The Allen County Visionaries presented the Visionary of the Year Awards at their annual dinner Thursday night.
These awards are given to members of the Visionaries and members of the community who have worked to promote economic development and the betterment of our community. All proceeds from the dinner go to fund economic development efforts in Allen County.
The Visionary of the Year Award was presented to Clyde Rauch.
For the fourth straight year the Arts Advocacy Collaborative of West Central Ohio is looking to once again award members of the area for their contributions to the arts community. Each year three winners are selected under the categories of Creator, Advocate and Philanthropist.
The Creator Award is presented to an artist whose work has made a significant impact on his or her discipline and also shows creativity and imagination that exemplifies the highest level of achievement in a particular discipline while advancing the art form.
Bring your family and friends to Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Bluffton from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, for their Fall Festival Day. Events will include a “trunk-or-treat,” hayrides, pumpkin decorating and more fun.
“Kids and parents are invited to come in costume and walk through trunk-or-treat where our members will be giving out treats from the trunks of their cars,” said Pastor Jeremy Mann. “The rest of the events will be family focused and friendly for all ages.”
Lorraine Aldridge, 90, died Oct. 8, 2015, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. Lorraine was born Aug. 20, 1925, in Carver, Kentucky to the late Joe and Roxie (Dyer) Cole. On Feb. 5, 1949, she married John Aldridge who preceded her in death in February of 1993.
Lorraine was a homemaker and member of Victory in the Cross Ministries, Findlay.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Beaver football team hosted Heartland Conference heavyweight Rose-Hulman at Salzman Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 10, as the showcase piece of Homecoming 2015 on the campus of Bluffton University. The Beavers fell to 2-3 overall with a 1-2 mark in the HCAC. RHIT improved to an impressive 5-0 overall with a spotless 3-0 record in the conference.
RICHMOND, Ind. - The Bluffton men’s soccer team battled for most of the contest, but could not overcome an early goal in suffering a 1-0 loss at the hands of Earlham College. The win pushed the Quakers to .500 at 5-5 (2-1 HCAC). The Beavers dropped to 0-11 on the season and 0-3 in the conference.
In the first half of the 20th century, Dr. C. Henry Smith wrote three books that were “the vehicles by which generations of Mennonites learned their history,” says Dr. Perry Bush, a Bluffton University professor of history.
Now, nearly 75 years after the last of Smith’s histories of the Mennonites was published, Bush has written a biography subtitled “The Mennonite History of C. Henry Smith”—a man who spoke to his, and our, times, Bush notes, while modeling the emerging role of Mennonite public intellectual.
