June 2017

Thursdays night and Friday night - details below

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A project to replace the bridge deck on the Bentley Road bridge over I-75, Bluffton, will require two overnight closures of I-75 this week.

I-75 northbound under the Bentley Road overpass will close overnight Thursday, June 15, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. for the removal of the bridge deck and parapet walls over northbound travel lanes.

It's the company's seventh location

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Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Company will open a new franchise location in Goshen, Indiana, in the fall of 2017, co-founder and CEO Pete Suter announced.

The store, located on Main Street in the heart of historic downtown Goshen, will mark the company’s seventh overall location and first in Indiana. It will be locally owned and operated by Goshen native Kate Steury Leaman and husband Jon Leaman.

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Six seniors have been named as scholarship winners this year from the Bluffton Lions Club. 

From left are  Zane Meyers, Bluffton High School; Caroline Schultz, Cory- Rawson; Jordan Guthrie, Pandora-Gilboa; and Isaac Andreas, Bluffton. 

These students were present at the June 6t Lions club meeting to share their plans for the future with club members. 

Two students were absent, due to their work schedule. They are Grace Hill, Bluffton, and Presley Hovest from Pandora-Gilboa.

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 The Pandora United Methodist Church will be host a free community meal on Wednesday, June 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora. 

The meal this month is provided by Missions and Friends. The menu will be baked potato bar, hamburger sandwich, salad, applesauce, cake, punch/coffee.

His is a 17-year affiliation with Bluffton

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At the June meeting of the Bluffton University Board of Trustees, board chair Kent Yoder announced that Dr. James M. Harder, Bluffton’s ninth president, has shared his plans to retire on June 30, 2018, after serving in that role for 12 years.

“President Harder is a servant leader who faithfully continues to carry Bluffton University into the 21st century during a time of significant change in higher education,” said Yoder.

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Former Bluffton resident Willadene Hartzler Keeney died on June 13, 2017, in North Newton, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Keeney, her parents Raymond and Nora Hartzler, her brothers Ellwyn and Wilton, her sister Donna, and a brother, Harold, who died in infancy.

Christine Schroeder invites you to consider the Healthe Habits for Living program

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Ready for a lifestyle change? Do you need help achieving that goal?

You may want to talk with Christine Schroeder.

She wants you to become a healthier person.  And, she’s willing to help you achieve your goal through the Healthe Habits for Living program.

Who is eligible and who benefits from the program?

Anyone currently suffering from any chronic disease including obesity, joint pain, arthritis, sleep apnea, asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, fibromyalgia, back pain, cancer, hypothyroidism, CAD, PCOS and COPD – as examples.

Ashley Klingler, Stacy Stumbaugh join the staff

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Ashley Klingler and Stacy Stumbaugh grew up in the same neighborhood, are lifelong friends and attended school together from Kindergarten to graduation at Bluffton High in 2005. They even share a first cousin.

Now they’ve teamed up as part of the staff of The Centre, meeting and banquet facility, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton. They are assisting the new director, Wendy Gaines, who for the past 13 years served as assistant director.

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Riley Creek Arbor recently hosted a toy and book drive for the Bluffton Community Preschool.

They collected and also contributed several toys and books for the children who attend Bluffton Community Preschool. 

Bluffton Community Preschool had this to say on its Facebook:

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“Sing,” a family-friendly animated movie, will be shown free on Friday, June 16, at 9:15 p.m., on the Presbyterian Church lawn, corner of Main and Cherry streets, Bluffton.

As a nod to the vintage cars that will be cruising down Bluffton’s streets that evening during the Festival of Wheels, freshly made popcorn will be available for 10 cents a bag.

Bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy a fun, old-fashioned movie experience. In case of rain, the movie will be shown in the church sanctuary.

The event sponsored by Ignite of Bluffton Presbyterian Church.

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