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C. Henry Smith topic of colloquium

Dr. Perry Bush, history and religion department chair at Bluffton University, will present "Becoming C.: The Anabaptist History of Henry Smith" at a Bluffton Colloquium Friday, Sept. 24. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.

Bush will outline his research on Mennonite historian and longtime Bluffton faculty member C. Henry Smith, one of the first Mennonites to earn a doctorate and stay in the Mennonite church.

August police report

Bluffton Police Department Public Docket
August 2010

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A pie is in there somewhere

Jerry Suter says that fall starts when pumpkins are in season. Here are the pumpkins, so it must be autumn. These orange-(and white) vine plants are available at Suter's Produce. Now that Suter's Morning Star Cider Press on Putnam County Line Road is open, the days and nights are beginning to feel like a change of season.

Mark DePue receives diploma from Graduate School of Banking

Mark DePue

First National Bank announces that Mark DePue was awarded a diploma on Aug. 20, at commencement exercises during the 66th annual session of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. DePue is the Senior Vice President and Senior Lender of First National Bank.

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Adult coed volleyball league starting at BFR

BFR Sports and Fitness will begin the fall Adult Coed Volleyball League the week of Sep. 27. A competitive team division will play on Monday nights and a recreational division will play on Thursday nights.

Matches are scheduled from 7-9 p.m. The league will include six nights of divisional play and a tournament.

Registration form and team fee of $130 is due by the first night of play. Interested teams are encouraged to contact BFR (419-358-4150) immediately.

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Dowdy named to multicultural affairs post at Bluffton

Bluffton University has appointed Bluffton alumnus Daryl Dowdy as interim director of multicultural affairs at the university.

Dowdy is a 1990 Bluffton graduate, with a bachelor's degree in recreation management. He was also a member of the basketball team and, since 2003, has been an adjunct faculty member. He is teaching two courses this fall, including one section of the first-year seminar course.

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