Gina Holsopple is the next performer on the Town Hall Concert Series, sponsored by the Bluffton Cultural Affairs Committee, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick of the committee.
Holsopple, a singer-songwriter based in central New York, will perform at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 29, in the third floor of the town hall. Admission is by donation.
Joan Elizabeth Harrison, 82, of Bluffton passed away at 8 a.m., April 15, 2010, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born on Dec. 10, 1927 in Columbus, Ohio, to Orville R. and M. Elizabeth Tingley Jordan. On May 3, 1947, she married Pleasant Junior "P.J." Harrison and he preceded her in death on Nov. 14, 1984.
Mrs. Harrison had worked at Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Bluffton and the Order of Eastern Star. She was a 41-year breast cancer survivor and had graduated from West Liberty High School.
Heather Lutz, an employee of Jerry Lewis' Bluffton McDonald's Restaurant, was recently chosen as the McDonald's Crew Person of the Year for the state of Ohio.
Lutz was chosen out of nominees from the more than 700 Ohio McDonald's Restaurants.
There is still time to form a team for this year's Bluffton Relay for Life. This year's event is Friday and Saturday, June 26-27 at Saltzman Stadium at Bluffton University.
Persons wanting additional information may contact John Spaeth at 419-326-4364 or Jerry Burkholder at 419-722-1521. Team registration is open until May 6.
Former Bluffton resident, Jesse Henry will bring his band to Bluffton for a performance on April 24. The band, "Jesse Henry and the Royal Tycoons" will perform from 8 to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, April 24, at Tu Pueblo's banquet room.
The Bluffton police department this spring will continue its 20th annual child safety and drug education program for youth in the Bluffton area, according to Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief.
"We have found the diversified material and services of the National Child Safety Council to be positive and up-to-date," he said. "We have received several thank you letters from children and parents regarding this program."
