On February 28 the Bluffton Board of Education held a regular meeting in the media center at Bluffton Elementary, 102 S. Jackson St. The following report includes highlights from the meeting. The full agenda packet is attached to this article.
Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen Street, Jenera, will host an open house from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8. There will be food and games as well as an opportunity to tour the school and meet the teachers and staff.
Enrollment is now open for pre-school through 8th grade for the 2022-2023 school year. Pre-school (3 and 4 year olds) meets half days on Tuesday and Thursday. Pre-Kindergarten (4 and 5 year olds) meets full days on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
On September 27, 1988, the Swedish pop duo Roxette released their single Listen to Your Heart. The song hit the #1 spot on the Billboard music charts in both the United States and Canada in November of 1989. In 2005, the Belgian dance group DHT covered the song for release as an international club hit. In 2020, ABC released a version of the Bachelor in Paradise that was titled, Listen to Your Heart. Although these art forms are talking about love and relationships, it is very good advice for our overall heart health as well!
On the 15th anniversary of the Bluffton University baseball team’s bus accident, more than 100 members of the Bluffton University community gathered to remember and reflect on the events of March 2, 2007, and the lives lost in Atlanta, Ga.
The ceremony was held at Bluffton’s Circle of Remembrance with President Jane Wood welcoming guests.
“I have heard so much about the special bond held by the team of 2007,” said President Wood. “The impact of that bond is still felt today. The spirits of David, Scott, Cody, Tyler and Zachary are still with us today.”
Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 327 N. Main, held a fundraiser on Monday, February 28 with all shopping proceeds for the day and donations made specifically for this purpose going to the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ukraine Emergency Response. Shop manager Chrissy Lugibihl reports that the store sent over $3,000 to MCC.
David C. Engelhardt of Bradenton, Florida and formerly of Bluffton, Ohio. David was born July 28, 1938 to William and Mary Engelhardt in Indianapolis, Indiana. He joined his Heavenly Father on January 26, 2022. David, a longtime resident of Bluffton, was the owner of Engelhardt Landscaping Inc. and was a member of Bluffton Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Mt. Cory #418 F & A.M. and Rawson # 550 OES. David served the Grand Lodge of Ohio as District Deputy Grandmaster of District 10. David enjoyed gardening, traveling and entertaining friends and family.
Bluffton University has named Zach Hammon as its next head women's soccer coach.
Hammon began coaching at the collegiate level in 2014. He most recently served as the associate head coach for women's soccer at Indiana University Kokomo, where he's coached for the past three seasons.
