Lori Neff, food service manager (FSM) at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, was honored with the 2016 Innovation Award from the Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP).
Neff, a certified dietary manager (CDM), received the award at the ANFP regional meeting in Nashville on March 11. Neff has been a member of the Mennonite Memorial Home team since June 2015.
Dan Maynard Gleason, 76, died March 28, 2016, at 6:04 a.m. at the Cleveland Clinic. Dan was born May 21, 1939 in Bluffton to the late Clarence Michael and Mildred (Zahrend) Gleason. On August 31, 1958 he married Jean Arnold Gleason who survives.
Dan was a heavy equipment operator for Degan Excavating. He was a member of the Ohio Operating Engineers. He was a member of the Pleasant View United Church of the Brethren, Lima, where he was a board member, deacon, treasurer and Sunday School superintendent.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University softball team picked up its first sweep of the season as they defeated the Olivet College Comets, 10-8 and 3-2. The victories helped Bluffton improve to 12-10 while the Comets fell to 11-5.
The Grace Albrecht Gallery will host an exhibit by Gregg Luginbuhl, professor emeritus, titled “Making My Way.” The exhibit opens April 11 and runs through May 8. The gallery is located in Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center.
The exhibit is a retrospective, featuring work by the artist over a period of 50 years. The artist will be present during a reception from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 7 in the Sauder Visual Arts Center.
Please notice: the library will close on Friday, April 15 for staff development. Due dates are adjusted accordingly.
Playgroup, a program for infants, babies, and toddlers, will return on April 1, 8, 22, and 29 at 10 a.m. Make a play date and the library will provide the space and toys! (Registration is not required for this month’s Playgroup sessions.)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The Bluffton University track and field squad traveled southward on Saturday the 26th to the plains of Cedarville University to compete in the Yellow Jacket Invitational. The day’s competition saw a number of quality Beaver performances but overall the meet belonged to the team’s throwers.
ANDERSON, Ind. - The Bluffton University baseball lost another tough battle to the Anderson University Ravens, 5-2, on Saturday, March 26. The loss was Bluffton’s fourth in a row and seventh in their last eight contests as they fell to 5-11 overall and 0-3 in HCAC action. The Ravens sweep of the series improves their mark to 6-9 and 3-0 in the conference.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University softball team split a set of games with the Calvin College Knights on Saturday, March 26. The Beavers dropped game one, 12-4, but rallied in the sixth to take the nightcap, 3-2. Bluffton’s record stays even at 10-10, while Calvin College now sits at 9-5.
