Registration remains open for a tour of six area gardens sponsored by Bluffton University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement.
Leaving from the Sommer Center parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, the tour will begin in Bluffton and include stops in Pandora and Fort Jennings, where a short, guided tour of the Fort Jennings Memorial Museum will also be offered. Cost is $35, including lunch; payment is due at the time of registration.
The windows may have been shattered, but not the spirit at Mustard Seed Café.
In the early hours of Wednesday, May 29th, there was a break-in at Bluffton’s newest restaurant which had just opened on March 22nd. There was extensive damage to the kitchen, including the food storage area. It took staff four days to clean up the debris, wash all the dishes and cookware, and restock the pantry.
The U-10 Bluffton Galaxy girls soccer team took 1st place at the Riverdale Spring Classic held on May 18 and 19.
They went 3-0 in their pool with a combined score of 22-5 over the 3 games. They ended the season with a 9-2 record.
The team consists of (left to right in picture) Lauren Gray, Samantha Scoles, Olivia Pittsenbarger, Reagan Mittendorf, Amber Gladwell, Skyler Scoles, Haelyn Bischoff, Kylie Monday, Anna Davies, Maeve Donaldson.
The team is coached by Jeremy Scoles and Steve Mittendorf.
Bluffton Diamond Sports raised over $3,000 in a raffle this spring, according to Erinn Prater, organization president.
Here are the winners of the drawings:
Memorial Day Reds Tickets - Melissa Verb 1st place Red Tickets for Aug game - Aaron Donaldson 2nd place Ticketmaster gift card for tickets - Larry Core 3rd place Mudhens gift cert for tickets - Mike Hawk 4th place Mudhens gift cert for tickets - Carmen Luginbuhl
Carol Ann Reigle, 79, died June 2, 2013, at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo. She was born Oct. 12, 1933 in Findlay to the late Harold and Margaret (Gordon) Frontz. On March 28, 1954 she married Clarence D. Reigle and he died June 15, 2001.
Mrs. Reigle retired from Marathon Oil Company, Findlay, and had been a cook at Mt. Cory Middle School. She was a member of the English Lutheran Church, Bluffton, where she was active in the Women’s Bible Study Group. She belonged to the “Gathering Basket” Herb Society and helped form the CCL Club, Bluffton.
On Tuesday Bluffton village officials and interested citizens received an update on Bluffton's Motter Metro Park, which is part of the Johnny Appleseed Park District of Allen County. Over 20 persons attended the meeting in the Bluffton town hall.
Kevin Haver of the Park District thanked the voters who passed the funding that provides for the continued development of one of Bluffton's more lovely natural spaces. Haver explained the history and funding of the park, acreage and how the park got its name.
