Where last week was a groundbreaking, this week real dirt is moved. The Bluffton Hospital expansion project is underway. This view from the construction site shows the front of the hospital on Garau Street. Soon most of the work will involve the ER area along Harmon Road.
Drivers' education classes for new drivers will be offered in Bluffton by Drive Time Driving Instruction LCC. Registration is now being accepted for the first Bluffton class, scheduled to begin May 2.
Drive Time Driving Instruction, LCC, a new business owned and operated by Doug and Sara Kisseberth, will provide the 24 hours of required classroom instruction and eight hours of behind-the-wheel training in a safe, supportive and fun environment.
Bluffton University will host its annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Students to be honored include graduating seniors in the Honors Program and those who have completed departmental honors projects, including Thea Bilowich of Bucyrus, who will give a brief presentation on her project in communication. Graduating C. Henry Smith Scholars and Pi Delta inductees will also be recognized.
Bluffton Family Recreation wants to encourage new members by offering a
different version of a Buy One Get One Free deal.
According to Carole Enneking, BFR director, "This new membership special does require some effort from the customer, but that is the point. Research shows that people start exercise programs with lofty goals but often drop out of the program within the first two weeks.
The BFR New Member Special will be available through May 31.