"Music and Mind-Benders" was the theme for the Maple Crest Men's Banquet, held on June 19.
The music was provided by folk-singer/storyteller Joseph Helfrich, known as "Joseph." His program included a variety of instruments, from the banjo to the bag pipes, and his humorous songs and stories kept the crowd in an up-beat mood.
"Joseph" felt like a "boy coming home" as he found himself in the company of three former professors from his Bluffton College days - Stan Clemens (guest) and residents Luther Shetler and Burton Yost.
Bluffton residents and ONU faculty members Dr. John K. Estell, professor of computer engineering and computer science, and Dr. John-David Yoder, chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, are co-authors of a paper presented at the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, held June 10-13 in San Antonio, Texas.
Estell and Yoder along with Dr. Briana Morrison of Southern Polytechnic State University and Dr. Fong Mak of Gannon University, presented the paper.
The Bluffton High School Class of 1967 will have their 45th reunion on Saturday, July 21, at Marbeck Center, Bluffton University. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $20 per person.
Send check, payable to Bluffton High School Class of 1967 to David R. Steiner, 409 S. Main St., Bluffton, OH 45817. RSVP by June 30.
By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
Some Bluffton residents are taking on a big and long challenge this week.
Everett Collier, Marilyn Bishop, Bill Suter and Pat and Dennis Sheidler, are participating in a bike path ride called Rails and Trails Greenway Sojourn.
The event takes place Sunday, June 17, to Sunday, June 24, and begins at the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.
Anne (McGinnis) Parker, Bluffton native, was recently named the 2012 Ottawa County Senior Hall of Fame recipient.
The award was given at an Ottawa County senior gathering at Camp Perry on May 9.
The following was read during the event:
This 2012 Senior Hall of Fame recipient, hailing from our own island, Put-in-Bay, has been a lifetime resident of the island. She has been very active with all the activities and programs of the PIB Senior Center. She is always willing to "jump" in and to help where and whenever an extra hand is needed.
