Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio New Vision campaign has reached 86 percent of its $2.1 million goal, according to Doug Luginbill.
So far, $1,815,000 has been pledged or received for the project, which is creating two Green House homes on Augsburger Road, across from Maple Crest Senior Living Village.
The opening ceremony of the Green House homes is from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14. Dr. Bill Thomas, founder of The Green House Project, will participate in the ceremony.
The Bluffton University volleyball team downed local rival Ohio Northern in four sets on Sept. 5. It marked Bluffton's third consecutive victory over the Polar Bears who dropped their first match of the season after starting 4-0. The Beavers improved to 3-2 following the hard-fought win in a humid Founders Hall. Attendance was estimated at 500.
It's been a busy year for the Bluffton police department. While Bluffton's August police activity summary shows the department had 632 calls for service the cumulative calls for 2012 reached 3,599 by Aug. 31.
The year-to-date report is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
The August breakdown follows:
Citations
No Operator’s License - 1
Parking - 2
Reckless Operation - 1
Safety Belt - 2
Speed - 6 Total - 12
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Here's a photo from the 1961 Bluffton cenntennial. It is taken inside the Black county school, (still standing today). In 1961 it was at the corner of State Route 69 and State Route 103. Today 69 is 235.
The photo shows a "mock" class in session. The teacher is Mrs. Annie Pifer, who was once a teacher at the school.
Stats http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/womenssoccer/2012/09-04-ws.htm
The Bluffton University women's soccer team fell behind 3-0 in the first 45 minutes as Cincinnati Christian moved to 2-2 with a 4-0 victory on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. The Beavers slipped to 1-1 following the loss.
Eighthy-eight runners completed in Saturday’s Labor Day Weekend 5-K. Jason Diller, with a blitzing time of 19:44 was the first male finishers. Diedre Latham, in another very fast finish, was the first female finisher in 21:06.
Jason Stechschulte was the male over-all pump and run winner. Kathy Caudill was the female winner. Matt Myers was the under-40 winner and Randy Barnhart was the over-40 winner.
