Dr. James G. Diller, 88, a plastic surgeon in Toledo, Ohio, for more than 20 years, died on July 3, 2017.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jean (Miller); daughters, Collette Chattopadhyay, Janelle, Jeanine, and Nicole Diller; a son, Christopher Diller; seven grandchildren, Jacqueline Chattopadhyay, Simca and Luke Bouma, Elena and Celia Diller, James and Grant Murphy; and a sister, Ruth (Diller) Sawyer and a brother, Timothy Diller.
In 2016 the Bluffton Airport Advisory Commission requested the village to name the Bluffton Airport terminal as the Dottie Anderson Terminal. That request was approved and the sign is now on the terminal.
Anderson, a lifelong pilot at Bluffton Flying Services, died Dec. 8, 2012.
She graduated from Bluffton High School and Bowling Green State University. She began her flying career as a pilot of small aircraft while still in her teens and at one time built her own plane, a Pitts Special.
Icon viewers are invited to a princess pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, in the Beaverdam-Richland Township Fire Department.
The breakfast is a fund-raiswer for Keanna (age 4) and Jayden (age 3) Vogel. Both girls are raising money to participate in the Sunburst International Beauty Pageant in Atlanta, Ga., later this year.
The menu includes princess pancakes with whipped cream and sprinkles, sausage, milk, orange juice and coffee.
Tickets at the door are $7 for adults, $5 for youth ages 3-12, and free for youth 2 and under.
At 2 p.m., Saturday, Wendy Chappell-Dick will present a musical program of favorite hymns, at the Swiss Community Historical Society's Schumacher's homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton.
Hymns are from the Radical Reformation through the local Swiss settlers' immigration and assimilation process, tracing musical influences on Mennonite music from various folk traditions.
The hymn arrangements are done for dulcimer, guitar and vocals, and combine secular songs with religious works of similar influence.
Members of the Bluffton Pandora Area Gardeners will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at the home of Victoria Zeits for a leaf casting project.
According to the club newsletter:
"The castings make good accents to gardens. If you do not want to participate in the mud slinging you can come and watch or take a walk through Victoria’s gardens, they are always interesting to look at.
"Victoria has some different things that she plants and I think that if you look at something before you try it."
Linda Baumann will be installed as a new third and fourth grade teacher in Trinity Lutheran School, Jenera, during the July 9 worship service at Triinity Lutheran Church.
Three concerts are planned this week in Sauder Visual Arts Center on the Bluffton University campus. Each concert is at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick.
The performances are connected to "From Swords to Plowshares," art exhibit in the center.
Performing on Thursday is Doug Adams. Performing on Friday is Chappell-Dick. Performing on Saturday are Adams and Chappell-Dick. Saturday's performance is a sing-along.
All youth who are age 4 by July 1 through 5th grade are invited to register for Operation Arctic this year's theme for the Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School.
This year the community VBS will be held at English Lutheran Church, 111 Grove St., from Sunday, July 16, through Thursday, July 20. VBS is held from 6 to 8 p.m. each evening. There is no cost for VBS.
