Dr. J. Alexander Sider, associate professor of religion and Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion, will present the Colloquium, “If 'God Obviously Makes No Difference to the Universe,' then ‘What Is the Point of Being a Christian?’” on Jan. 27.
The title of the presentation combines quotes from two Dominican theologians, Herbert McCabe and Timothy Radcliffe, both who have affected Sider’s thinking on the relationship between God and the world.
His presentation is free and open to the public beginning at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
Maxine Y. McCafferty, 86, died Jan. 9, 2017, at 4:30 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Maxine was born Aug. 19, 1930, in Bluffton to the late Louis and Gladys (Schick) Criblez. She married Max McCafferty who preceded her in death on June 6, 1989.
Maxine was a homemaker and had been a janitor at Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Bluffton.
Longtime Lima-area medical oncologist Dr. Henry Gerad has joined Hematology & Oncology Associates, part of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices. Dr. Gerad will see patients at a new satellite location of The Armes Family Cancer Care Center located within Bluffton Hospital, 139 Garau St.
The first Bluffton Town Hall Series performance of 2017 is Ted Yoder and his hammered dulcimer, according to Wendy Chappell Dick.
He performs in the third floor of the town hall, 154 N. Main St., at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12.
Here's what Wendy says about the musician: "Ted’s fame started with being named the 2010 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion and has evolved from there.
Alyssa Casemier, Bluffton High School junior, is the Icon's BHS artist of the month. She has already taken Art 1, Design 1, Design 2 and Ceramics 1.
Aylssa hopes to pursue an art education degree in college.
She says this about art: "When I am called an artist it is the greatest compliment that I can receive. With art, I have an outlet in which I can express my many personal experiences and how I see the world around me. Art is more than just a hobby for me, it is my life. Without it, I would be voiceless."
Chase Eikenbary of Jazzercise Bluffton invites Icon viewers to stop in for a Jazzercise class this week.
Classes are held at Bluffton University’s Sommer Center.
“Jazzercise is a pulse-pound, beat-pumping fitness program that gets you results,” she said. “It’s a calorie-torching, hip swiveling dance party with a hot playlist to distract you from the burn.”
Youths who have taken driver's education know this plate. It's on a Silver Buick Century Special Edition. It belong tyo Drive Time Driving Instruction. You will it in Bluffton and Ada.
Kaitlynn King, 2016 Bluffton High School graduate, has been awarded a Lourdes University, Sylvania, Presidential Scholarship valued at $32,000 for use over four years.
She is the daughter of Amy King of Bluffton and Alan King of Columbus. She is pursuing a bachelor of arts degree in social work. She also was on the Lourdes’ dean’s list for the semester recently completed.
Bluffton police were busy in 2016. The year-end monthly report of calls for service shows the Bluffton department handed over 4,000 calls.
The greatest number of police activities involved building checks. Those were over 500. Several other items were also high on the list of police activities.
Among those were 198 complaint call follow-ups, 400 vehicle investigations, 172 burglar alarms, 103 theft reports, 18 breaking and entering reports, 34 criminal damaging reports and 20 domestic reports.
