Schumacher homestead open by appointment starting June 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 25, 2021 - 3:02pm
The Swiss Community Historical Society (SCHS) of Bluffton and Pandora will conduct tours of the Schumacher Homestead by appointment this summer. The tours begin on Saturday, June 1.
The restored 1843 farmhouse, outbuildings, bank barn, kitchen garden, and grounds are located at 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton.
"After a year of video tours on YouTube, we're excited to be hosting visitors at the homestead once again," said SCHS president Gary Wetherill.
"Appointments will ensure that guests and volunteer docents don't have to sit around waiting."
Trinity Lutheran School’s graduation will be held on Sunday, May 30, during the 10:30 a.m. service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera.
Allison Stuckey is the class speaker. The class members are: Owen Clarence Achey, Maya Elizabeth Beagle, Mikayla Faith Norway and Allison Kay Stuckey.
Trinity's Sunday service is now live streamed at 8 a.m., except when there is a special service at 10:30 a.m., as is the May 30 service. Streaming is on YouTube: Trinity Lutheran Church Jenera.
Leah Erin Casey, a 2017 Allen East High School graduate, will graduate from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, on June 13, earning a B.A. in English with Honors.
Ms. Casey graduates summa cum laude and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
She will attend The Queen’s College at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, in the fall, pursuing an MPhil in English Studies (Medieval Period).
FROM BLUFFTON PIRATES TWITTER - Bluffton Athletic Boosters and the Bluffton HS student senate donated these T-shirts to all BHS juniors, sophomores, freshmen, eighth and seventh graders this week.
Bluffton first graders spent much of Tuesday at the Bluffton Buckeye park in an end-of-school fun day. The Icon captured this photo of one of student "just hanging around."