Rob Glenn will show his Revolutionary War reenactment uniform and weapons during the Monday, July 10, Bluffton Senior Citizens monthly dinner meeting at the Center.
Glenn will also talk about the reenactments that he has participated in.
The dinner is at 6 p.m. and tickets of $8 each must be purchased by July 5.
Pauline Klingler who turns 90 in July will receive her life membership into the association.
Several additional programs are held at the center in July. Open the attachment for the July newsletter.
First, Roger Edwards. Second the photographer, Sue Shields, who sent this cell phone photo of the esteemed president of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association following the return of a recent senior citizens bus trip.
While Roger may be the new poster child for the senior citizens, we've not yet heard the entire story of the bus trip.
Bluffton school board approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Bluffton Education Association (BEA) and Ohio Association Public School Employees (OAPSE) on Monday.
The agreement calls for a 2.9 percent pay increase each year effect July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2020, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.
In separate action, the board also approved 2.9 percent pay increased to its administrative staff of Denecker, Marden Herr, Kyle Leatherman, Michael Minnig, Paula Parish and Michael Wilson.
Ebenezer Drama Ensemble's dinner theatre takes place in earlly August.
“The Service at Rocky Bluff” billed as a two-act musical comedy, by Scott Icenhower, is the biennial dinner theatre presented by the Ebenezer Drama Ensemble in the Crossroads Ministry Center 8905 Columbus Grove Road, Bluffton.
Tickets are $10 and include dinner at 6 p.m. and the show at 7 p.m. each evening.
The cast includes Kara Zink, Mary Glick, Sarah Lehman, Sam Brauen, Shawn Stevens and Kevin Gratz.
Band members are Janie Wireman, Roger Rhodes, Ray Harner and Dave Brauen.
Transition Bluffton hosts a presentation on bicycling, including topics such as bicycle commuting, how to carry things on your bike, and safe interaction between bikes and cars.
The talk is Tuesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. in the community room of Bluffton town hall. The presenter is Raymond Harner, co-owner of CG Pro Bikes of Bluffton. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.
Registration for Camp Laffalot held at Bluffton Family Recreation will be open until Tuesday, July 5, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.
The camp will run from Monday to Friday, July 10-14. Persons with questions please browse the Camp Laffalot site or contact the director Pat Nymberg directly at (513) 313-2076
Laffalot Summer Camp offers youth ages 6 to 12 a week of fun-filled activities. Camp is held from 9 a.m. to noon.
Marie R. Beach, 18, died June 19, 2017. Marie was born September 4, 1998, in Lima, to Scott D. and Jeanne M. (Nadeau) Beach who survive in Lima.
Marie had attended Shawnee High School, and graduated from ACE Academy. She soccer and played for Shawnee High School, Allen East High School and AC Elite Soccer Club. Marie was an active member of the 4-H and Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ada.
Earlier this spring when she was appointed to the position she added her name to the long-standing list in the town’s history.
Bluffton has had a postmaster since 1837 – which is nearly a quarter of a century older than the name Bluffton. (From 1837 to 1861 our village was known as Shannon.)
Lonsway’s post office career began in North Baltimore in 2002 when she became a temporary clerk.
Would you like a piece of a $2,104 pie? If so, you’d need to taste 25 different pies, but for pie lover that would be perfect.
This past Friday’s Bluffton Relay for Hope’s pie auction generated $2,104 for the cause. Dave Warren was auctioneer of the pie event with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
Jeff Stratton and Matthew Gillett were pie contest judges and after sampling the 25 enter pies decided on these three winners:
