When they accepted jobs at Mennonite Memorial Home, neither Rodney Dyck, nor Sue Richard anticipated that they would still be at MMH four decades later! Richards recently celebrated her 40th anniversary as an employee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, while Dyck had that honor in 2017.
Working in two different departments, the long-term employees have similar feelings about working at MMH … Do a good job. Get to know and understand the residents, and be willing to change to meet the needs of the organization.
A Vaughnsville man with a Bluffton connection is the Bluffton Police Department’s 2018 Citizen of the Year.
The honor goes to Kenneth Dotson, coincidentally the father of Tom Dotson, who owns Tommy Tire. Kenneth Dotson works at Tommy Tire. He was recognized during the Jan. 14 Bluffton council meeting.
Here’s the circumstances surrounding the award:
On Nov. 8 Kenneth Dotson and his wife, Rebecca, were southbound on Interstate 75 near mile marker 138 when they witnessed a two-vehicle accident on the Interstate.
Check out the new 16-page events planning menu and and the new menu at The Inn at Ohio Northern University. The Inn is located at 401 W. College Ave., Ada.
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It includes menus for:
• Food and beverages
• Breakfast buffet
• Brunch
• Take a break (afternoon tea time and meeting breaks)
• Cold reception offerings
• Hot reception offerings
• Lunch buffets
• Plated luncheon entries
• Lunches
• Dinner buffets
• Plated dinner
The Allen County and Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will partner to host a master gardener volunteer training course for new master gardener volunteers this spring.
The Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program
provides intensive training in horticulture to interested Ohio residents who
then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities
for Ohio residents through their local Ohio State University Extension county
office.
The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced its meeting schedule for 2019.
Meetings will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. the library's Board Room at 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.
No meetings will take place in July or December.
Board members are Elizabeth Hostetler, president; Bob Beer, vice president; Carrie Phillips, secretary; Amy Lehman Mikesell, Robert Scott, Emily VonStein, and Nancy Yeager.
Can you guess what Bluffton middle school student celebrates its 20th birthday this weekend?
While this appears as a trick question – who could be in middle school at age 20? – it is the real thing.
The answer: It's the entire middle school building. The inaugural date that the middle school opened is Jan. 19, 1999.
To commerate its 20th birthday Kyle Leatherman, principal, will provide cake, cookies and cupcakes for the staff and students during the lunch hour on Friday, Jan. 18.
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Bluffton women defeat Manchester; men lose -
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The Bluffton University women's basketball team defeated Manchester University in dominating fashion (82-45) on Wednesday, Jan. 16. The win pushed Bluffton to 6-10 on the year (4-5 HCAC). Manchester dropped to 2-14 overall and 0-9 in the HCAC.
Junior guard Andrew Renner (Cairo/Bath) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week after leading the Beavers to wins over Defiance and HCAC-leading Rose-Hulman.
It doesn’t open until May, but plans are already underway to launch this season’s Bluffton Farmers Market.
One of the largest small-town farmers’ markets in northwestern Ohio, the market celebrates its 19th year in 2019. It offers a variety of locally-grown produce, plants and food in addition to being a great social meeting point on Saturdays.
A vendor meeting is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 12, in the third floor of the town hall, 154 N. Main St.
