Bluffton council named Bryan Lloyd, a member of the Bluffton village services department since 2008, as the village’s new assistant village administrator on Monday.
The assistant position opened when Jesse Blackburn vacated it to become village administrator. The position pays $57,000 annually.
Lloyd, is a 2002 Bath High School graduate, and a 2007 Bluffton University grad, with a degree in management. He holds a Class II water and Class II sewer license. He began his new position on Tuesday.
Leave it to the elders at Maple Crest to show off their talent. They even put on a show on Friday. The lineup included several musicians performing solos and duets, actors, and others too talented to describe.
Jamie Nygaard shares these photos of the event (see bottom of story)
The public is invited to enjoy the annual Maple Crest talent show on Friday, July 20, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Patio Room. The lineup includes several musicians performing solos and duets, actors, and others too talented to describe
The Four Deuces Car Club will host its 4th Annual Cruise In at Hilty Home in the front parking lot on Thursday, July 19, from 6-8 p.m. Hilty Home is located at 304 Hilty Drive, Pandora.
The event is open to the public and will feature vintage automobiles as well as food and music. Admission is free.
For more information on the Cruise In, contact Dee Steffen at 419-384-3218.
The elders at Maple Crest Senior Living Village have been enamored with monarch butterflies since 2007.
That’s when administrator Lynn Thompson brought in a few caterpillars for observation and residents and staff alike watched in wonder as they became monarch butterflies and were released to begin their 3,000 mile migration route to Mexico.
As Dr. Jane Wood becomes adjusted to her new surroundings as Bluffton University president The Icon talked with her briefly on Monday about a range of subjects. A portion of that interview follows in a paraphrased fashion.
You are starting your third week at Bluffton. What’s taken place prior to this?
I’ve toured the campus, and gotten settled in my office, and now I want to dive deeper by meeting faculty and staff, putting names to faces.