns, and has restored seven bridges in Ohio.
The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library group is accepting donations for a spring book sale to be held from April 9 to April 16 at 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.
Up to two boxes of material may be dropped off at the circulation desk during regular library hours: Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Material donations should not be placed in the drop box or left outside the building.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio will host several open houses of it Maple Crest and Mennonite Home duplexes in March. The first is Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m.
"If this winter has been taxing on your health, well-being, or ability to maintain your home or property, come and learn about how the benefits of living within the MHCO community can enhance your life," said Julie Stratton, marketing director of MHCO.