Quiz bowl season has begun for 5th and 6th graders. This year all matches will be held at Shawnee Middle School. Bluffton will be sending the following students:
Maple Crest, Bluffton senior living retirement community, last week officially welcomed nine new residents through a party titled “Welcome in the New Year Baby!”
Dr. Oliver Lugibihl opened the event with several poems about the seasons and surprised everyone at the end of his speech by providing two bottles of old-fashioned Sassafras Tea for the refreshment time.
Larry Burkhalter, on the violin, and Joanne Niswander, accompanying on piano, provided entertainment, beginning with “Cradle-Song” by Johannes Brahms (in keeping with the baby theme).
Louise Farling and Joanne Hilty watch Phyllis Suter put finishing touches on her abstract water coloring during a Maple Crest art class. Jeanette Reineke instructs the course. Here are additional photos and a video.
Volunteers have played a vital role at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) since Mennonite Memorial Home first opened in Bluffton in 1955. The importance of those volunteers is appreciated daily, and especially on National Day of Service, which is Saturday, Jan. 19.
In 2012 MHCO had over 250 volunteers who provided more than 7,176 hours of volunteer service between Mennonite Memorial Home, Maple Crest and Willow Ridge, according to Mary Ann Ring, director of volunteer services.
Where did you grow up? Where did you go to high school and when did you graduate?
I grew up in Ft. Jennings in Putnam County. I went to high school at Ft. Jennings High School and also attended Vantage Vocational School my junior and senior year. I graduated from both schools in 1996.
Tell us about your childhood. What were some of your interests, after-school activities, etc.?
