Maple Crest Villa resident Bob Hower is a one-person assembly line. At age 90, he can look back on a lifetime of building and remodeling homes and restoring old cars.
“I built my own house and remodeled five,” Hower added. “I’ve built two barns and restored more than 50 automobiles.”
An array of nativities and angels will be on display in December at the Mt. Cory United Methodist Church, hosted by the church Friendship Circle.
The displays are open to the public on the following schedule:
Saturday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2 and Dec. 9, 1 to 5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24, following Christmas eve service, approximately 8 p.m.
Appointments may be made for nursing homes and other groups by calling 419-581-8500 or 419-302-7863. Leave a message.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team knocked off Hiram College 76-62 in the home opener with four Beavers notching double digits on Wednesday, Nov. 21.
Although Bluffton trailed 41-33 at the half, the Beavers used a convincing 43-21 edge in the final period to knock off the Terriers for their second win (2-1) of the season.
Here are December arts and events at Bluffton University. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Dec. 2 Concert: Holiday Collage Concert, 2:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall. A tree-lighting ceremony at the Houshower House will directly follow the concert.
Dec. 4 Forum: “Christmas Festival,” Forum by Bluffton University music department, 11 a.m. Yoder Recital Hall.
It's 1969 on Main Street Bluffton. The first upgrade of Main Street is in process. Businesses in this photo from left, Foot So Port Shoes, Swank Brothers Meat Market, Western Auto, Basinger Furniture store.
Note the free parking sign above the street. What's missing? Awnings are not yet in place on store fronts.
This photo is from the 1969 Blufton College yearbook.
The Bluffton Bucs midget football is back on track like the teams in the early 1990s.
The Bucs entered into the Junior Buckeye League four years ago, playing against teams from NWCC, BVC, NWC and WBL conferences.
This year’s season started out strong with both the 3rd and 4th grade JV team and the 5th and 6th grade Varsity team winning their opening games by shutout.
Shylee Kaufman, Morgan Fruchey and Aryonne Baxter, Bluffton seventh graders, are this year’s Bluffton Lions Club peace poster contest winners.
They were introducted with their posters to Lions members on Nov. 20. Nicole Anderson is the middle school art teacher.
• 1st place, Shylee Kaufman, daughter of Ronald and Roni Kaufman
• 2nd place, Morgan Fruchey, daughter of Jeremy and Nicole Fruchey
• 3rd place, Aryonne Baxter, daughter of Cory and Angela Cowan
John Harold Koch, 83, of Waterville, Ohio, died Nov. 21, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. John was born June 3, 1935, to Harold Edwin and Mabel (Althaus) Koch in Toledo. He spent his childhood in Bluffton and Waterville. He graduated from Anthony Wayne High School in 1953. John married Joan Eleanor (Turner) and they were married 58 years. John graduated from the University of Toledo with a B.S. in Business.
Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1958, John served in the 9th Cav, 1st Cavalry Division as a radio operator on the DMZ in Korea.
