As chair of the Madison Collaborative at James Madison University, Dr. William Hawk, a 1972 Bluffton graduate and native of Lima, Ohio, is heading up a major effort to revive democracy on the Harrisonburg, Va., campus and beyond. The project, with the goal of putting ethical reasoning into action, is structured around Eight Key Questions (8KQ) developed at JMU for evaluating the ethical dimensions of a situation before making a decision.
The Bluffton High School graduating class of 1968 will hold its 50th reunion on Saturday, Sept. 8, with a evening planned in the Bluffton town hall.
The reunion is from 5 to 9 p.m. and is catered by Henry's Restaurant, Ottawa.
Class members wanting additional information, or who have addresses of missing class members, should contact Carol (Koontz) Heath at [email protected].
A class questionnaire is attached at the bottom of this story.
Author Myrna Grove will be the featured speaker at the Swiss Community Historical Society (SCHS) spring meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 8.
Her talk, "Legacy of One-Room Schools" will be held in the patio room at Maple Crest, 700 Maple Crest Court, Bluffton. The event is free and open to the public; donations are welcome.
As an elementary school teacher for the Bryan City Schools, Grove enjoyed re-enacting the one-room school experience with her students at area one-room schools.
Esther L. Brauen, 87, died April 5, 2018 at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
Esther was born June 2, 1930, in Findlay, Ohio, to Eldon and Ada (Hilty) Lugibihl who preceded her in death. On Nov. 6, 1947, she married E. Keith Brauen who survives. Esther attended Bluffton High School and Lima Technical College where she received an Associates of Nursing degree.
She worked at Celebration of Health with Dr. Terry Chappell for many years before she retired.
A new addition to Bluffton Family Recreation’s class offerings to youth this spring is a home school recreation class, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
The class is open to youth of all ages and is held on Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. in the BFR indoor soccer arena, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.
Tinch said that the class offers lots of different physical education opportunities for homeschooled youth.
This year's Bluffton Soccer Club American Cup tournament is Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20.
The event brings to Bluffton 24 youth teams totally over 250 youths. Teams represented include teams from Black Swamp recreational league and the Northwest Ohio Youth Soccer league.
The library will host another Mobile Health Clinic on April 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in honor of World Health Week. This clinic is led by staff and students of Ohio Northern University Healthwise, a program that employs health care providers to provide the local community with knowledge and resources to address health related concerns and to improve your health.
Shawn C. McFarland has joined First National Bank as Mortgage Originator for the Findlay area.
McFarland joins First National Bank with over 18 years of banking experience. McFarland will oversee the origination of residential loans in Findlay and its surrounding areas.
Megan Stumbaugh has accepted the position of Senior Business Development Officer with First National Bank.
Stumbaugh is responsible for establishing and expanding new business relationships for First National Bank in the Putnam County area.
“We are thrilled to welcome Megan to the FNB team,” said Todd Mason, president/CEO of First National Bank. “Megan has established a commitment to Ottawa and its surrounding areas. Her passion for customer service will help FNB to effectively manage and grow our mission of improving lives through community banking.”
The Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District will offer "Nature 101: Bats" at the McElroy Environmental Education Center at 7 p.m.,Tuesday, April 10.
Bats comprise the second largest group of mammals in the world with over 1000 species worldwide. Ohio is home to about a dozen species. Explore these fascinating animals and be prepared to put some preconceived notions to the test.
Call 419-221-1232 to register by April 9.
The McElroy Environmental Education Center is located (adjacent to the Park District Office), 2355 Ada Rd (St. Rt. 81), Lima.
