A memorial service for Carol B. Diller who died June 13, 2012 will begin at 11 am Saturday at First Mennonite Church.
Carol Barbara Diller
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.
Bluffton University's Sauder Visual Arts Center will host "4by6 and 6by4," an exhibition of postcard-sized art, to lead off the 2012-13 schedule in the Grace Albrecht Gallery.
Opening Aug. 25, the exhibit is free and open to the public through Sept. 23. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A reception will be held with participating artists from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16.
Tobias Buckell, a New York Times best-selling science fiction author and Bluffton University graduate, will be the featured speaker Tuesday, Aug. 28, as Bluffton welcomes the class of 2016 to campus at its annual opening convocation.
With faculty in regalia looking on, about 280 new first-year and transfer students will be introduced during the ceremony, which begins at 10:45 a.m. in Founders Hall.
Sept. 1 is Game Day @ Bluffton
Bluffton University will host Game Day @ Bluffton on Saturday, Sept. 1, when the Beavers meet Kenyon College in their football season opener at 1:30 p.m. at Salzman Stadium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children; children under 5 are admitted free.
Before the game, a picnic-style lunch will be available in a tent at the stadium from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $6.
You never know what bird will show up at your bird feeder. Too many varieties of sparrows to keep track of, cardinals, gold finches, mourning doves, and occasional cat bird...you know the usual visitors. Recently a different type of bird showed up at this feeder.
The only thing that's bird-like about this little guy is, perhaps, jail bird. A chipmonk recently joined the crowd of feathered friends at one of the Icon's Grov Street bird feeders. It appears that he's figured out how to bypass the squirrel-proof feeder.
Several last-minute back-to-school issues will be addressed at Monday's August Bluffton school board meeting. The session is at 7:30 p.m. in the elementary media center.
The meeting's agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The board will act on the resignation of Ann Miller as a bus driver. Action will also take place the hiring of Deann Scott as bus driver. The board will also act on Kayla Cooper as head middle school cheerleading advisor.
Substitute teaching contracts will be acted upon for the following persons:
Danielle Rice
Janice Mae' Hilty Bulkley was born on May 16, 1941, to Herbert Herman and Mabel Ruth Hilty, at Bluffton Hospital in Bluffton, Ohio. She spent her young life growing up on the family farm in Pandora, Ohio. She had two sisters, Sarah Helen and Karen, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins.
She is survived by: Robert Lee Bulkley, husband of almost 48 years (on Aug. 8). Children, Robert Allen (Carrie) Bulkley, of Castle Rock, Colo., and Kim Yvonne (Harald) Bjerga, daughter, and three grandchildren: Sarah Dawn, Hagan Erling and Elizabeth Anne, of Chewsville, Maryland.
Josephine Miriam "Jo" Burkholder died at 2:40 a.m. Aug. 19, 2012 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Oct. 15, 1932 in Bluffton to Walter and Leona (Burkholder) Augsburger. On Nov. 1, 1952 she married Howard Burkholder and he died Sept. 7, 2007.
She was a homemaker. She attended St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora and was a member of Pandora Missionary Church. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School.
The Bluffton Icon invites viewers to enter its weekly high school/college football contest. The first week's contest is now posted.
Viewers may enter it by clicking the contest banner located at the bottom of this page, or by clicking here.
The contest will run for 10 weeks. There will be a weekly winner and a regular season winner. The contest judge will keep track of all players and their total wins during the entire contest to determine the regular season winner.
