NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. –The Bluffton University men's basketball team fell to 5-19 overall and 3-14 in the Heartland Conference following its matchup at Manchester University on Tuesday Feb. 14, 2023. The Spartans improved to 15-9 overall and an impressive 13-4 in conference play. A Friday night victory over Anderson would send Manchester into the HCAC Tournament as the number 1 seed and tourney host.
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Dr. Da Eun Choi, accompanist and music instructor at Bluffton University, will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Bluffton’s Yoder Recital Hall. Featuring pieces by Mozart, Brahms, Debussy and Liszt, the solo piano recital will showcase her musicality and technical skill.
A native of South Korea, Choi began piano lessons at the age of 4 and gave her debut, public, solo recital at the age of 15. She has a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance at the University of Texas at Austin and was a recipient of the Sidney M. Wright Endowed Presidential Scholarship. Choi’s recent performances include solo recitals and chamber concerts in Texas; Washington, D.C.; Maryland; Italy and Korea.
Bentley & Main detours begin Feb. 27 - Repairs underway on pathway underpass - Pay increase study continues - Austin Probst sworn in as full-time officer
By Paula Scott
The Village of Bluffton Council held a regular meeting on Monday, February 13. There were approximately nine people in attendance and all council members were present. Mayor Richard Johnson conducted the meeting, beginning with the hiring of Police Office Austin Probst. Council approved the terms of his employment followed by a swearing-in ceremony.
The meeting agenda is attached with supporting documents. Minutes of prior meetings and bills were approved unanimously without discussion.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In 2000, the highest grossing stop-motion animated film in history was released titled Chicken Run, bringing in 227 million dollars. When my daughter was in elementary school, she loved this movie and we watched it over and over again!
The movie was directed and written by Peter Lord and Nick Park. A stop-motion film requires the moviemakers to physically manipulate the characters in small increments between the photograph frames so they appear in motion.
The visiting Bluffton High School boys basketball team rode a big third period to defeat Van Buren 60-49 in a non-league bout Tuesday night, February 14.
The Pirates trailed just 28-26 at halftime, and took control of the game with an 18-8 third stanza. They then won the fourth quarter 16-13 to capture the contest going away by 11.
FINDLAY- Spring is almost here and the temperatures are starting to fluctuate. This means that conditions are right for collecting maple tree sap. Step back in time to see the process the pioneers and Native Americans used to collect sap, transport it to the sugar bush, and boil it down to produce sweet maple syrup.
Litzenberg Memorial Woods, March 11, 9:00 a.m.-noon
All ages are welcome.
Free; registration is not required.
Sharon Jean Knepper, 83, passed away February 14, 2023 at Optimized Senior Living in Lebanon, Ohio. Sharon was born March 6, 1939 in Lima to the late Gordon and Evelyn Jean (Smiley) Allison Berry. On May 7, 1960 she married Robert Knepper who preceded her in death on July 23, 2007.
Financial Advisor Brandon Blackford of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Bluffton has received the Certified Exit Planning Advisor®, or CEPA®, designation through the Exit Planning Institute(TM).
This designation provides specific education on how to help business owners have a successful exit by discussing business readiness, strengthening personal financial strategies and aligning them to personal goals. The course of CEPA® study expands a financial advisor's knowledge base in the following business-focused areas:
BLUFFTON, Ohio—Dr. Tasha R. Dunn, associate professor of communication at the University of Toledo, will share “Social MEdia: The Challenges and Possibilities of Authenticity in the Digital Age,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Yoder Recital Hall.
During the presentation, Dunn will highlight the increasingly dynamic relationship between social media and authenticity, along with the challenges and possibilities of this phenomenon for civic engagement.
