The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 will induct new officers during a cookout installation ceremony tonight at the Bluffton Buckeye Park Shelter house.
The event is open to Legion members, area veterans and their families. The meal begins at 6 p.m. Persons attending are invited to bring a side dish or salad to share.
The post will provide brats, hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, chip drinks and paper products. In case of bad weather, the meal will take place in the Sportsmen's Club depot.
An installation ceremony will take place immediately following the meal.
Gary and Emily Crawfis will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 23. A Caribbean cruise was taken in January.
Gary Crawfis and Emily Hochstettler were married June 23, 1962, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, by the Rev. Dan Dalke.
They are the parents of two sons, Jason (Jami Shannon) Crawfis, of Bluffton and James Crawfis, of Beaverdam; and one daughter, Jami (Dan) Trumbower, of Monrovia, Md. They have five grandchildren.
Gary is retired from Westinghouse, Lima, and DTR, Bluffton. Emily is retired from Bluffton Schools.
Carol Barbara Diller, 97, died at 3:50 p.m. on June 13, 2012, at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora, surrounded by family. She was born on Dec. 24, 1914 in Riley Township to Christian and Arvilla Yoder Diller, who preceded her in death.
She was a 1932 graduate of Pandora High School, a 1941 graduate of Bluffton College, a 1944 graduate of Cleveland St. Luke School of Nursing and a 1951 recipient of a Masters in Nursing from Mennonite School of Nursing, Normal, Illinois.
Miss Diller served in Puerto Rico under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee from 1944-1945.
Kay Miller was honored last week for her 20 years of service to Buffton's Weekday Christian Education program. From left are, Christian ed teachers, Jodi Conley, Wanda Smith, Kay Miller, Janice Basinger and Mary Ina Hooley.
The Bluffton High School Class of 1967 will have their 45th reunion on Saturday, July 21, at Marbeck Center, Bluffton University. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $20 per person.
Send check, payable to Bluffton High School Class of 1967 to David R. Steiner, 409 S. Main St., Bluffton, OH 45817. RSVP by June 30.
By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
Some Bluffton residents are taking on a big and long challenge this week.
Everett Collier, Marilyn Bishop, Bill Suter and Pat and Dennis Sheidler, are participating in a bike path ride called Rails and Trails Greenway Sojourn.
The event takes place Sunday, June 17, to Sunday, June 24, and begins at the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.
Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, Bluffton, will host its fifth annual Friday Night Cruise-in on June 22 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The event will have food, including hot dogs and hamburgers and a DJ playing music from the '50s and '60s era.
"We just want people to come out, look at cars, eat food and listen to music," said Barry Schneck, community services representative for Richland Manor.
The event will be the same as in years' past but Schneck says this year's event includes Richland Manor's second annual independence from hunger food drive.
The team of Bob Hollar, Dan Garlock, George Hakin and Joe Bailey won the second annual Friends of the Bluffton Public Library golf scramble, held June 9, at the Bluffton Golf Club.
Nine teams participated in the second annual "Birdies for Bookworms" golf scramble.
Following the round of golf and several proximity contests on the course, players enjoyed a dinner and the distribution of door prizes.
