There is still time to sign-up for several summer classes and activities at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Joseph Beagle, director.
For more information or to register for any of these programs contact BFR, 215 Snider Road, 419-358-4150, [email protected], or go online to register at www.bfronline.com.
Imagine cleaning the Riley with a sweeper that worked under water.
The fork of the Rileys – where the Little Riley meets the Big Riley - was the location of a Sand Wand demonstration earlier this month. The demonstration worked like a sweeper.
The wand enables the clean up of sediment in streams. The village and Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) conducted the demonstration.
Bluffton First Mennonite Church will observe Peace Sunday on Sunday, June 18, with worship led by various members of the Mission, Peace and Service commission. Kyle Miller will deliver the sermon, "Shaming the Kingdom of the Sword." Special music will be provided by Wendy Chappell-Dick, Steve and Monica Harnish.
At the end of the 10:30 a.m. worship service, FMC will dedication their new Peace Pole in memory of the late Rev. Steven Yoder. He served as pastor at First Mennonite for 15 years until his death in June of 2016.
A memorial visitation will be held for family and friends of Richard Lee Cookson on Saturday, June 17, at the First United Methodist Church, Bluffton.
Cookson's family will receive visitors in the gathering room on the ground floor of the church from 1-3 pm. Cookson died on Dec. 31, 2016. Click here for his obituary.
Please notice: Two programs at Bluffton Public Library will be rescheduled for new dates and times in the upcoming fall season. The Importance of Native Plants (which was originally scheduled to take place Saturday morning, June 17th) and Bluffton: A Transition Town? a program by Transition Bluffton (originally set to take place on Tuesday evening, June 20th) are both being pushed back to a later date.
Bluffton volleyball camp, open to girls entering 4th to 8th grade takes place Monday and Tuesday, June 19-20, in the Bluffton High School gym, accoridng to Calista Altenburger, varsity coach.
Players are grouped based on gae and skill level. Seventh and eighth grader camp is from 9 a.m. to noon. Fourth to sixth grader camp is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The Swiss Community Historical Society’s annual Swiss Day is Sunday, June 25, according to Gary Wetherill, president of the society.
This year’s event includes:
• 12:30 p.m. potluck at Ebenezer Mennonite Church
• 2:30 p.m. program – “Letters from the Swiss Settlement 1840-1860.”
• Following the program – Schumacher homestead open house
Planning is underway for this year’s Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s Harvest and Herb Festival, according to David Dellifield, chamber president.
This year’s festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16. As in past year’s, it will fill Ada’s Main Street from Highland to College. Main Street will be closed at State Route 235 all the way to State Route 81.
The festival has 180 spaces available for vendors. Booths are 12 feet wide by 8 feet deep and are available while they last. A limited number of booths requiring electricity are also available while they last.
Robert "Bob" C. Angus, N.D., 70, died June 14, 2017, at Lima Memorial Health System. Bob was born July 23, 1946, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to the late Robert and Violet (Deiters) Angus who preceded him in death. On May 27, 1995, he married Elizabeth "Betsey" Travis who survives.
Bob graduated from Rogers High School in Wyoming, Michigan, and later received his Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition at Donsbach University and his Ph.D. in Therapeutic Philosophy from World University. He was a naturopathic physician since 2000 at Celebration of Health in Bluffton.
