On July 1, retired Bluffton University math professor, Luther Shetler will have time to ponder the number 100 and all its meanings.
He was born July 1, 1917.
Originally from Indiana where he grew up on a dairy farm, Luther accepted a math teaching position at Bluffton College in 1950. He and his wife, Geneva, brought their family to Bluffton where he taught countless students in his academic discipline for 34 years, retiring in 1984.
Kathleen Mikkelsen has a special birthday next week.
And, her only regret is that her twin sister, Geraldine, who died a few years ago, isn’t here to celebrate it with her.
On July 3, Kathleen, a Mennonite Memorial home resident, turns 100.
She grew up on South Main Street Bluffton and graduated in the BHS class of 1935. The class had 75 members. Although in 1939 she married and moved from Bluffton, she never left home.
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” - Thomas Merton
Gallery 323 provides local artists in several media an outlet to display and sell their work.
To showcase the wide variety of artistic talent in Bluffton, the Icon introduces this monthly feature. It provides photographs of one of the gallery’s artists. This feature will continue at the first of each month.
A major renovation of the Bluffton Arby’s restaurant is complete, according to Lisa Brown, store manager.
The Atlanta-based company calls the new look “The Inspire image.” Renovation began in late April at the Bluffton store, located at 505 State Route 103. It was completed on June 28.
Brown said that Bluffton’s first renovation step was an outside new look. A few weeks later the inside was closed for nearly one month as renovations continued there. The restaurant never closed, however, as the drive-through remained open.
By club reporter
The Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club had a meeting on Monday, June 26.
We did community service before our meeting by pulling weeds around the school buildings. If you weren't able to do this community service you can participate in helping at the Mennonite Home on July 16th from 9-10:30.
We are still collecting pop tabs to give to the Ronald McDonald House at any time. Demonstrations at the meeting were given by Luke Jebsen, Carter Dyar, Hannah Creeger, Daniel Creeger, Caitlyn Couch, and Brooke Camper.
Bluffton University has announced the dean’s list for the spring term. Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list. Undergraduate students from your area named to the dean’s list are:
Clay Atkins Raquel Bruno Aranibar Melissa Graham Justin Weaver Olivia Whitaker
Students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 based on 20 semester hours received dean’s list with distinction for continued high achievement.
Bluffton Public Library invites its community to participate in this summer’s Clothes Swap to benefit Crime Victims Services of Lima and members of our community they serve. To participate, complete the following three steps:
1) Buy a ticket
Tickets are 7 dollars (cash or check), and are on sale at the desk until July 7. You can purchase tickets at the Bluffton Public Library or at the Crime Victims Services Office in Lima. For more information, call the library at 419-358-5016.
