May 2017

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Bluffton High School’s baseball team won one of its recent four games.

Bluffton defeated Cory-Rawson 11-4 at home. In that game Bricker had 3 singles, Edwards 2 singles and Rayle had 4 runs batted in.

The Pirates lost two games by one run each, losing to Lima Central Catholic 1-0 and to Delphos Jefferson 5-4.

Earlier in the week, Perry defeated Bluffton 10-1 and Riverdale beat the Pirates 18-1.

Includes drawings, food, special offers

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Stratton Greenhouses, 9915 Lincoln Highway, holds a spring open house Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6-7, according to Susie Stratton.

The open house includes drawings, food and special offers.

Stratton's offers an entire line of vegetables, proven winner plants, wave petunias, trees and shrubs.

Greenhouse hours are:
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Open Sundays in May, noon to 5 p.m.
419-358-6950

Where else could you chat with kings and queens of history?

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LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW - ALL BY JAMIE NYGAARD

King Tut was there. So was Queen Elizabeth, an FBI agent, King David, a professional photographer, athletic trainer and others.

There were countries represented also - from many continents. The Bluffton Middle School opened Night at the Museum doors on May 1.

Sixth grade students have chosen a country to display and show its culture.

Seventh grade students have chosen a famous person to display and share why that person is famously remembered.

Including assault complaint, threating Instagram post, stolen identity

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April Bluffton police calls for service follow, provided by Tyler Hochstetler, police department sergeant.

Total Calls for Service – 509

April 1

  • Officers arrested Roxanne M. Velasquez, 35, Ada, for driving under suspension following a traffic stop in the area of Commerce Lane and State Route 103. The case is pending in Findlay Municipal Court.

April 5

  • A university student reported items were stolen from his dorm room while he was away on break.

April 6

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In the first quarter of 2017 Icon viewership increased by more than 11 percent of the same period in 2016.

Here’s Bluffton Icon’s viewer stats according to Google Analytics based on the reporting period of Jan. 1 to April 30, comparing 2016 to 2017.

2017 figure is first – 2016 figure is second

Total viewers
144,507 vs. 129,97
11.18 percent increase

Total individual viewers
48,202 vs. 42,360
13.79 percent increase

Part of Bluffton University May Day activities

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Bluffton University will present “Sondheim on Sondheim” as the May Day musical on Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. each evening in Yoder Recital Hall.
 
The engaging contemporary musical revue features both well-known and seldom heard songs of Stephen Sondheim from “Into the Woods,” “Company,” “Passion,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “A Little Night Music” and more.
 

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Owen Darrel Yoder, 94, died on May 3, 2017 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Darrel was the eldest child born on March 5, 1923, in Nappanee, Indiana, to the late Owen J. and Verda (Yoder) Yoder.

Darrel graduated from Topeka High School, in Topeka, Indiana. He attended Bluffton College and after serving in the armed forces graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. 

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Here are April births reported from Bluffton Hospital:

All at the library in May - and that's just for starters

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May is a busy month at the Bluffton Public Library. Here's a list of events planned:

Children’s Book Week is May 1-6. Celebrate by checking out a children’s book from our many sections of children’s materials. Take on the “Reading without Walls” Challenge.

Dulcimers @ the Library continues into May at its regular meeting time, Tuesdays at 1 p.m. Meetings are in the library’s lower level.

“This purchase adds to our total company business making us a one-stop shop.”

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Sheena and Tom Dotson of Tommy’s Tires, expanded their businesses recently by purchasing a long-established Bluffton vehicle repair business, Leiber Garage.

“We want Leiber’s to be part of our family of businesses as we continue to invest in the Bluffton community,” said Tom Dotson. “This purchase adds to our total company business making us a one-stop shop.”

CHECK OUT THE NEW LEIBER LOGO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY!

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