Max Rodabaugh, 86, died April 20, 2017, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Max was born Nov. 6, 1930, in Hancock County, Ohio to Lawrence and B. Maree (Zinn) Rodabaugh who preceded him in death. On Dec. 26, 1954, he married Judith (Moe) Rodabaugh who survives.
Max served in the United States Army during the Korean War took an Honor Flight in June of 2015. After his time in the military, Max worked for Stoops Freightliner as a diesel mechanic foreman and retired after 34 years of employment. Max was also a deacon at several churches.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back en route to a 7-4 victory over visiting Franklin College on a cool Friday, April 21, 2017. Franklin slipped to 17-13 and 9-8 in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton snapped a 9-game skid and improved to 12-17 and 5-12 in the HCAC.
In recognition of Mother’s Day, the Blanchard Valley Health Foundation will provide an opportunity in the Bluffton community to honor or remember a mother by recognizing her as a “Founding Mother.”
A recognition wall is currently being added near maternity at The Women’s Center of Bluffton Hospital. This wall will feature “Founding Mothers” who have been acknowleged by friends and family members.
This year the Bluffton Senior Citizens - Bluffton Lions Club Foundation pancake and sausage breakfast has moved to the arts and crafts show weekend. The breakfast is from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 13, at the Senior Center, 132 N. Main St. This is the 35th annual breakfast.
The meal includes all the pancakes you can eat, whole hog sausage, applesauce and coffee, tea, milk or juice drink. Pre-sale tickets are $6 and can be purchased from any Lion’s Club member or the Bluffton Senior Center.
Bluffton University will host the annual Riley Creek Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the Sommer Center.
Open to the public, the festival will feature block-party-style events including:
• family-friendly inflatables,
• three live musical acts,
• games hosted by student organizations
• Rubber Duck Race on Riley Creek
Photos by Jamie Nygaard
Of course, there's a Bluffton boys' and girls' junior high track sqaud.
By the looks of things, as these young athletes advance the future looks bright for BHS varsity track. Jamie Nygaard attended last week's junior high meet at Liberty Benton and shares these photos. Brandie Stackhouse is the junior high coach.
Bluffton resident, Joanna Gratz, is now a partner with Trades of Hope, a mission-based company, as a Compassionate Entrepreneur (CE).
Trades of Hope is a fair-trade certified company that empowers women around the world out of abuse, trafficking, and extreme poverty by creating sustainable business opportunities for them.
Bluffton University’s 2017 Spring Instrumental Concert will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The concert, under the direction of Dr. Roy Couch, director of bands, will feature the Concert Band, wind chamber ensembles and a special combined piece.
The Beaverdam Bunch's elected officers this year are:
President Sydney Hoff
Vice President Brayton Businger
Secretary Cierra Ackerman
Treasurer Rebekah Hoff
News Reporter Mallory Hardesty
Health Leader Austin Warren
Safety Leader Bryan Zimmerman
Co-Recreation Leader's Addison Businger and Nathan Hardesty
The demonstrations on the 17th were given by Ceandra Thurmond, Addison Businger and Dylan Hohenbrink.
Jamie Nygaard, Bluffton photographer, had a photograph chosen to be in the Spring ArtSpace Gallery, Lima, which opens this week.
Nygaard entered two pieces. The one chosen to be in the gallery is called "Veiled Silence" and is the photo taken that she used in her calendar in the month of November.
Herother piece was not selected to be in the Spring Gallery, but is on show upstairs as it did qualify for the "Salon de refuses."
Opening reception is Friday, April 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at ArtSpace. Awards for individual pieces will be handed out at the reception.
