BFR Sports & Fitness is offering a boot camp style class. TBC is similar to P90X, Crossfit and Insanity. Each workout is different and under the supervision of a staff trainer. Kettle bells, medicine balls, stability ball, free weights, and body weight will be used. Modification can be made for those who need it.
Classes are Monday -Friday 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., Monday and Wednesday 5:30 to 6 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday 12:10 to 12:40 pm. Classes are free for BFR members and $5 for non members or you can purchase an aerobics card.
This was the scene on July 3 on Mound Street prior to power line repair. Residents of the neighborhood cleaned up the tree on Friday to make it easier for the crews when they arrive, yet it took several days to resolve the situation, according to residents of Mound.
On July 3 members from the Bluffton American Legion Post cleaned up storm debris at the Steinmetz residence on South Main Street. The trees that fell where from the home of Melvena Lewis. Her husband " Dutch" was a WWII veteran. Members from the post who assisted were Dennis Morrison, Tom Benroth, Tom Craig, Bob Amstutz and Sam Reineke. Bob Amstutz is in this photo.
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association will sponsor this event to be held on Sunday, July 29, at 9 a.m. The theme is "For the Beauty of the Earth" and the service will continue the VBS theme from the previous week.
This year, there will be only one offering taken, and that will be for the community food pantry.
The usual snack of grapes and muffins will be offered. Worshippers are invited to bring some if you are able. All extra grapes and muffins will be donated to Our Daily Bread Food Pantry of Lima. Also, be sure to bring your lawn chair.
Bluffton resident Dr. J.D. Yoder, professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Ohio Northern University, along with Jeffery West, BSME'12, Dr. Eric Baumgartner, dean of the College of Engineering, and Drs. Mathias Perrollaz, Michael Seelinger, and Matthew Robinson of the University of Notre Dame, are authors of the paper titled "Experiments comparing precision of stereo-vision approaches for control of an industrial manipulator."
Yoder presented the work at the 13th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics June 17-21, 2012, at Quebec City, Canada.
It's a weekend of music in Bluffton as Mennofolk comes to town. What is Mennofolk? It's three stages featuring acoustic music over two days, Friday and Saturday, July 6-7, plus some morning events on Sunday, July 8. It features an array of singer songwriters, ranging from American roots music to hymns.
Performances are in Yoder Recital Hall, Gilliom Room in Mosiman Hall and Bob's Place in Marbeck Center on the Bluffton University campus.
To view the complete weekend schedule open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
AEP Ohio -- through our rebuilding efforts -- has restored
power to more than a half million customers affected by the catastrophic
storm that moved through the state June 29 and the additional 20,000 who lost power in the July 1 evening storm.
As of 9:30 a.m. today, approximately 516,000 of the customers left without power June 29 now have service.
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On Friday afternoon, June 15th of this year the Bluffton Lions Club put on its annual car show the 45th Festival of Wheels and Cruise-in. We strive to make it a better show each year. It takes a lot of volunteers to make it a success.
