March 2015

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Hilty Preschool and Child Care, Pandora, is hosting a summer and fall registration open house for parents of prospective six-week-old through 12-year-old children from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 22. 

Since 1989, Hilty Preschool and Child Care has provided child care and preschool education in a caring Christian environment.  Energetic and experienced staff work with the children to help them learn and develop skills. 

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The 33rd annual Bluffton Senior Citizens and Bluffton Lions Club pancake and sausage benefit is Saturday, March 28, at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., Bluffton.

Serving is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pre-sale of tickets is available at the Senior Center, or from senior citizen members or from Lions members. Tickets in advance are $6. Tickets at the door are $7.

Children through age 4 accompanied by an adult will have a free breakfast.

 

 

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Where might one find a fairy, or for that matter a cozy green area where a fairy might dwell in Bluffton? Think about it and then, for the answer, look closely at the photo below. 

(Your find this scene in the Bluffton Public Library.)

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Fourth District Congressman Jim Jordan will visit Bluffton on Thursday, March 12, according to Cam Warner, Deputy District Director.

He is available to meet with Bluffton residents at 3 p.m. in Common Grounds coffee shop, 101 S. Main St. His Common Grounds meeting is open to the public.

Rep. Jordan serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs.

Prior to stopping at Common Grounds, he will visit DTR Industries.

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The Easter Bunny is coming to Bluffton.

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s will host their annual Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. sharp, Saturday, March 28, at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton. 

The Easter egg hunt will take place come rain or shine. There will be no rain date.

Children ages 8 and under are invited to come, hunt for hidden eggs, register for prizes, gift baskets and have their parents take their pictures with the Easter Bunny. 

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Rose M. Grzybowski, 77 , died March 9, 2015, at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Want to have a little fun this week?

Today through St. Patrick's Day - March 17, 315 Walnut will hide a pot of gold on its website. 

When you find the pot of gold, email the name of the piece of jewelry where it is located to [email protected] and you will receive a coupon code for $5 off your next jewelry order. It's that easy!

The Pot of Gold will move to a new piece of jewelry each day – even on the weekend. You can win a new coupon each day.

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Elizabeth Ann McDowell, 68, died March 7, 2015, at 11:35 pm at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  She  was born Oct. 19, 1946, in Cincinnati to the late Troy and Evelyn (Schoenberger) Phillips.

She had been a secretary in the Bluffton University Athletic Office and later was a chaplain at Sunny Side Village, Sarasota, Fla. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. She volunteered at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. 

She was a graduate of Princeton High School, Glendale, Ohio and Capital University, Bexley, Ohio.

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Bluffton's Levi Kistler, a senior, was named to the second team all-Northwest Conference in boys' basketball. Two Pirate teammates were named honorable mention.

Columbus Grove senior Jace Darbyshire was chosen as the 2014-15 NWC Player of The Year by Northwest Conference boys’ basketball coaches at the annual selection meeting in late February. Darbyshire received 113 total points to edge out Connor Lautzenheiser (CV) and Trey Smith (DJ) in the coaches’ voting.

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Here’s an unusual animal story with some photos from Don and Joyce Hostetler of rural Bluffton. The Hostetlers are visited by wild turkeys each spring.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

According to Joyce: The turkeys were back along the Riley near our house earlier this week. They only stayed two days this year, roosting in trees at night. Last year they visited us for several weeks.

There were nine turkeys this year. It was interesting to see young deer interact with them.

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