We realize mistakes happen. We make them all the time. But, we didn't make this one.
In presidential politics, perhaps the most classic error was when a prominent Chicago newspaper in 1948 announced that “Dewey defeats Truman.” You’ve seen the photo of Truman holding the newspaper.
What we didn’t realize was the Mike Romey, president of Citizens National Bank, is the 2012 Republican candidate for president. Read on:
In this morning’s The Lima News, the newspaper omitted the “n” in Romney. Thus, Romney became “Romey.”
"Full Sound" chamber group will perform a concert at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 2, in the Maple Crest Patio Room. The performance is open to the public with no admission charge.
The chamber group iincludes five classically-trained musicians performing on violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano.
Composers whose music will be performed includes Bach, Weidig and Dobrzynski. In addition, Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag," and John Zundel's hymn "Love Divine," will be performed.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has two extra strands of lighted holiday garland for sale. The garland was purchased last summer. It is identical to the garland on Main Street.
For sale is:
o One 60-foot strand with lights - $459
o One 40-foot strand with lights - $306
Contact Fred Steiner at [email protected] or 419-369-2985 for details.
Pandora's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13, in the Pandora United Methodist Church.
How to Donate Blood
Living in a time of rapidly increasing change can be intimidating, Tobias Buckell admits.
Moore's Law holds--still accurately, Buckell says--that the speed of computing chips doubles every 18 months, while storage capacity for hard drives doubles every 12 months, according to Kryder's Law.
An iPhone, he notes, has more computing power than NASA did when it sent men to the moon, and an Xbox has the same power as a military-level supercomputer did when he was a college student at Bluffton in the late 1990s.
The Bluffton Public Library Board of Trustees announces the receipt of a $1.6 million endowment gift from the Florence R. Duffield estate.
At the Aug. 28 regular board meeting the trustees acted to establish a permanent endowment fund and accepted the bequest.
An endowment gift is one in which the original principal must be preserved, but from which earnings can be made available for library purposes.
Miss Duffield died on Sept. 29, 2011, at the age of 98. She retired in 1982 from a career spanning 47 years of teaching business at Bluffton High School.
The 2012-13 Bluffton school senior breakfast schedule is now available. Each month a free breakfast is served for senior citizens at the Bluffton Middle school. Serving is at 8:30 a.m. Following breakfast a school group performs. Here's this year's schedule.
Sept 12 - Marching band
Oct. 17 - Show choir
Nov. 14 - Drama Club
Dec. 12 - Concert Choir
Jan. 9 - Strings
Feb. 13 - Ladies First Choir
March 6 - Concert Band
April 10 - High school musical
May 8 - Jazz Band
The September Mennonite Memorial Home worship service schedule is now available:
Sunday services are at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday services are at 6:30 p.m. Both are in the chapel on the second floor.
Sunday
Sept. 2 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Sept. 9 - Dave Thompson
Sept. 16 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Sept. 23 - Duane Bollenbacher
Sept. 30 - Elizabeth Kelly
Tuesday
Sept. 4 - Bryant Miller, First United Methodist Church
Sept. 11 - Kevin Mohr, English Lutheran Church
Sept. 18 - Louise Wideman, First Mennonite Church
Bluffton Lions have two meetings in September. Both are at noon at Maple Crest.
Sept. 4 - Dr. Darrell Groman will talk about the Bluffton-Pandora connections of Captain James Riley
Sept. 18 - Eric Fulcomer will talk about his trip to Israel with Bluffton University students.
To view the September Lions newsletter open the attachment at the bottom of this page.
