Eli Lehman, 2, gets some egg hunt tips from his grandparents Leon and Donna Lehman prior to the April 16 MMH-McDonald's egg hunt at the Mennonite Home.
Note: Barbara Plaugher provided the following column about her recent VOSH-Ohio Mission to Peru.
Here I sit in the Peruvian jungle drenched from the seasonal rains that has even curled my passport. We just completed our annual VOSH-Ohio mission into Iquitos, Peru, a land-locked city in the jungle.
As Bluffton Christians enter Holy Week, several special worship services are planned by area congregations.
^aEUR"The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association is again sponsoring the Cross Walk for Good Friday, April 22.
The carrying of the cross to commemorate Jesus' passion will begin at:
o St. Mary's Catholic Church at 11:30 a.m. and proceed to
o First United Methodist Church,
o First Mennonite Church,
o Bluffton Presbyterian Church,
o English Lutheran Church,
o and ends at St. John United Church of Christ.
Kirstie Runion is completing her semester as an Icon intern. We invited her to offer a comparison between Bluffton and her hometown - suburban Cincinnati. Here are some of her observations:
By Kirstie Runion, Bluffton Icon university Intern
Leland Gerber took this photo of a local estate sale. Clyde Warren, holding the glass bowl, is the auctioneer. It appears that a woman on the left just bid on the bowl.
Look closely at the crowd. Doesn't that look like Gerald Huber with black-framed glasses to the left of Warren?
We do not know the location or the date of the photo, but the clothing hints at late '60s or early 1970s.
The Bluffton University baseball team hosted Heartland Conference opponent Franklin College on Saturday, April 16, 2011. The Beavers were up 5-2 after one inning, but a five-run third and six-run sixth propelled the Grizzlies to victory. Bluffton fell to 2-10 in the HCAC and 10-17 overall. Franklin improved to 18-8 on the season and 8-4 in the conference.
