Commitment to academic excellence and facility development, coupled with an aesthetic sensibility, have shaped Willis Sommer's work in 31 years as a business faculty member and, most recently, vice president for fiscal affairs at Bluffton University.
Offering that assessment at a May 8 "Celebration of Service" for the retiring administrator was Dr. Lee Snyder, Bluffton president emeritus.
Enrollment is underway for next fall's Bluffton Community Preschool classes, according to Elisha Reineke, director.
Classes are held in the basement of First Mennonite Church and the school year runs from September to May. Any children who are 3 years old by Aug. 1 but not enrolled in kindergarten are eligible.
The sax section of the Bluffton High School jazz band offers a chorus in one of their numbers performed during the May 22 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce arts and crafts show. Dave Sycks is the director.
Two of my favorite persons called to make sure I was okay because they noticed I hadn't blogged in awhile. I almost claimed "writer's block" until I remembered telling my students that there is no such thing. In actuality, I simply haven't felt inspired. And yes, I know that's no excuse.
Anyway, telling me that you have writer's block is like telling my mom that you can't play piano because you're tone deaf. It just ain't gonna fly. Sorry. There is no such thing as writer's block, just as my mother would say no one is tone deaf.
Sign-ups for Bluffton Buccaneers midget football will be Thursday, May 27, from 6-7:30 at the Middle School cafeteria. Parents can also register their child at www.blufftonbucs.com, according to Mac Davies.
