February 2016

Bluffton Housing Corp., the board that oversees Vance Street Apartments and Riley View Apartments, reorganized for 2016 during its Feb. 9 stockholder's meeting.

The following officers were re-elected: Fred Rodabaugh, president; Ed Yeager, vice-president; Deb Beer, secretary; and Sam Diller, treasurer.

Three board members were re-elected to the board. They areYeager, Rodabaugh and Bob Fett. Each will have a three-year term.

Continuing board members are Beer, Wally Buroker, Mary Fett, Dr. Matthew Jordan, Lois Goodman and Kathy Rode.

Tickets are now on sale for The Centre's murder mystery dinner theatre, according to Brenda Gaines. 

"The Dame was Dead Wrong," performed by Mr. E. Murder Productions, will be
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on Saturday, March 12. Doors open at 6 p.m.. Hors d'oeuvers will be served promptly at 6:30 p.m. The dinner starts at 7 p.m. and the performance at 7:30 p.m.

By Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant

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The number 21 nationally ranked Bluffton University women’s basketball team made history as they clinched a share of their first ever Heartland Conference title with an 81-71 road win over Hanover College on Saturday, Feb. 20.

February 20, 2016
By: Colton Steiner, sports information assistant

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February 20, 2016
By: Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant

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ArtSpace/Lima will host the 28th Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational from Feb. 26 to April 9.

Volunteers are needed for assisting participants in the ‘Delay the Disease’ Parkinson’s program at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton. 

MMH offers this free exercise program to those in the Bluffton community dealing with the effects of Parkinson’s as a means to ‘Delay the Disease’ through movement, flexibility and mobility. 

Kylee Barnett, Bluffton High School graduate, is a member of the Ohio Northern University women’s lacrosse team this spring.
 
Barnett is a junior at ONU majoring in exercise physiology. She will play defense on the team.
 
This is the inaugural season for women’s lacrosse at ONU. The first game is in Ada, at 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27. ONU takes o.n Olivet
 

William Elton “Bill” Shackelford, Sr., 66, died Jan. 31, 2016, at his residence in Las Vegas, Nev.  Bill was born Aug. 17, 1949, in Bluffton to the late Ralph and Elvira Gress Shackelford.

Bill retired from the U.S. Army in 1988 after 20 years where he had served in Viet Nam and then became a recruiter.  He had also worked in auto sales in Marietta, Ga., from 1990 – 1992 and 14 years in Las Vegas working at McCarran Airport for Huntleigh Corp. as a driver.  Bill graduated from Cory-Rawson High School in 1967 where he played on the undefeated football team in 1966.

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