According to Nancy Kindle, village of Bluffton's finance director, the village of Bluffton’s personnel committee will meet on Thursday, April 16 at 4:15 p.m.
Don Robert Luginbuhl, 58, died April 9, 2015 at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. He was born June 20, 1956, in Bluffton to Robert and Allene (Stuber) Luginbuhl who preceded him in death. On Sept. 26, 1987, he married Denise (Thompson) Luginbuhl and she survives.
Bluffton University will host its annual Academic Awards Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Students to be honored include graduating seniors in the Honors Program, C. Henry Smith Scholars and Pi Delta inductees, as well as departmental award recipients, who are recognized as distinguished senior scholars. In addition, senior Brent Cody Cook from Clayton, Kansas, will present his departmental honors project.
Four Bluffton University musical ensembles will come together Friday, April 17, to present the annual Pops Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Founders Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Providing instrumental music will be the university’s Jazz Ensemble—directed by Dr. Adam Schattschneider, professor of music—and the Concert Band, conducted by Dr. Roy Couch, assistant professor of music.
Bluffton University will present “Iraqi Refugee Artists,” an exhibit of more than three dozen paintings, in the hallway of the university’s Sauder Visual Art Center from April 15-May 3. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
The exhibit features the work of 12 Iraqi artists who were trained in Baghdad and had active professional careers until the Iraq War forced them to flee.
An exhibit opening will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. April 15. It will include comments at 7 p.m. by Mel Lehman, director of Common Humanity, the organization bringing the exhibit to Bluffton.
Several news items concern Bluffton elementary families. Here's an update frrom the current elementary newsletter:
TESTING DAYS/CHANGES: Third grade students will take the Reading Ohio Achievement Assessment on April 21. New state “End of the year” exams will be given on April 27 in English/Language Arts for grades 4-5. Students in grades 3-5 will take Math End of Year (E.O.Y.) exams on April 28 and 29.
The invitation read: “Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio volunteers are like an assortment of ice cream flavors. You just make life happier for everyone!”
More than 140 volunteers responded to the invitation to the annual volunteer appreciation banquet held on April 8 at Ebenezer Mennonite Church.
While Bluffton experiences one daily short and slow round trip freight train every day - things are different in Ada.
Ada's rail traffic is now more frequent, with longer trains and traveling at higher speeds than residents are used to. A rebirth of the line through Ada for freight happened this winter.
